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Fossil costs drive Kansai rate hike
Fossil costs drive Kansai rate hike

As all but two of the country's nuclear reactors remain shut down, the Kansai Electric Power Company (Kepco) has today applied to Japan's Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) to raise the region's household electricity prices by 12% and that of commercial users by 19% in order to offset soaring fossil fuel imports.

 

Corporate · Monday, 26 November 2012
Next step for nuclear robotics
Next step for nuclear robotics
Robots have been useful in surveying dangerous areas of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but a walking robot revealed by Toshiba promises to undertake more complex tasks in future.
Corporate · Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Alstom unveils world's longest turbine blade
Alstom unveils world's longest turbine blade

A new extra-long turbine blade launched by Alstom promises improved efficiency and performance for its future nuclear power plant steam turbines.

Corporate · Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Coping with energy transition
Coping with energy transition
EOn continues to struggle under German energy policy, with gas generation made "barely profitable" by pro-renewable market arrangements and nuclear generation slashed and taxed by government decree. Investors have been warned of revisions in targets for 2013 and 2015.
Corporate · Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Help yourselves to success, vendors told
Help yourselves to success, vendors told
Reactor vendors can increase their competitiveness as they bid for projects in the post-Fukushima world if they address a number of key factors to bring together their strengths and good practices, a new report from Ernst & Young suggests.
Corporate · Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Curtiss-Wright signs up for SMR work
Curtiss-Wright signs up for SMR work
NuScale Power has enlisted engineering company Curtiss-Wright to design the control rod drive mechanisms for its proposed small modular reactor (SMR).
Corporate · Tuesday, 13 November 2012
European grid operators plan for winter
European grid operators plan for winter
France should not need any imports to meet its electricity demand over the coming winter although the situation could be tighter elsewhere in Europe, the operator of the French grid has warned. Meanwhile, German industry has warned against taking the country's success as an electricity exporter at face value.
Corporate · Monday, 12 November 2012
Spare parts by express delivery
Spare parts by express delivery
A new initiative launched by French nuclear company Areva seeks to streamline the process of reusing components which are surplus to requirements at shut down nuclear power plants.
Corporate · Thursday, 8 November 2012
Funding key to Tepco's future
Funding key to Tepco's future
Costs related to clean-up efforts of low-level waste from the Fukushima accident could double the previous liability estimate, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) suggested. The utility is seeking additional government funds to help meet these costs.
Corporate · Thursday, 8 November 2012
Hitachi will seek investors in Horizon
Hitachi will seek investors in Horizon

The Horizon Nuclear Power project will be taken forward by Hitachi, but the Japanese firm will secure other investors before construction starts on the first new reactor.

Corporate · Friday, 2 November 2012
Cameco taking the long view
Cameco taking the long view
Ongoing market uncertainties have prompted major uranium producer Cameco to cut its uranium production forecast, although the company remains confident in the long-term fundamentals of the nuclear industry.
Corporate · Thursday, 1 November 2012
Temelin tender controversy builds
Temelin tender controversy builds
Czech utility CEZ has rejected Areva's objections to the disqualification of its bid for the contract to build two new units at the Temelin nuclear power plant. Areva will now take its appeal to the Czech anti-monopoly office.
Corporate · Tuesday, 30 October 2012
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