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Japan, Australia, and Now Italy: The Push to Restore Nuclear Power
After the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, many countries, including Italy, halted their nuclear energy programs. However, nuclear power is now regaining popularity as a clean energy source to reduce fossil fuel emissions. Despite a failed 2011 attempt to revive nuclear...
The Pearl Has Found Its Gem: Uganda Wants to Explore Uranium
Uganda, supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is preparing for uranium exploration to initiate its nuclear energy program, aiming to improve electricity access. The country's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, in collaboration with...
Breaking News: Major Powers Unite Against Russia’s Nuclear Dominance
A new alliance of G7 countries was formed to reduce Russia's dominance of the global nuclear fuel market. The global nuclear fuel market is dominated by Russia, which holds great power over other countries’ nuclear fuel supplies. The Nuclear Fuel Alliance (NFA) is a...
Nuclear Power Takes the Spotlight: North Carolina’s Bold Step towards Clean Energy
North Carolina is considering a bill, this bill would label nuclear energy as clean energy. The bill will change North Carolina’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) to include nuclear energy listed as a clean energy source. Currently, the bill is in the North...
Unleashing the Power of X-rays: A Game-Changer for Energy Storage and Medicine
TL;DR The benefits of an upgraded APS consist of: Improved understanding of materials: Stronger X-rays will enable scientists to analyze materials in greater detail, discovering new understandings of their structure and dynamics. These insights will help shape the...
Will Government Support Ignite a Hydrogen Boom or Bust?”
A decade ago Toyota was the world’s biggest carmaker, and it remains so, selling over two million more vehicles last year than second-ranked Volkswagen. Also a decade ago Toyota announced that it had designed a hydrogen fuel cell sedan, the Mirai (Japanese for...
EV Charging Crisis: Can America Keep Up with the Surge in Electric Vehicle Ownership?
December 1975 was a rough month. On the second day of the month terrorists seized a train in the Netherlands, taking scores of hostages. The next day thieves took bank customers hostage in Paris. The following week militias took over hotels in Beirut. Two weeks later...
The Rising Tide of Nuclear Energy: A Cleaner Future Amidst Environmental Challenges
The oil and gas industry has a flatulence problem. While any gas that is allowed to escape from an oil or gas operation is theoretically money lost, most projects have some gas that cannot be safely and properly captured and is instead allowed to escape. Methane is...
The Interconnection Bottleneck and the Future of Nuclear Energy
Build electricity-generating machines, connect to the grid, and generate revenue. The steps sound easy, if not cheap. Yet as time-consuming and expensive as it can be to acquire the funding, parts, land, and labor to construct a fleet of wind turbines or solar panels,...
The Untold Story of Grid Stability: Why Nuclear Power Is the Unsung Hero
.Tourists who visit the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan find history all around them. At the eponymous museum floats the Wavertree, an iron sailing ship from 1885. Turning north they see a 60 foot lighthouse, a memorial to those who perished with the Titanic -...
Nuclear Power Play: France’s Ambitions in China Revealed
When French president Emanuel Macron visited Beijing in April to meet with China’s president, Xi Jinping, he came to discuss geopolitics and business. He rankled officials in the European Union and United States with certain comments, turning attention away from the...
