Biden Is Pushing a Massive Nuclear Energy Expansion. Will Trump Follow Through?
US representatives at COP29 seem to hope the controversial power source will be a palatable climate solution for Trump.
Biden Tees Up 2 More Major Nuclear Power Wins For Trump
President-elect Donald Trump wants to gut the Biden administration’s policies that promote wind turbines and electric vehicles. But nuclear power is the only source of energy with growing support among both Republicans and Democrats,
Biden administration sets out plan to triple nuclear power capacity
The Biden administration on Tuesday released a roadmap for plans to triple U.S. nuclear capacity by the middle of the century. The plan sets a goal of 200 gigawatts of new capacity by 2050, more than three times the 2020 capacity.
Biden administration sets plan to triple US nuclear energy capacity by 2050
The road map aims for 200 GW of net new capacity from newly built reactors, restarts of plants retired for economic reasons and power uprates of existing reactors, the White House said Tuesday.
Biden wants to triple nuclear energy generation. Trump will make the call.
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is no fan of renewable energy. He has said solar power is too expensive to work at scale, threatened to impose steep taxes on solar panels arriving from abroad, and advanced seemingly unfounded claims that many rabbits “get caught in” solar installations and die.
Biden administration unveils plan to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050
The Biden administration announced plans Tuesday to triple U.S. nuclear energy capacity by 2050 as it aims to reach its net-zero emissions goal. Under the plan, the U.S. would deploy an additional 200 GW of new nuclear energy capacity by 2050 through the construction of new small and large reactors,
Japan's nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster
Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, ...
Germany’s EON and RWE Dismiss Calls to Bring Back Nuclear Power
German companies EON SE and RWE AG dismissed calls to restart their decommissioned nuclear power plants, as the energy source ...
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Are nuclear power and SMRs the solution to data center energy woes?
Data center operators are increasingly looking to nuclear energy to power their facilities, but some are banking on unproven ...
Japan Stops a Reactor From Starting as America Goes All in on Nuclear Power
To combat climate change, a lot of countries are spending billions on new and different kinds of nuclear reactors.
NET Power: A Safer Bet Than New Nuclear For Electricity Generation
NET Power's near-zero emission natural gas technology is set to reach commercial scale by 2027. See why I rate NPWR stock a ...
Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is ...
Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and researchers say it's working on the reactor to power one
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, like American carriers, would be a major jump for China, giving its navy a global reach.
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AI and 3D printing combine for advanced monitoring of small nuclear reactors
In contrast to traditional large-scale nuclear reactors, microreactors (MRs) can provide stable power generation near ...
Altman-Backed Oklo Inks Nuclear Power Deal to Feed Data Centers
Sam Altman-backed Oklo Inc. agreed to deliver as much as 750 megawatts of electricity from nuclear reactors it plans to build ...
India asks states to consider setting up nuclear power plants, list power utilities
India's federal power minister on Tuesday asked the states that are away from coal resources to consider setting up ...
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Renewables and nuclear must work together to reach net zero, new report argues
Nuclear energy should play an important role in the U.K.'s net zero future, according to a new report authored by experts ...