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In First, NRC Approves Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Enriched up to 8% for Commercial Power Generation

February 15, 2024 admin advanced reactors, ATF, Business, commercial power generation, Fuel, full coverage, gnf, haleu, leu+, nei, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear technology, Technology, u-235 enrichment

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:33:06 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas (GNF) its first-ever authorization to produce nuclear fuel with uranium-235 (U-235) enrichments up to 8% for commercial power generation. GNF, […]

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California Regulators Vote to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open Another Five Years

December 15, 2023 admin California, diablo canyon, gavin newsom, news, NRC, Nuclear, PG&E, power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:24:49 +0000

California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant can continue operating at least through much of 2030 after state energy regulators on Dec. 14 voted to keep the facility open an additional five […]

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Kairos’ Hermes Secures First NRC Green Light for Advanced Nuclear Non-LWR Reactor

December 14, 2023 admin demonstration, flibe, hermes, kairos power, molten salt reactor, NRC, Nuclear, power, r&d, regulatory history, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:42:15 +0000

Hermes 2 will comprise two units producing 35 MWth and “low” power. It is slated to be deployed in Oak Ridge on the same site as the first Hermes reactor “to further de-risk technology, construction, supply chain, and licensing for a multi-reactor plant,” Kairos said. Courtesy: Kairos

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a construction permit for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes molten salt “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee […]

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America’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Makes a Landmark Revival

November 6, 2023 admin Business, bwr, capacity factor, climate change, continuous improvement culture, engineering, entergy, Environmental, full coverage, grand gulf nuclear station, History, Mississippi, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear workforce, organizational management, plant performance, power, Power Demand, power plant upgrade, refueling, Research and Development, Technology, top plant, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:11:06 +0000

Entergy’s Grand Gulf 1—the largest single-unit nuclear power plant in the U.S.—has thrived for four decades by cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, achieving record-breaking performance

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Two Big Nuclear Regulatory Milestones for Idaho NuScale SMR Project

August 3, 2023 admin Business, cfpp, first-of-a-kind, idaho, inl, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear regulation, NuScale, smr, uamps

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:13:06 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 31 accepted a standard design approval (SDA) application for NuScale Power’s VOYGR-6, a plant design that will be featured in the 462-MWe Carbon-Free […]

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How to Achieve a Thriving Nuclear Power Industry in the U.S.

July 20, 2023 admin Business, climate change, Environmental, Fuel, International, nei, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear energy institute, nuclear power, power, power podcasts, Research and Development, Safety, Technology, the power podcast, uranium

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:33:28 +0000

There are many reasons to be excited about the U.S. nuclear power industry and its potential for growth. For activists focused on climate change, its carbon-free attribute makes it a […]

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NRC Completes Safety Review for Kairos Nuclear Test Reactor Within 18 Months

June 22, 2023 admin advanced reactor, Business, construction permit, flibe, full coverage, hermes demonstration reactor, high-temperature reactor, kairos power, Legal & Regulatory, licensing, news, NRC, Nuclear, oak ridge, regulatory, Research and Development, Safety, Technology, tennessee

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:17:41 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has wrapped up a final safety evaluation for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee […]

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Centrus Gets NRC Green Light to Introduce Uranium Into HALEU Nuclear Enrichment Cascade

June 16, 2023 admin advanced reactors, american centrifuge cascade, centrus energy, DOE, haleu, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, power, uf6, uranium enrichment

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:11:55 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has allowed Centrus Energy—a firm contracted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) production with domestic technology—to introduce uranium […]

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Oklo’s Next Two Nuclear Power Plants Planned for Southern Ohio

May 18, 2023 admin Aurora, Business, combined heat and power, DOE, Fuel, full coverage, microgrid, news, NRC, Nuclear, oklo, sodi, southern ohio diversification initiative, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 15:53:50 +0000

Advanced nuclear reactor technology firm Oklo will build its second and third commercial 15-MWe Aurora Powerhouse reactors on land owned by the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI), a community reuse […]

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

May 11, 2023 admin AP1000, ap300, ap600, Construction, costs, DOE, engineering, evinci, full coverage, lcoe, lfr, Markets, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear markets, nuclear reactors, Plant Design, Power Demand, Research and Development, smr, supply chains, Technology, Westinghouse

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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