Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Deployment Act (NEIDA) to accelerate the deployment of next-generation nuclear energy technologies and strengthen U.S. energy leadership. As global competitors like China and Russia rapidly build and export nuclear technologies, and as U.S. electricity demand surges due to energy-intensive industries, NEIDA establishes clear, practical pathways to move …
Work to begin building a new nuclear power station that will bring 8,000 new jobs has been approved, the UK government has announced. Ministers have chosen Wylfa on Anglesey as the site after signing a £2.5bn partnership with Rolls-Royce to build it last year. The company claimed that the project will create 3,000 jobs local …
Westinghouse and MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) recently co-hosted the VVER Fuel Forum in Budapest to share insights and plans for the continued deployment of VVER-1000 and VVER-440 fuel in operating reactors. Sophie Lemaire, Interim Co-president Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Péter János Horváth, CEO of MVM Paks, welcomed all the participants, highlighting that Hungary is …
Power generation timeline likely to slip Fuel loading at Unit-1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has been delayed again due to a lack of clearance from the regulatory authority, missing the previously scheduled April 7 timeline set by the Ministry of Science and Technology. “Although we were preparing to launch fuel loading at Unit-1 …
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) issued approval for start of activities towards excavation, for construction of Units 1 & 2 of the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Nuclear Power Project (MBRAPP) which is standard 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) design. The project is situated at Mahi Banswara, located in Banswara district, Rajasthan and …
Nuclear power is getting a second look in Southeast Asia as countries prepare to meet surging energy demand as they vie for artificial intelligence-focused data centers. Several Southeast Asian nations are reviving mothballed nuclear plans and setting ambitious targets and nearly half of the region could, if they pursue those goals, have nuclear energy in …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a new licensing pathway that accelerates safe, innovative reactor deployment and reinforces U.S. energy leadership, marking the first new reactor licensing framework in decades. The rule, known as Part 53, is designed to provide optionality and make licensing advanced nuclear reactors faster, simpler, and more cost-effective while continuing to …
Data centers, filled with thousands of servers, power our digital lives. (Image by Shutterstock.) Nuclear energy could provide steady, 24/7 electricity Multi-lab effort finds nuclear energy timely and attractive to power data centers with reliable electricity. Every email sent, movie streamed or app used depends on data centers. These facilities, filled with thousands of servers, …
The Flemish government is embarking on a plan to identify four sites for the future installation of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), a long-term project aimed at positioning Flanders as a leader in nuclear innovation. Although these reactors are not yet available, Flemish Minister-President Matthias Diependaele is pushing to accelerate preparations. On Tuesday, a …
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, today announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA to explore the integration of NVIDIA’s technologies including Omniverse libraries and accelerated compute for the development and deployment of nuclear powered, large-scale AI factories. These technologies, along with OpenUSD, provide AtkinsRéalis …
