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Positive Developments for Small Modular Reactors

July 29, 2019 admin Business, china national nuclear corp., cnnc, International, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NuScale Power, Plant Design, reactor, Research and Development, Rolls-Royce, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:05:47 +0000

NuScale Power, Rolls-Royce, and China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC)—three companies working on different small modular reactor (SMR) technology—recently announced positive developments for their respective designs. NRC Makes Progress on NuScale Design Review Portland, Oregon-based NuScale said on July 22 that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the second and third phases of its SMR […]

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Worried About Climate Change? Save Nuclear Plants [PODCAST]

July 26, 2019 admin Carol Browner, climate change, Environmental, GLOBAL WARMING, news, Nuclear, nuclear matters, nuclear power, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:35:15 +0000

Nuclear power advocates suggest there are many benefits associated with nuclear energy. They point to high-paying jobs; billions of dollars in economic activity for plant-hosting communities; and secure, reliable, baseload electricity. But the most-important benefit of nuclear power may be that it emits no greenhouse gases, and therefore, does not contribute to climate change. According […]

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Reversing Climate Change with Nuclear Power [PODCAST]

July 18, 2019 admin Business, Carbon Capture, climate change, CO2, Environmental, GLOBAL WARMING, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:47:10 +0000

According to the Energy Impact Center, a Washington, D.C.-based research institute focused on deep decarbonization, CO2 emissions “must go net-negative by 2040, globally across all energy sectors” to begin countering climate change. The only way it sees to accomplish this is to “produce energy inexpensive enough to make carbon negative fuels that compete with fossil […]

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The Clean Energy Conundrum

July 1, 2019 admin awea, clean energy, climate change, Environmental, iea, international energy agency, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Renewables, report, scottmadden, seia, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The worldwide movement toward a clean energy future is barreling ahead. Most clean energy advocates seem to focus on wind and solar power as their resources of choice, and it shows, as the installed capacity

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Could Another Chernobyl Happen Today? Absolutely

June 4, 2019 admin chernobyl, chernobyl explosion, HBO, nuclear power

Credit to Author: Tom Seymour| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:11:14 +0000

HBO’s Chernobyl is hellish. But with renewables still lagging far behind, nuclear power is still our best hope for low-carbon energy in the near term.

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Craig Mazin’s Years-Long Obsession with Making ‘Chernobyl’ Terrifyingly Accurate

June 3, 2019 admin chernobyl, chernobyl disaster, craig mazin, culture, HBO, Interview, jared harris, lies, nuclear power, q&a, Russia, Soviet Union, truth, tv, Ukraine, ussr, valery legasov

Credit to Author: Drew Schwartz| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:44:50 +0000

“We had a general standing philosophy from the beginning, which was: Accuracy is everything to us.”

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Nuclear Power Needed for Clean Energy Future

May 30, 2019 admin clean energy, climate change, Environmental, iea, International, international energy agency, Legislative, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear power in a clean energy system, report, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 14:37:37 +0000

“Without action to provide more support for nuclear power, global efforts to transition to a cleaner energy system will become drastically harder and more costly,” Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), wrote in his foreword to the IEA’s recently released report titled Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System. The report […]

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States Take Lead with Plans for 100% Carbon-Free Energy

March 7, 2019 admin California, climate change, Environmental, Hawaii, Illinois, Legislation, Legislative, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Wind, wisconsin, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:44:24 +0000

Minnesota and Wisconsin recently joined the list of states aiming for a 100% clean-energy future, while some Illinois lawmakers are pushing for not only carbon-free power, but also 100% renewable energy. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) was the latest to announce a set of policy proposals designed to lead his state’s electricity sector to 100% […]

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Nuclear Power Roundup: New Milestones Reached on Several Reactors

October 8, 2018 admin academik lomonosov, International, Karachi, leningrad, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design

A handful of nuclear power projects around the world completed notable achievements recently: Rostov 4 entered commercial operation, Tianwan 4 achieved first criticality, the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant completed fuel loading, Leningrad II-1 received its commissioning permit, and the dome was installed on Karachi 3. Rostov 4 Rostov Unit 4 was placed into […]

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Can Coal and Nuclear Power Plants Be Saved?

October 2, 2018 admin Business, Coal, competitive markets, courts, early retirement, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, reliability, resiliency, zero emissions credits

It’s no secret that U.S. nuclear and coal-fired power plants are struggling to remain viable in competitive markets. Many plants have been retired for economic reasons long before the facilities reached the

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