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UK SMR Competition May Unravel Over Budget
Source: Neutron BytesFunding and Cost Issues May Cause UK SMR Competition to Unravel According to the Telegraph, Westinghouse has declined to submit a final bid of its 300…
Nuclear Company Inks Series A Investors, Plans to Hire 100 People
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: Neutron BytesNuclear Company Inks Series A Investors, Plans to Hire 100 People The Nuclear Company announced the opening of its primary engineering and construction office in Columbia,…
TVA Plans to Submit an Application for a Construction Permit to NRC for the BWRX-300 SMR
Source: Neutron BytesTVA Plans to Submit an Application for a Construction Permit to NRC for the BWRX-300 SMR (NucNet contributed to this report) TVA has submitted a notification…
Sec. Wright ~ US Saudi Nuclear Agreement Likely
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: Neutron BytesReuters reports that the United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a preliminary agreement to cooperate over the kingdom’s ambitions to develop a civil nuclear industry,…
Aalo Rolls Out 50 MW SMR Non-nuclear Prototype
Source: Neutron BytesAalo Completes Non-Nuclear Prototype of 50 MW SMR (NucNet) contributed to this report: Aalo Atomics unveils the first non-nuclear prototype of its Aalo-1 reactor as well…
DOE Tags 16 Federal Sites for AI Data Centers
Source: Neutron BytesDOE Tags 16 Federal Sites for AI Data Centers The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans this week to help ensure America lead the world…
Multiple Nuclear Reactors Are on the Road to Restarts
Source: Neutron BytesDOE Loans Holtec $57M to Restart Palisades U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright announced the release of the second loan disbursement to Holtec for…
INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs & Fuels
Source: Neutron BytesINL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs & Fuels A scan of multiple announcements by companies developing microreactors, e.g., less than 20 MW of electrical generation capacity,…
Key Role of Local Elected Officials Seen as Lynchpin to Successful New Nuclear Projects Highlighted in ECA Report
Source: Neutron BytesKey Role of Local Elected Officials Seen as Lynchpin to Successful New Nuclear Projects Highlighted in ECA Report Communities across the country that were once home…
Penn State Sets Partnerhsip with Westinghouse to Build an eVinci Microreactor for Research and Power
Source: Neutron BytesPenn State Partners with Westinghouse to Build an eVinci Microreactor Penn State and Westinghouse Electric Co. are partnering to unlock the potential of the industry-leading eVinci…
Japan Commits To Maximum Use Of Nuclear Power
Source: Neutron BytesJapan Commits To Maximum Use Of Nuclear Power South Korea Plans For Two New Large-Scale Nuclear Plants, but Cancels a 3rd Unit Last Energy Seeks Site…
Hyundai to Offer Container Ships Powered by SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesHD KSOE to Offer Nuclear-powered Container Ship Based on SMRs India’s Railroads Wants SMRs to Power its Trains French Cloud Computer Giant to Spend $10B on…
Q&A with Type One Energy on its Plan to Build a Stellarator Fusion Prototype at a TVA Site
Source: Neutron BytesType One Energy to Build a Fusion Prototype at TVA’s Bull Run Site Q&A with Type One Energy (Neutron Byes exclusive) Type One Energy to Support…
Texas A&M System Goes Nuclear
Source: Neutron BytesTexas A&M System Goes Nuclear X-Energy Raises $700 Million to Develop its HTGR India Pushes Ahead With Plans To Open Up Nuclear Sector, Deploy More Reactors…
Lightbridge and Oklo Partner on Fuel Fabrication
Source: Neutron BytesLightbridge and Oklo Partner on Fuel Fabrication Poland’s PGE in Joint Venture with ZE PAK for KHNP APR1400 Reactor CORE POWER Plans to Bring Floating Nuclear…
The Astounding Energy Density of U238 Per Can of Beer
Source: Neutron BytesNext time you pick up a six-pack of beer, consider this metaphor for comparison of the energy potential of uranium relative to other energy dense fuels.…
Santee Cooper Plans to Bring Back V C Summer from the Dead
Source: Neutron BytesSantee Cooper Plans to Bring Back V C Summer from the Dead Duane Arnold Tagged for Possible Restart Oklo and RPower Join Forces to Power Data…
Is a Plan for $500 Billion in AI Data Centers Pie in the Sky?
Source: Neutron BytesThe New York Times reports that President Trump announced a $500 billion initiative to build data centers to support artificial intelligence. OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank formed…
Reactors to Go Deep Underground to Power Data Centers
Source: Neutron BytesReactors to Go Deep Underground to Power Data Centers South Korea’s KHNP & Westinghouse Bury the Hatchet DOE Offers $13 Million to Pay Advanced Reactor NRC…
India to Deploy a Fleet of 40-50 220 MW PHWRs
Source: Neutron BytesIndia to Deploy a Fleet of 40-50 220 MW PHWRs Russia Reports Progress on MBIR Advanced Test Reactor Rosatom Begins Pilot Operation Of Brest-OD-300 Nuclear Fuel…