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Owner of Palisades to Reapply for Funding to Reopen Nuclear Power Plant

Riley Beggin | Hannah Mackay | The Detroit News December 19, 2022 Updated December 20, 2022 Holtec International, the owner of the Palisades nuclear plant near South Haven, will reapply for federal funding in an attempt to revive the shuttered plant. The company applied for funds through the U.S. Energy Department’s Civil Nuclear Credit Program…
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TRISO Particles: The Most Robust Nuclear Fuel on Earth

TRISO particles cannot melt in a reactor and can withstand extreme temperatures well beyond the threshold of current nuclear fuels. Department of Energy | Office of Nuclear Energy July 9, 2019 There’s a lot of buzz around advanced nuclear. These technologies are going to completely change the way we think about nuclear reactors. More than…
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5 Fast Facts About Nuclear Energy

(Image: Idaho National Laboratory) US Department of Energy | Office of Nuclear Ener

How is Uranium Made into Nuclear Fuel?

Nuclear fuel pellets, with each pellet – not much larger than a sugar cube – contains as much energy as a ton of coal (Image: Kazatomprom) World Nuclear Association Uranium is the main fuel for nuclear reactors, and it can be found in many places around the world. In order to make the fuel, uranium…
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A Brief Breakdown of the Principal Sources of Energy in Every US State and Canadien Province

As you can see from the diagram, we are still heavily reliant on Fossil Fuels for electricity generation. However, Clean Energy is making inroads into mainstream energy production via Nuclear, Wind, and Hydro renewable energy technologies, replacing previously non-renewable energy sources.

Westinghouse Sees a Tech Disrupter in its eVinci Microreactor

Kevin Clark  | Power Engineering November 23, 2022 About 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh is the Westinghouse Waltz Mill site, part of the company’s expansive footprint in western Pennsylvania. The Waltz Mill site provides maintenance services, testing and calibration for nuclear reactor servicing equipment. The pre-1960s facility once housed the first non-lab test reactor. Reactor coolant…
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4 Key Benefits of Advanced Small Modular Reactors

Department of Energy | Office of Nuclear Energy May 28, 2020 Welcome to the future of nuclear energy. Within the next 10 years, advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) could change the way we think about reliable, clean and affordable nuclear power. Instead of going big, scientists and engineers went small developing mini reactors that are roughly a third…
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Happy Veterans Day from Blue Wave AI Labs

Blue Wave thanks all of our veterans for their selfless sacrifices. We also thank their families who own sacrifices enable their service women and men to serve. As a special mention please take a minute to visit the “Aces & Eights” website which helps our aviator community and their families, cope which cancer which is…
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RIC 2023: Navigating the Nuclear Future

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 35th Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) March 14, 2023 – March 16, 2023 Purpose of the Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) is the largest public meeting the agency hosts, bringing together nearly 3,000 participants from more than 30 countries representing interested stakeholders from…
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