Bipartisan Support Makes Backing Nuclear Power an Administration-Proof Investment

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:24:37 +0000

Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry, suggested a bipartisan majority in Congress recognizes the importance of nuclear […]

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NuScale Gets a Win with SMRs for Data Centers in Ohio and Pennsylvania

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:21:45 +0000

Standard Power, a provider of infrastructure as a service to advanced data processing companies, has chosen NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology to power two facilities it plans to […]

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SRP Shifts from Traditional IRP to ‘Holistic’ Power Planning

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:37:50 +0000

Salt River Project (SRP) has become one of the first U.S. utilities to shift from an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to an Integrated System Plan (ISP), a “holistic roadmap” that […]

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Corrosion Research Leads to Material Improvements and More Reliable Systems

Credit to Author: Nigel Simms| Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:15:26 +0000

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Fossil-fueled power plants are billion-pound investments that businesses (as well as whole nations themselves) around the world can’t afford to simply discard. Yet, the combinations of old plant, new fuels, […]

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Reducing Carbon Intensity with Renewable Propane

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:34:21 +0000

Most propane used in the U.S. today is produced as a byproduct of natural gas processing and crude oil refining, which are not considered “green” technologies. However, renewable propane availability […]

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GAO: EPA Relies on Outdated Systems to Manage Air Quality Data

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:45:25 +0000

Two IT air quality data systems that inform the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) regulatory and compliance decisions are outdated, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has suggested. The federal […]

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UK Shortlists Six Nuclear Designs in SMR Competition, Intends to Award Contract by Summer 2024

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:53:25 +0000

Six nuclear designs will advance to the next phase of the UK’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition, a fast-track measure that could result in a government contract within the next […]

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Melaka: Malaysia’s 2.2-GW Cutting-Edge Combined Cycle Gas Power Plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:20:00 +0000

The Edra Melaka Power Plant (EMPP), the world’s second GE 9HA.02 gas turbine power plant, is the largest combined cycle gas-fired power plant currently in operation in Malaysia. A POWER Top Plant winner, the

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Successful Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project Is a Step Toward a Carbon-Free Future

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:18:00 +0000

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is leading the way in New York by piloting new technologies that can help accelerate the state’s clean energy transition. Among its accomplishments is a hydrogen

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Nuclear Power Is Making a Comeback: What Will It Take to See Meaningful Growth?

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:16:00 +0000

There are many reasons for the nuclear power industry to feel optimistic about the future. For example, the entry of Vogtle Unit 3 into commercial operation on July 31 was a significant milestone and one worth

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