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Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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Life-cycle GHG emissions from fossil and alternative sources of electricity. This global climate change problem becomes manageable only if society deals quickly with emissions of carbon dioxide from burning coal in electric power plants, they state. Credit: ACS, Kharecha et al. Click to enlarge. Kharecha et al.

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Hyperion Unveils Design of its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, the Hyperion Power Module

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The reason for the low electrical efficiency (36% of 70 MWt) is that the steam loop does not run through the inside of the reactor, for simplicity and safety, the company says. General Electric. A gas plenum is at one end of the 2-3m long fuel pins. Westinghouse-Toshiba. Toshiba 4S (Super Safe, Small and Simple). TerraPower.

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