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State lawmakers have given final approval to legislation directing the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to adopt rules permitting the use of small modular nuclear reactors in the Hoosier State.

Small modular reactors supplying electricity in Montana could be part of the solution to the pending closure of the Colstrip coal-fueled power plant and give the facility new life, a

A glance at some of the days highlights from the Proactive Investors US and Canada newswires

A glance at some of the days highlights from the Proactive Investors US and Canada newswires

The company said the technological advantages are related to the improvement of the fuel microstructure, as larger grain size slows the...

Answers to the energy and climate crises are needed NOW. These answers are available based on a comprehensive programme of developing renewable energy and energy conservation technologies. Every pound wasted on nuclear power will be a pound taken away from faster and more effectivesolutions offered by renewable energy and energy conservation. It is reported that…

So Who Is Advocating For SMRs & Why?    So why are they doing this? Because it allows them to defer governmental climate action while giving the appearance of climate action. They can pander to their least intelligent and wise supporters by asserting that renewables aren’t fit for purpose, while also not doing anything about the real…

History shows a legacy of failures in the pursuit of the sodium reactor fantasy. As Admiral Rickover said almost 70 years ago, sodium reactors are “expensive to build, complex to operate, susceptible to prolonged shutdown as a result of even minor malfunctions, and difficult and time-consuming to repair.” Mr. Gates, it’s time to face the music…

Nuclear Energy 101: What Exactly Are Small Modular Reactors? Bridget Reed Morawski  EcoWatch Aug. 18, 2021 '''........................... While advanced reactor designs like small modular reactors are applauded by some for their potential to dramatically lower the costs and siting requirements for nuclear energy facilities, not everyone is throwing their support behind the technologies. Edwin Lyman of the Union of…

Multi-billion dollar Natrium nuclear project inches forward,  County 17 , 18 Aug 21, A progress report to members of the Joint Committee on Minerals, Business & Economic Development in Laramie Thursday offered mostly good news to proponents of building a first-of-its-kind nuclear reactor in Wyoming. Even with the backing of the Biden White House and the…