- April 11, 2022
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Japan Buys Stake in NuScale – Fluor Still Majority Owner
In 2000, NuScale began, based on research funded by the US Department of Energy and conducted by Oregon State University, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and other colleges. However, the research grant ended in 2003, but a group of scientists at Oregon State University continued the work. They built a test lab at one-third the actual […]
Read More- April 7, 2022
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No More Shutdowns – Keep Our Nuclear Plants Operating
The sentiment is turning … after 43 years of safe reliable electricity production, since Three Mile Island, the nation’s nuclear plants have ridden out the post–Three Mile Island cancellations and post-Fukushima shutdowns. During this time, we have gone from 106 operating reactors to only 93 but those remaining are starting to receive the attention they so […]
Read More- April 1, 2022
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Venture Investors reached $3.4 Billion in Nuclear Start-ups
The trend of big-tech billionaires of Silicon Valley investing in next-generation nuclear energy startup companies continues. Last year, venture investors reached a record $3.4 billion into nuclear start-ups — more than in every year over the past decade combined, according to research firm PitchBook. That number reflects very early-stage start-ups as well as more mature […]
Read More- March 23, 2022
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Chernobyl Technical Workers Leave Site!
The International Atomic Energy Agency announced that all technical workers at Chernobyl have been relieved. “Ukraine’s regulatory authority said about half of the outgoing shift of technical staff left the site of the 1986 accident yesterday and the rest followed today, with the exception of thirteen staff members who declined to rotate,” the IAEA said […]
Read More- March 22, 2022
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Inspirational quote of the week
K2 is the second tallest mountain in the world
Read More- March 9, 2022
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GEMINI Project Moves Forward with Kiewit Power Constructors
The Gemini Project, when completed, will be one of the largest solar projects in the United States. This $1.2 billion project will sit on 6,500 acres (pictured below) and is planned for completion in 2023. It will consist of ~1.8 million solar modules providing 690-MW(ac) / 966-MW(dc), coupled with 1,416 MWh of battery energy storage and […]
Read More- March 4, 2022
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Russian Troops Attack Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Russian troops have seized the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, located in the southeastern city of Enerhodar. It’s the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. During their middle-of-the-night attack, a Russian “projectile” hit their training center, setting it on fire, but no damage was inflicted on any of its six reactors. Only one reactor is in operation, […]
Read More- February 28, 2022
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Russian Invasion Threatens Europe’s 2nd Largest Nuclear Fleet
*** Update – Update***Ukraine’s nuclear power plants are operating stably with nine reactors in operation: three at Zaporizhzhia, two at South Ukraine, one at Khmelnytskyi, and three at Rivne. The other six units were in scheduled repairs or in reserve, according to Energoatom. Energoatom is the National Nuclear Energy Company of the Ukraine – a […]
Read More- February 28, 2022
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March Birthdays
Warmest wishes for a Happy Birthday to Kaye Browder, Jimmy Moore, Linda Gabbert, Jackie Pate, James Salone, and Tom Ryan We are so happy that you’re a part of our team! Happy Birthday and all the best to you in the year to come.
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