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5 Things U.S. Department of Energy’s Kathryn Huff Loves About Nuclear Science

Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy October 17, 2022 In honor of Nuclear Science week, Katy Huff, The DOE’s Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, gives a great explanation of a few things she loves about Nuclear Energy.

Sweden / New Government Announces Plans To Build Nuclear Power Plants

Vattenfall is majority owner of three operational reactors at Forsmark (pictured) and two at Ringhals. David Dalton | NucNet October 14, 2022 Country becomes latest to turn to reactors for low-carbon energy security Sweden’s incoming government will ask state-run utility Vattenfall to plan and procure new nuclear power stations – potentially making the country one…
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Blue Wave AI Labs was happy to speak at the Intechbrew webinar on AI application in Nuclear Power Generation yesterday. Thank you to the Intechbrew team for a great event.

Thank you to Intechbrew, UKRI, and Constellation for inviting us to participate in such an informative and enlightening event.

Constellation’s Nuclear Plants Ran at Near 100% Capacity During Scorching Summer Months as Carbon-Free Energy Rises to Meet the Climate Challenge

BALTIMORE (Sept. 19, 2022) — Fierce storms, 1,000-year floods and blazing heat dominated national weather patterns this summer, but customers of Constellation nuclear plants from the East Coast to the Midwest enjoyed some of the nation’s highest levels of generation reliability. Led by 12 carbon-free nuclear plants operating 24/7 and delivering clean energy to millions…
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CAPACITY FACTOR: The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same for Nuclear Energy

Germany to Keep Last Three Nuclear-Power Plants Running in Policy U-Turn

The Isar nuclear-power plant in Essenbach, Germany, is one of the last nuclear plants still operating in the country. PHOTO: ALEXANDRA BEIER/GETTY IMAGES Bojan Pancevski | Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2022 Move prompted by the mounting economic war with Russia marks the first departure from a two-decade policy to abandon nuclear energy BERLIN—Germany plans…
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Manchin Deal Tosses $30 Billion Lifeline to US Nuclear Reactors

Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, center, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., US, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Republicans are using an obscure rule named for the Senate’s longest-serving member to challenge provisions of the Democrats’ surprise tax, health and climate deal in the hopes of whittling…
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World Nuclear Performance Report 2022 Highlights Increase in Nuclear Generation with Improved Performance

WORLD NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION July 26, 2022 The 2022 edition of the World Nuclear Performance Report, published today, reviews the global nuclear industry’s record in the supply of electricity from operating reactors and progress with construction of new reactors. Nuclear generation increasing by 100 TWh to reach 2653 TWh in 2021, meeting 10% of the world’s electricity…
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Holtec Strives to Make Nuclear Innovation Look Simple With SMR-160

Holtec’s SMR-160 Reactor Coolant System Has No Pumps or Valves ROBBIE HAYUNGA | CONTENT MANAGER March 16, 2021 To reach our ambitious climate goals, we will need new ideas and approaches to reduce carbon emissions—and some energy innovations that haven’t been built yet. Holtec International, a major supplier for the nuclear industry, is branching out to meet this…
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