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Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Win POWER's Plant of the Year Award Adding new reactors to the U.S.’s fleet of nuclear power plants doesn’t happen every day. In fact, prior to the addition of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, it hadn’t been done from scratch in decades

Kairos Power Gets NRC Green Light for Second Molten Salt Nuclear Facility The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has wrapped up its final safety evaluation for Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 “low power” advanced test facility, comprising two 35-MWth test molten salt reactors—similar to… Nuclear Cogeneration Gains Momentum in Wyoming with New Microreactor Partnership 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…

In Case You Missed It The ADVANCE Act—Legislation Crucial for a U.S. Nuclear Renaissance—Clears Congress. Here's a Detailed Breakdown The U.S. Senate has passed the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, sweeping legislation that seeks to promote U.S. nuclear leadership, accelerate advanced nuclear technology…

The World Wants Nuclear Power Again—America Can Lead After a decades-long slowdown marked by fits and starts, the U.S. is once again building and innovating in nuclear power. In April, the second of two new nuclear units went into service at Georgia Power’s India Pledges Support for Nuclear, Coal, and Pumped Storage Projects Officials in India said that country's energy transition plan will focus on developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), pumped energy storage projects, and more efficient coal-fired power plants. Finance Minister…

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South Africa Extends Koeberg Unit 1’s Lifespan, Stands Firm on Nuclear Expansion Plans South African state-owned utility Eskom has garnered the National Nuclear Regulator’s (NNR’s) approval to continue operating Unit 1 of the 1,860-MW Koeberg Nuclear Power Station for another 20 years, until… Group Selected to Develop Pilot Nuclear Fusion Plant A global professional services and project management company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, announced it has been chose to develop the pre-concept design for a nuclear fusion pilot plant (FPP). The…

Analyst Says Nuclear Industry Is ‘Totally Irrelevant’ in the Market for New Power Capacity Nuclear power has consistently provided about 19% to 20% of total annual U.S. electricity generation since 1990. It provides significant amounts of electricity in many other countries as well. According… Framatome Will Supply Fuel for VVER Nuclear Reactors in Slovakia Framatome and Slovak utility Slovenské elektrárne on July 23 announced the companies have signed a major contract for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the Bohunice and Mochovce VVER… Cost Makes Adding New Nuclear Power Plants Unthinkable On Friday, May 31, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm flew to Georgia to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Plant Vogtle, the first set of nuclear reactors built…

What We’re Watching ORNL partners with Jackson State, Tennessee Tech to enhance nuclear research, education The National Security Sciences Directorate within the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has signed a memoranda of understanding with Jackson State University and with Tennessee Tech University. The MOUs detail ORNL’s intention to work with each university to enhance… Read more by clicking here. Analysing options to finance nuclear new build The financing of new nuclear power plants is one of the biggest challenges facing the sector today. Despite a growing number of NEA member countries deciding that nuclear energy has a bigger role to play in the energy transition, a number of technical, economic, institutional and logistical challenges need to be overcome. Attaining sufficient financing is… Read more by clicking here.

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