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The future of nuclear energy will be decided in Idaho

The global resurgence for nuclear energy starts in the barren, high desert of Idaho.

Dec 11, 2023

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4 east African countries are going for nuclear power—why this is a bad idea

The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average. The region is also experiencing strong economic growth. It's sub-Saharan share of ...

Dec 9, 2023

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Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors

Georgia Power Co. is urging the state's utility regulators to approve a deal to pay for the company's new nuclear reactors as a few holdout opponents keep fighting to try to get the Public Service Commission to keep the utility ...

Dec 5, 2023

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Advances in machine learning for nuclear power operations spell a brighter future for carbon-free energy

In an impressive combination of nuclear technology and machine learning (ML), a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has unveiled a significant finding in maintaining safety ...

Nov 2, 2023

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Researchers demonstrate novel technique to observe molten salt intrusion in nuclear-grade graphite

In response to a renewed international interest in molten salt reactors, researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a novel technique to visualize molten salt intrusion in graphite.

Nov 1, 2023

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What's standing in the way of sustainable steel?

Steel production is the surprising source of 8% of all greenhouse gases today. Most of it comes when converting iron ore into molten iron. Usually, that means with coal. Clean-burning hydrogen fuel, on the other hand, which ...

Nov 1, 2023

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Bulgaria is launching the construction of 2 US-designed nuclear reactors

Bulgaria on Wednesday decided to expand the country's nuclear power generation as an alternative to fossil fuels by launching the construction of two additional reactors at its only nuclear power plant.

Oct 25, 2023

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New system to harness 40% of the sun's heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel

MIT engineers aim to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system of reactors that is driven solely by the sun.

Oct 16, 2023

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Study assesses whether advanced reactors could make carbon capture systems more viable

A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report finds promise in pairing nuclear reactors with carbon dioxide removal technologies, including direct air capture.

Sep 13, 2023

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Rwanda will host a company's 1st small-scale nuclear reactor testing carbon-free energy approach

Rwanda's atomic energy board says it has signed a deal with a Canadian-German company to build its first small-scale nuclear reactor to test what the company asserts is a new nuclear fission approach in one of the world's ...