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NextEra restarting nuclear plant in Iowa
NextEra Energy is considering reopening the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa to meet the rising demand for carbon-free energy, driven by increased electricity consumption. The Duane Arnold plant, which shut down in 2020 after 45 years, was initially retired due to...
Climate Change and the Corporate Response: Adapting to a New Economic Reality
Climate change is increasingly causing economic disruptions, with businesses across various sectors facing financial challenges due to more frequent and severe extreme weather events. Companies like TPC are diversifying operations and investing in resilience to...
The Nuclear Renaissance: Japan’s Bold Move to Restart and Expand its Reactor Fleet
When the Meiji Restoration ended the power of Japan’s shogunate and samurai in 1868, Emperor Meiji moved the capital to Tokyo, literally the “Eastern Capital.” Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward may as well be the true capital, containing the Imperial Palace, Prime Minister’s...
Controversial Nobel Prize Winner’s Nuclear Experiment in Chicago Ignites Debate and Raises Safety Concerns
In the second season of The Bear an illustrious chef transforms the Italian beef sandwich shop he inherited into a fine-dining destination in Chicago, taking his team on a journey wholly unfamiliar to them in the hopes of creating something meaningful. Eighty-one...
Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment: American Fusion Tech Giant, SHINE Technologies to Scale Up Lu-177 Production
SHINE Technologies plans to establish the largest non-carrier-added lutetium-177 production facility in North America by late 2023, following the recent opening of a similar facility in Germany. The facility will initially produce 100,000 doses of Lu-177 annually,...
Nuclear Energy in India: Modi’s Bold Plan to Tackle Energy Needs and Climate Change
Narendra Modi, head of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and prime minister since 2014, has an infrastructure plan. Dozens of them. One of his first, announced just three months after his inauguration, was toilets. A lot of toilets. In 2014 over half a billion...
The Battle for Power: Can Nuclear Energy Replace Coal and Reshape Communities?
1951 was a seminal year for energy and geopolitics, but Americans at the time could be forgiven for not realizing it. A few months after the United Nations headquarters opened in Manhattan, six nations signed a treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel...
DOE Seeks Volunteers for New Nuclear Waste Storage Program
The DOE is using a consent-based approach to find sites to store spent nuclear fuel. Communities can participate in a process with various steps and phases to determine whether hosting a spent fuel spot is viable for them. The DOE is not currently taking any volunteer...
Controversial Decision: Japan Releases Fukushima Nuclear Water Into the Sea!
Japan has begun releasing contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea through an underwater tunnel. The plan to release the water has caused controversy and was carried out secretly due to protests from neighboring countries, including China and...
Game-Changer!!! China Strikes Historic Uranium Deal with Kazakhstan, Threatens Russia’s Supremacy
Kazakhstan is the world's largest uranium producer and exporter. China is a growing customer for Kazakhstan's uranium. The increased demand for uranium could lead to higher prices and instability in the central Asia region. The biggest uranium producer and exporter in...
Revolutionizing Nuclear Energy: Department of Energy’s Proposal for High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Sparks Excitement.
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) plans to acquire high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) from commercial sources to support the production of smaller nuclear energy reactors with increased efficiency and longer operating times. The lack of HALEU...
