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The world wastes more than twice as much energy as it uses every year

The world wastes more than twice as much energy as it uses every year Sometimes looking at the big picture is the best way to understand what’s going on. That’s definitely the case for figuring out where the world’s energy comes from and goes. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory makes these energy flow maps showing where … Continue reading The world wastes more than twice as much energy as it uses every year

Fusion reactors hailed as the future of nuclear energy

Fusion reactors hailed as the future of nuclear energy Fusion reactors could become an economically viable way of generating electricity within decades and replace traditional nuclear power or fossil fuels, scientists have said. Advances in superconductor technology have led researchers from Durham University and the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire to re-calculate the … Continue reading Fusion reactors hailed as the future of nuclear energy

#Bill_Gates Making Progress On Next Generation Of Nuclear Power — In China

Bill Gates Making Progress On Next Generation Of Nuclear Power — In China The last two weeks of September was quite the time for news – the Pope’s visit, the Speaker’s exit, the Chinese President’s visit, the United Nations General Assembly, huge Hurricane Joaquin, weird House committee rants, flowing water on Mars, more Trumpeting, the … Continue reading #Bill_Gates Making Progress On Next Generation Of Nuclear Power — In China

#GE Hitachi and #Exelon_Generation Bring the Industrial Internet and Data Analytics to the Nuclear Industry

GE Hitachi and Exelon Generation Bring the Industrial Internet and Data Analytics to the Nuclear Industry WILMINGTON, N.C. & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Exelon Generation, operator of the largest nuclear power fleet in the U.S., announced today the joint development of two digital solutions based on GE’s Predix platform, the operating system … Continue reading #GE Hitachi and #Exelon_Generation Bring the Industrial Internet and Data Analytics to the Nuclear Industry

#Beaver_Valley Power Station Unit 2 Begins Refueling and Maintenance #Outage

Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 2 Begins Refueling and Maintenance Outage AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. FE, -2.33% announced its Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 2 in Shippingport, Pa., shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, for scheduled refueling and maintenance. … Continue reading #Beaver_Valley Power Station Unit 2 Begins Refueling and Maintenance #Outage

Costs cited in possible closure of #Pilgrim nuclear plant

Costs cited in possible closure of Pilgrim nuclear plant ntergy Corp. will announce some time this winter whether it will move forward with costly repairs and upgrades to the beleaguered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station or simply decide the 43-year-old plant is no longer a moneymaker and close it down. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission downgraded Pilgrim … Continue reading Costs cited in possible closure of #Pilgrim nuclear plant

Washington, D.C. and #Exelon Are Fighting a Nuclear War for a Greener Future: What’s the Fallout?

Washington, D.C. and Exelon Are Fighting a Nuclear War for a Greener Future: What’s the Fallout? Thinking that it was a done deal, most in the industry were amazed to find that the merger between Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) and Pepco Holdings (NYSE: POM) didn’t receive final approval last month. Though federal government agencies and … Continue reading Washington, D.C. and #Exelon Are Fighting a Nuclear War for a Greener Future: What’s the Fallout?

Meet Nuclear Power ’s Comeback Kids #TechCrunch_Disrupt

Meet Nuclear Power’s Comeback Kids Leslie Dewan and Jacob Dewitt are part of a new generation of nuclear scientists pushing for use of safer technologies. Both young founders took to the TechCrunch Disrupt stage today to chat about their work in developing upgraded types of nuclear power generators designed to eat their own waste. Literally. … Continue reading Meet Nuclear Power ’s Comeback Kids #TechCrunch_Disrupt

#Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station officials acknowledge shut down possibility

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station officials acknowledge shut down possibility PLYMOUTH – If you read between the lines in the statement released by Entergy just after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission downgraded the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station’s performance status earlier this month it was there: the possibility of closure. “Entergy is focused on safe operations,” Entergy/Pilgrim Senior … Continue reading #Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station officials acknowledge shut down possibility

#Exelon ‘s #Peach_Bottom 3 nuclear power unit shut for #refueling, power uprate

Exelon’s Peach Bottom-3 nuclear power unit shut for refueling, power uprate Exelon Generation’s Peach Bottom-3 nuclear power reactor in Delta, Pennsylvania, shut early Monday for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage, the company said in a statement. The unit was taken offline at 12:03 am EDT Monday, plant spokeswoman Krista Connelly said in an email. … Continue reading #Exelon ‘s #Peach_Bottom 3 nuclear power unit shut for #refueling, power uprate