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Texas A&M Launches SMR ‘Energy Proving Ground’ with Selection of Four Nuclear Firms

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:48:21 +0000

Texas A&M University System has unveiled four nuclear developers with which it plans to explore building and operating small modular reactor plants (SMRs) at its Texas A&M-RELLIS campus near College […]

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Artist’s rendering of Texas A&M’s ‘Energy Proving Ground’ at the RELLIS Campus, where four selected nuclear developers will advance SMR technology and testing. Courtesy: TAMU

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Streamlining Outage Efficiency at a Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:00:19 +0000

Nuclear power plant outages demand efficiency, safety, and a high level of coordination to execute time-critical tasks and bring plants back online quickly. When a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant faced […]

The post Streamlining Outage Efficiency at a Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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CORE POWER Hires Engineering Firm to Support Floating Nuclear Power Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:35:07 +0000

Shipping nuclear propulsion start-up CORE POWER, which in November of last year announced a deal with Westinghouse for design and development of floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs), has hired an […]

The post CORE POWER Hires Engineering Firm to Support Floating Nuclear Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Mattiq Partners With Heraeus to Advance Electrocatalyst Innovation for Hydrogen Production

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:21:33 +0000

Mattiq, a Chicago, Illinois-headquartered clean chemistry company, on Jan. 30 announced a strategic partnership with global metals company Heraeus Precious Metals to develop and commercialize advanced electrocatalyst materials for green […]

The post Mattiq Partners With Heraeus to Advance Electrocatalyst Innovation for Hydrogen Production appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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TVA Taps Bechtel, Sargent & Lundy, and GE Hitachi for Clinch River SMR Nuclear Project

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:06:40 +0000

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has selected Bechtel, Sargent & Lundy, and GE Hitachi to spearhead the initial planning and design phases for a potential BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) […]

The post TVA Taps Bechtel, Sargent & Lundy, and GE Hitachi for Clinch River SMR Nuclear Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

TVA’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is located on 1,700 acres on the northern end of the Chickamauga Reservoir near Spring City, in East Tennessee. Each unit has a capacity of about 1,150 MW of electricity. Source: TVA

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Santee Cooper Seeks Proposals to Complete AP1000 Units at V.C. Summer Nuclear Site

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:39:08 +0000

South Carolina’s largest power provider Santee Cooper has issued a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at finding a buyer—or visionary—to take on what remains of the Virgil .C. Summer Nuclear […]

The post Santee Cooper Seeks Proposals to Complete AP1000 Units at V.C. Summer Nuclear Site appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Inspection findings published on September 12, 2024, by the South Carolina Governor’s Nuclear Advisory Council revealed a remarkably well-preserved site at the abandoned V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3. Major components, including steam generators, reactor coolant pumps, and diesel generators, were either installed or securely stored, while Unit 2, at approximately 48% completion, featured a containment structure in “excellent” condition. Warehouses filled with critical materials, such as valve assemblies and electrical systems, remained intact and climate-controlled. Despite seven years of inactivity, site facilities—ranging from the turbine hall to the administration building—exhibited minimal signs of degradation, demonstrating significant potential for project revival, the findings suggest. Source: Governor’s Nuclear Advisory Council

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Sweden Begins Construction on World’s Second Deep Geological Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:10:42 +0000

Sweden has broken ground on its final repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF)—a milestone reached after 40 years of research and development—making it the world’s second deep geological repository (DGR) […]

The post Sweden Begins Construction on World’s Second Deep Geological Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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