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Solid Leadership and Experience Are Keys to Successful Nuclear Plant Construction Projects

November 21, 2024 admin Business, full coverage, Management, news, Nuclear, nuclear construction, nuclear power, Plant Design, plant vogtle, power, V.C. Summer, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:32:38 +0000

One of the biggest challenges the nuclear power industry faces is building plants on time and on budget. Having an experienced project team with the right leaders driving the bus, so to speak, can mean the

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Tear It Down or Start It Back Up? Plant Owners Weigh Options Around Retired Reactors

November 20, 2024 admin Business, crystal river, data centers, decommissioning, decon, dry cask, duane arnold, Florida, fort greely, fukushima, holtec, Illinois, Iowa, microsoft, Military, news, NRC, Nuclear, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, palisades, Pennsylvania, plant vogtle, power, radioactive waste, restart, three mile island, zion nuclear power plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:58:06 +0000

Nuclear power plants are still being dismantled, and the business of decommissioning remains strong, but the need for more baseload power and emissions-free generation has some companies ready to restart idled

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Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online

October 17, 2024 admin alphabet, amazon web services, ammonia, aws, Business, chevron, Coal, data centers, dc byte, enchanted rock, Georgia, google, Legislative, meta, micrograms, microgrid, microsoft, news, Nuclear, plant vogtle, power, Renewables, Research and Development, shell, Stanford, Technology, Utah, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:33:10 +0000

The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently said its research shows data centers, buildings filled […]

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Nuclear Power Startup Plans 6-GW Fleet of U.S. Plants

July 25, 2024 admin Georgia, iea, Nuclear, plant vogtle, power, reactors, the nuclear company, u.s., Vogtle, women in nuclear

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:11:31 +0000

A Kentucky-based group has announced plans to build a 6-GW fleet of nuclear power stations in the U.S., looking to take advantage of bipartisan support for nuclear technology and the […]

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Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Win POWER’s Plant of the Year Award

July 2, 2024 admin bechtel, Business, Construction, engineering, full coverage, Georgia Power, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, plant vogtle, power, Safety, Southern Company, top plant

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:39:38 +0000

Adding new reactors to the U.S.’s fleet of nuclear power plants doesn’t happen every day. In fact, prior to the addition of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, it hadn’t been done from scratch in decades

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Vogtle Unit 4 Achieves Commercial Operation, Now Largest Nuclear Power Plant in the U.S.

April 29, 2024 admin AP1000, Business, full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, plant vogtle, power, Vogtle

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:41:01 +0000

The road was long and the challenges difficult, but Plant Vogtle is now the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S., as Unit 4 was declared commercially operational on April […]

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Bill Gates’ TerraPower Ready to Build New U.S. Nuclear Power Plant

March 19, 2024 admin Bill Gates, natrium, news, Nuclear, plant vogtle, power, Small Modular Reactor, smr, terrapower, Wyoming

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:29:03 +0000

A group established by Microsoft founder Bill Gates is preparing to begin construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants in June, according to the company’s chief executive. Chris […]

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Georgia Power Moves Closer to Loading Fuel in Vogtle Unit 4

July 21, 2023 admin expansion, fuel loading, Nuclear, plant vogtle, power, unit 4, Westinghouse, westinghouse ap1000

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 22:14:15 +0000

The oft-delayed two-unit expansion of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia took another step forward on July 21, as Georgia Power said several tasks needed for Unit 4 at […]

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Another Delay for New Unit at Vogtle Nuclear Plant

June 17, 2023 admin delay, Georgia Power, hydrogen system, Nuclear, plant vogtle, Southern Co., valve seal

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 17:51:33 +0000

Georgia Power said commercial operation of the new Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle has been delayed for at least another month. The utility on June 16 said there’s a problem […]

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The POWER Interview: Miss America Talks Importance of Nuclear Power

June 9, 2023 admin aps, arizona public service, Georgia Power, grace stance, Interview, miss america, miss america 2023, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, palo verde generating station, plant vogtle, power, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Southern Co., southern nuclear, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:23:35 +0000

The U.S. nuclear power industry has an ally with a unique platform to spread the sector’s message of providing reliable, clean electricity. Meet Grace Stanke. She’s not just a student […]

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