Molten Salt Reactor Technology Solves Several Nuclear Industry Problems

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:36:35 +0000

Molten salt reactors (MSRs) represent a fascinating intersection of nuclear history and modern innovation. The concept of using molten salts as both a coolant and fuel carrier dates back to […]

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UK Commercial Gas Power Project Equipped With Carbon Capture Unveils Contractors

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:12:23 +0000

Eight engineering, procurement, and construction contract packages have been unveiled for the UK’s Teesside-based Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power), a landmark integrated project that could become one of the […]

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NZT Power, a joint venture between BP and Equinor, aims to be the world’s first commercial-scale gas-fired power station with carbon capture technology and will provide flexible and dispatchable electricity to complement the growing deployment of intermittent forms of renewable energy. The project has a proposed capacity of 860 MW and could capture up to 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year will be captured at the plant. Courtesy: NZT Power

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The POWER Interview: Advanced Technology For Hydrogen Production

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:24:08 +0000

Governments worldwide are investing in hydrogen production as a way to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and help decarbonize the energy sector. The U.S. Dept. of Energy last year published […]

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U.S. Natural Gas Supplies High, Prices at Record Low

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:58:20 +0000

The winter heating season, which is often defined as November through March in the U.S., is coming to an end with natural gas inventories 37% above the five-year average, according […]

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NRC Sets Stage for Advanced Nuclear with New Part 53 Rule

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:24:27 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has directed its staff to publish a proposed rule and draft guidance to create Part 53, a much-awaited risk-informed and technology-inclusive licensing framework geared toward […]

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Shifting Gears: How Diesel and Gas Engines Are Thriving in the New Power Paradigm

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:46 +0000

As the global power industry pivots toward decarbonization and decentralization, major manufacturers of diesel and gas engines are strategically adapting to change. While large power plants frequently garner

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1. District Energy St. Paul is demonstrating a 2-MW combined heat and power (CHP) system fueled by various combinations of hydrogen and natural gas. Supported and partly funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the project will be led by Caterpillar in collaboration with District Energy St. Paul and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Courtesy: Caterpillar

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UK’s Drax Eyes U.S. for Bioenergy CCS Expansion Drive

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:44 +0000

The 2.6-GW Drax Power Station in northeastern England—once Western Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant—is poised to pioneer bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), a negative emissions

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2. Drax’s conversion of its 4-GW coal-fired power plant to a 2.6-GW biomass plant leveraged its existing steam turbines, generators, specially built trains, and pulverizing mills. But to accommodate new storage needs, the company built giant EcoStore biomass domes—advanced technological structures carefully attuned to storing biomass. Courtesy: Drax Group

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The Possibilities of Recycling Nuclear Fissile Waste 

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:14:49 +0000

Nuclear energy has long been a topic of debate due to concerns about its environmental impact and the disposal of nuclear waste. However, a paradigm shift is underway that could […]

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Dry storage casks and in-ground storage vaults at Idaho National Laboratory have been safely housing spent nuclear fuel for decades. Source: DOE

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In First, NRC Approves Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Enriched up to 8% for Commercial Power Generation

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:33:06 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas (GNF) its first-ever authorization to produce nuclear fuel with uranium-235 (U-235) enrichments up to 8% for commercial power generation. GNF, […]

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GE Hitachi’s nuclear fuel innovations include accident-tolerant fuel using armor-coated zirconium cladding to increase safety. The fuel uses increased enrichment and features d higher burnup. GEH is developing the licensing, factory, transport, and engineering methods to process enrichment up to 8%. Courtesy: GEH

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Ontario Green Lights Nuclear Refurbishment of Pickering CANDU Units

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:54:02 +0000

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will refurbish four units at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, Canada’s first major commercial generation plant— marking a major turnaround for the 3.1-GW plant slated to […]

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