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ATM No 239 2026 MAR 30
Taipower applies to restart Maanshan plant
- Taiwan Power Company has submitted a plan to the Nuclear Safety Council for the restart of the Maanshan nuclear power plant, whose two units were taken offline in July 2024 and May 2025.
- Taipower announced it has now submitted a licence renewal application and related documents for the Maanshan plant, to the Nuclear Safety Council.
- The move was aimed at bolstering energy security amid rising demand from AI growth and to curb reliance on imported liquefied natural gas.
Swiss nuclear power and the case for long-term operation
- Designed for 40 years but built to last far longer, Switzerland’s nuclear power plants have all entered long-term operation.
- Through continuous upgrades, strict regulatory oversight, and extensive aging management, the country’s reactors are being prepared for decades of continued operation, in line with international practice.
- Under Swiss law, nuclear facilities have effectively an unlimited operating license, meaning that plants may stay on line as long as they can be operated safely.
Constellation exec says grid operator told company Three Mile Island can't connect until 2031
- U.S. grid operator PJM has told Constellation Energythat the former Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania likely will not be able to connect to the grid until 2031.
- Constellation is working to resume operations at the nuclear power plant, which is being renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center, to supply electricity to Microsoft data centers.
- The company will be ready to produce electricity from the plant by its earlier goal, and it is speaking with grid operator PJM Interconnection to reduce the timeline.