China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:20:27 +0000

On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric. Per projections from HSBC, … [continued]

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CSIRO Study: Nuclear Energy Is Not The Savior Some People Say It Is

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:27:27 +0000

New SMR technology or not, researchers have thrown cold water on the idea of launching the nuclear energy industry into Australia.

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Arizona Looks For More Power

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 15:00:09 +0000

Despite being pretty similar in size, becoming states within weeks of each other, and being located right next to each other, Arizona and New Mexico are vastly different in population. While New Mexico remains mired in poverty and missing opportunities for real jobs, Arizona has been a growth powerhouse, attracting … [continued]

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Six Companies Tapped for $2.7 Billion LEU Push to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:27:02 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named six companies that will compete for 10-year contracts totaling $2.7 billion for the supply of low-enriched uranium (LEU) to support the nation’s […]

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DeepGEO, Copenhagen Atomics Sign Pact to Align Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing with Spent Fuel Management

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:08:52 +0000

DeepGEO, a multinational spent nuclear fuel (SNF) repository developer, and Copenhagen Atomics, a Danish advanced thorium reactor innovator, have signed a first-of-its-kind collaboration agreement that seeks to revolutionize the nuclear […]

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Can Nuclear’s Big Recent Wins Propel a True Global Revival?

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:59:12 +0000

While the past year has marked stunning triumphs for nuclear energy, experts caution that high costs, regulatory bottlenecks, and the need for market alignment remain major hurdles on the path to a true

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Nuclear Fuel: The Unseen Barrier Ahead

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:57:18 +0000

As global nuclear ambitions surge, the industry’s fuel supply chain faces critical gaps. Can advanced fuels like HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium) and TRISO (TRi-structural ISOtropic particle fuel)

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Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:29:35 +0000

Vistra is pursuing deals with data center developers in Texas and the PJM region to address the industry’s energy needs at multiple sites, executives revealed during the company’s third-quarter earnings […]

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Vistra’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit, 2,400-MW nuclear facility with pressurized water reactors (PWRs) located near Glen Rose in Somervell County, Texas. Built by Luminant with reactors supplied by Westinghouse and operational since 1990, Vistra received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval in July 2024 to extend the plant’s operation through 2053, adding 20 years beyond its original licenses.

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Major Microreactor Developer Enters Bankruptcy Amid Nuclear Industry Surge

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:07:41 +0000

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC), a developer of much-watched microreactor technology and advanced nuclear fuel, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The move signals a critical restructuring phase through which […]

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The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Itself, Not For The Developing World

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:41:16 +0000

In the past couple of months, an idea has been percolating through Washington and entities dependent on the United States’ good will that the US should reach back into history and create a Clean Energy Marshall Plan for developing countries. This idea is US economic wunderkind Brian Deese’s brainchild, or … [continued]

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