Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:12:31 +0000
BWXT Technologies has won a contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to evaluate options for deploying a centrifuge pilot plant that could establish a new domestic uranium enrichment […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:55:24 +0000
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA’s) board of directors has approved an additional $150 million for the public power utility’s $200 million New Nuclear Program to boost continued design work and […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:25:19 +0000
While global nuclear power capacity has remained at a consistent level over the past decade, newly released data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggests that more than two-thirds […]
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Credit to Author: Christina Hoefer| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:27:05 +0000
Let’s be honest. Operational technology (OT) security issues are expected. Traditional OT systems were designed for specific functional—operational—purposes. Plus, they were designed to last for many decades. The power grid, […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:14:36 +0000
The Biden administration will invest $2.2 billion in eight projects under its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership (GRIP) program to bolster the nation’s power grid with nearly 13 GW of […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:47:25 +0000
Fuel cells are not some novel new technology. In fact, most history books credit the invention of the fuel cell to Welsh chemist and physicist William Grove, who, in the […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:48:12 +0000
Through its innovative virtual power plant (VPP), Arizona Public Service (APS) harnessed smart home devices to save 138 MW during a historic heatwave, shifting peak demand and proving critical for grid
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:46:56 +0000
Vietnam Electricity Group’s Ho Chi Minh City Power Corp. (EVNHCMC) deployed a distribution automation system that facilitates automatic—and very quick—fault detection and handling with a success rate of
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:45:11 +0000
A marvel of modern engineering, Viking Link—the world’s longest onshore and subsea interconnector—began commercial operations in December 2023. The project garners POWER’s inaugural Transmission and
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:44:54 +0000
I thought the title from R.E.M.’s 1987 song was a fitting headline for this article. I contemplated using Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” but I thought R.E.M.’s “stream of
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