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GE Vernova Unveils 100% Hydrogen-Fueled Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Solution, Secures First Customer

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:38:56 +0000

GE Vernova has unveiled a 100% hydrogen-ready aeroderivative gas turbine solution based on its LM6000VELOX package. The first-of-a-kind technology will be showcased at the 200-MW Whyalla hydrogen power plant in […]

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A rendering of the Whyalla hydrogen power plant, featuring GE Vernova’s LM6000VELOX package—the first aeroderivative gas turbine solution designed to run on 100% renewable hydrogen, providing firming capacity to support South Australia’s energy transition. Courtesy: OHPSA


Solid Leadership and Experience Are Keys to Successful Nuclear Plant Construction Projects

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:32:38 +0000

One of the biggest challenges the nuclear power industry faces is building plants on time and on budget. Having an experienced project team with the right leaders driving the bus, so to speak, can mean the

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Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Cuts Nation’s Reliance on Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:14:05 +0000

In a strategic move to reduce its heavy dependence on Russian natural gas, Belarus has successfully completed its first nuclear power plant (NPP). The Belarusian NPP, featuring two VVER-1200 reactors, now

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Artificial Intelligence Has Entered the Nuclear Industry and Its Early Benefits Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:09:16 +0000

A collaboration between startup Atomic Canyon and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory allowed construction of a sentence-embedding model using 53 million pages of Nuclear Regulatory Commission documents

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Financing the Nuclear Renaissance

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:57:59 +0000

At the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, last December, 25 countries underlined the role of nuclear energy in their climate strategies by issuing a

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Mobility, Flexibility, Scalability: SMRs Forging Nuclear’s Future

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:08 +0000

The need for emissions-free power generation, along with the ability to provide more power when and where it’s needed, is driving research and development of smaller nuclear reactors. Energy industry

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Can Nuclear’s Big Recent Wins Propel a True Global Revival?

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:59:12 +0000

While the past year has marked stunning triumphs for nuclear energy, experts caution that high costs, regulatory bottlenecks, and the need for market alignment remain major hurdles on the path to a true

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Tear It Down or Start It Back Up? Plant Owners Weigh Options Around Retired Reactors

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:58:06 +0000

Nuclear power plants are still being dismantled, and the business of decommissioning remains strong, but the need for more baseload power and emissions-free generation has some companies ready to restart idled

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Nuclear Fuel: The Unseen Barrier Ahead

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:57:18 +0000

As global nuclear ambitions surge, the industry’s fuel supply chain faces critical gaps. Can advanced fuels like HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium) and TRISO (TRi-structural ISOtropic particle fuel)

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