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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Idaho Digital Twin Project Trailblazing for Nuclear

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:57:17 +0000

In 2023, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Idaho State University unveiled the industry’s first near real-time digital twin of a nuclear reactor. The virtual replica of the 5-Wth AGN-201 research reactor

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Entergy Louisiana Eyes 2.2 GW of New Gas-Fired Generation to Support Data Center Demand

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:39:57 +0000

A filing with the Louisiana Public Service Commission shows that Entergy plans to build more than 2 GW of natural gas-fired power generation in the state, including a 1,500-MW facility […]

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SRP and EDP Renewables Announce New Energy Storage System to Support Increasing Energy Demand

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:05:07 +0000

Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), have entered into an agreement to provide 200 MW of new energy […]

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Group Has Contract to Build Two New CANDU Reactors in Romania

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:12:58 +0000

Canada’s AtkinsRéalis Group announced it has an agreement to build two new CANDU nuclear reactors in Romania, which would be the first new reactors of that type built since 2007. […]

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Group Has Contract to Build Two New CANDU Reactors in Romania

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:12:58 +0000

Canada’s AtkinsRéalis Group announced it has an agreement to build two new CANDU nuclear reactors in Romania, which would be the first new reactors of that type built since 2007. […]

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Abraxas Power, EDF Group Plan 3-GW Green Hydrogen Project in Canada

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:37:27 +0000

Abraxas Power Corp. and French energy giant EDF Group have announced the companies will collaborate on development of a 3-GW power-to-X (P2X) project in Newfoundland, Canada. Abraxas and EDF on […]

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New Blade Adapter Trailer Eases Transport of 80-Meter-Long Wind Turbine Blades

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:39:04 +0000

Collett & Sons Ltd., a global transport logistics company, has successfully completed the delivery of 90 wind turbine components to the Cushaling Wind Farm in Ireland. “This milestone project is […]

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