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Dow Chemical has signed a development agreement with X-energy Reactor Company to build its DOE-funded demonstration 4-pack Xe-100 advanced nuclear plant at a Dow Chemical Gulf Coast site. Dow’s very
Continue readingIndustry decarbonization moves ahead with Dow Chemical / X-energy partnership
French energy minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher France appears to wins another round against Germany in the fight to have nuclear included as a clean energy source within EU Commission rules. The
Continue readingNuclear wins inclusion as “green” source for hydrogen
Ontario Power Generation and partners signed a commercial contract to build a GE Hitachi-designed BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR). Several other groups are also looking at the BWRX-300, which at
[Note: this bio being included in our “Women in Nuclear” series, was adapted from a bio that first appeared on the IEAE’s website: “Not Your Typical Nuclear Engineer: Blazing a
“Rather quietly, a new age of atomic energy may be approaching. Splitting atoms may not be as exciting as fusing them, or as modish as wind and solar projects. Yet
Japan—the site of one of the worst nuclear accidents ever to occur—has reversed the decision to end use of nuclear. In a policy vote, Japan has adopted a plan to
Continue readingJapan plans to maximize nuclear energy again
On Dec. 5, a team at Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s (LLNL) National Ignition Facility (NIF) conducted the first controlled fusion experiment in history to reach fusion “ignition,” which is believed
X-energy Reactor Co., a developer of small modular reactors, signed a definitive agreement to merge with Ares Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: AAC), a publicly-traded SPAC, to create a New York Stock
Continue readingX-energy pursuing public listing with $2B value
$1.1 billion in funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act’s $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit program has been conditionally awarded by the DOE to PG&E for use in
Continue readingDiablo Canyon in line for $1.1B in DOE’s CNC funding
In a world of rising energy insecurity, climate change and skyrocketing energy prices, nuclear energy might be one of the only sectors feeling more bullish than ever. “Once seen as
Continue readingIs nuclear energy poised for an ESG-fueled comeback?