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Friday, September 8, 2023
Centrus Energy to start nuclear fuel production two months ahead of schedule | Reuters
Centrus Energy to start nuclear fuel production two months ahead of schedule | Reuters: Centrus Energy Corp
said on Wednesday it expects to start producing a fuel that will be used in next-generation nuclear reactors, two months ahead of schedule.
Ken Silverstein: World needs nuclear power to tackle climate change | Opinion | herald-dispatch.com
Ken Silverstein: World needs nuclear power to tackle climate change | Opinion | herald-dispatch.com: A new nuclear energy plant opened without a bang — a good thing given the level of opposition among many environmentalists. But climate hawks are defenders of the fuel source,
US furthers overseas support for coal-to-SMR projects : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
US furthers overseas support for coal-to-SMR projects : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Proposals from the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia have been selected to receive US support for coal-to-small modular reactor feasibility studies under Project Phoenix. The USA is also to set up a 'one-stop shop' to support countries in Europe and Eurasia that are approaching SMR deployment decisions.
Japan, UK enhance cooperation on HTGRs : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Japan, UK enhance cooperation on HTGRs : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The UK's National Nuclear Laboratory and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors, as well as a memorandum for collaboration on the next stage of the UK HTGR Demonstration Reactor programme.
Landmark module installation at Sanmen 4 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Landmark module installation at Sanmen 4 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The CA01 'super module' has been installed at unit 4 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province, marking a construction landmark for the CAP1000 reactor.
Nuclear industry urged 'take advantage of window of opportunity' : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News
Nuclear industry urged 'take advantage of window of opportunity' : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News: The current favourable attitude of many policymakers, much of the public, and the financial community means that the nuclear industry "needs to have the courage, be brave and believe in what we are doing", the closing session of World Nuclear Symposium 2023 was told.
Biden Freezes U.S. Arctic Oil | RealClearPolicy
Biden Freezes U.S. Arctic Oil | RealClearPolicy: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland relies on ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ as a legal justification to block drilling. No joke.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Texas Teeters on Edge of Blackouts as Demand Squeezes Grid - Bloomberg
Texas Teeters on Edge of Blackouts as Demand Squeezes Grid - Bloomberg: Texas declared its first power emergency since a deadly winter storm two years ago and came close to rolling blackouts as soaring temperatures roasted the second-largest US state.
The case for the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement – The China Project
The case for the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement – The China Project: This week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by Karen Hao, a reporter recently with the Wall Street Journal whose previous work with the MIT Technology Review has been featured on Sinica; and by Deborah Seligsohn, assistant professor of political science at Villanova University, who has been on the show many times just in the last three years.
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