One of the most significant barriers to building more nuclear power plants is the prolonged timeline. The average time to construct a conventional nuclear plant is seven years; however, some plants take significantly longer to come online. Regulations at both federal and state levels slow down the process. Now, Wisconsin is attempting to expedite nuclear...
The United States has delivered the final component critical to the completion of the world’s largest nuclear fusion device: the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).
Far too often, we get caught up in emotion and fiction. Take, for instance, the Three Mile Island nuclear energy generation facility incident that occurred in the early morning hours of March 28, 1979.
Kairos Power made history on May 8 as the first small modular reactor (SMR) developer to pour concrete for a U.S. advanced reactor.
Senator McCain called for the United States to build forty-five new nuclear reactors by 2030. The plan was ambitious, but as one of his top economic advisors commented at the time, “not so large as to be infeasible given permitting and construction times.”
With less than five years to go, only two reactors have been built since the late senator’s campaign pledge.
Indiana Michigan Power recently announced plans for a nuclear power plant in Spencer County, Indiana. They seek to build the state’s first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) near Rockport. Although this project is 10-15 years from completion, it should excite all Hoosiers.
While the military adopted nuclear-powered maritime vessels decades ago, the technology is uncommon in the civilian maritime industry. Now, a company has set out to change that.
However, the United States can now boast of being the only country that has been able to couple nuclear power with desalination. Better yet, the nuclear reactor itself desalinates the water.
While more approvals are necessary to begin operations, recommissioning nuclear power plants will play a vital role in meeting America’s growing energy demand and increasing nuclear energy capacity in the U.S.
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded Constellation Energy more than $1 billion in combined government contracts to provide nuclear power to 80 federal facilities representing more than 13 federal agencies.
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