Aaron Larson, Author at POWER Magazine https://www.powermag.com/author/alarson/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:41:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Aaron Larson, Author at POWER Magazine https://www.powermag.com/author/alarson/ 32 32 Best of POWER—November 11, 2024 https://www.powermag.com/eletters/best-of-power-november-11-2024/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:34:31 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=eletters&p=225236 POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   November 11, 2024 Power Shift: Trump’s Energy Agenda Sparks Cautious Optimism, Climate Concerns Tuesday’s election, which will […]

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]]> Kingston Coal Ash Spill: Cleanup Workers Were the Unfortunate Losers https://www.powermag.com/kingston-coal-ash-spill-cleanup-workers-were-the-unfortunate-losers/ https://www.powermag.com/kingston-coal-ash-spill-cleanup-workers-were-the-unfortunate-losers/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:15:59 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225121 On Dec. 22, 2008, a major dike failure occurred on the north slopes of the ash pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Kingston Fossil Plant. The failure resulted in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-podcast/feed/ 0 COAL POWER Direct—November 6, 2024 https://www.powermag.com/eletters/coal-power-direct-november-6-2024/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:17:47 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=eletters&p=225081 POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   November 6, 2024 Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online The power generation sector is […]

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]]> T&D POWER Direct—November 4, 2024 https://www.powermag.com/eletters/td-power-direct-november-4-2024/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:21:49 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=eletters&p=225033 POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   November 4, 2024 $3B in Transmission Substation and Line Projects Proposed in Pacific Northwest The Bonneville Power […]

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]]> Why Data Center Developers Should Think ‘Power First’ https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/ https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:08:31 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224938 You don’t need me to tell you how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the power grid; you can just ask AI. Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic, told POWER, […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/feed/ 0 Best of POWER—October 28, 2024 https://www.powermag.com/eletters/best-of-power-october-28-2024/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:50:42 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=eletters&p=224833 POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   October 28, 2024 A Breakdown of Cuba’s Grid Collapse and Recovery Efforts Cuba is in the throes […]

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]]> NUCLEAR POWER Direct—October 23, 2024 https://www.powermag.com/eletters/nuclear-power-direct-october-23-2024/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:54:36 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=eletters&p=224724 POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   October 23, 2024 Amazon Backs Massive Nuclear SMR Deployment: 5 GW with X-Energy, Agreements With Energy Northwest, […]

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]]> What Are Microreactors and How Soon Could We See One in Operation https://www.powermag.com/what-are-microreactors-and-how-soon-could-we-see-one-in-operation/ https://www.powermag.com/what-are-microreactors-and-how-soon-could-we-see-one-in-operation/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:40:57 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224712 Microreactors are a class of very small modular reactors targeted for non-conventional nuclear markets. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports a variety of advanced reactor designs, including gas, liquid-metal, […]

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MARVEL, under development at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is a 85-kWth/20-kWe sodium-potassium-cooled microreactor that will help researchers explore advanced reactor applications, including microgrid integration, remote monitoring, and autonomous control technologies. TRIGA International recently began fabricating fuel for MARVEL, with the first shipment expected by spring 2025. Fuel loading is planned for 2026, and the reactor is projected to be operational by 2027. Source: DOE

]]> https://www.powermag.com/what-are-microreactors-and-how-soon-could-we-see-one-in-operation/feed/ 0 $3B in Transmission Substation and Line Projects Proposed in Pacific Northwest https://www.powermag.com/3b-in-transmission-substation-and-line-projects-proposed-in-pacific-northwest/ https://www.powermag.com/3b-in-transmission-substation-and-line-projects-proposed-in-pacific-northwest/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:11:07 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224578 The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has identified 13 new transmission substation and line projects designed to reinforce the Pacific Northwest’s electric grid. If constructed, these projects would accommodate regional load […]

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