Nuclear Cogeneration Gains Momentum in Wyoming with New Microreactor Partnership

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:08:05 +0000

Engineering giant Burns & McDonnell has entered into an agreement with nuclear technology specialist BWXT Technologies to advance the design and development of the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR). The […]

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Graphic illustrating the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR), a transportable microreactor designed for efficient energy production using TRISO fuel.

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Prodigy and Westinghouse Targeting Launch of eVinci Floating Nuclear Plant in Canada by 2030

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:58:06 +0000

Conceptual layout of a marine (shoreline) installed Prodigy Microreactor Power Station TNPP that can integrate a single or multiple Westinghouse eVinci™ microreactors. The facility is non-self-propelled. Courtesy: Prodigy Clean Energy

Westinghouse has revealed it is designing a transportable nuclear power plant (TNPP) featuring an eVinci microreactor with Canadian firm Prodigy Clean Energy, aiming to deliver a first project in Canada […]

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Westinghouse Secures First Customer for eVinci Nuclear Microreactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:10:01 +0000

The eVinci microreactor has very few moving parts, working "essentially as a battery, providing the versatility for power systems ranging from several kilowatts to 5 MW of electricity, delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for eight-plus years without refueling," Westinghouse says. "It can also produce high temperature heat suitable for industrial applications including alternative fuel production such as hydrogen, and has the flexibility to balance renewable output." The technology is 100% factory built and assembled before it is shipped in a container to any location. Courtesy: Westinghouse

Westinghouse’s first customer for its eVinci microreactor—a flagship 5-MWe/13 MWth “nuclear battery”—is poised to be the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), Canada’s second-largest research and technology organization. The commercial laboratory that […]

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‘Incredible Milestone’ Reached on MARVEL Microreactor Enables Project to Proceed

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 04:01:23 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) MARVEL microreactor achieved 90% final design, a key step that will allow the project to move forward with preparation for fabrication and construction. “This […]

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Nuclear Power Is Making a Comeback: What Will It Take to See Meaningful Growth?

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:16:00 +0000

There are many reasons for the nuclear power industry to feel optimistic about the future. For example, the entry of Vogtle Unit 3 into commercial operation on July 31 was a significant milestone and one worth

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The POWER Interview: Making the U.S. Nuclear Industry Great Again

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:31:27 +0000

There are many reasons to be optimistic about the prospects for nuclear energy. As a carbon-free energy source, it is a great option for power generation in a world trying […]

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DOD Advances X-Energy Mobile Nuclear Microreactor as Second Project Pele Design

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:52:44 +0000

The Department of Defense (DOD) has moved to develop a second transportable microreactor under Project Pele, granting X-energy a contract option to develop an enhanced engineering design. The one-year contract […]

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Wyoming Energy Authority Makes Investment Toward Microreactor Deployment

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:55:21 +0000

BWX Technologies (BWXT) said it was awarded a “two-phase, two-year contract” with the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) to assess the viability of deploying small-scale nuclear reactors in the state to […]

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Centrus, Oklo Set Out to Solidify HALEU Fuel Cycle, Trade Advanced Nuclear Power and Fuel

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:40:45 +0000

Centrus, a firm poised to demonstrate high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) production, will partner with microreactor technology developer Oklo on several pioneering steps to build out the HALEU front-end supply chain, […]

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DOE: MARVEL Microreactor Prototype Installed, Gearing Up for Testing

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 18:21:22 +0000

A full-scale electrically heated prototype of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 100-kWth MARVEL nuclear microreactor has been successfully installed at a facility in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, and is readying for […]

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