EBRD’s ‘evolving view’ on new nuclear projects
Mark Bowman, vice president for policy and partnerships at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), told World Nuclear Association’s Finance Summit in London, that across its 35-year history…
Open Group focuses on nuclear for industrial applications
The consortium founding members – Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Freeport-McMoRan, Nucor, Rio Tinto, and Shell – represent large industrial users of power and heat. These members will leverage their integration and…
UK committed to nuclear expansion, conference told
“Here in the UK, the Department for Energy and Security Net Zero (DESNZ) is focused on delivering two key missions: kick-starting economic growth, and making Britain a clean energy superpower,…
TVA, ENTRA1 Energy team up for SMR deployment
The six ENTRA1 Energy Plants, each powered by multiple NuScale Power Modules, could provide enough energy to power the equivalent of some 4.5 million homes or 60 new data centres,…
Study to evaluate deployment of nuclear in Singapore
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) launched a tender in December 2024 for consultancy services on advanced nuclear energy technologies. The study will evaluate the safety performance and technical feasibility of…
Podcast: Nuclear’s record-breaking year
In this edition Jonathan Cobb, author of the report, outlines the key findings of the latest edition of the annual World Nuclear Association publication. The headline finding was that nuclear reactors…
Kairos, BWXT team up for commercial TRISO fuel production
The joint team will explore opportunities to use the TRISO Development Lab at Kairos Power’s Albuquerque campus, the BWXT Innovation Campus in Lynchburg, Virginia, and BWXT’s existing TRISO production line,…
Consumers cluster around nuclear energy
The energy cluster model would see large consumers take their electricity or heat directly from one or more co-located reactors, large or small. While the consumers benefit from energy that…
Microsoft membership ‘game-changing moment’
Microsoft has emerged as a leader in securing reliable, carbon-free electricity to meet growing energy demand. It has signed long-term agreements including a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy…
Westinghouse expands UK supply chain for new reactors
MoUs have been signed with William Cook Cast Products, Trillium Flow Technology, Curtiss-Wright Controls (UK), Boccard UK, Bendalls Engineering and Sheffield Forgemasters. Westinghouse said the agreements provide these companies with…
