Denver7 spoke with professor and director of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Center at the Colorado School of Mines, Thomas Albrecht, about SMR’s, what they are and how they work. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver International Airport CEO, Phil Washington, announced Wednesday the airport will purse the viability of a nuclear energy source on …
Presently, the installed nuclear power capacity in the country comprises 25 reactors with a total capacity of 8,880 MW. In Short Demonstration reactors to be built within 60-72 months after approval Nuclear capacity to increase to 22,480 MW with ongoing projects Modular reactors to be installed with collaboration from NPCIL India is developing three different …
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and artificial intelligence company Atomic Canyon signed a memorandum of understanding to streamline the licensing process for nuclear power plants with artificial intelligence for license application reviews. The agreement, signed during the Nuclear Opportunities Workshop (NOW) held at the Knoxville Convention Center, outlines their shared intentions to use high-performance …
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) that paves the way for the Canadian company to provide pre-deployment, operations, maintenance, and other services to OSGE as Poland deploys small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The LOI builds on an earlier agreement announced by the companies in …
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the start of a new pilot program to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear reactors and strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the start of a new pilot program to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear …
Up to 41 small modular reactors (SMRs) could be installed in the UK by 2050, according to a series of energy scenarios published by the National Energy System Operator (Neso). Neso published its Future Energy Scenarios: Pathways to Net Zero (FES 2050) this week, which includes pathways showing “the scale of work that remains,” needed to achieve …
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says that participants at the recent Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa agreed “that small modular reactors hold immense promise for accelerating Africa’s energy transition” and their successful deployment “hinges not just on technological readiness, but on robust supporting infrastructure”. The commission said that discussions at the event in Rwanda emphasised …
Palantir Technologies and The Nuclear Company have announced a strategic partnership to launch a first-of-its-kind AI-powered software platform designed to streamline and modernize nuclear power plant construction across the U.S. Built on Palantir’s Foundry platform, the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) is designed to transform nuclear reactor projects, historically plagued by cost overruns and scheduling delays, …
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, sign a partnership agreement to collaborate on the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear energy for development. (Photo: M Arnaldo/World Bank) The World Bank Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sealed an agreement …
Amid surging demand and limited grid capacity, SMRs emerge as controversial but viable option Small modular reactors or SMRs are reemerging in the national energy conversation as South Korea reevaluates its energy strategy, driven by a sharp rise in electricity demand from artificial intelligence and data center expansion. The new liberal administration under President Lee …