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

Saturday, July 6, 2024

Why Nuclear is Cheaper than Wind and Solar

Why Nuclear is Cheaper than Wind and Solar

Ideas & Opinions — Ken Hale: PG&E disasters due to lack of maintenance continue to mount | Community | theunion.com

Ideas & Opinions — Ken Hale: PG&E disasters due to lack of maintenance continue to mount | Community | theunion.com

Long Shot Restart Efforts for Duane Arnold and TMI 1 | Neutron Bytes

Long Shot Restart Efforts for Duane Arnold and TMI 1 | Neutron Bytes

‘Irreversible Harm’ - Israel Approves Three Settlement Outposts, Thousands of Housing Units in West Bank - Palestine Chronicle

‘Irreversible Harm’ - Israel Approves Three Settlement Outposts, Thousands of Housing Units in West Bank - Palestine Chronicle

Energy Industry Warns of 'Irreparable Harm' to Grid From EPA's New Emissions Rule – DC Journal - InsideSources

Energy Industry Warns of 'Irreparable Harm' to Grid From EPA's New Emissions Rule – DC Journal - InsideSources

Fusion Power Is Now a Possible Dream

Fusion Power Is Now a Possible Dream

Chart: The US battery market is on track for its best… | Canary Media

Chart: The US battery market is on track for its best… | Canary Media

The Battery That China Is Hiding from the World: It Uses This Strange Material and Could Destroy Our Industry

The Battery That China Is Hiding from the World: It Uses This Strange Material and Could Destroy Our Industry

Battery unit that stores 100,000 kWh on single charge goes online

Battery unit that stores 100,000 kWh on single charge goes online

US DOE allocates $100 million for non-lithium, long-duration energy storage pilots – pv magazine International

US DOE allocates $100 million for non-lithium, long-duration energy storage pilots – pv magazine International

World’s first grid-scale, semi-solid-state energy storage project goes online – pv magazine International

World’s first grid-scale, semi-solid-state energy storage project goes online – pv magazine International

The WHO: Building a Permanent Pandemic Market

The WHO: Building a Permanent Pandemic Market

Issue 92 | Hoover Institution The Future of US Weapons Production

Issue 92 | Hoover Institution

Friday, July 5, 2024

Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI

Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI

About the statistical review | Statistical Review of World Energy

About the statistical review | Statistical Review of World Energy

(28) Post | Feed | LinkedIn

(28) Post | Feed | LinkedIn

Supreme Court overturns Chevron; issues other decisions impacting NRC and agencies - Hogan Lovells Engage

Supreme Court overturns Chevron; issues other decisions impacting NRC and agencies - Hogan Lovells Engage

Welcome - NuclearTownhall

Welcome - NuclearTownhall

Tensions With Iran Spotlight Israel's Hidden Nuclear Arsenal - Business Insider

Tensions With Iran Spotlight Israel's Hidden Nuclear Arsenal - Business Insider

Biden lies too - Washington Examiner

Biden lies too - Washington Examiner

Putin makes missile announcement — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Putin makes missile announcement — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

US air moves in Japan more head fake than power punch - Asia Times

US air moves in Japan more head fake than power punch - Asia Times

U.S. Government Helps Nuclear Energy Allies Catch Up to Russia, China

U.S. Government Helps Nuclear Energy Allies Catch Up to Russia, China

Israel Is on the Verge of Fascism. Will It Cross the Threshold? - Opinion - Haaretz.com

Israel Is on the Verge of Fascism. Will It Cross the Threshold? - Opinion - Haaretz.com

Research institute for SMR-powered ships launched : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Research institute for SMR-powered ships launched : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Thursday, July 4, 2024

US startup to supply 320 MW geothermal energy to run 350,000 homes

US startup to supply 320 MW geothermal energy to run 350,000 homes

Russian nuclear power plant workers injured in Ukrainian attack – officials — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Russian nuclear power plant workers injured in Ukrainian attack – officials — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Novel transistor material shows nuclear potential : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Novel transistor material shows nuclear potential : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Drone attacks continue near Zaporizhzhia plant : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Drone attacks continue near Zaporizhzhia plant : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

First Honeymoon shipment bound for Europe : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

First Honeymoon shipment bound for Europe : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

EC approves completion of Romanian reactors : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

EC approves completion of Romanian reactors : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Podcast: How are the USA's historic new Vogtle nuclear units doing? : Perspectives - World Nuclear News

Podcast: How are the USA's historic new Vogtle nuclear units doing? : Perspectives - World Nuclear News

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Biden in the Bardo - CounterPunch.org

Biden in the Bardo - CounterPunch.org

(205) NATO Doesn't Have Strategy and It's All Collapsing | MIT Prof. Ted Postol - YouTube

(205) NATO Doesn't Have Strategy and It's All Collapsing | MIT Prof. Ted Postol - YouTube

The Houthis' Hypersonic Missile is a Game-Changer in Red Sea, by Mike Whitney - The Unz Review

The Houthis' Hypersonic Missile is a Game-Changer in Red Sea, by Mike Whitney - The Unz Review

Precious rare earth metals belong to the state, China declares – POLITICO

Precious rare earth metals belong to the state, China declares – POLITICO

AEP, Exelon challenge PJM interconnection pact for Amazon data center at Talen nuclear plant | Utility Dive

AEP, Exelon challenge PJM interconnection pact for Amazon data center at Talen nuclear plant | Utility Dive

US Completes Hypersonic Missile Flight Test in Bid to Keep Up With China | The Epoch Times

US Completes Hypersonic Missile Flight Test in Bid to Keep Up With China | The Epoch Times

Supreme Court overturns Chevron; issues other decisions impacting NRC and agencies - Hogan Lovells Engage

Supreme Court overturns Chevron; issues other decisions impacting NRC and agencies - Hogan Lovells Engage

Exclusive: Constellation talking to Pennsylvania on Three Mile Island restart, sources say | Reuters

Exclusive: Constellation talking to Pennsylvania on Three Mile Island restart, sources say | Reuters

Physicists' laser experiment excites atom's nucleus, may enable new type of atomic clock

Physicists' laser experiment excites atom's nucleus, may enable new type of atomic clock

Nuclear danger is growing. Physicists of the world, unite! - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Nuclear danger is growing. Physicists of the world, unite! - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

There at the Beginning: The U.S.-China Battery Showdown — The Information

There at the Beginning: The U.S.-China Battery Showdown — The Information

Holtec joins NRC, ISP in petitioning the Supreme Court on interim storage -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Holtec joins NRC, ISP in petitioning the Supreme Court on interim storage -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Researcher focuses on quantifying isotopes for national security

Researcher focuses on quantifying isotopes for national security

Nuclear energy could power the AI boom—but only if proliferation risks are minimized - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Nuclear energy could power the AI boom—but only if proliferation risks are minimized - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

How Chevron’s fall could remake the energy sector - E&E News by POLITICO

How Chevron’s fall could remake the energy sector - E&E News by POLITICO

Meta-Analysis of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Cost Estimations (Technical Report) | OSTI.GOV

Meta-Analysis of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Cost Estimations (Technical Report) | OSTI.GOV

Latest electricity cost estimates get new details on nuclear -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Latest electricity cost estimates get new details on nuclear -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

What is nuclear energy’s role in mitigating climate change? | Physics Today | AIP Publishing

What is nuclear energy’s role in mitigating climate change? | Physics Today | AIP Publishing

Startup aims to transform the power grid with superconducting transmission lines | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Startup aims to transform the power grid with superconducting transmission lines | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Will a new law and lots of cash be enough to jumpstart… | Canary Media

Will a new law and lots of cash be enough to jumpstart… | Canary Media

Monday, July 1, 2024

(1) Authoritarian Psychology Behind Democrats’ Bad Bet On Biden

(1) Authoritarian Psychology Behind Democrats’ Bad Bet On Biden

Georgia governor calls for more new nuclear power plants | Grist

Georgia governor calls for more new nuclear power plants | Grist

Small modular reactor startups Oklo and Nano Nuclear Energy make US stock market debut | Utility Dive

Small modular reactor startups Oklo and Nano Nuclear Energy make US stock market debut | Utility Dive

Constellation Energy to Pursue New Nuclear Power for Data Centers

Constellation Energy to Pursue New Nuclear Power for Data Centers

Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps to Bolster Domestic Nuclear Industry and Advance America’s Clean Energy Future | The White House - 6657753bc39292143a4db496_White House Fact Sheet.pdf

Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps to Bolster Domestic Nuclear Industry and Advance America’s Clean Energy Future | The White House - 6657753bc39292143a4db496_White House Fact Sheet.pdf

DOE Announces $2.7 Billion Boost to US Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain | Energy Central

DOE Announces $2.7 Billion Boost to US Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain | Energy Central

The Next 5 NRC Activities to Watch—and Why They're Critical for Advanced Reactors – Third Way

The Next 5 NRC Activities to Watch—and Why They're Critical for Advanced Reactors – Third Way

Want a more reliable grid, Texas? May we suggest nuclear energy. | Opinion - Nuclear Matters

Want a more reliable grid, Texas? May we suggest nuclear energy. | Opinion - Nuclear Matters

Geopolitics, decarbonization driving ascendant nuclear power industry: NEI CEO | Utility Dive

Geopolitics, decarbonization driving ascendant nuclear power industry: NEI CEO | Utility Dive

POLITICO Pro | Article | Why New York may be warming to new nuclear power

POLITICO Pro | Article | Why New York may be warming to new nuclear power

Restoring US Nuclear Advantage for National Security | GJIA

Restoring US Nuclear Advantage for National Security | GJIA

In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation | AP News

In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation | AP News

Congress passed a clean energy bill and no one noticed

Congress passed a clean energy bill and no one noticed

U.S. needs major nuclear power expansion to meet rising electricity demand, Southern Company CEO says – NBC Connecticut

U.S. needs major nuclear power expansion to meet rising electricity demand, Southern Company CEO says – NBC Connecticut

Rolls-Royce Teases 'Iron Man'-Like Micro Nuclear Reactor - Newsweek

Rolls-Royce Teases 'Iron Man'-Like Micro Nuclear Reactor - Newsweek

World’s largest reactor to light 200,000 homes with nuclear power

World’s largest reactor to light 200,000 homes with nuclear power

How the US electrical grid stacks up to a changing world

How the US electrical grid stacks up to a changing world

PPL expands Kentucky nuclear feasibility study : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

PPL expands Kentucky nuclear feasibility study : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

More nuclear power in the Tri-Cities? Energy Northwest meets with stakeholders for proposed plant expansion near Richland | The Spokesman-Review

More nuclear power in the Tri-Cities? Energy Northwest meets with stakeholders for proposed plant expansion near Richland | The Spokesman-Review

Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI - WSJ

Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI - WSJ

Simulator launched for development of Korea's i-SMR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Simulator launched for development of Korea's i-SMR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

The Lies We Have Lived Through | RealClearPolicy

The Lies We Have Lived Through | RealClearPolicy

Bill Gates talks TerraPower, renewables, transmission, climate

Bill Gates talks TerraPower, renewables, transmission, climate

Will a new law and lots of cash be enough to jumpstart… | Canary Media

Will a new law and lots of cash be enough to jumpstart… | Canary Media

Talen Energy defends interconnection agreement for Amazon data center at nuclear plant | Utility Dive

Talen Energy defends interconnection agreement for Amazon data center at nuclear plant | Utility Dive

Minnesota should nuke its nuclear moratorium

Minnesota should nuke its nuclear moratorium

Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI - WSJ

Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI - WSJ

DOE Announces $2.7 Billion From President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain | Department of Energy

DOE Announces $2.7 Billion From President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain | Department of Energy