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Will India Stay the Course on its New Nuclear Build?

The nation continues to chart an independent course Conceptual drawing of Russian 1000 MW VVERAccording to research compiled by the World Nuclear Association, India expects to have 20 GWe nuclear capacity on line by 2020 and 63 GWe by 2032....
Posted May 19, 2012 with 270 views     
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Svinicki nomination at the Senate

The White House finds itself in the role of supporting a Republican for reappointment to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionThe pretzel politics of life in Washington took on new twists this month. The White House nominated sitting NRC...
Posted May 16, 2012 with 220 views     
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Supercritical CO2 turbine being developed for SMRs

A former scientist at Sandia National Lab is bringing the technology to market Temperature / Pressure ranges for supercritical CO2 Image: S. WrightCarbon Dioxide is good for a lot of things like adding fizz to your soft drinking in its gaseous...
Posted May 11, 2012 with 764 views     
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Surfing the waves of misinformation about SONGS

Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif) wiped out in his remarks about the future of nuclear energy in his home state Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif) is an avid surferThe perils of an incomplete technical briefing for an elected official were starkly apparent...
Posted May 7, 2012 with 329 views     
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New twists for UK nuclear new build

China and Russia seek opportunities after German utilities withdraw from the marketChina's State Nuclear Power Corp., a government owned enterprise, is in talks to fund the Horizon nuclear power project originally organized by German utilities RWE...
Posted May 3, 2012 with 740 views     
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Competition heats up for DOE SMR funding

Westinghouse gets support from Missouri for 225 MW reactorThe race to win $452 million in cost shared funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for licensing and technical support to bring a small modular reactor (SMR) to market by 2022 got a...
Posted May 1, 2012 with 841 views     
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Jaczko denies everything

When a politician gets in trouble in Washington, it is almost always about one of two things - money or womenThe classic instances of a politician getting in trouble in Washington usually include being found out to have spent time, like...
Posted April 30, 2012 with 446 views     
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Argh! Debunking some nuclear nonsense

Once again it is time to spit on your hands, rub them together, and raise the black flag of contention to respond to deliberate attempts at creating fear, uncertainty, and doubt Critics of nuclear energy can and do raise useful issues that need...
Posted April 30, 2012 with 436 views     
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Nuclear start-ups have stretch goals

The desire is for independence and to innovate with great results Conceptual drawing of a molten salt reactor (Image: Idaho National Lab)Two recent nuclear energy start-ups have the potential to create new business opportunities with...
Posted April 13, 2012 with 908 views     
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TVA digs in to deliver two reactors

Delays at Watts Bar 2 push back start up at Bellefonte While the rest of the country focuses on the NRC’s approval of four new Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at two sites, the Tennessee Valley Authority has its own in-house version of the nuclear...
Posted April 12, 2012 with 488 views     
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Scana steams ahead with NRC licenses

Two new Westinghouse 1100 MW AP1000 nuclear reactors will be build in South CarolinaThe U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Friday March 30 voted 4-1 clearing the way for the Office of New Reactors to issue combined construction and operating...
Posted April 2, 2012 with 327 views     
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German Utilities Retreat from U.K. New Build

E.ON and RWE pack it in for Wylfa and OldburyTwo of Germany's biggest nuclear utilities slated to build Westinghouse 1100 MW AP1000 nuclear reactors at two sites in the U.K. have packed up and gone home.  E.ON and RWE announced today (March 29...
Posted March 30, 2012 with 208 views     
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