A month after the US offered $1.5 billion to restart one shuttered nuclear power plant, there’s a growing sense among officials in the industry and government that it may not be the last.
“There are a couple of nuclear power plants that we probably should, and can, turn back on,” said Jigar Shah, director of the US Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office.
Earth Is a Nuclear Planet revolutionizes how we view nuclear power. It demystifies with wit and clarity, dismantling myths with captivating facts. Backed by leading scientists, this book illuminates complex science and highlights the potential of nuclear energy for a carbon-negative future.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued new guidance documents to facilitate the licensing process for non-light water reactor designs. The guidance is expected to significantly reduce the regulatory uncertainty for new reactor concepts that don’t fit the mold of conventional reactor technologies.
Nuclear power, which has 20,000 reactor years of experience across the world, has five distinct advantages.
1. From cradle to grave, nuclear energy has the lowest carbon footprint and needs fewer materials and less land than other electricity sources...
2. Uranium in the earth's crust and oceans is more abundant than gold, platinum and other rare metals...
3. Nuclear power doesn’t rely on the weather...
Click to read the entire article at World Economic Forum
(Scroll down to: 5 reasons we cannot ignore nuclear energy)
March 4 (Reuters) - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi has asked global development banks and their government shareholders to fund new nuclear energy projects, stating that failing to do so could delay the energy transition, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief told the Financial Times in an interview that lack of funding for emissions-free nuclear energy by multilateral lenders such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank was "out of step" with the wishes of most of their shareholders, adding that there has been a "sea-change" in the outlook on nuclear power due to the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine.
- Vogtle Unit 4 connects to electric grid for the first time
- U.S. Department of Energy Issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement Advancing Biden-Harris Administration’s Goal to Boost Domestic HALEU Production
- Why The Need For Nuclear Power Is Proliferating
- The International Bank for Nuclear Infrastructure
- COP28 agreement recognises nuclear's role
- A people's guide to our nuclear planet
- Nuclear power is a critical component of our clean energy future
- Guest Op-Ed: Nuclear Gasoline
- Nuclear industry ready to help end-users cut emissions
- The Atlantic Declaration: A Framework for a Twenty-First Century U.S.-UK Economic Partnership