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
Continue readingDOE announces funding for three advanced reactor builds
Kärnfull Energi is a new, hip and very climate-focused Swedish utility that recently launched offering Swedes a 100% nuclear energy option. They are neither building nor generating new nuclear power,
General Electic, opened the first AC coal-fired power plant in the United States in 1902 and spent the following century becoming a leader in manufacturing these plants both in the
NuScale Power achieved a major milestone with far-reaching implications, by being the first private company to receive approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for an advanced reactor design. As NuScale’s
Continue readingFirst Advanced Nuclear Design Approved by the NRC
The Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA, S.903) which had 22 bipartisan co-sponsors, was introduced as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA, S.4049) by
Continue readingUS Senate passes Nuclear Energy Leadership Act but reconciliation remains
The US International Development Finance Corporation has ended a ban on financing nuclear power projects and “will prioritize the support of advanced nuclear technology in emerging and frontier markets,” the
Continue readingUS agency ends ban, will now finance advanced nuclear projects abroad
Zion Lights, formerly with Extinction Rebellion, and dozens of others sent an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, business secretary Alok Sharma, and chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak
By David Dalton Nuclear power is playing an important role in the world’s production of clean energy, “contributing massively” to avoiding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in many countries and providing
Continue readingIAEA Head Tells Ministers Nuclear is ‘Contributing Massively’
Ray Rothrock, famed Venrock VC who has made multiple investments in advanced nuclear, together with Ellen Hughes-Cromwick and Farah Benahmed, discuss the critical role that professional venture capital (VC) has
Continue readingOil and gas investments reach their “sell by” date
The DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy posted an update regarding an NRC milestone. This is the approval of a new approach for the review and licensing of Advanced Reactor designs.
Continue readingNRC Approves New Approach to Streamline Advanced Reactor Licensing Process