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UK government launches Great British Nuclear to accelerate nuclear development and oversee competition for funding next generation technologies

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This could mean nearly a quarter of the UK’s total power demands being met by low-carbon, secure nuclear energy, supporting the UK’s energy security, and contributing to net zero targets. GBN’s first priority is to administer a competitive process to select the best small modular reactor (SMR) technologies from around the world.

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3 MIT-led teams win DOE NEUP funding for next-gen nuclear technologies

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Three MIT-led research teams have won awards from the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs ( NEUP ) initiative to support research and development on the next generation of nuclear technologies. Fluoride-salt High-Temperature Reactor. Seawater uranium.

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This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

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Gretchen Ertl/CFS/MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center CFS, a startup spun out of decades of research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is among the leaders of a new wave of fusion-energy projects that have emerged in the past decade, taking advantage of technological advances as well as a surge in private-sector investment.

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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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Zaghib currently serves as Administrator of the energy storage and conversion unit at Hydro-Québec. A number of licences have recently been granted for patents within the IP pooled portfolio. Its research institute, IREQ, conducts R&D in energy efficiency, energy storage and other energy-related fields.