Category: Alternatives

Governments of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Show Progress Toward Phasing Out Coal by 2030 and Expanding Their Clean, Reliable and Affordable Electricity Grids

By John Dyer   Posted in Nuclear Attitude Nuclear Technology U
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From our homes to our businesses to our workplaces, electricity powers our lives and our economy. Building a clean, reliable and affordable electricity grid is a crucial economic and environmental pursuit. The private sector is increasingly prioritizing access to clean electricity to stay competitive and to seize new economic opportunities, including in the emerging and …

Sheffield Forgemasters joins UK Xe-100 deployment effort

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Sheffield Forgemasters, X-energy and Cavendish Nuclear have signed a memorandum of understanding on collaborating to explore opportunities around the deployment of a fleet of Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) in the UK. X-energy of the USA and Cavendish Nuclear – a UK subsidiary of Babcock International group – will tap into Sheffield Forgemasters’ decades …

DOE selects 7 hydrogen hubs for $7B funding opportunity

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The selection of several hubs focused on hydrogen production from fossil fuels and carbon capture drew the ire of environmental groups. The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced its selection of seven regional hydrogen hubs in Appalachia, California, the Gulf Coast, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest and a Heartland hydrogen hub comprising Minnesota and …

Rolls-Royce partners for SMR fuel design and analytics

By John Dyer   Posted in Nuclear Technology Production U
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Rolls-Royce SMR has awarded a contract to Westinghouse for the development of a fuel design for its small modular reactor (SMR). Meanwhile, it has partnered with the UK’s National Physical Laboratory to investigate safe automated reactor operation for SMRs. Westinghouse Electric Company UK Ltd is to develop a fuel design for the Rolls-Royce SMR. The …

Westinghouse to Supply the Most Advanced BWR Nuclear Fuel to Large U.S. Utility

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The TRITON11® fuel assembly is Westinghouse’s optimized and robust BWR fuel design, offering unmatched fuel cycle economic and performance benefits. Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract to deliver advanced fuel to one of the largest Boiling Water Reactor utilities in the U.S. This milestone marks the re-entry of Westinghouse into America’s BWR fuel market …

The Nuclear Renaissance is Here

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Or, at least, in Canada While U.S. nuclear industry struggles through licensing, financing, and fuel availability problems, Canada appears to be on the verge of a construction binge. What’s different? Well, the physics are the same, of course, but the politics and the financial structure are a bit different. In January this year, Ontario Power …

Ontario prepares to go big on nuclear, with demand for electricity poised to soar

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Costs of expanding nuclear power plants could ultimately run into the hundreds of billions of dollars Demand for electricity across Canada is forecast to double in the next 25 years, and all the signs from Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government indicate that nuclear energy will supply the biggest portion of the province’s additional power needs. …

Italian government begins discussions on clean nuclear power

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The Italian government has launched the National Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Power, which will lead within nine months to developing guidelines for possibly reintroducing nuclear power among national energy sources. Thursday (21 September) saw the first meeting of the National Platform for a Sustainable Nuclear, set up by the government to define a time frame …