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Westinghouse begins FEED study for Slovakian nuclear plant
Westinghouse said it has begun a six-month front-end and engineering design study for its AP1000 reactor technology at Jaslovské Bohunice nuclear plant in Slovakia. The study is funded by the Department of State’s Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology Program, according to Westinghouse’s Oct. 28 press release. The company said the […]
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Nuclear Energy & Radwaste Monitor
EM update on AI data center development at federal sites
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) undergoes something of an identity shift, it is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) data centers on remediated land at federal nuclear sites. Robert Seifert, DOE’s EM director of infrastructure disposition and regulatory policy, told the audience at the Energy Technology and Environmental Business […]
Weapons Cleanup Monitor
EM panel provides update on AI data center development at federal sites
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) undergoes something of an identity shift, it is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) data centers on remediated land at federal nuclear sites. Robert Seifert, DOE’s EM director of infrastructure disposition and regulatory policy, told the audience at the Energy Technology and Environmental Business […]
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
WIPP batteries earmarked for mine fire research
Three large Lithium-Ion batteries from the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), near Carlsbad, N.M., are being shipped to Pittsburgh where government researchers will study potential mine-fire risks. DOE and WIPP prime Salado Isolation Mining Contractors have reached an Inter-Agency Agreement with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The batteries […]
