$400M ‘loan’ to PG&E to keep nuke plant going a raw deal
For the umpteenth time in the last 60 years, California electric consumers are again being pestered for more money. As usual, the stated reason is they must pay up by …
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UAE considers building a second nuclear power plant
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates is considering building a second nuclear power plant to meet growing demand for electricity in the oil-rich Gulf state, a government official told Reuters. …
Senate sends package bolstering nuclear power sector to Biden’s desk
The Senate on Tuesday passed a package aimed at bolstering the nation’s nuclear power sector, sending it to President Biden’s desk. The vote was 88-2. Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Bernie …
Inside Rolls-Royce’s extraordinary British revival
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Erginbilgiç bristles at suggestions he is coasting on the success of others. “This is my third transformation, right?” the 64-year-old points out. “And what I have seen in …
Oklo starts trading on NYSE
On Friday, advanced nuclear fission company Oklo, for which Sam Altman serves as chairman, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company, which has yet to generate any …
Russia, China Plan To Build Joint Nuclear Power Plant On Moon By 2035
Russia and China had been jointly working on a lunar programme and Moscow was able to contribute with its expertise on nuclear space energy. Moscow has said it will explore …
Is This New 50-Year Battery for Real?
Wouldn’t it be cool if you never had to charge your cell phone? I’m sure that’s what a lot of people were thinking recently, when a company called BetaVolt said …
How to reinvent yourself at 50: An IEA guide
Since the International Energy Agency’s inception in 1974 following the world’s first major oil crisis, it would be an understatement to say that the energy industry has gone through a …
The debate over nuclear’s role in the energy transition continues
Cooling towers at a nuclear power plant in Slovakia. Nuclear power is likely to be discussed in great detail at the COP28 climate change summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. …
The First Small-Scale Nuclear Plant in the US Died Before It Could Live
The plan for the first small-scale US nuclear reactor was exciting, ambitious, and unusual from the get-go. In 2015, a group of city- and county-run utilities across the Mountain West …