Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., the lone Democratic holdout on the Inflation Reduction Act, on Thursday agreed to support the bill, which includes about $369 billion in energy and climate spending. Senate Democrats aim to pass the bill through the budget reconciliation process, which requires a majority vote and cannot be blocked by a filibuster. Republicans appear …
The Philippines’ Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) has not produced any electricity since it was finished in 1984, despite its $2.3 billion price tag and its promise of energy security during the 1970s oil crisis. Approved by former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., his son and new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has revived discussions on proposals …
Nearly four decades after the Tennessee Valley Authority abandoned construction of more than half of the nuclear plants it once planned to build, the federal utility is moving forward again with plans to pursue the next generation of nuclear power. The federal utility said Tuesday it has an agreement with a nuclear manufacturer to pursue …
Germany’s last few remaining nuclear reactors could keep operating through the winter even though they are poised to close permanently by the end of this year, according to industry group Kerntechnik Deutschland. It’s possible that the three plants could generate power until spring in what’s known as ‘stretch-out mode’ that allows them to run at …
Finance Minister Christian Lindner has warned that Germany’s gas crisis could spark an electricity shortage. Despite opposition from his Green coalition partner, he is pushing for a delayed phaseout of nuclear power. The Isar-II reactor in Bavaria is due to be decommisioned at the end of the year German Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Sunday called …
Today, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced the National Strategy to Utilize Microreactors for Natural Disaster Response Efforts Act. This legislation seeks to create consultation between the president and various federal government entities to develop a national strategy to utilize clean, reliable, and portable nuclear microreactors—instead of diesel generators—to assist with natural disaster recovery efforts. “Our …
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). If appropriated by Congress, the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) would be the first fast spectrum test reactor to operate in the United States in nearly …
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia (Source: Associated Press). The unexpected inflation reduction legislation announced by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has lawmakers and clean advocates scrambling to read the 725-page bill. The sweeping bill includes nearly $370 million on energy and climate change initiatives. Congressional Democrats, who have pushed an …
Today, more than 40 global participants announced the formation of the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative (NHI), a coalition working to advance nuclear hydrogen as a critical climate solution. The initiative will engage policymakers, businesses, investors, and other key stakeholders to raise awareness of the important role nuclear hydrogen can play in delivering carbon-free, secure and affordable energy. NHI will …
A looming energy crisis has rekindled debate in Germany about the wisdom of shutting down the country’s last three nuclear power plants, with even members of the ruling coalition saying an extension is no longer taboo. The German government on Monday said it would await the outcome of a new “stress test” of the national …
