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Mexican nuclear cleared to run into 2050s

Mexican nuclear cleared to run into 2050s

The second reactor at Mexico's Laguna Verde nuclear power plant has been granted an extension to its operating licence, taking the lifetime of the plant into the mid-2050s. Nuclear is seen as doubling its contribution in advance of Mexico's 2050 targets.

Regulation & Safety 30 August 2022

Power sector reforms launched in Mexico

Power sector reforms launched in Mexico

Mexico's state power concern, the Federal Electricity Commission (Comisión Federal de Electricidad, CFE), will become a vertically integrated state agency under reforms proposed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The commission is the owner of the country's only nuclear power plant, Laguna Verde, which is on the Gulf coast.

Nuclear Policies 04 October 2021

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Mexico's Laguna Verde plant relicensed for 30 years

Mexico's Laguna Verde plant relicensed for 30 years

Mexico's Ministry of Energy has authorised the renewal of the operating licence for unit 1 of the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant for an additional 30 years to 2050, by which time the unit will have been in commercial operation for 60 years.

Regulation & Safety 20 July 2020

IAEA reviews long-term operation of Mexican plant

IAEA reviews long-term operation of Mexican plant

Mexican state utility CFE has a good basis to manage the long-term operation of the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has found.

Regulation & Safety 19 March 2019

Simulator upgrade for Mexican plant

Simulator upgrade for Mexican plant

Laguna Verde simulator - 48Canada's L-3 MAPPS has been awarded a contract to support modernization of the full-scope control room simulator for Mexico's sole nuclear power plant, the twin-unit Laguna Verde.

Corporate 06 January 2017

North American leaders commit to 50% clean power goal

North American leaders commit to 50% clean power goal

Nieto-Trudeau-Obama-(Govt-of-Canada)-48The leaders of Canada, Mexico and the USA pledged yesterday to generate 50% of their energy using clean power sources by 2025, using sources including nuclear, renewable and carbon capture and storage technologies.

Energy & Environment 30 June 2016

Mexican dry storage facility nearing completion

Mexican dry storage facility nearing completion

Laguna_Verde_ISFSI_May_2016_(Holtec)-48 An independent used fuel storage installation (ISFSFI) at Mexico's Laguna Verde nuclear power plant has been built in record time, with fuel loading into the facility's storage canisters expected to begin this month.

Waste & Recycling 24 June 2016

Russia-Mexico agreement enters into force

Russia-Mexico agreement enters into force

An intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Mexico on cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy has entered into force, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced today. The two countries signed the agreement in December 2013.

Nuclear Policies 11 August 2015

Arrests following Mexican source theft

Arrests following Mexican source theft

Six suspects, apparently unharmed, have been arrested following the theft of a truck carrying a medical radioactive source in Mexico. The source was later found but had been removed from its container.

Regulation & Safety 10 December 2013

Laguna Verde uprate signed off

Laguna Verde uprate signed off

Laguna Verde (Iberdrola)_48Iberdrola Ingenieria has formally announced the completion of a five-year project to upgrade Mexico's only nuclear power plant, Laguna Verde.

Corporate 21 February 2013