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Three nuclear utilities have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to partner with the Idaho National Laboratory to begin making hydrogen for commercial use. If successful, the project will have a positive impact on the utilities’ financial health. … Continue reading →

Bulgaria to give Belene another go and multiple bidders show up Rosatom postpones work on BN-1200 Fast Reactor Russia plans for SMRs in far northeast based on ice breaker reactor designs Controlling costs, meeting schedules, and complying with regulations involving … Continue reading →

Astrid Project / France drops plans to build Generation IV prototype Of the 10 sodium cooled reactors in the IAEA ARIS DBMS, three of them are in the U.S. and all are under development TerraPower and ARC Nuclear are briefly … Continue reading →

A South Korean light water reactor (LWR) has earned a design certification from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) which is a state-run nuclear power operator, said the certification is a first for a non-U.S.-made … Continue reading →

Note to Readers – Dr. Martin H. Goodman is a physician, scientist, environmentalist and a pro-nuclear advocate. He wrote this guest OP ED at the request of Neutron Bytes after he submitted this column as a long comment. It was … Continue reading →

Geek Wire, a Seattle, WA, online technology focused wire service, reports that the latest meeting of the National Space Council provided a forum to build support for NASA’s twin-focus plan to send astronauts to the moon in preparation for trips … Continue reading →

Japan’s TEPCO Calls It Quits for Five Reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Station (Wire Services) Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said last week it will submit a plan regarding the decommissioning of five reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear station, the world’s … Continue reading →