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Exelon Installs New Accident Tolerant Fuel at Illinois Nuclear Plant

January 16, 2020 admin accident tolerant fuel, ATF, Exelon, framatome, Fuel, ge, gnf, hitachi, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear power plant, O&M, Plant Design, Research and Development, Russia, Safety, Technology, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:50:56 +0000

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Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), a GE-led joint venture with Hitachi Ltd. that supplies boiling water reactor fuel and fuel-related services around the world, said lead test assemblies utilizing its ARMOR-coated zirconium cladding and IronClad Accident Tolerant Fuel solutions have been installed at Exelon’s Clinton nuclear plant in Illinois. “We continue to work with our customers […]

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Power Industry Disrupters: Gas, Renewables, and Storage

January 2, 2020 admin battery storage, Business, disrupter, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, Gas, International, natural gas, news, O&M, Plant Design, power industry, Renewables, Research and Development, Smart Grid, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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The power industry is experiencing significant changes. Natural gas, wind, solar, and battery storage seem to be the wave of the future. What’s compelling the transformation? Some people point to

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Top 6 Nuclear Power Achievements of the Year

December 27, 2019 admin academik lomonosov, acpr-1000, AP1000, Business, cgn, Clinch River, EDF, EPR, Georgia Power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NuScale Power, O&M, Plant Design, power plant, reactor, rosatom, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Southern Company, Taishan, Technology, tennessee valley authority, TVA, Vogtle, yangjiang

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:34:04 +0000

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The past year has been filled with firsts for the nuclear power industry. Three power plants sporting first-of-a-kind reactors entered commercial operation, while the first U.S. AP1000 nuclear project reached key milestones on its path to completion. Furthermore, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) granted the first early site permit for a utility to construct […]

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Siemens Delivers World’s First HL-Class Gas Turbine to North Carolina Site

November 27, 2019 admin Business, duke energy, Gas, gas turbine, hl-class, lincoln county combustion turbine station, news, North Carolina, Plant Design, siemens, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:57:52 +0000

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Siemens has delivered its first-ever HL-class gas turbine to Duke Energy’s Lincoln County Combustion Turbine generation station, located near Denver, North Carolina. The HL-class gas turbine was derived from proven Siemens H-class technology in what the company calls “an evolutionary development step.” The advanced air-cooled gas turbine is a next-generation design that uses a series […]

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One Nuclear Power Project Delayed; Three Leap Forward

November 14, 2019 admin aeoi, bushehr, Business, Construction, darlington unit 2, International, news, novovoronezh, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, olkiluoto, opg, Plant Design, refurbishment, rosatom, Technology, TVO, vver

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:55:18 +0000

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The long-overdue Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant (NPP) in Finland has been delayed again, but nuclear projects in Russia, Canada, and Iran achieved important milestones in November. New Novovoronezh Unit Enters Commercial Operation Rosatom announced on Nov. 1 that Unit 2 at the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II entered commercial operation 30 days ahead of […]

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Extended Power Uprate Is a Winning Strategy for Nuclear Plant

November 1, 2019 admin browns ferry, epu, extended power uprate, news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, Plant Design, Safety, tennessee valley authority, top plant, TVA, workforce

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:01:52 +0000

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The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant completed an extended power uprate (EPU) that increased the total capacity of the facility’s three units by about 465 MW. The addition is an important part of the Tennessee

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Top 5 Energy Storage Trends of the Year

October 27, 2019 admin Battery, Business, distributed energy, distributed power, e-mobility, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev, insa, intersolar north america, li-ion, nattbatt, news, Plant Design, Renewables, Safety, Smart Grid, Solar, storage, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:38:56 +0000

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Energy storage has been the hot topic in solar and e-mobility over the last couple years, and it’s only getting hotter. Last year, energy storage installations in the U.S. totaled 311 MW and 777 MWh, up from next to nothing six years prior, and this is just the beginning. Wood Mackenzie and Energy Storage Association […]

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Siemens Opens New Innovation Center in Orlando

October 24, 2019 admin 3D PRINTING, Business, Florida, Gas, innovation center, International, materials solutions, news, O&M, orlando, Plant Design, Research and Development, siemens, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:57:45 +0000

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Siemens celebrated the official opening of an innovation center in Orlando, Florida. The only one of its kind in the U.S., it pairs design with manufacturing, robotics, rapid prototyping, scanning, and digital tools. Designed to support the customers of Siemens Gas and Power, it is equipped with the latest digital technologies to make repairs faster […]

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Small Modular Reactors Have High-Level Support

October 17, 2019 admin Business, DOE, Environmental, International, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear waste, Plant Design, rick perry, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology, wcs, wipp, Yucca Mountain

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:03:58 +0000

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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry is headed to Brussels, Belgium, to promote small modular reactor (SMR) concepts to European Union (EU) prospects. Perry will be a featured speaker during the “1st U.S.-EU High-Level Industrial Forum on Small Modular Reactors,” which will be held Oct. 21. “The U.S. and the EU share a […]

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Four Projects Picked to Speed Up Pumped Storage Hydro Construction

October 9, 2019 admin Business, DOE, fast competition, Hydro, modular hydro, news, Plant Design, pumped-storage hydro, Renewables, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 14:24:39 +0000

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Four projects have won a competition launched by the Department of Energy (DOE) in April 2019 to help shorten the commissioning time for pumped storage hydropower projects and revitalize the hydropower industry. The grand prize winners or the Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time (FAST) Prize competition were selected by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) […]

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