Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, penned an oped in the Financial Times calling for a 12 billion-pount, 10-point plan to effect Britain’s green recovery. Johnson wants to create 250,000
Continue readingBoris Johnson’s green plan puts advanced nuclear in top three
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
A new non-profit, Good Energy Collective, has been founded to build the progressive case for nuclear energy as an essential part of the broader climate change agenda. The group, founded
Continue readingGood Energy Collective seeks to rebuild nuclear’s climate credentials
Nuclear plants today provide 10% of the world’s electricity, all of it carbon-free – that’s almost twice the combined contribution of solar and wind. To meet the key energy goals
Continue readingNuclear power has a big role to play in the energy transition
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’
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
Wired Magazine dives deep on TRISO pebble fuel, which consists of particles of an alien-looking fuel with built-in safety features that will safely power a new generation of high-temperature reactors.
Continue readingNuclear ‘Power Balls’ May Make Meltdowns a Thing of the Past
Southern Company, a leading utility, is partnering with Bill Gate’s TerraPower to develop a molten chloride fast reactor (MCFR) that uses liquid salts as both a coolant and fuel. Working
Continue readingSouthern Company and TerraPower Prep for Testing on Molten Salt Reactor