Category: Industry News – Nuclear

MATT WALD | SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR March 5, 2021 Innovation is key to reducing carbon emissions—climate activists, energy experts and the Biden administration agree. Progress in nuclear innovation over the past year has established a pipeline of advanced reactor technologies that are set to become available in the late 2020s or early 2030s, with an array of…
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Times of San Diego  April 30, 2022 California is open to keeping its last remaining nuclear power plant running to maintain electric reliability as it transitions away from fossil fuels, a spokesperson for Governor Gavin Newsom said on Friday. The statement marked an about-face for the state, which has been planning for years to replace Diablo…
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Isabella O’Malley, M.Env.Sc | The Weather Network April 30th, 2022 Nuclear energy is one of the more divisive carbon-free energies due to historic disasters and the disproportionate impacts that nuclear waste has had on marginalized communities. What’s clear is the confidence that many nations have in improving the safety of this energy, and experts say a major growth…
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Duke Energy  April 27, 2022 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University and Duke Energy announced today (April 27) that they plan to jointly explore the feasibility of using advanced nuclear energy to meet the campus community’s long-term energy needs. With interest rising worldwide in new technologies that are reliable and carbon-free, Purdue and Duke Energy…
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KELLY MCPHARLIN | NEI February 4, 2019 As the founder of one of the world’s most recognized and successful companies, Bill Gates receives a lot of attention for what he says and does. When Bill Gates talks, people listen. And today, Bill Gates is talking about nuclear energy. In his 2018 year-in-review blog post, Gates said: “Nuclear is ideal for…
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Office of Nuclear Energy  February 12, 2019 | Updated: February 14, 2022 So … it’s been a while since nuclear has put itself out there. Let’s be honest, nuclear doesn’t have a lot of time to worry about its appearance. It pretty much works around the clock with a capacity factor north of 90%. And while it’s helped…
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Matt Fisher | Idaho Nation Laboratory January 31, 2022 Machinists at INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) have successfully fabricated a full-scale, electrically heated prototype for the Department of Energy’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) project in just nine months.   So, what are microreactors? Broadly speaking, they’re similar to the nearly 450 nuclear power reactors currently in operation around the globe. They use nuclear fission to power electricity-generating turbines as well as heat…
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Jeffrey Donovan | IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy Paula Calle Vives | IAEA Department of Nuclear Safety and Security April 1, 2022 The IAEA has launched a new initiative bringing together policy makers, regulators, designers, vendors and operators to develop common regulatory and industrial approaches to SMRs. Small modular reactors (SMRs) could make an important contribution to achieving global…
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David Dalton  March 22, 2022 Kathryn Huff told a Senate energy and natural resources committee hearing that if she is confirmed to head the Department of Energy’s office of nuclear energy she will prioritise activities to preserve the existing fleet of nuclear power plants, deploy advanced reactor technologies, manage spent nuclear fuel and work with…
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