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Breaking Barriers: U.S. and India Forge Deeper Ties in Civil Nuclear and Strategic Technology Cooperation
Landmark Civil Nuclear Agreement Progress: The U.S. is finalizing steps to remove regulatory barriers for nuclear cooperation with India, addressing liability law conflicts that previously hindered American firms from building nuclear plants in the country....
Advancing Nuclear Innovation: The University of Illinois’ Underground Small Modular Reactor Project
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), in collaboration with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), is progressing toward deploying a 15 MW underground small modular reactor (SMR) as a research facility, overcoming regulatory challenges with the...
Swiss Company Tackles Nuclear Waste Disposal Dilemma
Transmutex's technology significantly reduces nuclear waste radioactivity duration to less than 500 years and waste volume by 80%, using a particle accelerator to transmute thorium into usable uranium. The technology, supported by Nagra, can transmute 99% of...
Fury of the Future: Hurricane Beryl’s Record-Breaking Rampage Signals Dire Climate Warning
Hurricane Beryl rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 4 and 5 hurricane in early July, attributed to climate change and rising ocean temperatures. The warmer waters in the tropical Atlantic, fueled by human-driven fossil fuel emissions, allowed Beryl...
Virginia utility considers small nuclear reactors
Virginia's largest utility, Dominion Energy, is exploring the use of small modular reactors (SMRs) to meet rising electricity demands and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with a project potentially at the North Anna nuclear power plant site. Despite challenges like...
How the Signing of the ADVANCE Act Has Caused Stock Of Nuclear Energy Companies to Rise
The ADVANCE Act aims to reduce regulatory costs and incentivize investment in advanced nuclear reactor technologies, reshaping the nuclear energy landscape in the U.S. Major uranium producers, Cameco and Energy Fuels, are poised for gains with rising stock prices and...
Green Energy Amidst Geopolitics: India and Russia’s Nuclear Collaboration
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in Moscow that Rosatom is discussing a project to build six nuclear power plants in India, advancing the country's green growth and sustainable development. India, already collaborating with Russia on nuclear energy, has...
Debate Fallout: Clean Energy Stocks Slump Amid Biden-Trump Showdown
The first 2024 presidential debate between Biden and Trump was marred by personal attacks and misleading statements, causing disappointment among viewers and concern among Democrats about Biden's performance. A CBS News poll revealed 72% of registered voters believe...
Shape Up or Ship Out: SMR Ship Research Institute Opened in South Korea
Mokpo National University in South Korea launched the world's first SMR Ship Research Institute to develop core small modular reactor (SMR) technologies for ship research and education, with over 100 attendees at the ceremony. The initiative involves collaboration...
Pentagon: Grossly Over Budget Nuclear Weapons Program Will Continue
The Sentinel program, which is the first major upgrade to the ground-based component of the nuclear triad in over 60 years and replaces the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, is currently 81% over budget, with costs now estimated at nearly $141 billion...
Drone Attacks Continue Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi calls for an immediate halt to drone attacks near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant due to safety risks and injuries to personnel. The Zaporizhzhia plant, under Russian control since March 2022, has experienced multiple...
