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Flamanville 3 Reactor Online in France After 12-Year Delay
Dec 22, 2024 · The largest nuclear reactor in France is finally providing power to the country’s grid, more than a decade after it was expected to enter commercial operation. Flamanville 3, an EPR reactor ...
DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee for PG&E
Dec 17, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $15 billion to Pacific Gas & Electric, (PG&E), the ...
The 470-MW Floating Powership That Buoyed Ghana - POWER …
Oct 1, 2020 · Karpowership’s 470-MW floating power plant deployed at two locations in Ghana demonstrated how robust an impact the innovative “plug-and-play” electricity delivery model can have on a power ...
What Are Microreactors and How Soon Could We See One in …
Oct 22, 2024 · Among other unique aspects are their self-regulating capability, which could enable remote and semi-autonomous microreactor operation. Their rapid deployability (weeks or months rather than many ...
Nuclear Startup Seeks Contractors for 6 GW of New Generation
Dec 20, 2024 · The Nuclear Company, which plans to deploy 6 GW of fleet-scale nuclear power across America, on Dec. 19 announced the issuance of a solicitation of interest to contractors in engineering ...
Kemmerer 1 Breaks Ground: A Look at TerraPower's ... - POWER …
Jun 13, 2024 · Bill Gates’ nuclear innovation firm TerraPower has broken ground on the non-nuclear portion of Kemmerer Unit 1, a 345-MW Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) power plant. The groundbreaking ...
The Transformer Crisis: An Industry on the Brink - POWER Magazine
Jun 26, 2024 · Facing unprecedented lead times and skyrocketing costs, the transformer supply chain crisis threatens the backbone of the electric power industry, driving
NRC Sets Stage for Advanced Nuclear with New Part 53 Rule
Mar 4, 2024 · The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has directed its staff to publish a proposed rule and draft guidance to create Part 53, a much-awaited risk-informed and technology-inclusive licensing ...
THE BIG PICTURE: How Much Power Will Data Centers Consume?
Dec 2, 2024 · Driven by artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and the digital transformation, U.S. data centers consumed an estimated 150 TWh of electricity in