Energy demands from big tech, including for AI, has elected officials giving an old power source a second look.

The University of Manchester’s policy engagement unit, Policy@Manchester, has marked Nuclear Week in Parliament by publishing a new article from a leading academic exploring the role advanced nuclear can play as a balancing technology to facilitate the generation of low-carbon hydrogen - whilst maximising renewable energy potential.

By the 1970s and 1980s, nuclear power plants became integral to the country’s electricity supply, providing a stable and substantial portion of the nation’s energy.

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The bill, HB249 by Rep. Carl Albrecht, R-Richfield, aims to position Utah as a player in energy innovation and foster plans for the future for microreactors or small modular reactor technology. “We’ve got to start somewhere,” Albrecht told the committee.

Idaho National Lab & University of Idaho team up to advance nuclear energy, cybersecurity & national security in a five-year low-carbon energy partnership.

Digihost, a cryptocurrency mining operation, said it may want to use small nuclear reactors to power its facility located off Erie Avenue in North Tonawanda.

After years of attempts to open Colorado up to nuclear energy, a bill before the legislature this year is showing new promise for the effort as Democrats sign up as co-sponsors alongside the

That said, NuScale is pre-revenue right now, and it will take time for regulators to approve its upsized SMR and even longer to build out its facilities. As seen by the UAMPS project, there is a risk of cost overruns, and investors may have to wait a while before their investment starts to pay off.

Minnesota’s 31-year-old ban on new nuclear power plants is facing another challenge from utility companies and supporters of nuclear power, who say the technology is necessary to meet the state’s ambitious goal of using only carbon-free sources of energy by 2040.

Tri-Cities legislator argues without nuclear energy there is no credible path to a carbon-free or thriving economy.