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The Automotive Industry Has Two Ways Out Of Malaise 2.0

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 04:59:10 +0000

When people talk about the golden era of automobiles, especially muscle cars, they’re almost always talking about the 1950s and 1960s. Cars got faster and more powerful, even if the American automotive industry was making huge and inefficient vehicles compared to those made in Europe and Asia. Fuel was cheap, … [continued]

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Santee Cooper Seeks Proposals to Complete AP1000 Units at V.C. Summer Nuclear Site

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:39:08 +0000

South Carolina’s largest power provider Santee Cooper has issued a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at finding a buyer—or visionary—to take on what remains of the Virgil .C. Summer Nuclear […]

The post Santee Cooper Seeks Proposals to Complete AP1000 Units at V.C. Summer Nuclear Site appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Inspection findings published on September 12, 2024, by the South Carolina Governor’s Nuclear Advisory Council revealed a remarkably well-preserved site at the abandoned V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3. Major components, including steam generators, reactor coolant pumps, and diesel generators, were either installed or securely stored, while Unit 2, at approximately 48% completion, featured a containment structure in “excellent” condition. Warehouses filled with critical materials, such as valve assemblies and electrical systems, remained intact and climate-controlled. Despite seven years of inactivity, site facilities—ranging from the turbine hall to the administration building—exhibited minimal signs of degradation, demonstrating significant potential for project revival, the findings suggest. Source: Governor’s Nuclear Advisory Council

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Old Cartoon Shows Us How Much Energy Has Changed Since 1977

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:01:59 +0000

Recently, my wife decided that she wanted to watch some old Flintstones cartoons. I mean, who doesn’t like nostalgia? But, being more of a geek, it wasn’t long before I wondered something about one of the voice actors and was Googling things. Before long, I fell down a Flintstones rabbit … [continued]

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