No major issues found during nuclear plant inspections The Callaway Energy Center will receive the baseline level of oversight this year following a year of safe and efficient operation, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. he Callaway Energy Center will receive the baseline level of oversight this year following a year of safe and efficient … Continue reading No major issues found during nuclear plant inspections →

Don’t Ignore the Nuclear Option It may be controversial. It’s also a reliable source of clean power that can replace fossil fuels. With billions of workers at home and factories idle, early April saw daily carbon emissions fall 17% compared to 2019 averages, according to a study by a team of international scientists published this … Continue reading Don’t Ignore the Nuclear Option →

Aurora clean energy plant turns nuclear waste into electricity A California-based startup Oklo has recently announced the launch of the Aurora, an advanced fission clean energy plant that can turn nuclear waste into energy to power communities with affordable, reliable, clean power. The advanced fission power plant, also called a fission battery, produces about 1.5 … Continue reading Aurora clean energy plant turns nuclear waste into electricity →

One of the World’s Tiniest Nuclear Plants Is Coming to Idaho The demonstration represents a new-generation of micro-reactors. An experimental nuclear reactor in Idaho could be the first of its kind in the United States: a commercial reactor providing power using fuel that reduces nuclear waste. The small power plant could power about 1,000 homes … Continue reading One of the World’s Tiniest Nuclear Plants Is Coming to #Idaho →

Rolls-Royce Reignites The Race To Build Mini-Nuclear Power Plants Global manufacturer Rolls-Royce is the latest entrant in the tech race to provide small-scale nuclear power. Last month, the company announced plans to build 10-15 small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United Kingdom by 2029, with each unit compact enough to sit on the back of … Continue reading Rolls-Royce Reignites The Race To Build Mini- Nuclear Power Plants →

The U.S. May Soon Have the World’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plants Neighbors and scientists are worried, but operators argue there’s no better way to provide carbon-free energy. Bonnie Rippingille looked out at the wisps of steam curling from the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant across Biscayne Bay with a sense of dread. In December federal … Continue reading The U.S. May Soon Have the World’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plants →

GE Hitachi enters federal licensing process for new small modular nuclear reactor design At the end of 2019, GE Hitachi submitted its first licensing topical report to the NRC, kicking off a regulatory review that the company says in a statement could be a “foundation” for a preliminary safety analysis report that a utility interested … Continue reading #GE #Hitachi enters federal licensing process for new small modular nuclear reactor design →

Browns Ferry begins refueling, maintenance outage The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 3 started a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage Feb. 22 after generating nearly 19 billion kilowatt hours of carbon-free electricity and more than 658 days of operation. “Outages are always important because it’s our best opportunity to do the necessary … Continue reading #Browns_Ferry begins refueling, maintenance outage →

Get Small Nuclear Reactors Off the Starting Blocks—Now! Dec. 23—Mass production of modular nuclear reactors to industrialize developing countries, until fusion power comes online! That was the title I used when I last wrote about the ongoing efforts to make small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs)—in the EIR issue of November 16, 2018. SMRs will be … Continue reading Get Small Nuclear Reactors Off the Starting Blocks—Now! →