Sustainable Future There’s a buzz about green hydrogen. But pink, produced using nuclear, may have a huge role to play too

While there’s a buzz about hydrogen and its use as a tool in securing a low-carbon future, the vast majority of its production is still based on fossil fuels. Today, an array of sources and systems of hydrogen production are being put forward as alternatives. From blue to grey and green to pink, a host …

Floating Nuclear Power Buoyant on New Prospects

1. The Sturgis, a former World War II Liberty ship, was converted into the first floating nuclear power plant in the 1960s. Before being shut down in 1976, the Sturgis’ nuclear reactor, MH-1A, was used to generate electricity for military and civilian use in the Panama Canal. The very complex and unique MH-1A decommissioning project was ultimately completed …

NRC Certifies First U.S. Small Modular Reactor Design

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued its final rule in the Federal Register to certify NuScale Power’s small modular reactor. The company’s power module becomes the first SMR design certified by the NRC and just the seventh reactor design cleared for use in the United States. The rule takes effects February 21, 2023 and equips the …

Small modular reactors could hold key to electrifying heavy transport: Michigan study

Distributed energy resources, including nuclear, can help affordably reduce emissions associated with heavy-duty vehicles, relative to building traditional grid infrastructure. Distributed solar, energy storage and small modular reactors in particular may hold the key to economically electrifying the heavy transport sector, according to a study supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory. …

Rolls-Royce SMR delegation holds positive talks about sites in the South West

A senior team from Rolls-Royce SMR has this week visited potential locations for its small modular reactor (SMR) power stations and met stakeholders from communities around the Berkeley and Oldbury nuclear sites.  The visit follows an announcement last year where Rolls-Royce SMR prioritised its first four sites which have the potential to host 15GW of …

Japan, U.S. to cooperate over next-generation nuclear reactors

Japan and the United States agreed Monday to strengthen bilateral cooperation on developing next-generation nuclear reactors during ministerial talks on energy. Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm also agreed during their meeting that Tokyo and Washington will work more closely on securing liquefied natural gas and other energy security matters. …

Bill Gates considers W.Va. to expand nuclear energy efforts

Bill Gates speaks during the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations in 2022. This year’s list totaled nearly $9.3 billion. Gates gave $5 billion to the Bill & Melinda …