Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:33:28 +0000
There are many reasons to be excited about the U.S. nuclear power industry and its potential for growth. For activists focused on climate change, its carbon-free attribute makes it a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Eddie Williams| Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:44:37 +0000
A modern town without power—shuttered stores, empty parking lots and useless traffic lights—can resemble an eerie, dystopian future where residents struggle to get what they need. This is the short-term […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:17:00 +0000
Winning POWER’s highest honor is Estrella del Mar III, a first-of-its-kind floating combined cycle gas turbine power barge that fulfills a remarkable assortment of modern power system demands. Nearly fully
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:37:20 +0000
Digitalization is now so firmly embedded in the power sector that if participants haven’t yet begun their digital journey, they’ve inherently fallen behind. That was a message repeated at the […]
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Read moreCredit 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: Trevor Dearing| Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:06:44 +0000
It’s been two years since the historic Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack shut down one of the largest and most vital oil pipelines in the U.S. While this hasn’t been the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Mark Ludewig| Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:28:44 +0000
Temporary work zones are often required when constructing or rehabilitating power generation facilities and infrastructure. Safety is the essential factor in any industrial setting, and this is especially true when […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:32:26 +0000
The power industry’s rapid adoption of digitalization is a striking example of its dynamic innovation—the continuous development and introduction of new ideas, products, or processes to meet shifting
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:30:00 +0000
After years of upgrade and retrofit projects, and a keen focus on safety and continuous improvement, the Coal Users’ Group board of directors selected Platte River Power Authority’s Rawhide Unit 1 as the
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:47 +0000
The U.S. power grid has many vulnerabilities, but power companies, with additional support from the government, are investing in the system and enhancing its operation through new innovative technology. The
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