Category: News
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Centrus, Oklo Set Out to Solidify HALEU Fuel Cycle, Trade Advanced Nuclear Power and Fuel
Oklo has a partnership with Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative at the DOE Piketon Site for its second and third commercial plants. Courtesy: Oklo
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Vogtle 3 Reaches Initial Criticality, Marking Pivotal Nuclear Startup Milestone
Vogtle 3, one of two 1,117-MW Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors Southern Nuclear Operating Co. is building in Georgia, has reached initial criticality. The event marks a pivotal milestone for the Generation III+ pressurized water reactor (PWR)—the first of its kind built in the U.S. “Initial criticality is a key step during the startup testing sequence…
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Several universities to experiment with micro nuclear power
If your image of nuclear power is giant, cylindrical concrete cooling towers pouring out steam on a site that takes up hundreds of acres of land, soon there will be an alternative: tiny nuclear reactors that produce only one-hundredth the electricity and can even be delivered on a truck. Small but meaningful amounts of electricity…
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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 in the Federal Register. It means that companies seeking to build and operate a nuclear power plant can pick the design for a 50-megawatt, advanced…
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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 at DOE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Joining the Secretary and Under Secretary was White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Dr. Arati…
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A small nuclear reactor with off-the-shelf parts: Can it work?
The unusually nimble nuclear startup Last Energy relies on proven technology to steer clear of the pitfalls that have stymied its competitors, incumbents and newcomers alike. Read the original article by Julian Spector at Canary Media. Podcasting is not a conventional stepping stone to building nuclear power plants. But after interviewing hundreds of experts for his Titans…
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Rolls-Royce seeks to open mini-nuclear reactors across Wales, the North and West Midlands by 2030
Small-scale nuclear reactors designed by Rolls-Royce could supply a fifth of the UK’s total electricity capacity to homes across England and Wales by the end of the decade under new plans announced by the engineer. Rolls-Royce has identified sites at Trawsfynydd and Wylfa in Wales, Sellafield in Cumbria and Oldbury near Bristol as priorities for development of…
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ISU gets nuclear reactor simulator to train students in real-world scenarios
POCATELLO — A new addition puts the Idaho State University College of Technology at the forefront of training future nuclear technicians and control operators. Installed in August, the small modular nuclear reactor simulator allows ISU to train operators and technicians in real-world circumstances. Read the original article by Kalama Hines at East Idaho News. “At…
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Welcoming the largest generator of clean power in the US
Nuclear reactors are America’s clean energy battleships. They make up the majority of our zero-carbon power, and we are at a crossroads. Our nuclear energy muscles were beginning to atrophy, but the technology is making a roaring comeback. The existing fleet of reactors started to shrink from 104 reactors as of 2012 to 92 today. The…