Advanced nuclear energy is on the upswing thanks also to supportive state policy, expected load growth, technology companies’ interest in “clean firm” power and federal tax incentives that largely ...

Kansai Electric Power will begin surveys for the construction of a new nuclear power reactor at its Mihama power station in ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) application to build a small ...

The NRC (from 1974-2022) has certified six other designs: the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor, System 80+, AP600, AP1000, the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor and the APR1400. Designs for ...

In gen-II GE BWRs specifically, its integrated water pumps can send between 6,400 to 32,000 U.S.-standard gallons of purified, distilled water per minute (0.40 to 2.02 m3/s)) through the reactor ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s application to build a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at its Clinch River site in Tennessee has been accepted for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC ...

General Electric (GE) has submitted its Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) for inclusion on a shortlist for approval in the UK. The country is facing the shutdown of its reactor fleet, ...

[STP, 14 May] Sargent & Lundy have been chosen to act as Owner's Engineer to South Texas Project (STP) on its forthcoming project to build two new reactors. The new units are to be General Electric's ...

Updated July 19, 2023 11:40 AM Richland, WA Energy Northwest has signed an agreement with the goal of having an advanced small nuclear reactor producing power in Eastern Washington by the end of 2030.

Several advanced reactor technologies, including gas-cooled, liquid metal, or molten salt designs, will require LEU+ at 6% or HALEU at 19.75%.