Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:15:00 +0000
An emerging generation of small modular reactors is encouraging suppliers and regulators alike to consider new digital instrumentation and control approaches. While instrumentation and control (I&C)
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:30:48 +0000
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is exploring designing, building, and operating an onsite nuclear reactor resource as part of a broader effort to achieve net-zero emissions at its sprawling campus in Idaho Falls by 2031. Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA), an entity that manages and operates the Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, on April 29 launched […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:16:03 +0000
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are widely considered the best technology to increase the use of nuclear power worldwide, with advocates touting their zero-emission production of electricity, smaller land footprint, and scalability. SMRs also offer a cost savings over construction of new utility-scale nuclear reactors. Powering a college campus with nuclear energy has increasingly been a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 23:14:53 +0000
France, already a world leader in nuclear power generation, plans to build at least six new reactors, with President Emmanuel Macron on Feb. 10 saying the country will consider building an additional eight on top of that as it also moves forward with developing small modular reactors (SMR). Macron, who is up for re-election in […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 20:00:53 +0000
France, already a world leader in nuclear power generation, plans to build at least six new reactors, with President Emmanuel Macron on Feb. 10 saying the country will consider building an additional eight on top of that as it also moves forward with developing small modular reactors (SMR). Macron, who is up for re-election in […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:33:18 +0000
The 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project—the first six-module NuScale Power VOYGR-6 power plant—has completed field investigation activities at its Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The achievement announced on Feb. 3 marks a major milestone for CFPP LLC, the entity Utah state energy services interlocal agency Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) established […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:28:11 +0000
The post GEH Launches NRC Licensing Process for BWRX-300, an ESBWR-Derived SMR appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Marking another major milestone for U.S.-based small modular reactor (SMR) development, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) said it has formally begun the regulatory licensing process for its BWRX-300, a 300-MW water-cooled nuclear technology that it claims could be competitive with natural gas power. The company revealed on Jan. 30 that it submitted the first licensing […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:05:45 +0000
The post A Decade of Turmoil: How Nuclear and Coal Have Struggled to Survive appeared first on POWER Magazine.
The past 10 years have been filled with trials and tribulations for both the nuclear and coal power industries. From accidents to plant closures there has been little to cheer about. Still, nuclear and coal power continue to provide reliable baseload generation to billions of customers around the globe. Here’s a look back at the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000
The post U.S. Company Has Deal with Jordan for Nuclear Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.
There have long been grand plans for developing nuclear power in the Middle East. After Iran brought the Bushehr plant online in 2011, the country talked of building another dozen or so reactors. Saudi Arabia
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:34:04 +0000
The post Top 6 Nuclear Power Achievements of the Year appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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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