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Bipartisan Support Makes Backing Nuclear Power an Administration-Proof Investment

October 6, 2023 admin Business, finance, full coverage, growth, International, investment, Markets, nei, news, Nuclear, nuclear energy institute, nuclear power, NuScale Power, Plant Design, power, supply chains

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:24:37 +0000

Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry, suggested a bipartisan majority in Congress recognizes the importance of nuclear […]

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NuScale Gets a Win with SMRs for Data Centers in Ohio and Pennsylvania

October 6, 2023 admin Business, full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, NuScale Power, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Plant Design, power, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology, uamps

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:21:45 +0000

Standard Power, a provider of infrastructure as a service to advanced data processing companies, has chosen NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology to power two facilities it plans to […]

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

October 3, 2023 admin Business, bwrx-300, full coverage, ge hitachi, idaho national laboratory, inl, International, marvel, microreactor, nano nuclear energy, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, opg, Plant Design, power, project pele, Research and Development, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology, TVA, Vogtle

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

September 21, 2023 admin Business, full coverage, International, Interview, microreactor, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, power, r&d, Research and Development, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

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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Palisades Nuclear Power Plant May Get a Second Chance with Holtec-Wolverine Agreement

September 14, 2023 admin Business, full coverage, holtec, Markets, Michigan, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, palisades, power, wolverine electric cooperative

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:57:42 +0000

Holtec International, a diversified energy technology company, and Wolverine Power Cooperative, a not-for-profit power generation cooperative based in Michigan, announced that they have entered into a long-term agreement that will […]

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Planning Is Key to Successful Nuclear Refueling Outages

September 1, 2023 admin electric power research institute, EPRI, full coverage, International, Management, news, Nuclear, nuclear outage, nuclear power, outage, power, refueling, Safety

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:18:53 +0000

U.S. nuclear power plants typically refuel every 18 to 24 months. Refueling outages normally occur in the spring and fall of the year when demand for electricity is at its lowest. The Energy Information

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Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging California Nuclear Plant’s Operations

August 25, 2023 admin California, climate change, diablo canyon, environment, Environmental, friends of the earth, gavin newsom, Legislative, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, reactors, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:26:55 +0000

A California judge rejected a lawsuit from an environmental group seeking to keep Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from extending the operating life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. […]

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Westinghouse Will Supply Nuclear Fuel for Russian-Designed Reactors in Slovakia

August 25, 2023 admin bohunice npp, Business, Fuel, International, mochovce npp, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear power, slovakia, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:43:21 +0000

Westinghouse Electric Company signed a long-term agreement with Slovenské elektrárne to license and supply VVER-440 fuel assemblies to its nuclear power plants in Slovakia. Westinghouse said the agreement “supports Slovakia’s […]

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Indictment of Former Westinghouse Executive Charged in Connection with V.C. Summer Nuclear Project Dismissed

August 3, 2023 admin Business, indictment, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, nuclear expansion, nuclear power, Santee Cooper, SCANA, SOUTH CAROLINA, V.C. Summer, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:29:27 +0000

Former Westinghouse Electric Co. Senior Vice President Jeffrey A. Benjamin’s motion to dismiss for grand jury bias a federal indictment issued in August 2021 alleging he concealed damaging information concerning […]

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Vogtle Unit 3 Enters Commercial Operation: First ‘Newly Constructed’ U.S. Nuclear Power Plant in Decades

July 31, 2023 admin Business, commercial operation, full coverage, Georgia Power, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, power, reactor, Southern Company, vogtle expansion, vogtle unit 3

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:18:47 +0000

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Georgia Power declared Plant Vogtle Unit 3 commercially operational on July 31, 2023, making it the first “newly constructed” nuclear power unit to be added to the U.S. fleet in […]

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