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Bipartisan Support Makes Backing Nuclear Power an Administration-Proof Investment

POWER Magazine

Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry, suggested a bipartisan majority in Congress recognizes the importance of nuclear […] The post Bipartisan Support Makes Backing Nuclear Power an Administration-Proof Investment appeared first on POWER Magazine. (..)

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America’s Nuclear Navy Still The Masters Of Nuclear Power

Jim Conca

America’s Nuclear Navy is one of the oldest and largest nuclear organizations in the world, and has the world’s best safety record of any industry of any kind. There are over a hundred nuclear reactors, which are actually small modular reactors, that power 86 submarines and aircraft carriers.

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What’s the Role for New Nuclear Power in the Fight Against Climate Change?

GreenTechMedia

Small modular reactors (SMRs) — nuclear reactors using novel technologies to fit into much smaller and mass-producible packages than the behemoth nuclear power plants of today — are presented as a way of rapidly decarbonizing the grid in the face of an ever more pressing need to meet climate targets.

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The World Won’t Get To Net Zero Emissions Without Nuclear Power

R-Squared Energy

Any time I write about nuclear power, it evokes passionate responses from readers. That was certainly the case following my previous article, Nuclear Power Could Cut The World’s Carbon Emissions In Half. There is always a contingent who are convinced that all we need is solar power. Where is nuclear power growing?

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Floating Nuclear Power Plants Could Save Numerous Lives

R-Squared Energy

Last month the Akademik Lomonosov, a first-of-its-kind floating nuclear plant built by Russian state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, arrived at Pevek, a port town on the remote Chukotka Peninsula in the Russian Arctic. There, the plant is expected to provide power to about 100,000 homes.

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UK Nuclear on Tenterhooks Pending Funding Announcement

GreenTechMedia

“The consortium has applied for support to the government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, which is designed for exactly this kind of high-impact opportunity,” said Andrew Storer, CEO of the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, an industrial organization, in written responses to GTM's questions.

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Discovering ThePotential Well Water Contaminants and Their Impacts

The Environmental Blog

Organic Contaminants. There is an array of organic chemicals found in most household products. The damage is similar to heavy metals, organ failure, problems with your nervous system, and even issues with circulatory and reproductive systems. Radionuclides. These are effectively compounds that have become radioactive.

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