• May 25, 2022
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California Moving to Keep Diablo Canyon Operating

California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, has asked the Biden administration whether it could qualify for federal funds to support its last nuclear power plant as the state grapples with potential electricity shortfalls. The governor recently sent a letter to US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, saying that federal money would be a key factor in evaluating […]

• May 20, 2022
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Expect Limited Electric Supply This Summer

Texas, California, and the Midwest see the potential for a difficult summer as demand will most likely exceed supply.  Texas and California have already endured unseasonably high spring temperatures.  According to analysts at the National Consumer Law Center, the problems of high prices and potential blackouts are intertwined in that they both have roots in […]

• May 5, 2022
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California Approaches 100% Power from Renewables

According to California Independent System Operator (CAISO), a non-profit organization that tracks the state’s bulk electric power system and electricity generated and transmitted by its utilities, the state of California achieved 99.87% of its electric power from renewables on Saturday, April 30th at 2:45pm PST. 12,391 MW of the 18,648 MW came from the solar panels […]

• May 2, 2022
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Imagine 2030

Remember the song by John Lennon, Imagine!  Well …. try to Imagine the year 2030, not so far away.  Based on the current status – that world, here in the U.S., will be without new nuclear power plants.  And many of the operating nuclear plants will be phasing out, due to age and/or current license […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]