The agreement with Bill Gates’ TerraPower could allow the selection of a site for a sodium-cooled fast reactor and storage facility. The post Utah signs MOU to explore building nuclear reactor with new technology appeared first on Power Engineering.| Nuclear News - Power Engineering
The Palisades Power Plant is the first nuclear plant in the United States to transition from decommissioning status back to operations, according to the plant’s owner, Holtec International. The post West Michigan nuclear plant enters final phase of restart appeared first on Power Engineering.| Nuclear News - Power Engineering
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a waiver request from NextEra Energy that clears the way for the company to begin the process to restart Iowa's only nuclear power plant. The post FERC approves NextEra’s request to restart Duane Arnold nuclear plant appeared first on Power Engineering.| Nuclear News - Power Engineering
X-energy, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corporation (KHNP), and Doosan Enerbility have announced a strategic partnership.| Power Engineering
This is the latest tech-nuclear marriage as data center growth continues.| Power Engineering
The Nuclear Company, a startup with plans to develop a 6 GW nuclear fleet, announced a partnership with the University of South Carolina’s Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing meant to position the state as a "national hub" for advanced nuclear energy innovation, workforce development, and economic growth. The post Nuclear startup partners up with University of South Carolina to advance development appeared first on Power Engineering.| Business Archives - Power Engineering
DOE will work with industry on these 11 projects, with the goal to construct, operate, and achieve criticality of "at least three" test reactors using the DOE authorization process by July 4, 2026. The post DOE kicks off Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, selecting 11 projects for a fast-tracked approval process appeared first on Power Engineering.| Nuclear News - Power Engineering
A “massive and unpredictable presence of jellyfish” was detected in the filter drums of the plant's pumping stations. The post Jellyfish shut down French nuclear power plant appeared first on Power Engineering.| Nuclear News - Power Engineering
Landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.| Power Engineering
Westinghouse aims to make advanced nuclear builds faster and more repeatable as electricity demand grows.| Power Engineering
The Biden administration announced an additional $1.2 billion in funding aimed at extending the lives of at-risk nuclear plants – and for the first time – nuclear plants which have recently closed.| Power Engineering
The fate of the shuttered plant still hinges on financial support from the federal government.| Power Engineering
Editor's Note: It is my pleasure to announce that noted industry commentator Fred Lyon will be sharing his views on the power industry in a periodic column in Power Engineering titled Power Points.| Power Engineering
Nuclear fusion energy is expected to take decades to become economically viable, but researchers said it was an important step nonetheless.| Power Engineering
Google has signed an offtake agreement for 200 MW of power from Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ (CFS) developing fusion power plant.| Power Engineering
The court's decision is not a final ruling in favor of the licenses, but it removes a major roadblock.| Power Engineering
PUR-1 has started serving as the nation’s first reactor test bed to help the industry figure out how digital communication, AI tools and cybersecurity methods could work at a larger scale for advanced reactors. The post Purdue University reactor paves the way for nuclear digital breakthroughs appeared first on Power Engineering.| SMRs Archives - Power Engineering
According to the PJM 2025 Long-Term Load Forecast, electricity demand within the region is expected to significantly increase, with a projected growth of nearly 40% in the next 14 years. The post Amid high PJM demand, New Jersey explores building new nuclear appeared first on Power Engineering.| Nuclear News - Power Engineering
The new SMR-300s will be co-located with the existing 800-megawatt Palisades plant, which is on track to restart following shutdown in 2022.| Power Engineering
A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers that make up a newly-formed nuclear energy caucus wrote a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week expressing “full support” for the re-opening of Palisades nuclear plant.| Power Engineering
Any repowering of the 800 MW nuclear plant in Michigan was contingent on federal funding. The U.S. Department of Energy now plans to loan the money, putting Palisades on track to become the first shut-down nuclear power plant in the U.S. to be recommissioned.| Power Engineering
Palisades is on track to become the U.S.' first shut-down nuclear power plant to be recommissioned.| Power Engineering
The nuclear startup's plans are in response to overwhelming demand from Texas-based data center developers over the last year. The post Responding to data center demand, Last Energy to deploy 30 microreactors in Texas appeared first on Power Engineering.| SMRs Archives - Power Engineering
TVA and its partners have reapplied for $800 million in federal funding to build the U.S.' first small modular reactor, after DOE revised grant criteria to focus solely on technical merit.| Power Engineering
