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During heatwave, solar power supports France’s grid as nuclear output slows

Heatwaves and drought have forced several French nuclear reactors offline, while strong solar generation has helped stabilize the grid. As solar output falls after sunset, battery storage could help meet high evening demand and reduce reliance on gas-fired generation.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/17/during-heatwave-solar-power-supports-frances-grid-as-nuclear-output-slows/

#RenewableEnergy #NuclearEnergy

A fatality at the only nuclear power plant in Hokkaido threatens to further delay its restart after it stopped more than a decade ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/19/japan/hokkaido-nuclear-plant-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #nuclearenergy #tomari

Philippines Energy Department Identifying More Potential Nuclear Power Plant Sites

The Department of Energy (DOE) is identifying more potential sites in the Philippines for nuclear power facilities, according to a news report by BusinessWorld.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the BusinessWorld news report. Some parts in boldface…

THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) is identifying more potential sites for nuclear power facilities as the government targets 1.4 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2038.

Energy Undersecretary Giovanni Carlo J. Bacordo said the government is studying seven areas as possible locations for future nuclear power plants.

“There are two sites in Bataan, two sites in Palawan, one in Masbate, Pangasinan, and Camarines Norte,” Mr. Bacordo told reporters on Tuesday.

These sites have undergone initial assessment, with technical assistance from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to determine whether the areas can safely host nuclear facilities.

“Nuclear energy is not simply about deciding to build a power plant. We must build the institutions, the regulatory system, the technical capability, the financing framework, and the public confidence to support it,” Mr. Bacordo said.

These sites will set the foundation as the Philippines works toward its goal of developing 1,200 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power generation by 2032. Beyond this target, the country is also considering the entry of 1,400 MW of nuclear capacity by 2038.

The DoE said the country’s progress on nuclear development heeds to the call of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in his 2026 State of the Nation Address to revisit nuclear energy as part of efforts to strengthen energy security and bring down electricity costs.

The Philippines is positioning nuclear energy as part of efforts to diversify its energy mix, reduce emissions, and enhance energy security.

“Nuclear can add firm capacity and diversify the energy mix, but it does not replace the need for other technologies,” Energy Secretary Sharon S. Garin said.

Amid concerns over the safety of nuclear power, the DoE said public acceptance has increased, citing a Social Weather Stations survey that showed public approval of nuclear energy rose to 82% in 2024 from 79% in 2019.

While laying down the groundwork for nuclear energy sites, the DoE said it also focuses on addressing the remaining work across the IAEA’s 19 nuclear infrastructure issues, with priority areas covering electrical grid readiness; safety, security and safeguards; legal and regulatory requirements; emergency preparedness; nuclear fuel cycle and waste management; stakeholder involvement; and nuclear workforce development.

Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Do you feel confident that nuclear energy will be realized in the Philippines in your lifetime? Did you encounter a lot of people living with nuclear fear?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said that it has started removing spent nuclear fuel emitting high-level radiation from the pool of the No. 2 reactor at its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/18/japan/tepco-fuel-removal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #earthquakes #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311 #nuclearenergy

Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlxpq5q799o?at_medium=RSS/Mastodon

#Romania #environment #river #energy #nuclear #NuclearEnergy

It's Happening - Europe is Building an Impossible Fusion Reactor. Via
@drbenmiles #NuclearEnergy ⚛️⚡ #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 #RenewableEnergy ♻️⚡🌎 youtu.be/bPUAKW1Dyek?...

It's Happening - Europe is Bui...

Hungary Sinks Barges to Raise Water Levels at Paks Nuclear Plant Amid Drought

📰 Original title: Hungary to sink two barges near nuclear plant as river runs dry

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#climatechange #climatechange #nuclearenergy #drought

Nuclear Energy Faces Climate Challenges with Water Shortages and Environmental Constraints

📰 Original title: Heat, water shortages, jellyfish: nuclear energy is becoming uncontrollable

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🇪🇸 ¡Bien, España! 🇪🇸 The Spanish government has just approved the extension of the Almaraz nuclear power plant!

Today, we celebrate this decision. Tomorrow, we keep fighting.

shorturl.at/feHGV

#WePlanet #Almaraz #NuclearEnergy

Spain extends Almaraz nuclear ...

The Register: ‘Near-autonomous’ AI agents attack Taiwan’s nuclear safety agency. “Suspected Chinese cyber operatives used publicly available AI tools to compromise Taiwanese government systems before expanding the attack to its nuclear safety agency, supply-chain vendors, and at least seven energy companies in what security researchers called a ‘near-autonomous attack.'”

@npr @u-s-news-npr
A view on next-gen nuclear reactors from Idaho, proposed to meet rising demand with low carbon emissions.
☢️ the catch:
⚠️ security ( #ThreeMileIsland #sl1 #mayak #chernobyl #fukushima )
⚠️ radioactive waste management (unsolved safe storage for 10,000s of generations)

The report doesn’t say how micro reactors would solve these?

“Going small and local” as PR to a favorable public opinion on nuclear energy, stalling out for decades in the US.

#NuclearEnergy

The No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power's Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has stopped automatically after an alarm went off, the company said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/09/japan/fukui-nuclear-reactor-stops-alarm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukui #kepco #nuclearenergy #oi

The big catch with small modular nuclear reactors | Tim Schauenberg - DW

https://p.dw.com/p/5F9Ac

#energy #NuclearEnergy

@tagesschau Brought to you by #NuclearEnergy

Here's some formalized techno-optimism.Contrast w/Hungary's power situation, today, where ~50% of that country's generation capacity is offline due to colliding with reality.

"Heat- and drought-driven limits on once-through cooling are cited as evidence that riverine nuclear power is incompatible with a warming, water-constrained world. We compile the first global event inventory of weather-linked nuclear curtailments (2003–2022) and a cross-jurisdiction chronology of regulatory-flexibility episodes that relaxed thermal-discharge limits during heatwaves (2003–2024). These records are merged with monthly generation data for six European fleets, and degradation is modeled under elevated intake-water temperatures. Across more than 500 reactor-years, curtailments totaled just 0.6% of affected reactors' generation, never exceeding 1.3% in any national fleet. In the same fleets, median 2022 capacity factors (90.9%) were an order of magnitude less variable than co-located wind or solar resources. Thermal-hydraulic analysis shows that a 15 °C rise in cooling-water temperature reduces a 1.45 GW PWR's output by ∼6%, a penalty offset by cooling-water flow or hybrid wet–dry systems. Case studies of tower retrofits, dry-cooling and proactive outage scheduling have already cut French river-fleet curtailment losses from 5.5 TWh in 2003 to 0.5 TWh in 2022 (−91%). Nuclear power's water challenge is therefore technical and manageable. Targeted investment in adaptive cooling, climate-informed siting and regulatory flexibility can preserve high-capacity, zero-carbon generation and strengthen power-system resilience."

#NuclearEnergy
#ClimateChange

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421526003460

WA government has no plans to change uranium mining ban
By Jarrod Lucas and Tara de Landgrafft

New Mines Minister Daniel Pastorelli says the government will not shift approach to uranium mining, amid mounting pressure from WA's resources industry.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/cook-government-rules-out-uranium-policy-shift/106992496

#Uranium #NuclearEnergy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JarrodLucas #TaradeLandgrafft

Environmental Concerns and the Future of Nuclear Energy

📰 Original title: AI Wants Your Land, Water, Power

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#environment #nuclearenergy #environmentalimpact #renewableenergy

China Just Built A REAL Battery That Lasts 5,700 YEARS Without Charging. Via @theelectricvking #NuclearEnergy ⚛️ #RenewableEnergy ♻️⚡🌎 #Tech ⚙️💾📱🔌💻 #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 youtu.be/sLfFCkxyxMc?...

China Just Built A REAL Batter...

Hungary faces a critical five days, Prime Minister Peter Magyar has said, as the drying out of the Danube forces ‌the country's ‌sole nuclear power plant to shut for the first time in decades, with more heat looming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/world/politics/hungary-pm-nuclear-shutdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #petermagyar #hungary #nuclearenergy

Global nuclear investment targets $6 trillion to triple capacity by 2050

📰 Original title: Cost needs for the growing nuclear industry

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#economy #nuclearenergy #infrastructureinvestment #energypolicy

Caritas PH challenges Marcos’ nuclear energy push

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2026/08/03/317256/caritas-ph-challenges-marcos-nuclear-energy-push/

Hungary plans to shut down only nuclear power plant amid drought | Climate Crisis News

The plant that supplies nearly half of Hungary’s electricity cannot operate with Danube at record lows. Published On…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ClimateCrisis #drought #Energy #environment #Europe #hungary #NuclearEnergy #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/674695/

Japan has decided to revise its nuclear energy policy guidelines to include a target of rebuilding two to five nuclear power reactors by the 2040s. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/01/japan/new-nuclear-reactors-2040/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearwaste #nuclearenergy #sanaetakaichi