Advanced nuclear power and fuel company Oklo has broken ground at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for its first Aurora powerhouse, the Aurora-INL.| Power Engineering
Deep Fission signed letters of intent with partners in Texas, Utah, and Kansas to pursue joint development projects for its underground nuclear reactors. The post SMR startup Deep Fission eyes Texas, Utah, and Kansas for new reactor projects appeared first on Power Engineering.| Nuclear News - Power Engineering
US-based Holtec International, EDF UK and real estate firm Tritax Management have signed an agreement to develop Holtec’s SMR-300 reactors at the former Cottam coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire, UK. The post US and UK in deal to develop SMRs at Cottam coal-fired power station appeared first on Power Engineering.| Nuclear News - Power Engineering
The company saw its shares tumble 20% following the announcement.| Power Engineering
The agreement positions TVA and ENTRA1 to deploy NuScale’s SMRs at scale, targeting 6 GW of new nuclear capacity to meet soaring power demand.| Power Engineering
The company is on the doorstep of going public and has big plans for nuclear along the Texas Gulf Coast - and beyond.| Power Engineering
The second round of HALEU allocations will support testing of two advanced reactor designs and jumpstart a new domestic advanced fuel line. The post Department of Energy agrees to provide three more companies with HALEU appeared first on Power Engineering.| Nuclear News - Power Engineering
The deal marks a milestone in advanced nuclear development, making TVA the first U.S. utility to purchase power from a GEN IV reactor.| Power Engineering
TVA President and CEO Don Moul said that by going first, they can show other utilities a way to accelerate the development of small nuclear reactors.| Power Engineering
Holtec, in cooperation with Hi Tech Solutions, plans to deploy a fleet of SMR-300 reactors across the Mountain West.| Power Engineering
The existing Palisades plant, which Holtec says is refurbished with an array of enhancements, is on track to be restarted by the end of 2025.Holtec wants to restart the shuttered large-reactor plant by the end of 2025.| Power Engineering
GE Hitachi believes its BWRX-300 can become the cheapest, quickest and lowest-risk small modular reactor to market.| 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
OPG has previously said it expects construction on the first reactor to be complete by 2028, with the additional SMRs coming online between 2034 and 2036.| Power Engineering