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U.S. Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing May Be Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

October 27, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, advanced nuclear fuel, argonne, Business, curio, DOE, Fuel, full coverage, haleu, International, mox, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, oklo, pyroprocessing, recycling, reprocessing, separation, supply chains, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:47:24 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) has ramped up efforts to explore recycling spent nuclear fuel (SNF), or used nuclear fuel (UNF), from the nation’s fleet of light water reactors (LWRs), doling out $38 million in federal awards to a dozen projects on Oct. 21. Teams will receive funding under the DOE’s March 2022–launched “Converting UNF […]

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Oklo Relaunches NRC Licensing Process for Nuclear Microreactor

September 20, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, full coverage, Legal & Regulatory, licensing, licensing plan, news, NRC, Nuclear, oklo, part 53, regulatory, Safety, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:52:10 +0000

Oklo, the developer of the much-watched 1.5-MW Aurora microreactor, has submitted a recharged licensing project plan (LPP) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), launching a renewed effort that could help the advanced nuclear reactor developer set the stage for “effective and efficient” application reviews by the federal regulator. The move is a significant step for […]

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You’ve Heard of Offshore Wind; Now, Offshore Nuclear Is a Thing

September 1, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, core power, DOE, engineering, floating nuclear, full coverage, inl, International, mit energy initiative, news, Nuclear, offshore nuclear, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, terrapower

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:15:43 +0000

CORE POWER announced that it and its partners, the MIT Energy Initiative and the Idaho National Laboratory, were granted funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the U.S. “It is an important step forward for […]

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U.S. Utility Survey Suggests Industry Mulling Additions of 90 GW of New Nuclear

August 11, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, climate change, Environmental, full coverage, iija, inflation reduction act of 2022., infrastructure bill, nei, news, Nuclear, smr, Technology, utility survey

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:24:35 +0000

A Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) survey suggests U.S. utility members expect to add up to 90 GW of new nuclear generation by the 2050s, including more than 300 new small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S. over the next 25 years. The nuclear industry group’s survey, unveiled on July 29, sought to gather input from […]

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Nuclear Power on the Upswing, Numerous Projects Take Shape Around the World

June 30, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Bangladesh, Business, bwrx-300, Canada, China, cnnc, Egypt, full coverage, ge hitachi nuclear energy, International, kazakhstan, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, rosatom, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Sweden

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:42:33 +0000

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) says momentum is building for nuclear power in many countries amid soaring fuel prices and growing energy security concerns. “In today’s context of the global energy crisis, skyrocketing fossil fuel prices, energy security challenges and ambitious climate commitments, I believe nuclear power has a unique opportunity to stage a comeback,” […]

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DOD Picks BWXT Design for ‘Project Pele’ Prototype Nuclear Microreactor

June 9, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, BWXT, defense microreactor, dod, engineering, Fuel, full coverage, htgr, microreactor, news, Nuclear, project pele, Research and Development, Safety, sco, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:10:44 +0000

The Department of Defense (DOD) has picked BWX Technologies’ (BWXT’s) microreactor design for its “Project Pele” full-scale transportable prototype. The selection closes out a much-watched contest with X-energy for the contract from the DOD’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) to build and operate what could be the nation’s first advanced microreactor. Lynchburg, Virginia-based BWXT will now […]

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DOE’s Decision to Build Versatile Test Reactor Coming Soon

May 18, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, DOE, fast neutron, full coverage, inl, Legislative, microreactor, news, Nuclear, ornl, Research and Development, Technology, vtr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 17:53:50 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to decide whether it will build the 300-MWth Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), a fast neutron national user facility that could provide the nuclear industry with a much-needed high-performance testing capability for advanced reactors and existing commercial reactors. The DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) on May 13 released […]

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Ban on Russian Energy Imports Gains Bipartisan, Bicameral Steam in Congress

March 7, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, Coal, crude oil, enrichment, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, haleu, Legislative, lng, manchin, murkowski, news, Nuclear, Petroleum, Russia, Senate, Ukraine, uranium

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:25:32 +0000

Eighteen bipartisan U.S. Senators are backing a bill that would direct the president to declare a national emergency and prohibit imports of Russian energy commodities, including crude oil, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and coal. While the measure does not include Russian uranium, a senior Department of Energy official said addressing U.S. reliance on […]

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Duke Energy Eyeing Coal Phaseout by 2035

February 17, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, carbon reductions, ccus, Climate, Coal, duke energy, energy transition, esg, full coverage, Gas, ghg protocol, hydrogen, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Research and Development, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:06:35 +0000

Duke Energy, the nation’s largest power producer, will dramatically slash coal generation’s share from the current 22% of total generation to 5% by 2030 and achieve a full phaseout of unabated coal by 2035. The company instead expects to deploy more than $130 billion over the next decade—$63 billion of which it will spend over […]

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Joint U.S-Canadian Advanced Nuclear Review May Focus on Terrestrial’s Molten Salt Reactor, NuScale SMR

December 12, 2019 admin advanced nuclear, Business, cnsc, Fuel, holtec, hydrogen, imsr, International, joint collaboration, kairos, Markets, mmr, molten salt, news, NRC, Nuclear, NuScale, Safety, smr, Technology, terrestrial, usnc

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:47:21 +0000

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Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR), a 195-MWe Generation IV nuclear technology, and NuScale’s small modular reactor (SMR) may be the focus of the first joint technical review by U.S. and Canadian nuclear regulators in a bid to boost their regulatory effectiveness as more advanced reactors and SMRs trundle toward commercialization. Rumina Velshi, president […]

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