TechXplore

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Two American energy companies are each preparing to bring a nuclear power station back into service, an unprecedented operation which should help meet the growing need for electricity in the United States.

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POWER Magazine

APRIL 3, 2025

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has for many years been evaluating emerging nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, as part of technology innovation efforts aimed at developing the energy system […] The post TVAs Clinch River Nuclear Power Project: Where Things Stand Today appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Officials in Zimbabwe recently said the country will work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and likely with investment from Russia, to develop a nuclear power program in the country. Zimbabwe The post Zimbabwe Joins Other African Nations in Pursuit of Nuclear Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 11, 2024

The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years" to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets.

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Jim Conca

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The Washington State Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee drafted a new bill, SB 5244, encouraging the production of advanced nuclear reactors, small modular reactors, and components through the Invest in Washington Act. A very necessary thing to do.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

When Heather Hoff took a job at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, she was skeptical of nuclear energy—so much so that she resolved to report anything questionable to the anti-nuclear group Mothers for Peace.

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POWER Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

A volunteer advisory group told the utility that serves Colorado's second-largest city that it should look at adding a small nuclear reactor for additional power generation. The post Colorado Utility Looking at Adding Nuclear Power to Fleet appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2023

A breakthrough in nuclear fusion changed the game for future clean energy generation. But are nuclear-powered neighborhoods in our immediate future?

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 17, 2025

The new advocacy group Liberals Against Nuclear says it rejects the Coalitions policy as it would require the government to borrow tens of billions of dollars, swell the bureaucracy and impose massive taxpayer-backed risk.

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TechXplore

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

officials signed an agreement Wednesday in Warsaw for the construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant, part of an effort by the Central European nation to move away from polluting fossil fuels. Polish and U.S.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Hydrogen Tax Credits Backing Nuclear Power The Biden administration has unveiled new regulations that clarify tax credit eligibility for hydrogen production, aiming to bolster clean energy innovation and retain the economic viability of nuclear power plants. ’s competitive edge in global hydrogen markets.

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Jim Conca

MAY 22, 2020

Uranium has outperformed major commodities this year, even as the energy sector has suffered from the coronavirus pandemic. Uranium supply and nuclear power should not be much affected in the post-pandemic world. Uranium prices have risen significant since the pandemic began, up to $34 from $24/lb.

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Jim Conca

MARCH 21, 2019

Congressional members rolled out their "Green New Deal" in February that calls for a rapid shift to carbon-free energy. But the roll-out hiccupped a bit on the role of nuclear energy, at first dissing it, then saying “clean was OK”. Which is good since without nuclear it won’t work.

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Jim Conca

OCTOBER 25, 2020

The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative’s report on socioeconomic impacts of nuclear plant closures on host communities has some sobering thoughts. Big hurdles are a lack of a national plan and the lack of planning when it would do the most good. But it would be best not to close them at all.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 21, 2025

After years of public discourse related to its safety, costs and waste, nuclear power is making a comeback as a core energy solution. Across North America, nuclear power facilities are being started, rebooted and extended.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 2, 2023

It would be a mistake to reject nuclear power because of problems at a handful of projects, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said in an interview with AFP.

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TechXplore

JUNE 19, 2024

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced that he will go to the next election promising to build seven nuclear power stations. Dutton has promised the sites can be operational between 2035 and 2037, and will be built on retired or retiring coal stations.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2022

Is California’s governor’s move to extend the life of a nuclear power plant a bellwether for public sentiment?

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Jim Conca

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

With 78% of the population supporting nuclear power, Sweden’s plan to prematurely shut down its entire nuclear fleet is bizarre, especially since it will add over 2 billion tons of CO2 emissions, cause the loss of $120 billion in taxes and undermine their grid reliability when it's really cold.

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TechXplore

JULY 4, 2024

Much of the debate about nuclear power in the month since the Coalition announced its plan to install reactors in seven states has been about cost.

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Jim Conca

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The international shipping industry wants to reduce their rather large carbon footprint and are considering installing nuclear power in their increasingly large ships. And they only have to adopt the Nuclear Navy’s protocols to be safe and easy. It would save billions of barrels of oil per year.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using atomic energy.

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Jim Conca

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

A new nuclear fuel made from both uranium and thorium, especially when used in CANDU/PHWRs, can address several issues with nuclear power – proliferation, waste and cost. Plus it’s made-in-America makes it a prime candidate for export to emerging markets.

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Jim Conca

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

US and Canada entered into an agreement on nuclear power cooperation to collaborate on advancing new nuclear reactor designs, especially small modular reactors. This follows recent previous agreements with Canada, Japan, Russia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Poland, Argentina and Romania.

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Jim Conca

MAY 7, 2019

NextEra Energy will close Iowa’s only nuclear plant in 2020. Officials say closing the nuclear plant will save as much as $42/year in savings for residential customers. Save $42 to lose 5 billion kWhs of carbon-free electricity by building gas plants, or to spend $2 billion on new wind farms?

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In an impressive combination of nuclear technology and machine learning (ML), a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has unveiled a significant finding in maintaining safety and efficiency in a type of next-generation nuclear reactor, known as a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR).

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Jim Conca

AUGUST 25, 2021

Congress is set to cut off funding for the very reactor we need to move nuclear power forward. Called the VTR, it will test new types of reactors that will get ten times the energy of existing reactors and create nuclear waste that is easier to handle and isn’t hot for very long.

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Jim Conca

JUNE 7, 2020

During a virtual meeting held by Southern California Edison's Community Engagement Panel, experts considered a number of Doomsday Scenarios that could threaten the nuclear waste stored at the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant. But things got weird with fear of things like short-range missiles.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 8, 2021

Small modular reactors (SMRs) — nuclear reactors using novel technologies to fit into much smaller and mass-producible packages than the behemoth nuclear power plants of today — are presented as a way of rapidly decarbonizing the grid in the face of an ever more pressing need to meet climate targets.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Labor has sprung a surprise move to create a committee to look into nuclear power. The post Labor springs surprise nuclear power committee to call Coalition bluff on energy policy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 24, 2024

Peter Dutton says nuclear power plants burn energy. Is this why the Coalition nuclear policy makes no sense? The post Peter Dutton says nuclear power plants “burn energy.” Er, no they don't. ” No they don’t appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TechXplore

MARCH 18, 2025

Australia's energy policy would take a sharp turn if the Coalition wins the upcoming federal election. A Dutton government would seek to build seven nuclear power plants at the sites of old coal-fired power stations.

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Renew Economy

MAY 20, 2024

Nuclear power has no business case or operational need in Australia’s energy future. No one who understands energy markets would claim otherwise. The post Australia can learn from the American experience with nuclear power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Instead, it has again firmed solar and wind are the cheapest new electricity options.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 2, 2025

Hydrogen Tax Credits Under IRA: Nuclear Powers Role in Clean Energy Sparks Debate The U.S. Sources suggest this guidance, due later this week, will chart a pathway for hydrogen produced using nuclear power to qualify for government incentives. These credits could range between $0.60

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The savings over the period to 2050 equivalent to 415 for every household every year would come about from a greater use of home-grown renewable green gas in the energy mix. Smaller savings in nuclear power stations, transmission investment, and hydrogen production have also been identified. READ THE FULL ANALYSIS REPORT

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 28, 2024

The opposition’s energy spokesperson, Ted O’Brien, claimed on Tuesday in the Australian newspaper that the CSIRO should re-run its modelling to account for longer life-spans and running times of nuclear generators in other countries with nuclear programs.

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