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Saturday, June 17, 2023

Preparing to Wage a Nuclear War? Nuclear Attack F-16 Fighters to Ukraine - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Preparing to Wage a Nuclear War? Nuclear Attack F-16 Fighters to Ukraine - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

DOE Kicks Off Procurement Process for HALEU Fuels | Neutron Bytes

DOE Kicks Off Procurement Process for HALEU Fuels | Neutron Bytes

NATO takes Russia's nuclear weapons deployment in Belarus seriously — Stoltenberg - World - TASS

NATO takes Russia's nuclear weapons deployment in Belarus seriously — Stoltenberg - World - TASS

Putin explains stance on use of nukes — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Putin explains stance on use of nukes — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

(1) Nuclear Now ; What's Nuclear power! Oliver Stone's New Documentary .💣 - YouTube

(1) Nuclear Now ; What's Nuclear power! Oliver Stone's New Documentary .💣 - YouTube

On topic: Japan joins Asia race for global talent - Nikkei Asia

On topic: Japan joins Asia race for global talent - Nikkei Asia: Prompted by its labor shortage, Japan is making it easier for foreigners to work in the country and even gain permanent residency. By doing so, it is

A Russian ransomware gang breaches the Energy Department and other federal agencies - The Boston Globe

A Russian ransomware gang breaches the Energy Department and other federal agencies - The Boston Globe

The Global South is forging a new foreign policy in the face of war in Ukraine, China-US tensions: Active nonalignment

The Global South is forging a new foreign policy in the face of war in Ukraine, China-US tensions: Active nonalignment: Brazil and India are among the countries pointedly not taking sides over the war in Ukraine. But this is not the nonaligned movement of yesteryear.

Ilya Fabrichnikov: Why I disagree with the call for Russia to use its nuclear weapons against the West — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Ilya Fabrichnikov: Why I disagree with the call for Russia to use its nuclear weapons against the West — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

US reacts to Russia’s nuclear steps — RT World News

US reacts to Russia’s nuclear steps — RT World News

IN BRIEF: Zelensky ‘a disgrace to the Jewish people,’ future of F-16s: Putin’s SPIEF Q&A - Russian Politics & Diplomacy - TASS

IN BRIEF: Zelensky ‘a disgrace to the Jewish people,’ future of F-16s: Putin’s SPIEF Q&A - Russian Politics & Diplomacy - TASS

Friday, June 16, 2023

High point of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum: Putin on stage

High point of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum: Putin on stage: Vladimir Putin in response to a question pitched to him by Simes: “Some people are talking about Russia perhaps using tactical nuclear weapons now to re-instill in the minds of people in the West what nuclear deterrence is all about. Will Russia use these weapons?” Putin : “The answer is No. We do not plan to use nuclear weapons in this conflict. As I have said, their use is theoretically possible only when the existence of our statehood is threatened. As for tactical weapons, I do not want to lower the threshold for use of any nuclear arms. For purposes of deterrence, there is no need to remind the West that we have a significantly bigger stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons than they do. This is, so to speak, our competitive advantage. We have made our statement by positioning nuclear weapons in Belarus. That is a clear message. We have no need to frighten the whole world.”

Environmental Groups Urge Passage of Bill to Prevent Radioactive Waste Dumping - The Hudson Indy Westchester's Rivertowns News -

Environmental Groups Urge Passage of Bill to Prevent Radioactive Waste Dumping - The Hudson Indy Westchester's Rivertowns News -: By Rick Pezzullo– Environmental groups are urging the state Assembly to join its Senate colleagues in passing legislation that would prohibit the dumping of radioactive waste from the Indian Point nuclear power plant into the Hudson River. The Senate unanimously passed the bill June 9, but the Assembly failed to follow suit after Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay and others raised some last-minute concerns. Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg (D/Ossining), who introduced the bill, is hopeful the delay is only temporary. “This […]

On second try, Senate committee approves Baran for five more years at NRC - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

On second try, Senate committee approves Baran for five more years at NRC - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

US Nuclear Push Brings Regulatory Growing Pains | Energy Intelligence

US Nuclear Push Brings Regulatory Growing Pains | Energy Intelligence: The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is under increasing pressure to reform its regulatory reviews and fee structure.

Fukushima News | Fukushima Nuclear Disaster | Fukushima Accident

Fukushima News | Fukushima Nuclear Disaster | Fukushima Accident Fukushima Update June 16, 2023 - Tepco makes a final test for releasing wastewater... Palau's president visits F. Daiichi the day after testing began... Kepco continues to plan for used (spent) fuel to be shipped to France for recycling.

Updating America’s Asia strategy

Updating America’s Asia strategy: Ryan Hass, Bruce Jones, and Mireya Solís convened 10 Brookings scholars for a written dialogue on steps the United States could take to strengthen its overall strategy in Asia.

KGHM to cooperate on SMRs with industrial zone : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

KGHM to cooperate on SMRs with industrial zone : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Key components installed at Chinese units : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Key components installed at Chinese units : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Canadian approvals milestone for drone delivery of radioisotopes : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Canadian approvals milestone for drone delivery of radioisotopes : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Russian export push for floating nuclear power plants : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Russian export push for floating nuclear power plants : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

IAEA's Grossi 'learned a lot' from Zaporizhzhia visit : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

IAEA's Grossi 'learned a lot' from Zaporizhzhia visit : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

US regulators conclude Hermes safety review : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

US regulators conclude Hermes safety review : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its Final Safety Evaluation Report for Kairos Power's application to build the Hermes molten salt test reactor at a site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The company says it expects to receive a construction permit for the first-of-a-kind reactor later this year.

“We Need an NRC That Not Just Gets Out… | The Breakthrough Institute

“We Need an NRC That Not Just Gets Out… | The Breakthrough Institute

Why we can’t let nuclear energy become the next supply chain crisis

Why we can’t let nuclear energy become the next supply chain crisis

COVID-Vaccinated More Likely to Be Hospitalized: CDC Data

COVID-Vaccinated More Likely to Be Hospitalized: CDC Data

Visualizing the Uranium Mining Industry in 3 Charts

Visualizing the Uranium Mining Industry in 3 Charts

France invests over €100 million to revive nuclear sector -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

France invests over €100 million to revive nuclear sector -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Running out of time to be afraid -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Running out of time to be afraid -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

A Gateway to Artificial Intelligence for the Nuclear Industry -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

A Gateway to Artificial Intelligence for the Nuclear Industry -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

ANS annual meeting: “Failure is not an option” -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

ANS annual meeting: “Failure is not an option” -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Centrus HALEU plant receives regulatory clearance : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

Centrus HALEU plant receives regulatory clearance : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: The US nuclear fuel and services company Centrus has completed its operational readiness reviews and received regulatory approval to possess uranium at its Piketon, Ohio site and introduce uranium into the cascade of centrifuges it has constructed there. The company said it remains on track to begin production of high-assay low-enriched uranium at the plant before the end of the year.

US energy department, other agencies hit in global hacking spree | Reuters

US energy department, other agencies hit in global hacking spree | Reuters

How to compare energy sources—Apples to apples -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

How to compare energy sources—Apples to apples -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Breakthrough Institute pushes Build Nuclear Now campaign -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Breakthrough Institute pushes Build Nuclear Now campaign -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

“We Need an NRC That Not Just Gets Out… | The Breakthrough Institute

“We Need an NRC That Not Just Gets Out… | The Breakthrough Institute: The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Berkeley, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting…

How Communist China Could Imminently Cripple America’s Electric Grid: Tommy Waller

How Communist China Could Imminently Cripple America’s Electric Grid: Tommy Waller

Energy: Virtue Signals vs. Market Signals | RealClearPolicy

Energy: Virtue Signals vs. Market Signals | RealClearPolicy

(1) Energy Future Unveiled! THORIUM Molten Salt Reactors - YouTube

(1) Energy Future Unveiled! THORIUM Molten Salt Reactors - YouTube

China Thorium Molten Salt Experimental Reactor is Licensed for Operation | NextBigFuture.com

China Thorium Molten Salt Experimental Reactor is Licensed for Operation | NextBigFuture.com

US still spending billions on Russian uranium – NYT — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

US still spending billions on Russian uranium – NYT — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

US chipping away at semiconductor supply chains - Asia Times

US chipping away at semiconductor supply chains - Asia Times: On October 7, 2022, the US Bureau of Industry and Security issued new regulations on exports of semiconductors and certain semiconductor manufacturing

Pakistan pins hopes on Russian energy imports shrouded in secrecy - Nikkei Asia

Pakistan pins hopes on Russian energy imports shrouded in secrecy - Nikkei Asia

The U.S. Is Paying Billions to Russia’s Nuclear Agency. Here’s Why. - The New York Times

The U.S. Is Paying Billions to Russia’s Nuclear Agency. Here’s Why. - The New York Times

Belarus Has Begun Taking Delivery Of 'Powerful' Russian Nukes | ZeroHedge

Belarus Has Begun Taking Delivery Of 'Powerful' Russian Nukes | ZeroHedge

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Completion of German waste repository delayed : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News

Completion of German waste repository delayed : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: Work to convert the former Konrad iron ore mine into Germany's first repository for low and intermediate-level radioactive waste is running about two years behind schedule, according to the country's federal radioactive waste company, Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung. The repository will not be completed in 2027 as planned, it said.

USA plants continue to rely on foreign sources of uranium supply : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

USA plants continue to rely on foreign sources of uranium supply : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: US nuclear plant owners and operators purchased less uranium in 2022 than in 2021, and at a higher price, according to the US Energy Information Administration's latest annual uranium marketing report. Most of the uranium delivered in 2022 was of foreign origin, with Canada and Kazakhstan together providing more than half the total.

FEED contract signed for Bulgarian AP1000 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

FEED contract signed for Bulgarian AP1000 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Westinghouse has signed a front-end engineering and design contract with Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for the construction of an AP1000 reactor at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant site in Bulgaria.

Centrus HALEU plant receives regulatory clearance : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

Centrus HALEU plant receives regulatory clearance : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: The US nuclear fuel and services company Centrus has completed its operational readiness reviews and received regulatory approval to possess uranium at its Piketon, Ohio site and introduce uranium into the cascade of centrifuges it has constructed there. The company said it remains on track to begin production of high-assay low-enriched uranium at the plant before the end of the year.

Operating permit issued for Chinese molten salt reactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Operating permit issued for Chinese molten salt reactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been granted an operating licence for the experimental TMSR-LF1 thorium-powered molten-salt reactor, construction of which started in Wuwei city, Gansu province, in September 2018.

How Communist China Could Imminently Cripple America’s Electric Grid: Tommy Waller

How Communist China Could Imminently Cripple America’s Electric Grid: Tommy Waller

Democrats call Biden methane proposal ‘insufficient’ | The Hill

Democrats call Biden methane proposal ‘insufficient’ | The Hill

Biden administration rule would cut fees for renewable development on public lands | The Hill

Biden administration rule would cut fees for renewable development on public lands | The Hill: The Biden administration on Thursday announced a proposed new rule that would aim to speed the development of renewable energy on public lands. The proposed rule would cut fees for solar and wind development on public lands by 80 percent, according to an announcement by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Bureau also updated…

Iran confirms it is Talking with the Biden Administration about Nuclear Enrichment, Prisoners and Regional Relations

Iran confirms it is Talking with the Biden Administration about Nuclear Enrichment, Prisoners and Regional Relations

US determined to reach ‘small’ nuclear deal with Iran, Netanyahu says - The Jerusalem Post

US determined to reach ‘small’ nuclear deal with Iran, Netanyahu says - The Jerusalem Post

The Breakthrough Institute Launches Mobilization Effort for Build Nuclear Now Campaign with Six Figure Ad Buys in Targeted States

Yahoo Finance - Stock Market Live, Quotes, Business & Finance News: Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. energy security The Climate Can't Wait Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. e

Slovakia submits bid for SMR feasibility study funding : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Slovakia submits bid for SMR feasibility study funding : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The Ministry of Economy and Slovenské elektrárne have signed a memorandum of cooperation with a range of partners in the energy field to support the development of small modular reactors in Slovakia, including applying for funding from the USA's Project Phoenix.

Westinghouse Signs Key Contract for AP1000® Reactor with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild to Support Bulgaria’s Energy Future

Westinghouse Signs Key Contract for AP1000® Reactor with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild to Support Bulgaria’s Energy Future: Westinghouse Electric Company today announced it signed a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for a new AP1000® reactor to be located at the Kozloduy site.

X-energy lowers SPAC deal value to $1.8 billion | Reuters

X-energy lowers SPAC deal value to $1.8 billion | Reuters: X-energy Reactor Co LLC, which laid out plans to go public by merging with a blank-check firm last year, lowered its deal value on Monday to $1.8 billion from nearly $2.1 billion.

The U.S. Is Paying Billions to Russia’s Nuclear Agency. Here’s Why. - The New York Times

The U.S. Is Paying Billions to Russia’s Nuclear Agency. Here’s Why. - The New York Times: Nuclear power companies rely on cheap enriched uranium made in Russia. That geopolitical dilemma is intensifying as climate change underscores the need for emissions-free energy.

Manchin, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023 | U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia

Manchin, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023 | U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia: The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia

AECL and CNL sign long-term agreement with Canadian indigenous group -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

AECL and CNL sign long-term agreement with Canadian indigenous group -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

IAEA and FAO set date for food safety event | Food Safety News

IAEA and FAO set date for food safety event | Food Safety News: IAEA and FAO are to hold an event next year focusing on the use of nuclear technologies for food safety. The International Symposium on Food Safety and

Westinghouse to enhance safety of Ukrainian VVER-440s : Corporate - World Nuclear News

Westinghouse to enhance safety of Ukrainian VVER-440s : Corporate - World Nuclear News: Westinghouse has signed a contract with Ukraine's Energoatom to design, manufacture and deliver long-term containment cooling systems as part of the modernisation of units 1 and 2 of the Rivne nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, Westinghouse is working with 11 European partners to create security of supply of fuel for VVER reactors operating in the EU and Ukraine.

Xcel’s aging nuclear plants key to clean energy plans but have risks

Xcel’s aging nuclear plants key to clean energy plans but have risks: Xcel recently asked nuclear regulators to extend the life of its Monticello plant from 60 to 80 years and expects to do the same for Prairie Island.

Need a bigger nuclear workforce? Aiming for gender balance will help, says NEA -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Need a bigger nuclear workforce? Aiming for gender balance will help, says NEA -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Running out of time to be afraid -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Running out of time to be afraid -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Judge rules $45B Hanford site WA cleanup contract invalid | Tri-City Herald

Judge rules $45B Hanford site WA cleanup contract invalid | Tri-City Herald: The losing bidder had challenged the award of the contract.

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Westinghouse Strengthens Nuclear Safety in Ukraine with Advanced Cooling System Upgrades at Energoatom’s VVER-440 Reactors | Business Wire

Westinghouse Strengthens Nuclear Safety in Ukraine with Advanced Cooling System Upgrades at Energoatom’s VVER-440 Reactors | Business Wire: Westinghouse Electric Company announced today it has signed a contract with Energoatom to design, manufacture and deliver Long-Term Containment Coolin

Yahoo Finance - Stock Market Live, Quotes, Business & Finance News

Yahoo Finance - Stock Market Live, Quotes, Business & Finance News: Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. energy security The Climate Can't Wait Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. e

Manchin, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023 | U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia

Manchin, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023 | U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia

Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Are More Than Just Oil and Water | Opinion

Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Are More Than Just Oil and Water | Opinion

The Indictment Revealed and Other Current Affairs -

The Indictment Revealed and Other Current Affairs -

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certifies First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Design | Latham & Watkins LLP - JDSupra

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certifies First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Design | Latham & Watkins LLP - JDSupra: The move represents a step forward for the small modular nuclear reactor industry, but legislative uncertainty over new nuclear facilities in the US remains. As part of...

Ranking Member Capito: Five More Years of NRC Commissioner Baran Would Impede America’s Nuclear Energy Future - Minority News - U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Ranking Member Capito: Five More Years of NRC Commissioner Baran Would Impede America’s Nuclear Energy Future - Minority News - U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Modernizing Our Hydropower Plants - PGE's Oldest Assets in the Fight Against Climate Change | Energy Central

Modernizing Our Hydropower Plants - PGE's Oldest Assets in the Fight Against Climate Change | Energy Central

What Counts as Climate? | The Breakthrough Institute

What Counts as Climate? | The Breakthrough Institute

G [SocialMedia] The Breakthrough Institute Launches Mobilization Effort for Build Nuclear Now Campaign with Six Figure Ad Buys in Targeted States

Gmail - [SocialMedia] The Breakthrough Institute Launches Mobilization Effort for Build Nuclear Now Campaign with Six Figure Ad Buys in Targeted States The Breakthrough Institute Tue, June 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM EDT·4 min read Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. energy security The Climate Can't Wait Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. energy security Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. energy security We Need Change Now Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. energy security Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. energy security BERKELEY, Calif., June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Breakthrough Institute (BTI), a global research center that identifies and promotes technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges, today announced the launch of mobilization efforts for the Build Nuclear Now campaign, in partnership with Stand up for Nuclear, Generation Atomic, Mothers for Nuclear, Nuclear New York and Green Nuclear Deal. Build Nuclear Now is a national campaign engaging Americans in targeted states to call for regulatory and legislative change to accelerate the licensing and deployment of new advanced nuclear reactors in the United States. The mobilization campaign is supported by six figure ad buys in multiple U.S. states to engage the strong majority of Americans who support nuclear energy. Build Nuclear Now is mobilizing citizens to call on their members of Congress to change the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to be in line with its legal mandate to develop, and increase the efficiency and reliability of use of, all energy sources to meet the needs of present and future generations. The campaign aims to strengthen the state level pro-nuclear groups through capacity building and resource sharing to amplify local voices advocating for advanced nuclear energy in communities across the country, with the goal of accelerating and increasing deployment of advanced nuclear energy facilities in the United States. “Advanced nuclear energy will be the safest energy technology ever utilized by human societies and is necessary to deeply decarbonize the U.S. economy,” said Ted Nordhaus, Executive Director of The Breakthrough Institute. “We have the tools and technology to shift the tide on climate change now and move the U.S. toward greater energy independence, and the biggest thing standing in the way is much-needed regulatory change. U.S. policies and regulations must be modernized to reflect major improvements in nuclear technologies or we risk falling behind as a global leader in nuclear energy.” Nordhaus continued, “It is critical that the NRC take a more balanced regulatory approach that considers the positive impact of advanced nuclear technology deployment on improving public health, improving overall safety of the U.S. energy system, and decarbonization.” The two AP1000 reactors that will soon commence commercial operation represent the only reactor design that the NRC has ever licensed to be commercialized since the NRC’s founding in 1974. This inaction is halting progress toward the development of carbon-free energy needed to combat climate change. Advanced nuclear developers still do not have a clear roadmap for how to license their reactors, even as Congress has directed and funded the first-moving developers to commercialize advanced reactors by 2028. “Overregulation of nuclear energy is imposing huge public health burdens on Americans, especially underserved communities, from air pollution,” said Adam Stein, Director of Nuclear Innovation at The Breakthrough Institute. “The NRC is not carrying out its mission and legal mandate, and is denying the American people access to clean, affordable energy. Instead, the NRC operates under a self-described mission focused primarily on a decades old understanding of nuclear safety and technology that is not applicable to the new technology and tools that are currently being commercialized. While nuclear safety is paramount, the NRC’s mission needs to be rewritten and legally mandated by Congress to modernize the regulatory framework for advanced nuclear reactors.” To take action and urge Congress and the NRC to modernize, simplify and expedite this licensing process so developers have a clear regulatory pathway for advanced nuclear energy deployment, please join the Build Nuclear Now campaign at the following link: https://buildnuclearnow.org/ About The Breakthrough Institute The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Berkeley, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges in three areas: energy, conservation, and food and farming. For additional information about the Breakthrough Institute, please visit: https://thebreakthrough.org Media Contact: breakthrough@icrinc.com Photos accompanying this announcement are available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e2089caf-b8c7-4c91-abc5-0de0e930b954 https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/aaa025a2-f31a-4378-93ab-07bf66d15ac1

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(1) Peter Thiel, Palmer Luckey, and Alex Epstein discuss Fossil Future

(1) Peter Thiel, Palmer Luckey, and Alex Epstein discuss Fossil Future

The US Energy Department is spending $26M to help find a temporary site to store spent nuclear fuel | AP News

The US Energy Department is spending $26M to help find a temporary site to store spent nuclear fuel | AP News: Federal energy regulators are spending $26 million to find communities willing to accept a temporary federal site to store spent nuclear fuel while a permanent repository is completed. According to a recent news release from the U.S. Energy Department, 13 groups made up of industry, academic, nonprofit, government and community representatives will each get $2 million to explore the most equitable approach to picking an interim site to store highly radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. This study is being conducted with the aim of creating a federal site independent of the two private sites proposed for southern New Mexico and Texas, which are embroiled in heated political and legal battles.

Hanford uses 3D scanning to help prep for demolitions -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Hanford uses 3D scanning to help prep for demolitions -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

World’s largest lutetium-177 radionuclide facility opens

World’s largest lutetium-177 radionuclide facility opens: The new German facility has Industry 4.0 capabilities and will produce radionuclides to help meet the rising demand for radiopharmaceuticals.

Tennessee Tech launches nuclear engineering program with help from UCOR -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Tennessee Tech launches nuclear engineering program with help from UCOR -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Rolls-Royce SMR puts case for producing hydrogen : Corporate - World Nuclear News

Rolls-Royce SMR puts case for producing hydrogen : Corporate - World Nuclear News: UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR says a joint feasibility report produced with Sumitomo Corporation shows its small modular reactors have an advantage over other available sources for the production of hydrogen.

Orano, Mitsubishi agree on transport package pooling : Corporate - World Nuclear News

Orano, Mitsubishi agree on transport package pooling : Corporate - World Nuclear News: The innovative package-sharing service is modelled on car-sharing, and will provide a simplified and competitive way of managing the transport of enriched uranium hexafluoride using DN30 transport casks, Orano said.

Westinghouse to enhance safety of Ukrainian VVER-440s : Corporate - World Nuclear News

Westinghouse to enhance safety of Ukrainian VVER-440s : Corporate - World Nuclear News: Westinghouse has signed a contract with Ukraine's Energoatom to design, manufacture and deliver long-term containment cooling systems as part of the modernisation of units 1 and 2 of the Rivne nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, Westinghouse is working with 11 European partners to create security of supply of fuel for VVER reactors operating in the EU and Ukraine.

Nuclearelectrica and partners sign MoU for NuScale plants : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Nuclearelectrica and partners sign MoU for NuScale plants : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Nuclearelectrica, E-INFRA, Nova Power & Gas, Fluor Enterprises, Samsung C&T Corporation and NuScale Power have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate to implement NuScale small modular reactor plants in Romania and elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe.

USNC delivers TRISO particle fuel to NASA : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

USNC delivers TRISO particle fuel to NASA : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation has delivered uranium nitride coated uranium oxycarbide tristructural isotropic fuel to NASA's Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion programme. The company says this demonstrates the "flexibility, precision and value" of its Pilot Fuel Manufacturing Facility.

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

NuScale’s Small Modular Reactor Plans Bolstered by Robust Supply Chain | American Public Power Association

NuScale’s Small Modular Reactor Plans Bolstered by Robust Supply Chain | American Public Power Association

The Breakthrough Institute Launches… | The Breakthrough Institute

The Breakthrough Institute Launches… | The Breakthrough Institute The Breakthrough Institute Launches Mobilization Effort for Build Nuclear Now Campaign with Six Figure Ad Buys in Targeted States Build Nuclear Now calls for Congress to amend the mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recognize the value of nuclear energy as a critical technology for addressing climate change, reducing pollution, and enabling U.S. energy security

Lack of Russian gas could bring German industry to standstill – minister — RT World News

Lack of Russian gas could bring German industry to standstill – minister — RT World News

White House to Provide Ukraine With Depleted Uranium Tank Shells - Reports

White House to Provide Ukraine With Depleted Uranium Tank Shells - Reports

Nuclear talks currently underway in Abu Dhabi between Iran, E3 | Al Mayadeen English

Nuclear talks currently underway in Abu Dhabi between Iran, E3 | Al Mayadeen English

Westinghouse, Astrobotic team up on space projects : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Westinghouse, Astrobotic team up on space projects : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Think the debt fight was bad? It could be worse with climate change. - E&E News

Think the debt fight was bad? It could be worse with climate change. - E&E News: Pressure on the federal budget will grow as rising temperatures deplete economic activity and increase disaster spending, experts say. Fill […]

[SocialMedia] S & P Global Has a Dim View of Future of Nuclear Energy

[SocialMedia] S & P Global Has a Dim View of Future of Nuclear Energy - New nuclear power units likely in US in next decade, despite challenges: experts S & P Global 06/13/23 https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/energy-transition/061223-new-nuclear-power-units-likely-in-us-in-next-decade-despite-challenges-experts HIGHLIGHTS Yet $300 billion in federal loans untouched Advanced demonstration project in works Finance, policy and environmental factors favor the development of several new nuclear generation units over the next decade in the US, but challenges persist, experts said June 11 during a panel discussion at the Edison Electric Institute's 2023 conference in Austin, Texas. At the end of the panel, moderator Jim Schaefer, senior managing director for the energy sector at Guggenheim Partners, said, "By 2033, there will be three [new] working third-generation reactors, there'll be four working fourth-generation reactors, and there'll be three functional fusion reactors." That prediction faces several hurdles, however. An offer of as much as $300 billion in nuclear financing remains untouched, said panelist Julie Kozeracki, US Department Energy senior advisor for loan programs. 'Stuck in stalemate' "The New nuclear power units likely in US in next decade, despite challenges: experts S & P Global 06/13/23 https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/energy-transition/061223-new-nuclear-power-units-likely-in-us-in-next-decade-despite-challenges-experts HIGHLIGHTS Yet $300 billion in federal loans untouched Advanced demonstration project in works Finance, policy and environmental factors favor the development of several new nuclear generation units over the next decade in the US, but challenges persist, experts said June 11 during a panel discussion at the Edison Electric Institute's 2023 conference in Austin, Texas. At the end of the panel, moderator Jim Schaefer, senior managing director for the energy sector at Guggenheim Partners, said, "By 2033, there will be three [new] working third-generation reactors, there'll be four working fourth-generation reactors, and there'll be three functional fusion reactors." That prediction faces several hurdles, however. An offer of as much as $300 billion in nuclear financing remains untouched, said panelist Julie Kozeracki, US Department Energy senior advisor for loan programs. 'Stuck in stalemate' "The industry is stuck in a stalemate, where utilities are staring at reactor developers, reactor developers are staring at the suppliers, and no one is really ready to move or make real capital decisions about building new nuclear," Kozeracki said. "There are two big things that we have to get right in order to break through that, and one of those is establishing the mandate for clean firm power, and the fact is that we just don't have many good options for it." Nuclear power should not be compared with coal or natural gas or renewables in themselves, Kozeracki said, but also combined with the means of providing power that is both firm – e.g., including long-duration energy storage for renewables – and clean – e.g., including carbon capture for fossil fuels. "When you look at the competitor set for your clean, firm options, I actually see nuclear as having a pretty good competitive shot at, for example, 200 GW of that 700 or 800 GW of clean, firm capacity that we're going to have to add to the grid by 2050," Kozeracki said. The second significant step that must be taken to break the nuclear stalemate, Kozeracki said, "is a committed order book of new nuclear deployments." "What's essential here is you need a critical mass of call it five to 10 orders for an individual design," because only at that scale does the cost per MW of capacity fall dramatically, Kozeracki said. From coal to nuclear Chris Levesque, TerraPower president and CEO, said his company is working with PacifiCorp, a western US power company owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and DOE to develop a Natrium advanced nuclear demonstration project at the site of a coal-fired power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, which is slated for retirement. As a joint TeraPower/GE Hitachi project, the Natrium sodium fast reactor is coupled with molten salt-based energy storage to boost the ability to serve demand over longer time periods. TerraPower and PacifiCorp are studying the possibility of adding up to five additional commercial units by 2035, the companies said in a news release Oct. 27. "We're preparing to put the first Natrium reactor online in 2030," Levesque said June 11. However, Levesque said that as Russia and China are pushing hard for the development and expansion of their nuclear power sector, the US federal government should provide a similar commitment. "The commercial stalemate is all about the fact that a national investment is needed," Levesque said. "If we're going to be on par with China and Russia and make clean energy, a national investment is needed. If I look at the regulated utilities folks in this crowd, you do not believe that it's you're job to make regional ratepayers make national investments." 'From science to industrialization' Chris Mowry, CEO of Type One Energy, said his company is working to apply advanced three-dimensional printing methods, computational physics and high-temperature superconducting materials in developing commercially viable fusion power systems. "If the industry and its stakeholders continue to ramp up investment in the space at anywhere near the rate that it has over the past four or five years, you'll see that first commercial pilot plant early next decade," Mowry said. "I think that the pacing items on fusion have shifted from science to industrialization of a set of technologies." As the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has decided to allow nuclear fusion to progress under protocols similar to nuclear medicine, rather than nuclear power generation, Mowry said fusion system developers have less of a focus on meeting regulatory guidelines and instead, "trying to figure out how to translate large-format 3-D printing ... and make the equipment in my fusion power plant."

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