Georgia Power has reached a significant milestone in the progress of Vogtle Unit 3, as it safely attains 100 percent power. This achievement signifies a major step towards the unit’s commercial operation, promising reliable energy services to customers. With this accomplishment, Vogtle Unit 3 has reached its licensed capacity of …
Read More »Georgia Power Achieves 100% Power Milestone for Vogtle Unit 3 – News – Nuclear Power News – Nuclear Street
Georgia Power has reached a significant milestone in the progress of Vogtle Unit 3, as it safely attains 100 percent power. This achievement signifies a major step towards the unit’s commercial operation, promising reliable energy services to customers. With this accomplishment, Vogtle Unit 3 has reached its licensed capacity of …
Read More »Revolutionizing Industrial Steam Supply: The NuScale Power Small Module Reactor Solution – News – Nuclear Power News – Nuclear Street
Recent research conducted by NuScale Power has highlighted the advanced capabilities of their small modular reactors (SMRs) in reducing emissions in industrial sectors, a crucial aspect in achieving global climate goals. Dr. José Reyes, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, led the benchmarked research, revealing that NuScale SMRs possess the potential …
Read More »Revolutionizing Industrial Steam Supply: The NuScale Power Small Module Reactor Solution – News – Nuclear Power News – Nuclear Street
Recent research conducted by NuScale Power has highlighted the advanced capabilities of their small modular reactors (SMRs) in reducing emissions in industrial sectors, a crucial aspect in achieving global climate goals. Dr. José Reyes, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, led the benchmarked research, revealing that NuScale SMRs possess the potential …
Read More »Constellation Invests in South Texas Project – News – Nuclear Power News – Nuclear Street
Constellation has announced its acquisition of NRG Energy Inc.’s 44 percent stake in the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. This dual-unit nuclear facility has a capacity of 2,645 megawatts and is located approximately 90 miles southwest of Houston. The transaction is valued at $1.75 billion, with an effective purchase …
Read More »Software update for world’s wind farms could power millions more homes
A small efficiency gain for every wind turbine would lead to a big boost globally Justin Paget/Digital Vision/Getty Images A simple software upgrade could improve the efficiency of wind turbines by ensuring they face directly into the wind more of the time. If the technique were rolled out worldwide, it …
Read More »Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is in dangerous situation, IAEA boss warns
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is under the control of Russian forces Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Russian forces still occupying Europe’s largest nuclear power plant are creating an “extremely fragile and dangerous” situation, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi. “We are fortunate that …
Read More »Quantum batteries: Strange technology that could provide instant power
THE battery, as US comedian Demetri Martin pointed out, is one technology that we personify. “Other things stop working or they break,” he said. “But batteries – they die.” The observation is keener than it may at first appear. So beholden are some of us to smartphones, tablets and other …
Read More »Constellation Invests in South Texas Project – News – Nuclear Power News – Nuclear Street
Constellation has announced its acquisition of NRG Energy Inc.’s 44 percent stake in the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. This dual-unit nuclear facility has a capacity of 2,645 megawatts and is located approximately 90 miles southwest of Houston. The transaction is valued at $1.75 billion, with an effective purchase …
Read More »Quantum computing: Could silicon processors put the power of quantum in our hands?
Quantum computing promises to deliver processing power that surpasses current supercomputers. So far, however, they have only managed a few specialised computations. London-based start-up Quantum Motion, has taken an approach that utilises an already well-tested and ubiquitous material: silicon to build its quantum computers. For Quantum Motion co-founder, John Morton, …
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