Nuclear - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/ Power Engineering International is the voice of the global power generation industry Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:36:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Favicon-80x80.png Nuclear - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/ 32 32 Use weaknesses as strengths to improve a fusion reaction https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/use-weaknesses-as-strengths-to-improve-a-fusion-reaction/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:35:59 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142299 Rachel Kremen of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory discusses how plasma improves a fusion reaction.

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]]> Enel and Ansaldo Nucleare to collaborate on next generation nuclear R&D https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/enel-and-ansaldo-nucleare-to-collaborate-on-next-generation-nuclear-rd/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:23:09 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142355 Next generation small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced modular reactors (AMRs) are in the sights of Enel and Ansaldo Nucleare.

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]]> EC mulling public-private partnership approach for fusion development https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/ec-mulling-public-private-partnership-approach-for-fusion-development/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:16:00 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142277 The European Commission is considering a public-private partnership (PPP) approach to advance the pathway towards the commercialisation of fusion energy.

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]]> Two Hitachi sites to be acquired for new nuclear development in Britain https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/two-hitachi-sites-to-be-acquired-for-new-nuclear-development-in-britain/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:28:55 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142314 UK government owned Great British Nuclear is purchasing two sites from Hitachi for new nuclear developments.

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]]> Fluor and Longview start design work on laser fusion plant https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/fluor-and-longview-start-design-work-on-laser-fusion-plant/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:44:08 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=123255 Fluor will provide preliminary design and engineering to support the development of Longview’s fusion-powered plant.

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]]> Small modular reactors: The key to decarbonising the industry sector in the European Union? https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/small-modular-reactors-the-key-to-decarbonising-the-industry-sector-in-the-european-union/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:57:07 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142170 White & Case partners Andrew McDougall KC, Kirsten Odynski and counsel Ximena Vásquez-Maignan discuss small modular reactors.

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]]> Nearly a dozen US states considering coal-to-nuclear transitions https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/nearly-a-dozen-u-s-ten-states-considering-coal-to-nuclear-transitions/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:32:12 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=123222 A 2022 report from the U.S. Department of Energy found that more than 300 existing and retired coal power plant sites could convert to nuclear.

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]]> AWS acquires data center campus connected to Susquehanna nuclear station https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/aws-acquires-data-center-campus-connected-to-susquehanna-nuclear-station/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:08:27 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=123189 Talen Energy will supply carbon-free power for the campus directly from the Susquehanna plant through a fixed-price power purchase agreement.

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]]> Breakthrough for steam-based hydrogen production https://www.powerengineeringint.com/hydrogen/breakthrough-for-steam-based-hydrogen-production/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:21:31 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141826 Researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have designed a tubular cell to aid the production of hydrogen.

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]]> Tennessee’s Bull Run coal plant gets second life as fusion energy pilot https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/tennessees-bull-run-coal-plant-gets-second-life-as-fusion-energy-pilot/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:42:00 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141708 Type One Energy Group has announced plans to build its Infinity One fusion prototype stellarator at the Bull Run Plant in Tennessee.

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