January 3, 2023
Via: Power MagazineWhile the nuclear industry has sought acceptance by climate advocates for nearly a decade, events over the past year appear to have buoyed nuclear’s prospects and finally set it afloat within the discourse about decarbonization. The dramatic shift took shape […]
December 15, 2022
Via: Power EngineeringNuclear will play a crucial role in the transition to net-zero, not only because it’s the second-lowest emitter of CO2, but also because its resilience and reliability ensures security of supply in a system using increasing amounts of intermittent renewables. […]
November 30, 2021
Via: World Nuclear NewsBilbao y León said about 440 nuclear power reactors are “quietly operating in the background – out of sight and out of mind – providing people across the world with always-on, inexpensive, non-polluting and reliable energy.” She added that, so […]
January 28, 2021
Via: Power MagazineAfter the Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 2011, many new nuclear programmes were delayed or significantly repealed. Governments globally, and particularly those in Western Europe, instigated broad-brush policy changes while also conducting substantial safety reviews and nuclear power plant modifications. […]
November 29, 2017
Via: Energy CollectiveEach year this blog looks ahead to issues it will follow in the coming 12 months. What this look into the future does is to provide some check marks on the page of news about nuclear energy to return to […]
August 23, 2017
Via: Energy CollectiveWe live in strange times. Globally, populism is growing in response to a deep-seated anger with so-called liberal elites. Experts are no longer respected over louder voices that support peoples’ strongly held views. There are no facts, only beliefs. While […]
August 18, 2017
Via: Nuclear Energy InstituteAug. 17, 2017—The nuclear industry has released three new efficiency bulletins (EB) in support of the Delivering the Nuclear Promise initiative, bringing the total number of bulletins issued since the program began to 62. The efficiency bulletin Standard Indicator—Central Database (EB 17-17) will provide a central […]
July 14, 2017
Via: Nuclear Energy InstituteAs the New York Times reported last week, as-yet unnamed hackers have been attempting to infiltrate the computer networks of U.S. energy facilities since May. The attempted attacks included the corporate network of a commercial nuclear plant. Bill Gross, NEI’s director of […]
April 14, 2017
Via: Nuclear Energy InstituteSixty nuclear reactors are under construction around the world, as developing nations bolster their grids with nuclear plants that operate around-the-clock without emitting air pollutants. If the United States is to continue playing a positive and constructive role in this […]
March 15, 2017
Via: ForbesThe recent financial crisis facing Toshiba due to construction cost overruns at the newest nuclear power plants in the U.S. brought home the message: the nuclear power industry in the U. S. must change or become increasingly irrelevant. This latest […]
February 24, 2017
Via: Energy CollectiveThe crisis over Toshiba that is it hitting the headlines is part of a much deeper crisis in the global nuclear sector. The venerable Japanese company is far from the only nuclear player in crisis. Take France. The French government […]
Conventional Fuels, News and Policies, Nuclear, State
January 20, 2017
Via: Penn EnergyAs low energy prices put strains on operators of U.S. nuclear plants, some Connecticut lawmakers want to reduce any risk the Millstone Power Station will close by allowing it to sell power directly to the state. The owners of Connecticut’s […]
December 27, 2016
Via: Energy CollectiveIt’s pointless to list the obvious. For oil and gas, pundits know that things like OPEC compliance, U.S. rig counts, pipeline angst, and Chinese consumption are on a long list of standard items that are obligatory to parse from our […]
November 29, 2016
Via: Energy CollectiveYes, you read that right. For years, there have been efforts to demonstrate that people who live near nuclear plants or work at nuclear plants are getting sick from all that darn radiation they are receiving. Over the years these […]
November 7, 2016
Via: Energy CollectiveThe costs pertinent to nuclear power plants are astounding. Plants cost billions of dollars to construct and then millions more based on required resources, overhead, and proper waste disposal. Bloomberg reports that the cost to build a nuclear reactor could […]
August 19, 2016
Via: Energy CollectiveJoe Romm recently wrote a piece for Climate Progress titled Nuclear Power Is Losing Money At An Astonishing Rate. In that post Romm exaggerates the amount of support that the New York Zero Emissions Credit (ZEC) will provide, absolves the […]
Conventional Fuels, Energy Economics, Nuclear
June 7, 2016
Via: Energy CollectiveExelon Corp. has announced that it will close its Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear reactors in Illinois after losing $800 million over the past seven years. The firm said that the failure of the State of Illinois to give nuclear […]
May 25, 2016
Via: Power EngineeringThe U.S. nuclear industry must do more to ensure the safety of spent fuel pools during extreme events and severe accidents to avoid another nuclear disaster similar to what happened in Japan in 2011, according to a new study funded […]