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As the U.S. and Europe seek to reduce dependence on Russian uranium, new uranium-producing markets are emerging to support ambitious nuclear power plans and create a more competitive global nuclear energy landscape.

Core Power, MIT Energy Initiative and the Idaho National Laboratory have been granted research funds by the US Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Program for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the USA.

World Nuclear News , 2 June 21 - The DOE's budget request totals USD46.2 billion and includes a "record" USD1.85 billion for the Office of Nuclear Energy, which is an increase of over 23% from the enacted budget for FY21. This includes over USD370 million - up 48% from the USD250 million enacted in FY21 -…

02 June 2021 Share The US Department of Energys budget request for fiscal year 2022 (FY22) includes "historic" investments to lay the foundations of a clean energy economy and ensure the USA reaches net-zero carbon emissions by 2035, the DOE has said. The Biden-Harris Administrations budget, which focuses on the post-pandemic recovery as well as investments in clean energy, was sent to the US Congress on 28 May. (Image: S McCutcheon/Unsplash) "President Bidens budget request puts America in the...

12 April 2021 Share Policymakers who ignore nuclear energy are not serious about meeting climate goals, delegates said at an Atlantic Council webinar last week. The first in the Raising Ambitions series, the event highlighted the attributes of this clean source of electricity and heat ahead of the Leaders’ Climate Summit, which the US Administration is hosting on 22-23 April. Jennifer Gordon, managing editor and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, moderated the web...

US awards $20m for advanced nuclear reactor concepts The latest programme aims to assist the progression of advanced reactor designs in their earliest phases Image: Shutterstock The US Government has announced $20 million (£14.8m) in awards for advanced reactor concepts for nuclear power stations. The funding is being provided under the new Advanced Reactor Demonstration Programme (ARDP), which has been designed to help domestic private industry demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors in the US...