Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:17:41 +0000
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has wrapped up a final safety evaluation for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carter Clements| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:22:13 +0000
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in May 2023 published a proposed rule that would establish new source performance standards (NSPS) and existing source performance standards (ESPS) for greenhouse gas […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 14:52:46 +0000
Nine trade groups—including four representing the power sector—have urged the Biden administration to prioritize actions that support the domestic production of electrical steel, warning that shortages are contributing to “significant […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 17:44:24 +0000
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Holtec International a license to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico, despite […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 09:02:46 +0000
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled new greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for the nation’s power plants, moving to require both existing and new facilities to capture emissions of […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Maxwell Multer| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:47:26 +0000
Each year, pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) Revised Policy Statement on Enforcement, FERC’s Office of Enforcement (OE) publishes “annual statistical reports” summarizing its enforcement activities […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Mona Dajani| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:08:32 +0000
Considering the unfathomable costs of unabated climate change, it stands to reason that even the most elementary investment thesis for the energy transition merits sincere consideration. And with the enormous sums of public and […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:22:49 +0000
A proposed rule unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 5 could considerably tighten the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants, with specific repercussions for coal- and oil-fired generation. The proposed rule seeks to significantly update the 2012–finalized National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:01:53 +0000
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 design has cleared the first two phases of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) Vendor Design Review (VDR) process, marking a first for a small modular reactor (SMR). The Canadian nuclear regulator’s VDR process is an optional pre-licensing mechanism that allows CNSC staff to give applicants feedback early in the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:23:48 +0000
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 15 issued the final “Good Neighbor Plan,” its latest iteration of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) that could require coal, oil, or gas steam power plants in 22 states to reduce their nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions levels by 50% by 2027 compared to the 2021 ozone season. […]
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