In a milestone for the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Feb. 13 issued its first...
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Xcel Energy Inks Dual Alliances with GE Vernova, NextEra to Support 6-GW Data Center Outlook, Generation ExpansionXcel Energy Inks Dual Alliances with GE Vernova, NextEra to Support 6-GW Data Center Outlook, Generation Expansion
Xcel Energy has moved to lock in supply and development capacity for what could become 6 GW of data center...
DOE Uses Emergency Powers to Freeze More Than 2 GW of Coal Retirements as Opposition IntensifiesDOE Uses Emergency Powers to Freeze More Than 2 GW of Coal Retirements as Opposition Intensifies
A rapid succession of Section 202(c) emergency orders has forced utilities to keep more than 2 GW of coal capacity...
The Nuclear Industry’s Race Against the Clock: EPRI Experts on Fleet Optimization, SMRs, and What’s NextThe Nuclear Industry’s Race Against the Clock: EPRI Experts on Fleet Optimization, SMRs, and What’s Next
The electricity sector faces a timing problem that’s becoming impossible to ignore. Data centers, artificial intelligence (AI) deployment, industrial reshoring,...
Why America’s Nuclear Future Depends on Its Fuel Supply ChainWhy America’s Nuclear Future Depends on Its Fuel Supply Chain
For much of the 20th century, the U.S. set the global standard for civilian nuclear energy. American innovation shaped reactor...
DOE Issues $2.7B Orders to Scale Domestic Nuclear LEU and HALEU EnrichmentDOE Issues $2.7B Orders to Scale Domestic Nuclear LEU and HALEU Enrichment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its first production-scale task orders under a $2.7-billion uranium enrichment program launched...
Policy Shift, Private Sector Drive Put Nuclear Recycling Back on the TablePolicy Shift, Private Sector Drive Put Nuclear Recycling Back on the Table
Over nearly five decades, nuclear waste has been treated as an intractable problem, locked in dry casks, relegated to repositories...
Japan’s First SOEC Hydrogen Demonstration Launched at Thermal Power PlantJapan’s First SOEC Hydrogen Demonstration Launched at Thermal Power Plant
Japanese utility giant JERA and automotive technology firm DENSO have begun Japan’s first demonstration of hydrogen production using solid oxide...
The Uranium Renaissance: Revitalizing America’s Nuclear Supply ChainThe Uranium Renaissance: Revitalizing America’s Nuclear Supply Chain
As the global demand for clean energy intensifies, nuclear power is enjoying a resurgence not seen in decades. However, this...
China’s Molten Salt Reactor Reaches Thorium-Uranium Conversion MilestoneChina’s Molten Salt Reactor Reaches Thorium-Uranium Conversion Milestone
China’s Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) in November reported it had achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion inside an operating molten...