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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Why The Pentagon Struggles With The Dark Side of Electric Aviation

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:26:57 +0000

It’s easy to think that electric aviation is something that’s happening tomorrow. Air taxis, eVTOL craft, rescue pods, aerial ambulances, and such are coming in the near future. Full-on cargo and passenger airliners might happen later when battery technology improves, but, as I’ve explained before, electric aviation is already here! … [continued]

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Project Pele, DOD’s HTGR Mobile Nuclear Microreactor, Breaks Ground

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:36:44 +0000

Groundbreaking has kicked off at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where Project Pele—the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) full-scale transportable microreactor prototype—will be placed for testing in 2026. When operational, the reactor […]

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The Department of Defense (DOD) on Sept. 24, 2024, announced it broke ground on the Project Pele transportable microreactor project at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Led by DOD’s Strategic Capabilities Office, the microreactor could be one of the first advanced reactors to operate in the U.S. as early as 2026. Source: DOE

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Myanmar Gas-Fired Plant Shut Down Amid Civil Unrest

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:55:33 +0000

Civil unrest in Myanmar has led Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries to at least temporarily shut down operation of the 225-MW Sembcorp Myingyan natural gas-fired power plant in Mandalay. Sembcorp, part of […]

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How Can A Former Military Base & Superfund Site Move Toward Sustainability?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:35:00 +0000

OtisA lead local conservationist says rethinking the use of the former Otis Air Force Base provides a generational opportunity to solve a series of difficult economic and environmental challenges.

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Solar-Panel “Clustering” Coming to Scores of Army Homes on Hawaii

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 16:20:50 +0000

solar power clusters Hawaii army housingHawaii is known for many things, like its beautiful beaches, tropical forests, clear blue waters, and plentiful sunshine throughout the year. It is one of the most visited places on earth, with nearly 9.2 million people visiting the Aloha State just in 2022 alone. Hawaii is also a popular destination for retired military personnel to […]

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Energy Insecurity

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:24:24 +0000

Energy InsecurityOne of the lessons that countries are learning from the current war in Ukraine is that centralised power generation creates energy vulnerability, and therefore energy insecurity. In a despicable move against the civilians of Ukraine, Russia has targeted energy infrastructure. Wars have been fought over access to energy sources for centuries, and energy generation can […]

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