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This Retired Chemical Engineer Has Saved Over 1,000 ‘Lost’ Apple Varieties From Extinction: “I Like the Challenge”
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This Retired Chemical Engineer Has Saved Over 1,000 ‘Lost’ Apple Varieties From Extinction: “I Like the Challenge”

"He would not find himself wondering for too long. Already in search of a retirement hobby, the timing felt right to explore what he referred to as 'a calling' to search for lost apple varieties. After connecting with a small community of rare orchard growers and diving into extensive research, Brown began to track down forgotten fruit trees and share their produce again with the world."

Great Lakes hydrogen hub applies for DOE funding
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Great Lakes hydrogen hub applies for DOE funding

"The GLCH’s application details a $2 billion plan to create a hydrogen hub to provide Ohio, Michigan, and portions of Pennsylvania and Indiana with clean hydrogen from nuclear power at a competitive cost. According to the announcement, the GLCH plan has a well-defined scope, is commercially feasible, and will utilize proven production technologies to minimize the time required to achieve full production of 100-plus metric tons of hydrogen per day."

The West Needs Russia to Power Its Nuclear Comeback
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The West Needs Russia to Power Its Nuclear Comeback

Jennifer Hiller, Daniel Michaels, and Kim Mackrael of The Wall Street Journal report on the West’s reliance on Russian fuel to power its nuclear comeback. “A gaping hole in the plan: The West doesn’t have enough nuclear fuel—and lacks the capacity to swiftly ramp up production. Even more vexing, the biggest source of critical ingredients...

NuScale in talks to build SMR plant in S.Korea: NuScale CEO
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NuScale in talks to build SMR plant in S.Korea: NuScale CEO

Jae-Fu Kim of The Korea Economic Daily reports that NuScale is in talks to build a small modular reactor (SMR) plant in South Korea. “The NuScale Power Module is built based on pressurized water-cooled reactor technology and can supply power for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, commercial hydrogen production and other process heat applications, according...

Promising nuclear technologies receive $22.1 million from DOE
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Promising nuclear technologies receive $22.1 million from DOE

"The Department of Energy yesterday announced the awarding of $22.1 million to 10 industry-led nuclear projects, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production and one at advancing a microreactor design. Other projects selected for funding are focused on addressing nuclear regulatory hurdles, improving existing reactor operation, and facilitating new advanced reactor developments."

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