How America Can Dominate Global Nuclear Energy Today, the U.S. nuclear export industry is in decline. While the international nuclear export industry has grown over the past few years, U.S. exports have remained markedly flat. Declining competitiveness as other exporters master nuclear-power technology is a key component of the emerging market shift, but a lack … Continue reading How America Can Dominate Global Nuclear Energy
Former FPL manager accused of trading nuclear secrets in Chinese spy case TALLAHASSEE — A former Florida Power & Light manager traded nuclear information from the company for cash to assist one of China’s top nuclear power companies, according to federal court records unsealed in Tennessee last week. The unnamed former FPL employee was recruited … Continue reading Former #FPL manager accused of trading nuclear secrets in Chinese spy case
Walker to sign bill ending nuclear moratorium MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is poised to sign a bill that would lift Wisconsin’s ban on new nuclear power plants. Right now state regulators can’t approve a new nuclear power plant unless a federal facility for storing waste exists and the plant doesn’t burden ratepayers. … Continue reading Walker to sign bill ending nuclear moratorium
Deconstructing Pilgrim: NRC design flaw dismissal only protects nuclear energy industry Earlier this month, a bold action on the part of Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff once again raised the alarm at Entergy’s troubled Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Seven NRC engineers documented a dangerous design flaw in nuclear reactors across the United States. Pilgrim is on … Continue reading Deconstructing #Pilgrim: NRC design flaw dismissal only protects nuclear energy industry
Global wind power capacity tops nuclear energy for 1st time The capacity of wind power generation worldwide reached 432.42 gigawatts at the end of 2015, up 17 percent from a year earlier and surpassing nuclear energy for the first time, according to data released by global industry bodies. The generation capacity of wind farms newly … Continue reading Global wind power capacity tops nuclear energy for 1st time
Senate overwhelmingly approves Crapo nuclear energy legislation Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today approved overwhelmingly legislation written by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo that would increase nuclear research efforts at the Idaho National Laboratory and other national labs through new partnerships between the public and private sectors. The vote of 87 to 4 to approve … Continue reading #Senate overwhelmingly approves Crapo nuclear energy legislation
Obama gives new boost to nuclear energy The U.S. nuclear energy industry may have something to cheer about. Skeptics aren’t hard to find and just how things might turn out is anyone’s guess, but the Obama administration appears to be making a renewed push for nuclear power as a clean-energy solution. The administration’s effort includes … Continue reading #Obama gives new boost to nuclear energy
One Tech Billionaire Sees Nuclear As The Path To Clean Energy, But Is He Right? The United Nations climate summit begins today in Paris and already there are headlines. The world’s richest man, Bill Gates, and a slew of his fellow billionaires have announced the Breakthrough Energy Coalition: an effort to take private money to … Continue reading One Tech Billionaire Sees Nuclear As The Path To Clean Energy, But Is He Right?
We can’t keep losing nuclear energy How many shuttered nuclear plants will it take before America awakens to the danger of losing its largest source of reliable, 24/7, and carbon-free energy? It’s a question swirling around the electric utility industry. Having ridden the waves of success for decades as a favored source of base-load electricity, … Continue reading We can’t keep losing nuclear energy
X-energy nuclear power concept assessed favorably for existing power plant sites X-energy and South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G) have completed a joint study to examine the technical and economic feasibility of siting an Xe-100 pebble-bed nuclear reactor at a representative site within the SCE&G franchise territory. The Xe-100 enables a utility to bring … Continue reading X-energy nuclear power concept assessed favorably for existing power plant sites
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