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
Category: Nuclear-inclusive energy policy
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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Oliver Stone’s “Nuclear” premiered at Venice Film Festival
Oliver Stone’s award-winning[1] documentary titled “Nuclear: Time to Look Again” premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 9, 2022. The film has an important backstory. By 2019, Stone had
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California Legislators Vote To Save Diablo Canyon
California’s legislature, by nearly unanimous votes in both the Assembly and the Senate, agreed with Governor Gavin Newsom, to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon. This was the result
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Oliver Stone announces a new documentary film on Nuclear
With an August 3rd tweet, filmmaker Oliver Stone announced the premiere of his latest documentary, Nuclear: Time to Look Again, at the Venice Film Festival on September 9th. We are
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EU Taxonomy to Include Nuclear Energy
The EU Parliament ruled in a majority vote to keep nuclear energy in the Complementary Delegated Act for the EU’s sustainable Taxonomy. Set to enter into force on January 1,