Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineers Logan Rapp (left) and Darryn Fleming pictured with the control system for the supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle test loop (Image: Bret Latter) Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratory have successfully tested a new power system based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle to deliver electricity to …
Target of six to eight reactors a year could be raised to 10 Association advocates bringing more nuclear power inland China has the capacity to build more nuclear reactors than planned through 2025, the nation’s top industry body said in its annual report. The national target is six to eight reactors a year, but that could …
Governments must invest and break down roadblocks to the deployment of emerging and existing technologies if the world is to move to net-zero by mid-century – including legislative change to allow countries that currently prohibit the use of nuclear energy to consider using it as part of their energy mix, according to a new report …
Faced with the most serious energy crisis since the 1970s, the world is turning back to one of the biggest beneficiaries of the 1973 oil embargo: nuclear power. That’s good news, but we should take care. This solution to 2022’s energy security problems risks creating its own energy security headache down the road. That’s because …
The Isar 2 plant may stay online for a few months longer than planned The economics ministry has issued a recommendation to keep two of Germany’s last atomic energy stations online through the winter as Berlin scrambles to come up with alternatives to Russian gas. Germany announced on Monday that it would likely be extending …
French state-owned utility EDF will restart all its nuclear reactors, more than half of which are now closed for maintenance or technical issues, this winter, France’s Energy Minister said on Friday. Pannier-Runacher spoke after President Emmanuel Macron held a special cabinet meeting to address the country’s energy supply situation, coordinate efforts to reduce consumption, and …
While the Tennessee Valley Authority develops plans to build the next generation of nuclear power, TVA is also seeking to extend the life of its oldest and biggest nuclear power plant. TVA directors this week authorized its staff to prepare plans to operate its Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Alabama, through 2055. TVA Nuclear …
Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon, the only operational nuclear plant left in California, is viewed in these aerial photos taken on December 1, 2021, near Avila Beach, California. Set on 1,000 acres of scenic coastal property just north and west of Avila Beach, the controversial power plant operated by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) …
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Aug. 31 that the South Korean government is working on various hydrogen production techniques, including production from nuclear power-based electricity. Han made the comment during a congratulatory speech at the H2 Mobility Energy Environment Technology (MEET) 2022, which opened at the KINTEX Convention Center. The development of the technique is …
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the California legislature’s vote to extend operations at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant: “I’m pleased the California legislature voted last night to temporarily extend operations at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant for an additional five years. “Closing Diablo Canyon would remove 18,000 gigawatt-hours from …