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ADVANCE Act Clears Senate

July 28, 2023August 1, 2023 by admin

The ADVANCE Act, included in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the Senate, was passed by the Senate in an 86-11 bipartisan vote.  The NDAA now must be

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Thorium Molten Salt prospects are good

August 10, 2022December 26, 2022 by admin

Chinese teams have designed and built and are now commissioning an experimental thorium-powered molten salt reactor. This is exciting news for those who have long advocated for thorium-based energy. It

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Kristine Svinicki

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 by editor

Kristine Svinicki was first appointed to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S. NRC) in 2008 by President Obama. She was then re-appointed to that role by three successive United

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Is the NRC hostile towards innovators?

January 31, 2022March 17, 2022 by admin

Robert Bryce writing in Forbes, raises the question  . . . though in not so many words.  Comparing the NRC’s treatment of Oklo to the galloping progress that the Chinese

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DOE announces funding for three advanced reactor builds

October 21, 2020October 2, 2022 by admin

The US Department of Energy (DOE)  has selected two teams—one led by TerraPower in partnership with GE Hitachi, building a 345 MWe sodium fast reactor with a molten salt energy

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NRC Approves Streamlined Licensing for Advanced Reactors

July 9, 2020October 2, 2022 by admin

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a new approach to licensing non-light water reactor technologies. The new guidance is expected to significantly reduce the regulatory uncertainty challenging the industry, while

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Advanced nuclear history is made by Oklo

June 15, 2020May 11, 2021 by admin

Oklo’s combined license application, the first ever (non-light water) advanced fission technology, was accepted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The application was submitted to the NRC in March

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N.E.L.A. reintroduced, Bill Gates “thrilled”

March 27, 2019July 27, 2020 by admin

Bill Gates wrote: “I’m thrilled that senators from both sides of the aisle have come together to support advanced nuclear. This is exactly the kind of leadership our country needs

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NEIMA becomes law

January 14, 2019August 1, 2023 by admin

S512, the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215; Public Law 115-439) reforming NRC processes to better adapt to Advanced Nuclear, was signed into law on January 14,

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Obama hosts White House Summit on Nuclear Energy

November 6, 2015October 2, 2022 by admin

President Barack Obama hosted a White House Summit on Nuclear Energy just prior to his trip to Paris, France for the UNFCCC’s COP 21, the Paris Conference of the Parties,

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