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US Energy Industry Associations Urge FERC To Reject DOE Proposal To Subsidize Coal & Nuclear

US Energy Industry Associations Urge FERC To Reject DOE Proposal To Subsidize Coal & Nuclear A diverse group of a dozen US energy industry associations which represent oil, natural gas, wind, solar, efficiency, and other technologies, have come together to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the Department of Energy’s proposal to subsidize … Continue reading US Energy Industry Associations Urge FERC To Reject DOE Proposal To Subsidize Coal & Nuclear

Plant #Farley Unit 2 planned activities underway for the production of clean, safe, affordable and reliable nuclear energy

Plant Farley Unit 2 planned activities underway for the production of clean, safe, affordable and reliable nuclear energy BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — On Oct. 15 at 10:58 a.m. CDT, operators at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Alabama, safely took Unit 2 offline for a planned refueling and maintenance outage. … Continue reading Plant #Farley Unit 2 planned activities underway for the production of clean, safe, affordable and reliable nuclear energy

Renewing America’s commitment to nuclear energy

Renewing America’s commitment to nuclear energy Today, nuclear energy produces 20 percent of America’s electricity, but it’s increasingly sidelined in our domestic energy portfolio. Our domestic plants are aging rapidly. Five have closed in recent years. At the start of this year, four new reactors were under construction at two psure lants: two in South … Continue reading Renewing America’s commitment to nuclear energy

#China Develops Next-generation Nuclear Energy Technology

China Develops Next-generation Nuclear Energy Technology Nhina revealed the current status of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) development, which is a next-generation nuclear energy technology, at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria, on September 19. A HTGR uses helium as coolant, unlike conventional nuclear reactors using water. It is considered a … Continue reading #China Develops Next-generation Nuclear Energy Technology

Wind power cheaper than nuclear energy for the first time ever

Wind power cheaper than nuclear energy for the first time ever The costs of subsidies for new offshore wind farms have reached a record low, halving in less than three years. Two wind farm firms have secured a state-backed price for their output which is significantly lower than Britain’s newest nuclear power site, Hinkley Point … Continue reading Wind power cheaper than nuclear energy for the first time ever

The Race Is On: Renewable vs. Nuclear Energy in the US

The Race Is On: Renewable vs. Nuclear Energy in the US According to the most recent issue of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly, data through June 30, 2017 shows that the share of electrical generation coming from renewables, which include biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind, is statistically tied with nuclear. … Continue reading The Race Is On: Renewable vs. Nuclear Energy in the US