NRC Issues License for Holtec’s New Mexico Consolidated Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 17:44:24 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Holtec International a license to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico, despite […]

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X-Energy, Dow Unveil Texas Site for ARDP Nuclear Demonstration

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 12:45:53 +0000

X-energy and Dow will site a proposed four-unit 320-MWe Xe-100 advanced nuclear reactor facility at Union Carbide Corp. Seadrift Operations, a sprawling Dow chemical materials manufacturing site in Seadrift, Calhoun […]

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Westinghouse Unveils the AP300—A Miniaturized AP1000 Small Modular Nuclear Reactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 17:31:07 +0000

Westinghouse has officially unveiled the AP300, a “downsized” version of the company’s flagship AP1000 Generation III+ pressurized water reactor (PWR) technology. While the small modular reactor (SMR) will enter a nuclear market […]

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Canada Starts Up First Geothermal ‘Co-Production’ Power Project at Active Legacy Oil Field

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:16:45 +0000

A pioneering 21-MW power project that economically produces geothermal power with co-produced hydrocarbon fluids from an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operation is now commercially operating in Alberta, Canada

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Enduring Value: Entergy’s More Than 100-Year-Old Story

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:13:08 +0000

One man’s ambition to electrify the Middle South and improve its economic outlook 110 years ago evolved from a handshake for steam from a boiler powered with waste sawdust into Entergy Corp., a

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South Korean Companies Snap Up Opportunities to Advance Floating Nuclear, Nuclear Hydrogen, SMRs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:20:43 +0000

Days after Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced it would participate in a consortium to develop floating nuclear power plants, the owner and operator of South Korea’s 25 nuclear […]

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DOE Offers $3B Conditional Loan Guarantee to Virtual Power Plant Initiative

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:00:03 +0000

Sunnova Energy Corp., an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) provider, has snagged a first-of-its-kind conditional federal loan guarantee commitment of up to $3 billion for a project that could further future virtual power […]

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EPA Moves to Significantly Tighten Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:22:49 +0000

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A proposed rule unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 5 could considerably tighten the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants, with specific repercussions for coal- and oil-fired generation. The proposed rule seeks to significantly update the 2012–finalized National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired […]

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Western Energy Imbalance Market Gains Three Participants, Including First Generation-Only Entity

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:05:59 +0000

The Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM), a real-time energy market operated by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), has gained three new participants, including its first generation-only entity. CAISO on April 5 announced the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Desert Southwest region, El Paso Electric (EPE), and AVANGRID have formally begun participation in the WEIM. […]

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EGS, AGS, and Supercritical Geothermal Systems: What’s the Difference?

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:52:20 +0000

The spectrum of geothermal technologies is quickly evolving. This supplement to POWER’s April 2023 feature, “Startups Are Shaking Up Geothermal Power’s Potential,” briefly explains the differences between some engineered geothermal systems. Conventional geothermal energy is largely produced by hydrothermal systems, which consist of hot water circulated in deep-seated permeable rocks. Resource temperature ranges from high (greater […]

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