The Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Ontario will work together to explore small modular reactor technology as a clean energy option. According to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 23 October by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who is also Minister of Energy, and Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce, the two provinces …
“Restarting a once fully operational plant is the fastest path to unlock large-scale nuclear power to meet AI growth in the near-term,” Google said Monday. Google and NextEra Energy will collaborate to restart the 600-MW Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa as part of a larger partnership aimed at accelerating nuclear deployment across the U.S., the …
Rendering of the Fermi America™ Private HyperGrid™ Campus Carson County approved a 10-year tax abatement and reinvestment zone for Fermi America’s 11GW energy campus, securing local investment, spurring economic growth and long-term, sustainable jobs across the region. Amarillo City Council approved a 20-year water agreement to supply up to 2.5 million gallons per day for …
Figure 1 – NANO Nuclear Energy Celebrates KRONOS MMR™ Micro Modular Reactor Event at The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The event also featured remarks from NANO Nuclear’s executive management, senior U of I leadership, representatives from engineering, construction and commercial stakeholders and former U.S. Military Leaders. Credit to Heather Coit/Illinois Grainger Engineering. NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. …
NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) has ordered major equipment including a power generator and cooling towers for the restart of its Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa, CEO John Ketchum told Reuters on Tuesday. The plant shut for economic reasons in 2020, the same year that a severe windstorm damaged the plant’s cooling towers. The restart …
The U.S. has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to construct two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and AMD CEO Lisa Su told Reuters. The U.S. is building the two machines to ensure the country has …
The U.S. government continues to fast-track the private sector’s role in commercializing nuclear fuel after recently selecting four companies to pilot a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission took another step to advance U.S. private industry production for nuclear fuel. The agency issued an Oct. 23 Federal Register notice seeking public comments on its …
Power move: Ed Miliband set out his nuclear plan Plans for a new nuclear power station in Scotland will be developed by the UK Government, Ed Miliband has confirmed. The Net Zero and Energy Security Secretary yesterday said that work would take place to assess the feasibility of a range of potential sites, including at the …
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it is stepping up efforts to identify financing models that could support the Philippines’ entry into nuclear power, as the government seeks to balance energy security, climate goals, and investor risk. “This marks another important step in our continuing efforts to explore the potential of nuclear power as a …
The Department of Energy wants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to speed the interconnections of loads over 20 MW to ensure they are “efficient, timely, and non-discriminatory.” The Department of Energy said in a late Thursday release that it is directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate rulemaking it has proposed to give FERC jurisdiction over the …