Steel producer Nucor invests $35M in nuclear fusion power project
Lexington-based steel producer Nucor has partnered with Helion to develop a 500MW nuclear fusion power plant.
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Duke Energy eyes ‘advanced nuclear reactor’ for NC site, Business NC reports
Duke Energy’s latest carbon-reduction plan calls for placing a modular “advanced nuclear” reactor on the site of the Belews Creek Steam Station, a partially coal-fired power plant in Stokes County that’s slated for retirement. Business North Carolina has the details.
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Nuclear power breakthrough? US scientists reportedly produce fusion reaction
For the first time ever, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a source familiar with the project confirmed to CNN.
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Decarbonizing & finding energy: How US nuclear power can rise again
In the quest to decarbonize while meeting growing energy demands, nuclear power could play an important role as a cost-effective source of domestic power. Moreover, the fragility of global energy supplies highlighted by Russia’s war in Ukraine has illustrated the importance of long-term domestic sources such as nuclear power. But even if it looks like a good solution on paper, is there actually a viable path for resurrecting nuclear power in the U.S.?
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Nuclear power comeback? Industry hopes to bring some 300 new reactors online by 2050
The U.S. nuclear industry is generating less electricity as reactors retire, but now plant operators are hoping to nearly double their output over the next three decades, according to the industry’s trade association.
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Nuclear power gets a boost: France plans to build up to 14 new reactors
France has announced plans to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors in a move that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a buffer against volatile energy prices.
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