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Saturday, December 9, 2023
Why it's so hard to stop building homes in places at risk from climate disasters : NPR
Why it's so hard to stop building homes in places at risk from climate disasters : NPR: Towns across the U.S. want to stop building homes that are vulnerable to climate-driven disasters, like wildfires, floods and droughts. It's easier said than done.
Medical radioisotope supply chain faces future crisis, Nuclear Energy Agency warns
Medical radioisotope supply chain faces future crisis, Nuclear Energy Agency warns: Outdated infrastructure and a lack of young people entering the field are both impacting the security of critical isotopes such as molybdenum-99.
COP28: Multiple Initiatives for Fusion Energy Underway | Neutron Bytes
COP28: Multiple Initiatives for Fusion Energy Underway | Neutron Bytes: COP28: IAEA Fusion Energy Initiatives Update on Fusion Initiatives Launched at COP28 Sustainable Markets Initiative Launches Fusion Task Force COP28: IAEA Fusion Energy Initiatives Fusion is develo…
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Atomic Power Is In Again—and China Has the Edge - WSJ
Atomic Power Is In Again—and China Has the Edge - WSJ: China’s push to reduce its use of fossil fuels has put the country at the forefront of civilian nuclear technology, as climate change is bringing nuclear power back into vogue.
U.S. Power Sets All the Wrong Examples to the World
U.S. Power Sets All the Wrong Examples to the World: An Open Letter from the Eisenhower Media Network
How the US Has Darkened the Nuclear Cloud Over Humanity - Antiwar.com
How the US Has Darkened the Nuclear Cloud Over Humanity - Antiwar.com: This article was originally published by The Nation. Forty years ago, across a dozen pages of The Nation magazine, I was in a debate with the English - Norman Solomon for Antiwar.com
Holtec plans two SMRs for Palisades NPP - Nuclear Engineering International
Holtec plans two SMRs for Palisades NPP - Nuclear Engineering International: US-based Holtec International has launched a programme to build two SMR-300 reactor units at the Palisades NPP site in Michigan. Holtec said it is encouraged by the state’s “commitment to expand in-state carbon-free generation...
US takes steps to jump-start overseas SMR deployments : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News
US takes steps to jump-start overseas SMR deployments : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News: The US Department of State and US Export-Import Bank have announced a suite of financial tools to support the deployment of advanced nuclear energy systems to help reach net-zero goals. They also announced plans to mobilise more than USD4.2 billion of investment in enrichment and conversion capacity through the five-nation Sapporo 5 collaboration.
First Two SMR-300 Units Slated to be Built at Michigan’s Palisades Site for Commissioning by Mid-2030 - Holtec International
First Two SMR-300 Units Slated to be Built at Michigan’s Palisades Site for Commissioning by Mid-2030 - Holtec International: Buoyed by the State of Michigan’s commitment to expand in-state carbon-free generation as well as by the broad-based federal, state, and community support for repowering the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, we have started the program to build our first two SMR-300 reactor units at the Palisades site.
The United States Announces Key Measures to Jump Start Deployments of Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems and to Secure Nuclear Fuel Supply Chains, Accelerating the Contribution of Nuclear Energy to Net Zero Goals - United States Department of State
The United States Announces Key Measures to Jump Start Deployments of Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems and to Secure Nuclear Fuel Supply Chains, Accelerating the Contribution of Nuclear Energy to Net Zero Goals - United States Department of State: Today, at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28), U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins and U.S. Export-Import Bank Chair Reta Jo Lewis announced key measures to increase the access to safe and secure nuclear energy supply. In response to the significant global interest […]
(187) COP28: Leaders Announce Nuclear Energy Summit for 2024 - YouTube
(187) COP28: Leaders Announce Nuclear Energy Summit for 2024 - YouTube: A first-of-its-kind nuclear energy summit will be held next year, it was announced at COP28 today. Leaders from around the world will gather in Brussels in M...
Mass Acquisition of Early Site Permits… | The Breakthrough Institute
Mass Acquisition of Early Site Permits… | The Breakthrough Institute: The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Berkeley, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting…
Nuclear sector must overcome decades of stagnation to meet COP28 tripling goal | Reuters
Nuclear sector must overcome decades of stagnation to meet COP28 tripling goal | Reuters: The global nuclear industry got a morale boost at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai after more than 20 nations vowed to triple capacity by 2050.
Nuclear backers pressure Biden to include industry in hydrogen tax break | Reuters
Nuclear backers pressure Biden to include industry in hydrogen tax break | Reuters: The U.S. nuclear power industry is pressuring the administration of President Joe Biden to include existing reactors in a subsidy program for hydrogen, arguing that U.S. goals to jumpstart a "clean hydrogen" economy could fail without them.
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