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DOE Offers Constellation Up to $5B Loan for 1.1 GW of Nuclear Uprates at Eight Plants
The Department of Energy (DOE) has offered Constellation Energy a conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion to finance nuclear power uprates and modernization at eight plants in Illinois,…
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Rethink Cooling in Power Generation with Metal 3D Printing

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Antares Secures BWXT Fuel Agreement, Advances DOE Review for Electricity-Producing Mark-1
Antares Nuclear has secured a multi-year agreement with BWX Technologies (BWXT) for advanced nuclear fuel fabrication and received initial Department of Energy (DOE) safety approval for its Mark-1 microreactor, advancing…
DOE Closes $5.1B Loan Package for Alliant’s Iowa, Wisconsin Gas Power and Battery Storage Buildout
The Department of Energy (DOE) has closed a $5.1 billion federally guaranteed loan package for Alliant Energy’s two regulated utilities, providing access to lower-cost financing for new natural gas-fired generation,…
 
Executive Order 14421: Managing the Risk of a Ban on Chinese Grid Equipment
The nation’s electric grid depends heavily on foreign-made equipment, much of it from China. Depending on how the Dept. of Energy (DOE) chooses to implement Executive Order 14421 through its…
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The Data Center Bottleneck Isn't Computing Power. It's Electricity.

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Data Centers Can Have Both: Reliability and Sustainability Are Not Tradeoffs
The data center buildout underway across North America is charging ahead at full speed and may even surpass original forecasts. Facility owners are no longer planning incremental expansions. The demand…
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NRC Finalizes Rule Allowing Reactor Applicants to Use DOE, DOW Demonstration Data
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Oct. 22 finalized a rule that allows commercial nuclear reactor applicants to use analyses, test data, and other technical evidence from reactor demonstrations previously…
Advancing the Safe Transport of Activated Metallic Waste
Activated metallic components generated during reactor operation, maintenance, and decommissioning rarely present a uniform packaging challenge. They can vary widely in shape, mass, dose rate, and radiation profile, and may…
Curtiss-Wright Invests $30M to Expand Nuclear Instrumentation Manufacturing in Texas
Curtiss-Wright Corp. will invest $30 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Round Rock, Texas, to increase production capacity for pressure and temperature sensors used in commercial nuclear reactors and…
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Why Flat Performance Matters More Than Peak Efficiency in Data Center Design
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the power requirements of modern data centers. At this point in the timeline of AI’s continued evolution, this statement should not be controversial. The deployment…
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