Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Friday, March 22, 2024

16 Republican AGs sue Biden administration over LNG exports pause | The Hill

16 Republican AGs sue Biden administration over LNG exports pause | The Hill

Filling Nuclear Power’s $5 Trillion Hole Is Beyond the Banks - BNN Bloomberg

Filling Nuclear Power’s $5 Trillion Hole Is Beyond the Banks - BNN Bloomberg

The West’s Nuclear Power Revival Could Be Slower Than Hoped | OilPrice.com

The West’s Nuclear Power Revival Could Be Slower Than Hoped | OilPrice.com

Acceptance for review of UUSA License Amendment Request for Changes to License Conditions and Raise Enrichment Limit to Less than 10 Weight percent for LEU+ Production Systems - ML24052A385.pdf

Acceptance for review of UUSA License Amendment Request for Changes to License Conditions and Raise Enrichment Limit to Less than 10 Weight percent for LEU+ Production Systems - ML24052A385.pdf

A Bill Gates Company Plans to Build a Nuclear Power Plant in Wyoming

A Bill Gates Company Plans to Build a Nuclear Power Plant in Wyoming

Google, Microsoft, and Nucor announce a new initiative to aggregate demand to scale the adoption of advanced clean electricity technologies

Google, Microsoft, and Nucor announce a new initiative to aggregate demand to scale the adoption of advanced clean electricity technologies

Revitalization of nuclear energy policy for green transformation in Japan -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Revitalization of nuclear energy policy for green transformation in Japan -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

California’s Electricity Disaster In Seven Charts

California’s Electricity Disaster In Seven Charts

Thursday, March 21, 2024

‘There’s Been No Increase’: Scientists Debunk Climate Change Claims About Hurricanes | The Epoch Times

‘There’s Been No Increase’: Scientists Debunk Climate Change Claims About Hurricanes | The Epoch Times

Germany and a European Nuclear Deterrence Capability - The Globalist

Germany and a European Nuclear Deterrence Capability - The Globalist

Opportunities for Using AI in the Nuclear Energy Industry | Neutron Bytes

Opportunities for Using AI in the Nuclear Energy Industry | Neutron Bytes

Romania to build six SMRs with US financing - Nuclear Engineering International

Romania to build six SMRs with US financing - Nuclear Engineering International

The extraordinary financial costs of nuclear power

The extraordinary financial costs of nuclear power

Climate Policy Is a Federal Issue | RealClearPolicy

Climate Policy Is a Federal Issue | RealClearPolicy

The Energy Transition Is Not Happening | RealClearPolicy

The Energy Transition Is Not Happening | RealClearPolicy

Biden’s War on Gas Cars Will Cost Americans a Fortune | RealClearPolicy

Biden’s War on Gas Cars Will Cost Americans a Fortune | RealClearPolicy

Geo-Engineering in Plain Sight

Geo-Engineering in Plain Sight

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

U.S. speeds up underwater testing of sub-launched hypersonics - Nikkei Asia

U.S. speeds up underwater testing of sub-launched hypersonics - Nikkei Asia

Nuclear energy: Bill Gates’ TerraPower aims to build first US next-generation plant

Nuclear energy: Bill Gates’ TerraPower aims to build first US next-generation plant

Regulators say proposed emergency response changes at Seabrook Station not justified

Regulators say proposed emergency response changes at Seabrook Station not justified

Seabrook emergency planning is still a topic of concern for Seacoast leaders | New Hampshire Public Radio

Seabrook emergency planning is still a topic of concern for Seacoast leaders | New Hampshire Public Radio

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Nuclear fusion backers meet in US capital as competition with China looms, ET EnergyWorld

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Nuclear fusion backers meet in US capital as competition with China looms, ET EnergyWorld

TerraPower: What We Know About Bill Gates's Nuclear Power Plant In Wyoming

TerraPower: What We Know About Bill Gates's Nuclear Power Plant In Wyoming

Clementine—The world’s first fast neutron reactor -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Clementine—The world’s first fast neutron reactor -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

A nuclear plant’s closure was hailed as a green win. Then emissions went up | Nuclear power | The Guardian

A nuclear plant’s closure was hailed as a green win. Then emissions went up | Nuclear power | The Guardian

Google, Microsoft and Nucor team up on clean energy development : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News

Google, Microsoft and Nucor team up on clean energy development : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News

Canadian partnership for microreactor deployment : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Canadian partnership for microreactor deployment : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

The U.S. Is Betting Big on Small Nuclear Reactors

The U.S. Is Betting Big on Small Nuclear Reactors

IAEA to help Iraq develop peaceful nuclear programme, agency head says | Reuters

IAEA to help Iraq develop peaceful nuclear programme, agency head says | Reuters

EDF to Produce Radioactive Material for France’s Nuclear Weapons - Bloomberg

EDF to Produce Radioactive Material for France’s Nuclear Weapons - Bloomberg

Nuclear energy: Bill Gates’ TerraPower aims to build first US next-generation plant

Nuclear energy: Bill Gates’ TerraPower aims to build first US next-generation plant

Constellation Offers Nation’s First Corporate Green Bond for Nuclear Energy

Constellation Offers Nation’s First Corporate Green Bond for Nuclear Energy

NuScale CEO touts data center deal, heavy industry SMR interest amid $180M loss for 2023 | Utility Dive

NuScale CEO touts data center deal, heavy industry SMR interest amid $180M loss for 2023 | Utility Dive

I became a nuclear engineer to help the planet

I became a nuclear engineer to help the planet

Caribbean-Spring? Protests Erupt In Cuba Amid Food Shortages, Blackouts | ZeroHedge

Caribbean-Spring? Protests Erupt In Cuba Amid Food Shortages, Blackouts | ZeroHedge

Russia Mulls Security Buffer Zone As Ukraine Drones Shut Down 600,000 Barrels Of Daily Refining | ZeroHedge

Russia Mulls Security Buffer Zone As Ukraine Drones Shut Down 600,000 Barrels Of Daily Refining | ZeroHedge