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Artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, and electrification are increasing U.S. electricity demand. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates data centers could account for 11.8% of electricity consumption by 2030, within a projected range of 9.5%–15.3%. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts electricity consumption to increase by approximately 2.2% in 2026 and a further 1.6% in […]

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 industrial applications. The investment is part of the company’s broader effort to expand its nuclear supply chain capabilities as existing reactors undergo modernization and new […]

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, battery energy storage, liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage, and upgrades to existing power plants in Iowa and Wisconsin. The financing arrives as Alliant prepares for […]

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 include thimble plug assemblies (TPA), poison rod assemblies (PRA), reactor control cluster assemblies (RCCA), rod segments, and cut portions of vessel internals. Managing these materials […]

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, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The proposed investments could add nearly 1.1 GW of generating capacity to the nation’s existing nuclear fleet. The commitment marks the agency’s […]

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 pending rulemaking for national security purposes, it has the potential to prohibit fully any Chinese-made equipment on the transmission grid. COMMENTARY The significance of Executive […]

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 two key requirements for the company’s planned transition from reactor testing to electricity production and military deployments. The Torrance, California–based developer announced on Oct. 27 […]

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 for data, driven by the rapid adoption and maturation of artificial intelligence (AI), now has them planning in gigawatts. Demand has increased; expectations have changed, […]

Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis (MD&A) was contracted to bring its expertise to a planned major outage of a GEC Alsthom® / Alstom Generator in the United Kingdom. The unit is part of a steam-and-gas installation with the steam turbine located between the gas turbine and the generator. This project exemplifies not only MD&A’s global turbine […]

Emerson’s Rosemount Annubar technology preserves valuable process energy by delivering reliable flow measurement in demanding liquid, steam, and gas applications. Differential pressure (DP) flow measurement remains one of the most widely used technologies in power generation, utilizing the pressure difference created by a primary element installed within a pipe. Various DP technologies are available, each […]