DOE Selects Four Companies to Boost U.S. HALEU Enrichment for Advanced Nuclear

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:18:45 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded contracts with a total potential value of $8 million to four nuclear fuel companies to further U.S. enrichment capabilities for high-assay, low-enriched […]

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DOE Releases $900M to Spur Gen III+ Nuclear SMR Deployment, Targets Two ‘First Mover’ Projects

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:07:06 +0000

A $900 million funding opportunity released by the Department of Energy (DOE) on Oct. 16 seeks to spur “first mover” teams that could deploy the first two Gen III+ light […]

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Last Energy to Repurpose Welsh Coal Plant Site with 80-MW Micro-Nuclear Fleet

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:35:38 +0000

Micro-modular nuclear plant developer Last Energy has unveiled plans to deploy four 20-MWe pressurized water reactor (PWR) power plants at the site of a former coal-fired power plant in South […]

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Rendering of Last Energy’s micro-modular nuclear plants at the former Llynfi Power Station site in South Wales, set to deliver 80 MWe of clean baseload power to local industries starting in 2027. Courtesy: Last Energy

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Google Bets Big on Nuclear: Inks Deal with Kairos Power for 500-MW SMR Fleet to Power Data Centers

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:57:04 +0000

In a deal that marks the first corporate agreement to deploy multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S., Kairos Power and Google have signed a Master Plant Development Agreement […]

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Google Bets Big on Nuclear, Inks Deal with Kairos Power for 500-MW SMR Fleet to Power Data Centers

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:57:04 +0000

In a deal that marks the first corporate agreement to deploy multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S., Kairos Power and Google have signed a Master Plant Development Agreement […]

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Europe’s SMR Alliance Endorses Nine Nuclear Projects in Push for 2030s Deployment

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:30:38 +0000

The European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) has identified nine SMR projects it will support as its first batch of project working groups (PWGs). The effort marks a significant […]

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In October 2023, Last Energy successfully showcased a full-scale Nuclear Island prototype, fabricated in just five weeks, using an exclusively Polish engineering, procurement, and construction supply chain. It showcased this prototype in October 2023 at the PAIH Business Forum in Warsaw. Courtesy: Last Energy

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