Researchers Announce Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
For years nuclear fusion was the stuff of sci-fi books and movies, but technology has brought it, like so many other things, closer to reality. So close, in fact, that Continue Reading
Researchers Announce Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
For years nuclear fusion was the stuff of sci-fi books and movies, but technology has brought it, like so many other things, closer to reality. So close, in fact, that Continue Reading
U.S. Lays Groundwork for Saving Coal Plants With Grid Report
Report on electic grid touts value of coal-fired power Calls for ways to compensate reliability of coal, nuclear The Energy Department , in a long-anticipated report on the security of Continue Reading
Energy Department Faces Pressure Over Power Study
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry at a clean energy conference in Beijing in June. Energy Secretary Rick Perry faces stepped-up pressure from environmental groups over a power grid study that Continue Reading
China approves plan to promote unified nuclear reactor brand
China has approved a plan from its two state nuclear developers to promote a single integrated nuclear reactor brand that will help speed up construction and strengthen their ability to Continue Reading
Global Nuclear Power Capacity Could Double By 2050
The world’s installed nuclear power capacity could increase by 123 percent in 2050 compared to 2016 levels, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report this week. These Continue Reading
South Carolina Seeks Ways to Salvage Nuclear Project
An energy company’s decision to abandon work on a nuclear project in South Carolina has left the state reeling and the governor seeking one of several solutions to save at Continue Reading
South Carolina Nuclear Woes Could Impact Virginia
A multi-billion-dollar mess over partially-built nuclear plants in South Carolina could impact whether Virginia goes forward with a pricy new reactor of its own. Two South Carolina energy companies recently decided to abandon construction Continue Reading
Tab Swells to $25 Billion for Nuclear-Power Plant in Georgia
The cost of building the only nuclear power plant under construction in the U.S. has ballooned to more than $25 billion, but chief owner Southern Co. said it isn’t ready Continue Reading
Nuclear’s Demise Continues: Another Huge Project Cancelled
In terms of chronology, Santee Cooper’s board of directors met on July 31 to review the revised estimates for the completion for the now ill-fated nuclear project. (Santee Cooper owns Continue Reading