• December 13, 2023
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100 MILLION DEGREES CELCIUS: HELION’S FUSION POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT

The limitless energy revolution is gaining momentum, with Microsoft inking the first-ever commercial nuclear fusion deal with startup Helion Energy. The deal aims to produce electricity through fusion by 2028, with Helion targeting at least 50 megawatts of power generation for Microsoft after a year or face financial penalties. Microsoft believes that nuclear fusion is […]

• December 11, 2023
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This year is an important year for nuclear energy by Clay Schile.

This year is an important year for nuclear energy. It is the 70th anniversary of the “Atoms for Peace” speech by Dwight Eisenhower where he called for worldwide cooperation to develop atomic energy for peaceful purposes. In 1939, a group of scientists & engineers, with the U.S. Government, embarked on the development of one of […]

• December 8, 2023
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POP QUIZ: WHAT COUNTRY PRODUCES THE MOST NUCLEAR POWER?

The UNITED STATES is the world’s largest producer of nuclear power, accounting for about 30% of worldwide generation of nuclear electricity, followed by France, China, Japan, and Russia. Scattered throughout the U.S. are 54 active nuclear power plants with 93 nuclear reactors in operation. The total energy generated from these plants is over 800 terawatts […]

• December 4, 2023
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MICROREACTORS SELECTED FOR FUNDING AND TESTING AT IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY

Nuclear is getting smaller, literally, and it’s opening opportunities for the industry. Much has been published about SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) but less so of micro-reactors. Micro-reactors will be small enough to be transported by truck, rail, or air and could help solve energy challenges in many areas, ranging from remote commercial or residential locations […]

• November 29, 2023
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THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY – by Sid Crouch, GTTSi Chief Technical Consultant Nuclear proponents are optimistic after Vogtle 3 achieved commercial operation, with Unit 4 close behind. The lessons learned are expected to be a catalyst for future units; but the industry took a gigantic blow when NuScale and Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems […]