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Russians Achieve Milestone with New Nuclear Fuel
(May 19, 2022) Rosatom announced that it has started the fourth irradiation cycle of fuel assemblies with VVER-type fuel rods in the MIR research reactor (Figure 1) at the Research Institute of Atomic…
China Starts Up First Fourth-Generation Nuclear Reactor
(Feb. 1, 2022) The first of two units at China’s much-watched high-temperature gas-cooled modular pebble bed (HTR-PM) demonstration project was successfully connected to the grid on Dec. 20. The achievement marks a major
Former Nuclear Leaders: Say 'No' to New Reactors
(Jan. 25, 2022) The former heads of nuclear power regulation in the U.S., Germany, and France, along with the former secretary to the UK's government radiation protection committee, have issued a joint statement…
 
TVA Unveils Major New Nuclear Program, First SMR at Clinch River Site
(Feb. 10, 2022) The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will invest in a major program that will explore the construction of multiple advanced nuclear reactors—starting with a GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at…
DOE Confirms Fusion Energy Milestone at California Lab
(Dec. 13, 2022) The first nuclear fusion reaction to result in a net energy gain has been successfully completed by scientists at a laboratory in California, a milestone in the decades-long pursuit of…
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Fusion Energy Is Coming, and Maybe Sooner Than You Think
(June 1, 2020) The joke about fusion energy is that it’s 30 years away and always will be. But significant recent advances in fusion science and technology could potentially put the first fusion power on the grid as soon
First Hydrogen Burn at Long Ridge HA-Class Gas Turbine Marks Triumph for GE
(April 22, 2022) Hydrogen combustion has begun at the 485-MW Long Ridge Energy Terminal combined cycle power plant—a flagship GE HA-class project that is purpose-built to transition from natural gas to hydrogen blends…
Spent Nuclear Fuel: A Valuable Resource—Not a Waste
(Aug. 1, 2022) Did you know that more than 90% of the potential energy that exists in fuel rods when they’re loaded into commercial nuclear reactors still remains in the fuel after five years of operation? Well, that’s
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GE's Energy Business Will Have a New Name—Vernova
(July 18, 2022) General Electric (GE) is again announcing changes to its corporate structure, with the company on July 18 saying its energy and other businesses will operate under new brand names. H.…
Small Modular Reactors Aren’t Difficult Nuclear Waste Generators
(Dec. 7, 2022) Many experts believe small modular reactors (SMRs), which are generally classified as nuclear power reactors with an electrical output of 300 MW or less, offer great promise for supplying the…
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