• April 20, 2022
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$6 Billion Effort to Save Nuclear Plants from Closing

Owners or operators of nuclear power reactors that are expected to shut down for economic reasons can apply for funding to avoid closing prematurely. The Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to save nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power […]

• April 19, 2022
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Inspirational quote of the week

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]