Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:36:35 +0000
Molten salt reactors (MSRs) represent a fascinating intersection of nuclear history and modern innovation. The concept of using molten salts as both a coolant and fuel carrier dates back to […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:07:40 +0000
The UK government has ambitions for 24 GW of nuclear energy by 2050 to help in providing energy security for the UK and for meeting its net-zero goals. Among groups […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:31 +0000
There are literally dozens of small modular reactor (SMR) and microreactor designs being developed by different companies around the world, and some of the work has been going on for decades. Yet, only two
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Credit to Author: Robert (Bob) Stakenborghs| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:09:36 +0000
Nondestructive testing is a multidisciplinary profession that blends quality assurance and materials science. Many industries rely upon it, but few uses are more important than in the nuclear power sector
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:16:31 +0000
If you have paid any attention to nuclear power plant construction projects over the years, you know that there is a long history of cost overruns and schedule delays on […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:11:30 +0000
Iran’s state-run news service said the country has started construction on four new nuclear power units. The IRNA agency on Feb. 1 reported that the four reactors would have expected […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:25:18 +0000
It seems everywhere you go, both inside and outside of the power industry, people are talking about hydrogen. Last October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:03:45 +0000
X-Energy Reactor Co. LLC, a developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, reported on Jan. 17 that it has successfully completed milestones in […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:23:52 +0000
Energy Northwest, a Washington state public power joint operating agency, announced an agreement with Bellevue-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE), which it says will “accelerate the agency’s program examining the feasibility […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:43:16 +0000
A report published by the Pueblo Innovative Energy Solutions Advisory Committee (PIESAC) says the closure of Comanche Unit 3, a coal-fired power plant capable of generating about 800 MW gross, […]
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