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The South African government's Department of Electricity and Energy's Just Energy Transition (JET) plan has been met with concerns over potential job losses as a result of the decommissioning of coal-powered plants and the transition to clean energy. The Eskom power utility has presented a revised
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The Texas Nuclear Alliance has welcomed PCI Promatec, a branch of Performance Contracting Inc., as a Founding Member. PCI Promatec provides critical passive fire protection systems to nuclear power facilities across the United States. The partnership aims to lead nuclear development in Texas, setting a gold standard for safety. PCI
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Kazakhstan has selected Russia's state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom to build its first nuclear power plant (NPP) since Soviet times, despite earlier indications that China's CNNC would win the bid. The decision has sparked public opposition due to environmental risks, including concerns about nuclear waste disposal and
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In a push to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power by 2045, the US is investing heavily in domestic nuclear fuel production. The project, spearheaded by President Donald Trump's executive orders, aims to reduce dependence on foreign fuel sources and enable the expansion of American nuclear energy. X-energy,
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The United States is on a mission to quadruple its nuclear power production within the next 25 years, with a focus on domestic fuel production to meet the growing demand for electricity. Companies like X-energy are at the forefront of this effort, breaking ground on a massive fuel fabrication facility
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The U.S. Department of Energy has initiated a new pilot program to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear reactors and bolster domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. This program comes in response to President Trump's executive orders to reform nuclear reactor testing and deploy nuclear reactor technologies
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The visit by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, and Indiana Department of Education Secretary Katie Jenner to Purdue University's nuclear reactor research lab demonstrates the university's leadership in nuclear engineering education and energy innovation. The tour highlighted Purdue'
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Pennsylvania is reaping the benefits of its natural resources, workforce, and industrial might, attracting a record-breaking $90 billion in investments in the commonwealth's energy generating assets, data centers, and workforce development at a Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit. The summit, hosted by Senator Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and attended
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Ankit Saxena, an assistant professor in the University of Wyoming's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a two-year research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to protect nuclear reactors and other infrastructure from future seismic activity. The grant, worth $199,064, will support Saxena's project
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The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Microsoft Corporation have announced a collaboration to use Microsoft's Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to streamline the nuclear permitting and licensing application process. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy provided funding for the project through
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Taipower's Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, with an installed capacity of 0.951 GW, has completed its 40-year operating license. As part of the gradual decommissioning of nuclear units, the unit began load reduction at 1:00 p.m. and was safely shut down by midnight. The
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NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) has announced a significant milestone in its development roadmap for the KRONOS MMR, its most advanced microreactor design, by engaging AECOM to support the planned construction and deployment activities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). This initiative marks a critical step in NANO
