Nuclear

https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2023/01/renewable-clean-nuclear-energy-washington-state-terrapower-hanford-site

The Past, Present, and Future of Nuclear Energy in Washington Nuclear energy isn't renewable, but can this controversial form of clean energy help save the planet?

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/belgium-extend-life-two-nuclear-reactors-by-10-years-2023-01-09/

Belgium to extend life of two nuclear reactors by 10 years Belgium has reached an agreement with French utility Engie to extend the life of two nuclear reactors by 10 years, the prime minister said on Monday, overturning a plan to exit nuclear power in 2025 as the war in Ukraine has changed energy strategy.

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Samsung-completes-design-of-CMSR-Power-Barge

Samsung completes design of CMSR Power Barge : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has completed the conceptual design for the CMSR Power Barge - a floating nuclear power plant based on compact molten salt reactors - and obtained the basic certification of the design from the American Bureau of Shipping.

https://www.powermag.com/being-pro-nuclear-wont-be-enough-heres-why/

Being Pro-Nuclear Won't Be Enough—Here's Why Nuclear energy—not just nuclear power—is seeing a burst of innovation unlike anything seen since the 1950s. While the strong momentum for the dispatchable zero-carbon energy source is promising, prominent pitfalls threaten necessary progress.

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230105-how-france-s-prized-nuclear-sector-stalled-in-europe-s-hour-of-need

How France’s prized nuclear sector stalled in Europe’s hour of need France should be in a strong position as Europe reels from the energy crisis, drawing on the renowned nuclear industry that supplies the lion’s share of its power. But France’s nuclear sector has been…

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230104005198/en/NuScale-Power-and-RoPower-Announce-Signing-of-the-Contract-for-Phase-1-of-Front-End-Engineering-and-Design-Work-for-First-SMR-Power-Plant-in-Romania

NuScale Power and RoPower Announce Signing of the Contract for Phase 1 of Front-End Engineering and Design Work for First SMR Power Plant in Romania NuScale secures RoPower as the company’s second committed customer following signing of FEED work contract

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsnew-contract-seeks-to-progress-nuscale-smr-deployment-in-romania-10490860

New contract seeks to progress NuScale SMR deployment in Romania - Nuclear Engineering International US-based NuScale Power and Romania’s RoPower Nuclear have signed a contract for Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) as a step towards deployment of a NuScale VOYGR small modular reactor (SMR) power plant in Romania. RoPower is owned...

S-a trezit Moldova...

Planul ambițios al Guvernului: 500.000 automobile electrice, energie nucleară, noi centrale - MoldStreet Republica Moldova își propune, pentru următorii ani, să asigure independența energetică a țării și aprovizionarea cetățenilor cu energie accesibilă – atât ca sursă, cât și preț – până în 2050, anunță Ministerul Infrastructurii și Dezvoltării Regionale.

https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/us-formally-declares-interest-helping-fund-romania-nuclear-plant-2022-11-09/

https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/public-policy/article/21254348/nuclear-energy-is-looking-good-again

Nuclear Energy Is Looking Good Again The need for plentiful, low-cost electricity will rise dramatically in the coming years.

https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/cop27-nuclear-power-industry-vies-role-decarbonizing-planet-2022-11-09/

At COP27, nuclear power industry vies for bigger role in decarbonizing planet Nuclear energy supporters including politicians and activists sought to polish the industry's spotty image on Wednesday, using the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to argue that atomic power offers a safe and cost-efficient way to decarbonize the world.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/nuclear-energy-and-global-energy-security-in-the-new-tripolar-world-order/

Nuclear energy and global energy security in the new tripolar world order As the US, Russia, and China move into a period of overt confrontation, competition in both the current and next-generation nuclear technology spaces will assume even more importance. Climate concerns only add more urgency to the race to deploy.