Oliver Stone’s “Nuclear Now” Film Delivers
Oliver Stone’s new pronuclear documentary “Nuclear Now” has finally secured distribution in North American and will be coming to a theatre near you later this spring. The three-time Academy Award
Category: Nuclear-inclusive energy policy
Industry decarbonization moves ahead with Dow Chemical / X-energy partnership
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
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Energy Insiders Plan for More Nuclear
RTO Insider has reported on the discussion at the NARUC meeting in mid-February, in which the Tennessee Valley Authority CEO, Jeff Lyash, made the case for his need for nuclear
Nuclear wins inclusion as “green” source for hydrogen
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
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Menu of Nuclear Options Begins to Grow
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
Japan plans to maximize nuclear energy again
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
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Giving Thanks & Getting
anksgiving isn’t typically a time for making investment decisions . . . but it should be. Americans give thanks in many ways, notably through the national holiday we call “Thanksgiving.”
Diablo Canyon in line for $1.1B in DOE’s CNC funding
$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
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Is nuclear energy poised for an ESG-fueled comeback?
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
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Issuance of first-ever voluntary nuclear energy carbon credits
This corporate PR news made zero headlines in the press but we could not be more excited about it. Yet, this unassuming group of executives pursuing their own corporate objectives,
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