Energy & Green Tech
New and advanced types of nuclear reactors could play an important role in helping the U.S. meet its long-term climate goals, but a range of technical, regulatory, economic, and societal challenges must first be overcome, ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Hours after Germany closed out its atomic era by turning off its last three nuclear reactors, the largest single reactor in Europe entered regular production in Finland, its operator said Sunday.
Apr 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Xcel Energy started shutting down its Monticello nuclear power plant Friday after the company's repair of a leaking pipe did not fully do the job—causing more radioactive water to seep into the ground.
Mar 27, 2023
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Business
Fusion energy is often hailed as a limitless source of clean energy, but new research from Princeton University suggests that may only be true if the price is right.
Mar 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Within 10 years, Australia could be in possession of three American-made Virginia-class nuclear submarines under the AUKUS agreement with the United States and United Kingdom. The following decade, we plan to build five next-generation ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Engineering
Nuclear power is a significant source of steady carbon-neutral electricity, and advanced reactors can add more of it to the U.S. grid, which is vital for the environment and economy.
Mar 14, 2023
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Software
Alternatives to carbon-producing energy sources are becoming ever more imperative as climate change shows its effects on the Earth and in our daily lives. Although fossil fuels still generate much of the electricity in the ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In the future, ammonia could play a decisive role in the transition from fossil fuels to climate-friendly alternatives—as long as it is produced from green hydrogen, for example, using renewable energy sources. Ammonia ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Engineering
A new method could greatly reduce the time and expense needed for certain important safety checks in nuclear power reactors. The approach could save money and increase total power output in the short run, and it might increase ...
Jan 10, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Bill Gates is looking to West Virginia as he plans for the next phase of his effort to reboot U.S. nuclear energy technology: powering the east coast.
Jan 10, 2023
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