Commission Meetings
Regular Meeting – Mar 6, 2023
We’ll hear presentations from Jeff Navin, Director of External Affairs at TerraPower and Dan Leistikow, VP of Corporate Communications for Centrus Energy. We will also entertain comments from members of the public […]
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Regular Meeting – Jan 23, 2023
We'll hear presentations from Michael Wentzel, Branch Chief at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and David Durham, President, Energy Systems at Westinghouse Electric Company. We will also entertain comments from […]
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Regular Meeting – Dec 12, 2022
We'll hear presentations by Meredith Angwin, energy analyst, nuclear proponent, and author of "Shorting the Grid," and by Jacqueline Siebens, Director of Policy and External Affairs at Oklo, Inc., a […]
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Regular Meeting – Nov 21, 2022
Representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institution and NuScale Power, a small modular reactor (SMR) manufacturer, presented to the commission. We also took comments from members of the public and took […]
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Organizational Meeting – Oct 11, 2022
This was the first meeting of the commission to organize its membership and anticipated our meeting schedule. We took comments from members of the public and addressed other business. Next […]
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Several universities to experiment with micro nuclear power
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Regulators sign off on NuScale small modular nuclear reactor, first to get approval
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has certified the design for what will be the United States’ first small modular nuclear reactor. The rule that certifies the design was published Thursday […]
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Secretary Granholm Announces Major Scientific Breakthrough by DOE National Laboratory
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Jill Hruby announced a major scientific breakthrough accomplished by researchers […]
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From Alaska to Maine: State Nuclear Energy Policy Action Is Booming, via @NEI
https://www.nei.org/news/2023/alaska-to-maine-state-nuclear-energy-policy-action
Nuclear 101: Molten salt reactors use molten fluoride or chloride salts as a coolant.
They are designed to use less fuel and produce shorter-lived radioactive waste than other reactor types.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/2HwCUyu
The Merrimack coal plant didn’t clear in the recent FCM auction, giving a strong indication it may close.
Reuse of coal plants can cut small modular nuclear reactor development costs by 35%: report https://www.utilitydive.com/news/coal-plants-retire-advanced-nuclear-reactors-smr/645974/?:%202023-03-27%20Utility%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:49102%5D via @UtilityDive
Jeff Navin of @TerraPower presented to our study commission at our March 6 meeting. The video and transcript are available here.
https://nuclearnh.energy/event/regular-meeting-mar-6-2023/
LOOKING FORWARD: @TerraPower’s Natrium reactor will be the first nuclear reactor ever in Wyoming, which currently generates 90% of its electricity from fossil fuels.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/2T1hpgZ
Jeff Navin of @TerraPower presented to our study commission at our March 6 meeting. The video and transcript are available here.
https://nuclearnh.energy/event/regular-meeting-mar-6-2023/
.@TerraPower will deploy its Natrium reactor, a new sodium-cooled fast #nuclear reactor, in Wyoming. ⚛️
A significant portion of that work is taking place @INL, utilizing its unique expertise & nuclear #research & development facilities.
@NRICnuclear
https://inl.gov/article/meet-the-idaho-national-laboratory-experts-supporting-terrapowers-advanced-reactor-development/
BWXT to manufacture BWRX-300 reactor vessel
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/BWXT-to-manufacture-BWRX-300-reactor-vessel