Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:36:32 +0000
India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) will allow the country’s flagship 500-MWe/1,250-MWth prototype fast-breeder reactor (PFBR) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, to approach criticality. The nuclear energy safety watchdog on July 30 […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:43:57 +0000
Managers know that valves are important to plant operation. That’s why keeping them in top condition is a priority. Upgrading to advanced valve designs and reducing stress on valve materials are just a
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:31:00 +0000
Construction of Hermes, Kairos Power’s 35-MWth iterative non-power demonstration molten salt nuclear reactor, has officially kicked off in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The effort marks another major step for the burgeoning advanced […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:30:17 +0000
The California Hydrogen Hub and the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub have garnered a combined $57.5 million in the first tranche of funding under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) $7 billion […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:25:44 +0000
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has wrapped up its final safety evaluation for Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 “low power” advanced test facility, comprising two 35-MWth test molten salt reactors—similar to […]
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Credit to Author: Kaitlyn Albertoli| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:20:58 +0000
As climate change accelerates, rising humidity is causing an increase in the number and severity of storms occurring in the northern hemisphere. An academic study found that the frequency of […]
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Credit to Author: Kellen Gunderson| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:20:45 +0000
Next-generation, or “next-gen,” geothermal resources have the potential to increase geothermal power generation in the U.S. by twenty-fold by 2050. Next-gen geothermal concepts use technologies developed by the oil and […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:27:37 +0000
The Morrow Repower Project, winner of POWER’s 2024 Reinvention Award, exemplified a strategic coal-to-gas conversion at a brownfield site that masterfully combined cutting-edge advanced technology with a
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Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:25:00 +0000
Never forget the human factors that can impact safety and success at every level of a project. Marnie Surfaceblow, vice president of Surfaceblow & Associates International, watched the Maharashtra
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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:51:45 +0000
Efforts to combat climate change drive the growth of renewable energy technologies as governments and utility companies increase investments in solar and wind installations to meet rising electricity demands. Onshore […]
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