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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The post The SUNRISE centre: Sustainable Nuclear Energy Research in Sweden appeared first on Innovation News Network. Learn how the SUNRISE centre is the first step towards building a lead-cooled research and demonstration reactor in Sweden.

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Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The field of plasma physics, which is essential for the success of nuclear fusion, has benefited from advancements in high-performance computing. The post Computational modelling in support of progress towards nuclear fusion energy breakeven appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Innovation News Network

MARCH 13, 2023

The UK and France have established a partnership to accelerate the development of nuclear power and renewable energy sources. The post UK and France partner to advance nuclear and renewable energy sources appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Nuclear energy research is rapidly advancing in Sweden, where new policy and changing political winds are acting as a positive driving force. The post A nuclear energy renaissance in Sweden and the SUNRISE programme appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Innovation News Network

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Department of Energy's efforts in commercialising nuclear fusion energy in the country. The post The edge of nuclear fusion energy commercialisation in the US appeared first on Innovation News Network. Learn everything about the U.S.

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Innovation News Network

JANUARY 8, 2024

The UK Government has announced plans to initiate a cutting-edge HALEU nuclear fuel programme to end Russian energy dependence. The post UK announces £300m HALEU nuclear fuel programme to end Russian energy dominance appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Innovation News Network

JUNE 29, 2022

Horizon EUROfusion is celebrating the start of conceptual designs for a power plant to develop clean and safe nuclear fusion energy. This nuclear fusion device […]. The post Horizon EUROfusion: Developing clean and safe nuclear fusion energy appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 1, 2022

The International Energy Agency has recently released a report evaluating the position of nuclear power in the clean energy transition. Nuclear power is rapidly gaining popularity in many countries, due to rising fuel prices and growing concerns regarding energy security.

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Teslarati

JULY 4, 2022

Elon Musk is arguably the world’s biggest clean energy advocate, and his company, Tesla, has built some of the biggest battery storage systems on the planet. Yet in recent comments, Musk has highlighted that he believes it’s a mistake to stigmatize nuclear energy today, especially as renewables like solar and batteries are still ramping up.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 4, 2021

British prime minister Boris Johnson will officially announce this week at the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester that all of the UK’s electricity will be sourced from clean energy by 2035, according to the Times. But not everyone is happy that nuclear will be included in the mix.

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Innovation News Network

AUGUST 5, 2022

Diane Cameron, Head of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s Division of Nuclear Technology Development and Economics, discusses the role of nuclear energy in the global drive toward net zero. The post Achieving a low carbon future with nuclear technology appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Innovation News Network

MARCH 1, 2023

The world needs stable and carbon-free nuclear energy as electric baseload to support the green revolution – fibre optical sensors can help. The post Fibre optical sensors for nuclear renaissance appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Dr Myriam Bourgeois, NUCOBAM Coordinator at Université Paris-Saclay CEA, explains how the European project aims for future AM Standard in the nuclear energy industry.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

A small but growing group of analysts, though, are pushing for a zero-emissions technology that already plows the oceans: nuclear propulsion. Today, some 200 nuclear reactors are already operating on 160 vessels , mostly naval ships and submarines. Nuclear-powered ships can go years without refueling. Why nuclear-powered ships?

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Electrek

MARCH 2, 2024

Without EVs, solar, wind, and nuclear, the global rise in emissions in the last five years would have been three times larger, new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis shows.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 18, 2022

Elliot Austin discusses the impact of nuclear power, evaluating its advantages and challenges as a fuel source compared to renewable plants. How does nuclear power work? Nuclear power plants use uranium to produce energy, specifically 235U, as this form of uranium can undergo nuclear fission.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 14, 2022

Robert G Kelly, AT&T Professor of Engineering at the University of Virginia, explains why we must understand when significant corrosion damage can occur to stainless steel canisters containing spent nuclear fuel.

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Innovation News Network

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Department of Energy's efforts in commercialising nuclear fusion energy in the country. The post The edge of fusion energy commercialisation in the US appeared first on Innovation News Network. Learn everything about the U.S.

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Innovation News Network

JANUARY 17, 2024

The NPL has unveiled a neutron measurement facility poised to revolutionise the landscape of the UK's nuclear energy. The post NPL unveils cutting-edge neutron measurement facility to propel UK’s nuclear ambitions appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 8, 2022

Professor Brent Heuser discusses the development of accident tolerant nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident. Global climate change is real, and the world needs clean, safe, and reliable energy sources in order to mitigate the effects of carbon dioxide released from fossil fuels.

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Innovation News Network

JUNE 30, 2022

Professor Mark Anderson from the University of Wisconsin-Madison discusses some of the interesting experimental science questions associated with advanced nuclear system coolants and how reactors based on these technologies can help to reduce the environmental impact of power and heat production, as well as stabilising energy costs.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 26, 2023

Discover why helium coolant in nuclear reactors will be essential in fuelling the green energy transition. The post The importance of helium coolant in nuclear reactors appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

Photo: Talen Energy One of the US’s largest nuclear power plants will directly power cloud service provider Amazon Web Services’ new data center. Power provider Talen Energy sold its data center campus, Cumulus Data Assets, to Amazon Web Services for $650 million. Amazon moves in; it powers up on 100% clean energy.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 15, 2022

The International Atomic Energy Agency delivered a large batch of vital radiation protection and monitoring equipment to Ukraine this week, which was offered by both France and Australia. The post The IAEA: Ensuring nuclear safety and security for Ukraine appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Every workday, Sarah Ansari strives to ensure that the nuclear power plant where she works is operating safely. The IEEE member is an electrical design engineer at Arkansas Nuclear One , in Russellville. student at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, when she interned at Arkansas Nuclear One.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Ukraine’s nuclear sector is taking steps to remove Russian influence from its operations. The immediate cause appears to be concern about possible sabotage of nuclear power plants and fuel-handling operations from within—either to cause a nuclear incident or to pave the way for Russian forces to seize or retain control of key installations.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 11, 2022

The UK government has announced a £5m support fund for Ukraine’s energy sector, providing safety and security equipment to Ukraine’s civil nuclear sector. The post UK shows support for Ukraine’s energy sector with £5m funding boost appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 20, 2023

Elon Musk may be one of the world’s biggest proponents for sustainable energy, but he is also a realist. Over the years, Musk has clarified on Twitter that he actually supports solutions such as nuclear energy, and amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, the CEO highlighted the need for greater oil and gas output.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. GW) alone now exceeds that of not only nuclear power (103.27 of the total. Get started here. –ad*

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Electrek

JUNE 28, 2023

Electricity generated from wind and solar outproduced coal and nearly tied nuclear during the first four months of 2023 in the US, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday released a study stating that 80% of US coal power plant sites could be converted to nuclear power plant sites in order to help the US achieve net zero by 2050. The post Should the US convert coal plant sites to nuclear? The DOE seems to think so appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

of US electrical generation in 2023, according to newly released end-of-year US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. Small-scale solar alone grew by 20.1% – faster than any other energy source. of the total) and should surpass it within the next few months to become the second largest renewable energy source, behind only wind.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2012

Aiken County and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, (SRNS) have reached agreement on a corporately funded $3-million expansion plan that will add an additional 6,435 square feet of finished laboratory and support space to the county-owned Center for Hydrogen Research (CHR) facility, located in Aiken County’s Savannah River.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 2, 2024

Photo: Tesla Without EVs, solar, wind, and nuclear, the global rise in emissions in the last five years would have been three times larger, new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis shows. Renewables curbed emissions rise in 2023 The bad news is that energy-related emissions rose in 2023. billion tonnes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2012

According to several reports ( link , link ), Andrea Rossi, the inventor of the “Energy Catalyzer” Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR) (cold fusion) device, told an inspector from the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control that, contrary to his earlier claims, that no nuclear reactions occur in the device, and that he has no factory in the US.

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MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. Global emissions from the energy sector stood at 32.1 IEA will explore US and natural gas prospects in details in the next World Energy Outlook 2017.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2023

A new Tesla Megapack project has broken ground in Arizona, and when it comes online in 2024, it will be the state’s largest energy storage system. Now, a new Tesla Megapack energy storage system is set to do just that in Arizona. According to the U.S. What do you think of the article?

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