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Antares Mark-0 Becomes First Advanced Nuclear Reactor to Achieve Criticality Under DOE Pilot Program
Antares Nuclear Inc.'s Mark-0—a sodium heat-pipe-cooled microreactor fueled by high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel compacts—has achieved zero-power criticality at Idaho National Laboratory's (INL's) Reactor and Critical Experiment…
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Beating the Transformer Bottleneck: Remanufacturing, Build-to-Stock, and Smart Procurement

Data centers, EVs, and an aging grid are creating a transformer shortage unlike anything the industry has seen. Lead times stretch beyond two years, prices are climbing, and relief won't come until the 2030s. Learn how to get ahead of it.

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Google Launches 1-GW-Plus Co-Located Data Center and Generation Complex in Texas Panhandle
Google and Intersect, a clean energy developer Google acquired in March 2026, have launched construction on the Meitner Energy Center, a co-located data center and generation complex in the Texas…
Texas Utility Building New 570-MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
A Texas-based power producer has broken ground on a new natural gas-fired power plant that is part of the state's plan to increase its supply of dispatchable electricity.
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HPIP Outer Shell Valve Chest Weld Restoration Performed Onsite

When severe cracking threatened a critical HPIP outer shell, precision weld restoration was executed onsite, addressing both major and newly identified indications. Advanced welding techniques, distortion control and rigorous inspection ensured the integrity of the repair and supported long term reliability.  See how complex turbine repairs are successfully executed in the field.

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From Backup to Prime Power: How AI Data Centers Are Bypassing the Grid
Data centers have traditionally depended on uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and backup generators to keep them online during a power cut, grid event, or natural disaster. But the critical…
Google Pledges Power, Ratepayer Protections in $15B Missouri Data Center Expansion
Google will invest $15 billion in Missouri infrastructure, including a new data center in New Florence, Montgomery County, in a project that pairs its expanding data center footprint with new…
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A once-predictable industry is moving at hyperscale speed. Here are five trends defining the biggest gas power buildout in a generation. Natural gas power is in the middle of its biggest buildout in a
America's Only Commercial Uranium Enricher Is Privately Building a New Plant Amid a Widening Nuclear Fuel Supply Gap
Urenco USA, operator of the only U.S. commercial-scale uranium enrichment facility, will expand low-enriched uranium (LEU) capacity at its National Enrichment Facility (NEF) in Eunice, New Mexico, by nearly 50%…
DOE Approves Xcimer Energy Fusion Power Plant Design
A Colorado-based fusion energy company said the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) has approved the company's preconceptual technical design for its commercial fusion power plant.
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Xcimer Energy Starts Operations of Prototype for Laser Fusion Architecture
Colorado-headquartered Xcimer Energy has announced the start of operations for Phoenix, what the company calls the largest privately owned laser system in the world. Phoenix, named after the legendary bird from Greek and Egyptian mythology, is the company’s prototype for commercializing laser fusion.
Pacific Fusion Touts Funding, Technical Achievements on Way to Fusion Power
Another U.S.-based energy company said its technology has achieved key performance metrics that advance its goal of commercial fusion by the mid 2030s. California-headquartered Pacific Fusion on June 2 said…
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