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Dan Yurman ~ For breaking nuclear news follow me on Twitter @djysrv or https://www.twitter.com/djysrv ~ About this blog and disclaimers for NeutronBytes Blog ~ https://neutronbytes.com/2014/08/31/welcome-post/ ~ Email me: neutronbytes [at] gmail [dot] com ~ Mobile via Google Voice 216-369-7194 ~ I am not active on Facebook. ~ Header Image Credit: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110904.html ~ ** Emails sent by readers about blog posts are considered to be comments for publication unless otherwise noted. ** The content of this blog is protected by copyright laws of the U.S. "Fair use" provisions apply. The RSS feed is for personal use only unless otherwise explicitly granted.

Rolls-Royce Enlists Exelon to Help Deploy 16 440MW PWR

Posted on November 13, 2020

Rolls Royce Inks MOU with Excelon for 440MW Reactors in UK Rolls-Royce Signs New Build Nuclear Energy MOU with CEZ NuScale Bumps Up Power Rating of its SMR Holtec Accelerates US NRC Design Certification for SMR-160 UK / US Consortium … Continue reading →

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Feds Pump $10M into Xcel Energy for Hydrogen Production

Posted on November 12, 2020

DOE/INL Fund $10M for Hydrogen Production at Xcel Nuclear Reactor John Wagner Named INL Director BWXT Fires Up TRISO Fuel Manufacturing Operations Terrestrial Energy Inks Molten Salt Testing Program at ANL ORNL to Produce Solid Metal Hydride Moderator for Advanced … Continue reading →

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Canada’s SMR Developers Focus on Process Heat

Posted on November 3, 2020

Canadian Developers of Small Modular Reactors Focus on Process Heat Terrestrial Energy Receives Canadian Government Funding for IMSR Generation IV Nuclear Plant New Los Alamos National Laboratory Spin-Off Aims To Put Nuclear Reactors In Space Canadian Developers of Small Modular … Continue reading →

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IAEA – Key to the Future of Nuclear Energy is Cogeneration

Posted on October 30, 2020

IAEA – Key to the Future of Nuclear Energy is Cogeneration and Renewables Royal Society / UK Report Highlights the Potential Of Nuclear Cogeneration DOE Inks New Deal with NASA for Nuclear Energy in Space Ultra Safe N Delivers Advanced … Continue reading →

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NuScale gets Letter of Intent for 2500MW Project in South Africa from US Development Finance Agency

Posted on October 18, 2020

The United States International Development Finance Corp. (DFC) has signed a letter of intent to support NuScale Power LLC, a U.S. nuclear energy technology firm, to develop 2,500 megawatts of power in South Africa based on its 60MW SMR. The … Continue reading →

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DOE Awards UAMPS $1.355 Billion for NuScale SMR in Idaho

Posted on October 16, 2020

DOE Cost-share Award of $1.355 billion Approved for UAMPS NuScale SMR in Idaho Framatome and General Atomics In Joint Effort to Build Fast SMR Canadian Government Invests in SMR Commercialization Plan Terrestrial Energy USA and Centrus Energy Partner on Fuel … Continue reading →

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DOE Awards $80M each to TerraPower, X-Energy for ARDP

Posted on October 13, 2020

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $160 million in First Awards Under Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (10/13/20)) announced it has selected two U.S.-based teams to receive $160 million in initial funding under the new … Continue reading →

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Ontario Power Boosts Prospects for Three SMRs

Posted on October 11, 2020

Ontario Power Boosts Prospects for Three SMRs Bruce Power & Westinghouse Team Up for SMRs Cernavoda / US And Romania To Sign $8B Agreements For New Reactors CANDU Owners Group, Nuclear Energy Agency to collaborate on PHWRs UK / UK … Continue reading →

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Is There New Hope for UK’s Wylfa Nuclear Project?

Posted on October 3, 2020

Is There New Hope for UK Wylfa Nuclear Project? UK / Head Of EDF ‘Demands Clarity’ on Funding For New Nuclear Projects include Sizewell C China Launches CAP1400 a New Generation III Reactor Design US / DC Based Energy Impact … Continue reading →

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Big News for Nuclear Energy in Small Packages

Posted on September 27, 2020

Netherlands Looks to SMRs for Green Energy Policy Finland SMR Project Aims to Build Them for District Heating and Export Micro-Reactor Startup Radiant Raises $1.2M in Angel Funding X-energy Signs Agreement with Hatch to Promote Canadian SMR Development Other Nuclear … Continue reading →

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