Vol. 19, No. 38 
DOE issues $4.2 billion conditional loan for uprates at Vistra’s Ohio and Pennsylvania plants
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Data Centers & Energy Demand
Industry reps tout nuclear as long-term power solution for AI data centers
WASHINGTON – Representatives across several energy industries consider natural gas the short-term source to power artificial intelligence (AI) and nuclear power will become the long-term solution. Industry experts said both natural gas and nuclear power will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Data Centers & Energy Demand
Constellation, Google enter into a long-term nuclear power deal
Constellation Energy continues its pursuit of uprating several of its operating reactors as the company signs its latest power purchase agreement with Google Tuesday. Constellation and Google agreed to a 20-year “clean energy collaboration” to add 890 megawatts… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Newsom signs two nuclear energy-related bills to advance new nuclear in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed two state bills into law on Sept. 30 that focus on exploring the viability of advanced nuclear fission and fusion. The first bill, Assembly Bill 2647, introduced by California Assembly member Lisa Calderon (D), is aimed towards… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NWTRB taps Janicke as executive director
The United States Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) appointed Michael Janicke to be its executive director effective Monday, the independent federal agency said. Janicke takes over as the official head of the NWTRB almost a year after the former executive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
BWXT’s reactor chosen for Canadian microreactor project
BWX Technologies’ microreactor was selected by Prodigy Clean Energy and two Canadian Indigenous tribes to be the technology for the Transportable Nuclear Power Plant at Belledune in New Brunswick, Canada. The BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor – or BANR – is designed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE, NASA sign new MOU to continue work on nuclear-powered space research
The Department of Energy and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) Thursday, deepening the interagency effort to apply nuclear technology for space. The MOU, titled “Accelerating American Leadership… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
MARVEL microreactor inches closer to zero-power criticality after DOE safety approval
(MARVEL) microreactor project progresses towards criticality after recently hitting some milestones, DOE said Tuesday. The MARVEL microreactor project, led by DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), had its final documented safety analysis approved by DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Data Centers & Energy Demand
Calvert Cliffs to receive uprate in Constellation, Amazon 20-year nuclear power deal
Constellation Energy’s Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center in Lusby, Md., will add 190 megawatts to its current capacity under a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with Amazon. Amazon and Constellation announced this 20-year-long deal on Sept. 30. Constellation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Deep Isolation wins drilling permit to advance borehole pilot project
Berkeley, Calif.-based Deep Isolation was issued a drilling permit by a Texas state agency for its full-scale, non-nuclear borehole demonstration project in Cameron, Texas, the company said Oct. 1. The Texas Railroad Commission issued the permit. With this regulatory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
U.S., South Korea advance efforts to build eight large reactors
The United States and South Korean governments reached a $120 billion investment agreement on Sept. 30, collaborating on building eight large-scale reactors in the United States. The initiative, named Project Power, involves efforts from both governments, Westinghouse,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Round Up: DOE issues reactor cladding grant opportunity; Bechtel, University of South Carolina form workforce program; NANO taps Charlton as VP of fuel technology and Amentum opens HQ in Oak Ridge
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy released a $50 million grant opportunity this week to research and develop a reactor cladding material in an effort to improve component quality while lowering costs. The Office of Nuclear Energy said the silicon… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]