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The closure of Kuosheng-2 on 15 March leaves two units in operation at the Maanshan nuclear power station, but both are scheduled to be shut down in the next two years, fulfilling the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s promise of a “nuclear-free homeland” by 2025.
The four reactors that have been shut down had a total net capacity of 3,178 MW, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The two remaining reactors have a total net capacity of 1,874 MW.
Chinshan-1 was shut down in 2018, Chinshan-2 in 2019 and Kuosheng-1 in 2021.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 17 March 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/latest-reactor-shutdown-leaves-island-in-precarious-position-3-4-2023
Hitachi announced today it will end its business operations on the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant construction project, which it had suspended in January 2019 "because it was clear that further time was needed to decide on a financing structure". Horizon Nuclear Power, the UK project developer that Hitachi acquired in November 2012, said it will now take steps for the "orderly closing down" of all its current development activities, but will "keep the lines of communication open" with government and other key stakeholders regarding future options at both its sites, which in addition to Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey, include Oldbury on Severn in South Gloucestershire.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 17 September 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Hitachi-withdraws-from-UK-new-build-project
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest Clean Energy Progress Track report published on 11 June, assesses the full range of energy technologies and sectors.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 16 June 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiea-says-nuclear-is-not-on-track-to-meet-sustainability-goals-7973661
As a result of higher energy consumption, CO2 emissions rose 1.7% last year and hit a new record, according to the latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Paris-based agency’s Global Energy & CO2 Status Report, released today, shows that the global energy system emitted 33 billion tonnes of CO2 in 2018.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 26 March 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IEA-demands-increase-in-clean-energy-as-emissions
The Taiwanese government will proceed with its plan to phase out the use of nuclear energy, despite citizens voting against the policy in a recent referendum, the country's economic minister announced yesterday.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 01 February 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Taiwan-government-maintains-nuclear-phase-out