Nuclear Power Can Save the World
As young people rightly demand real solutions to climate change, the question is not what to do — eliminate fossil fuels by 2050 — but how . Beyond decarbonizing today’s Continue Reading
Nuclear power backers push cheaper, smaller plants
At the Vogtle power plant near Augusta, Georgia, the first new large nuclear reactors to start construction in the US for more than 30 years are taking shape. Units 3 Continue Reading
U.S. test nuclear reactor may run 40 percent over cost: government document
The flagship of the Trump administration’s advanced nuclear power research program could cost about 40 percent more than a government official estimated earlier this year, a U.S. Department of Energy Continue Reading
China to build 6-8 reactors a year to meet 2030 goals: exec
China will be able to build six to eight nuclear reactors a year once the approval process gets back to normal in the near future, the chairman of the state-owned Continue Reading
U.S. energy secretary unsure if Saudi nuclear approvals came after Khashoggi killing
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers on Thursday he did not know whether any of the approvals he authorized for U.S. companies to sell nuclear power technology to Saudi Continue Reading
U.S. approved secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a document seen Continue Reading
Is The Nuclear Industry Abusing Subsidies?
Although nuclear is often touted as an ultra-efficient and therefore affordable as well as clean alternative to fossil fuels, some states are beginning to discover that this is not necessarily Continue Reading
Bailout for coal, nuclear unlikely to pass legal muster; attention turns to states
The Department of Energy has not forgotten about the plight of at-risk coal and nuclear plants, but suggested that states should craft their own programs as a workable federal solution Continue Reading
Rising river waters threaten to shut Cooper nuclear plant in Nebraska
Workers are preparing to shut Nebraska Public Power District’s 836-MW Cooper nuclear unit in Brownville as soon as early Saturday because of the rising Missouri River, company spokesman Mark Becker Continue Reading
CERAWeek: Perry says he supports states that think nukes are ‘worth subsidizing’
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Wednesday that he and the Department of Energy support states that find their nuclear power generating units “worth subsidizing.” Speaking at CERAWeek by IHS Continue Reading