States vying to host nuclear development
Energy is extremely big business and growing. But dominating in the fossil fuel industry is so very “last century.” As such, it is encouraging to see the state of Texas,
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Big Banks Agree to Finance Nuclear
Fourteen of the world’s largest banks and financial institutions, including Bank of America, Citi, Parabas, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, are pledging to increase their financial
African Nuclear Newcomer Aspirations
Post guest written by Collins K. Wafula, Bungoma Town, Kenya (with editing support from Darius Tirgan) Introduction Emerging countries have held discussions regarding the role of nuclear power in their
Sweden appoints world’s first “National Nuclear Power Coordinator”
Sweden is continuing to demonstrate exceptionally smart and effective management towards climate goals by appointing the world’s first “National Nuclear Power Coordinator,” to manage the growth of nuclear energy in
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Nuclear Tripling Pledge Announced
President Biden efforts to build a coalition pledging to triple the world’s production of nuclear energy by 2050 has succeeded! We’ve learned from several attendees at the COP 28 conference
Net Zero Needs Nuclear
“Rather quietly, a new age of atomic energy may be approaching. Splitting atoms may not be as exciting as fusing them, or as modish as wind and solar projects. Yet
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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Answer to Putin (and Climate Change) in one
A response to the attack by Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, if it is going to have any effect, must be buttressed with meaningful changes in energy policies of the EU
West Virginia latest state to repeal ban on nuclear power
West Virginia’s legislature passed a bill that repeals the state’s ban on new nuclear power plants by a vote of 76 to 16, with 8 members absent. The short bill,
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A 70th Anniversary for Fission
70 years ago today, on December 20, 1951, the first Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR-I, pictured below at left) came online at the Idaho National Laboratory to produce usable electricity through