Nuclear
X Energy, Centrus collaborate on nuclear fuel fabrication facility design
Centrus Energy Corp and X Energy, LLC recently announced a joint partnership to collaborate on the design of a new advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility, building on concepts already discussed. The two companies have worked together since March 2018, when they began conceptualizing, but now ... Read More »Climate change dominates energy forum with EPA chief, Calif. attorney general
The Trump administration is supporting clean energy policies to reduce air and water pollution, while critics claim these initiatives cannot be legitimized without embracing the recently released National Climate Assessment. In the Washington Post’s forum The Energy 202 last week, acting admini... Read More »Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds hearing to discuss Nuclear Energy Leadership Act
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee recently held a hearing to discuss the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act, a bill that would launch a long-term collaborative effort between the federal government and the nuclear industry to reestablish America’s global leadership in commercial nuclear... Read More »Japan restarts five nuclear power reactors in 2018
While Japan has been reluctant to return wholesale to nuclear power since the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima reactor, a total of five nuclear reactors have been restarted in-country by the end of October 2018. The reported restarts follow the suspension of the country’s nuclear fleet in 2013 f... Read More »Georgia Power places 150-ton shield building panels at Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear expansion
Georgia Power recently announced that it placed the first two sets of double-decker shield building panels around the outer wall of the Unit 3 containment vessel near the Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia. The shield building panels provide structural support to the containm... Read More »New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approves new emissions reduction program for nuclear power plants
The Zero Emission Credit program (ZEC) and application process for nuclear power plants were approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) this week, in an effort to maintain the state’s nuclear energy supply and guarantee funding is properly allocated. The program was made in re... Read More »Bechtel tapped to work with GE Hitachi on DOE’s Virtual Test Reactor
Bechtel has been selected to work with GE Hitachi to develop the U.S. Department of Energy’s Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), a program critically important to the future of advanced nuclear power reactors in the U.S. The Versatile Test Reactor would conduct irradiation testing for fuels, material... Read More »U.S. and Ukraine agree to strategic energy dialogue
The United States and Ukraine launched a new initiative called the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Energy Dialogue, which will facilitate closer cooperation between the two countries in both the government and private sector. The United States and Ukraine have already implemented a number of energy proje... Read More »Credit: Entergy