NRC Ends Discussion Over 40-Year License Renewal, Quashing 100-Year Plant Operation For Now
On June 22, 2021, the NRC issued a memorandum with its decision, reasoning, and recommendations…
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60 Years of Nuclear Power in Space
The reactor wasn’t very powerful, but it was NASA’s first nuclear-powered satellite…
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Covid-19 slightly delays Vogtle 3 & 4 Testing
But both units are still expected to meet their in-service dates of November 2021 and 2022…
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Why nuclear plants are more expensive to build in the US than overseas, and 4 ways to reduce costs
Next-generation nuclear plants are more expensive to build in the United States than elsewhere in the world, like in China. A group of researchers…
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Duane Arnold nuclear plant to close in 2020
Iowa’s only nuclear plant is said to stimulate $255 million in economic activity in the state, and about half a billion nationally…
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Three more nuclear plants to close in next three years?
The nuclear power industry could be facing the loss of four more units and 4,048 megawatts of power…
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EPU underway at Browns Ferry Unit 3
Power uprates like this have added over 23 gigawatts of extra nuclear generating capacity over the years…
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Dominion Energy to buy SCANA
This is the outcome of the collapse of Westinghouse and the shutdown of new plant construction at VC Summer…
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