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Texas officials have released a report that lays out a path for the state to become a “global nuclear energy hub.”
Constellation Energy
The move comes two months after NYSERDA issued a draft blueprint for consideration of advanced nuclear technologies at a summit convened to discuss the state’s future energy economy.
Georgia Power Company
Advanced nuclear is gaining momentum as part of federal, state and corporate energy strategies, and a new report lays out many of the potential use cases.
DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that existing and recently retired nuclear power sites could host an additional 60 GW to 95 GW of new nuclear generation.
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Advanced nuclear technology, with all promise and all its baggage, is one of the ways New York is considering meeting its clean energy goals.
TerraPower
TerraPower broke ground on its Natrium reactor demonstration project in Wyoming, making it the first advanced reactor to enter construction.
Georgia Power
The first new reactors built in the U.S. since 2016, Vogtle’s two units have come online seven years late and $17 billion over budget, leaving subsequent projects surrounded by perceptions of risk.
Elena Dider, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A new report warns that small modular nuclear reactors are not the energy panacea that their proponents have described.
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced $6 billion in funding for 33 projects that are meant to help decarbonize difficult-to-abate, energy-intensive industries.
FERC
FERC and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission convened a joint meeting to looking into issues of common interest, including the rollout of advanced reactors and grid reliability.
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