Nuclear could be the crown jewel for Texas energy
Smaller, cheaper and more efficient reactors have governor’s attention
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Texas has big potential as nuclear generation technology center: regulator
Texas has substantial advantages for developing nuclear power plants, both on-site and modular, but faces a permitting "valley of death"...
Small nuclear reactors may be coming to Texas, boosted by interest from Gov. Abbott
A nuclear power plant hasn’t been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants...
Technology
Small nuclear reactors may be coming to Texas, boosted by interest from Gov. Abbott
A nuclear power plant hasn’t been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants...
How Texas nuclear power can restore American energy dominance
Nuclear power has gotten a bad reputation, thanks to high-profile accidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and most recently Fukushima....
Amarillo, Canyon high schools compete in 2024 Pantex Science Bowl
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – High school students from Amarillo and the High Plains region are planning to participate in the Pantex...
Regulatory
Texas has big potential as nuclear generation technology center: regulator
Texas has substantial advantages for developing nuclear power plants, both on-site and modular, but faces a permitting "valley of death"...
DOE docs: Carbon removal proposal bets on rare nuclear reactors
A climate technology startup aims to suck carbon from the atmosphere using a new type of nuclear power plant that’s never been built in...
U.S. Department of Energy Issues HALEU Deconversion Request for Proposals
DOE Seeks Proposals to Acquire HALEU Deconversion Services WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a request...
Economic
Texas recently generated 80% of its power from renewable and nuclear power. Here's why that matters.
For more than six hours Sunday, nearly 80% of Texas’s electricity came from solar, wind or nuclear power, a phenomenon that is likely to...
Nuclear Power Plant Equipment Market to Surpass USD 20.88 Billion by 2030, Driven by Rising Demand for Clean Energy
AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, January 18, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 𝐍𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭...
Westinghouse Sees US Demand for New Large Nuclear Power Plants
(Bloomberg) -- New large-scale atomic power plants are still in demand in the US as utilities brace for growing calls to provide...
Political
Informal survey asks when the next U.S. nuclear plant will come on line
According to an admittedly informal and unscientific survey of people from online “nuclear affinity groups” conducted by Eric Wesoff, the...
Government Officials Advocate for Nuclear Energy During Congressional Hearing
WASHINGTON — Government energy officials told a congressional panel Thursday that emerging technologies could make nuclear power a safe...
Where Now for Nuclear Power?
As 2024 dawns, the prospects for a nuclear revival in the U.S. look mixed. On one hand, many once-skeptical environmentalists now support...
Industry News
Renovated uranium facility in Duval County now producing yellowcake
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Off of Highway 44 in Duval County between Freer and San Diego, an old uranium facility has been given new life....
How the Texas grid held strong amid freeze and fears of blackout
A blast of arctic cold blowing across Texas early this week fueled fears of widespread blackouts. But the grid has held strong, protected...
Next-gen workforce development for nuclear waste disposal R&D
The Department of Energy, in conjunction with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Texas A&M University, will conduct a biweekly...
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