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- Alaska Air Force Base Home to Mini-Nuclear Reactor Pilot Project https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Alaska-Air-Force-Base-Home-To-Mini-Nuclear-Reactor-Pilot-Project.html 2 comments
- US, India's Project-X: A Power Plant Safer Than Nuclear Reactors http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/us-indias-project-x-a-power-plant-safer-than-nuclear-reactors-1431193 3 comments india
- Atomic Renaissance Stalls as NuScale Cancels Small-Reactor Project https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-11-13/atomic-renaissance-takes-a-hit-as-nuscale-cancels-small-reactor-project 11 comments europe
- The Future of Fusion Energy - "The United States, along with 34 other nations, is making a massive investment in time and money to help to build a huge experimental nuclear fusion reactor in the south of France... a mega-project called ITER." https://www.insidescience.org/video/future-fusion-energy 91 comments technology
- A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The power comes at a high price. The new Vogtle reactors are currently projected to cost $31 billion. They were originally projected to cost $14 billion. Vogtle’s electricity will never be cheaper than other sources the owners could have chosen. https://apnews.com/article/georgia-power-vogtle-nuclear-reactor-plant-3ef69a9f64f74410ab2dcda62981b2eb 0 comments economy
- The collapse of NuScale’s project should spell the end for small modular nuc lear reactors https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nuscale-uamps-project-small-modular-reactor-ramanasmr-/705717/ 53 comments energy
- Mass Layoffs At Pioneering Nuclear Startup. NuScale is the second major US reactor company to cut jobs in recent months. Until recently, NuScale appeared on track to debut the nation’s first small modular reactors. A project to build a dozen reactors in the Idaho desert was abandoned in November. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nuscale-layoffs-nuclear-power_n_65985ac5e4b075f4cfd24dba 74 comments energy
- Mass Layoffs At Pioneering Nuclear Startup. NuScale is the second major US reactor company to cut jobs in recent months. Until recently, NuScale appeared on track to debut the nation’s first small modular reactors. A project to build a dozen reactors in the Idaho desert was abandoned in November. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nuscale-layoffs-nuclear-power_n_65985ac5e4b075f4cfd24dba 13 comments economy
- Despite assurances from Bill Gates-backed TerraPower, some financial experts contend its Wyoming project could be a “financial disaster.”: NuScale project failed due to ever-increasing costs while relying on an adaption of known tech, the Terrapower reactor is entirely untested. https://wyofile.com/wyoming-nuclear-plant-on-track-despite-industry-setback-developer-says/ 10 comments energy
- Deep blow for the nucle ar industry: A US flagship project for so-called small modular reactors has failed. The company NuScale had previously massively revised its own cost estimates upwards. Now other countries also have to ask themselves whether they are just burning tax money instead of uranium. https://www-wiwo-de.translate.goog/technologie/forschung/nuscale-gescheitert-tiefschlag-fuer-die-nuklearindustrie/29499704.html?_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en 53 comments energy
- President Biden announced at G7 that the US is preparing $4 billion in loans for Romania's small nuclear reactor project to strengthen energy independence https://www.g4media.ro/latest-president-biden-announced-at-g7-that-the-us-is-preparing-4-billion-in-loans-for-romanias-small-nuclear-reactor-project-to-strengthen-energy-independence.html 24 comments europe
- Inside the U.S. government project to create tiny nuclear reactors like batteries https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/15/inside-the-marvel-micronuclear-reactor-project-at-idaho-national-lab.html?amp%3Butm_medium=Social&%3Butm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1655329440 4 comments energy
- Inside the U.S. government project to create tiny nuclear reactors like batteries https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/15/inside-the-marvel-micronuclear-reactor-project-at-idaho-national-lab.html 21 comments technology
- Eastern Idaho nuclear project goes from 12 to six reactors https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2021/07/19/eastern-idaho-nuclear-project-goes-from-12-to-six-reactors/#.YPe0v-hKi5M 103 comments energy
- NuScale's small nuclear reactor project gets shot in the arm from Trump administration https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/nuscales-small-nuclear-reactor-project-gets-shot-in-the-arm-from-trump-administration 3 comments worldnews
- Critics of planned nuclear power project urge Utah cities to pull out before it’s too late. NuScale’s Small Modular Reactor is planned for construction at the Idaho National Laboratory. “Small modular reactor power is just not cost competitive." https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/8/4/21354171/critics-nuclear-power-project-urge-utah-cities-pull-out-nuscale-small-modular-reactor-idaho 87 comments energy
- Elite Bootcamp student projects: Hack Reactor vs. Codesmith vs. Fullstack https://www.codesmith.io/software-engineering-immersive-projects 16 comments cscareerquestions
- Crown Prince launches project to build Saudi Arabia's first nuclear research reactor http://www.arabnews.com/node/1399806/saudi-arabia 19 comments worldnews
- Lockheed Martin Now Has a Patent For Its Potentially World Changing Fusion Reactor - When it first announced the project, the company said it could have a working prototype of the revolutionary power source as early as 2019. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/19652/lockheed-martin-now-has-a-patent-for-its-potentially-world-changing-fusion-reactor 21 comments technology
- General Michael Flynn’s Efforts to Lift Sanctions and Promote a Joint Project with Russia to Build Nuclear Reactors in the Middle East https://democrats-oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/timeline%20of%20events%20with%20flynn.pdf 24 comments politics
- Backers of a U.S.-Russian plan to build nuclear reactors across the Middle East bragged after the U.S. election they had backing from Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn for a project that required lifting sanctions on Russia, documents reviewed by Reuters show. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn-nuclear-exclusive/exclusive-mideast-nuclear-plan-backers-bragged-of-support-of-top-trump-aide-flynn-iduskbn1dv5z6?il=0 1106 comments worldnews
- Russia invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project - Indian Defence Research Wing http://idrw.org/russia-invites-india-join-fast-neutron-reactor-project/ 4 comments india
- Russia invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/russia-invites-india-to-join-fast-neutron-reactor-project/articleshow/55151666.cms 9 comments india
- Russia invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/russia-invites-india-to-join-fast-neutron-reactor-project/articleshow/55151666.cms 37 comments worldnews
- Iran Joins Project to Build World's Biggest Nuclear Fusion Reactor. http://sputniknews.com/science/20160727/1043675978/iran-iter-nuclear-fusion-project.html 3 comments worldnews
- Westinghouse to relocate planned nuclear plant from Gujarat to Andhra Pradesh. Westinghouse planned project to build six nuclear reactors in India, said officials, bringing the first deal stemming from a U.S.-India civil nuclear accord struck over a decade ago closer to reality. http://www.businessinsider.in/westinghouse-to-relocate-planned-nuclear-plant-to-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/52518986.cms 13 comments india
- Ridding research reactors of highly enriched uranium to take decades longer than projected http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/ridding-research-reactors-highly-enriched-uranium-take-decades-longer-projected 3 comments science
- Bolivia plans to build $300m nuclear complex with research reactor | President Evo Morales reassured public that controversial project, which will use Russian technology and help from Argentina, will not harm environment http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/29/bolivia-nuclear-complex-reactor-russia-environment 4 comments worldnews
- Scientists from 34 different nations work together in a project in Cadarache, France, in order to build a nuclear reactor capable of producing energy through fusion, in the same way the Sun does. http://en.institutomanquehue.org/issues/energy-environment/the-star-being-built-on-earth-to-replace-fossil-fuels.html#sthash.tzjltpnx.sfju 4 comments europe
- Russian media lies about the Finnish Nuclear plant deal: "Finnish Government Approves Rosatom Nuclear Reactor Project" http://www.atominfo.ru/en/news4/d0125.htm 5 comments europe
- US senate orders withdrawal from ITER project, the most advanced fusion experimental reactor on the planet based in France. http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.1063/pt.5.1022 79 comments europe
- Experimental ITER fusion reactor officially authorised by French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, a landmark decree that will allow the project to proceed http://www.iter.org/newsline/245/1377 7 comments technology
- Low Cost Fusion Reactor Possible by 2020s Thanks to This VC-Funded Project http://www.the-peak.ca/2011/10/burnaby-company-attempts-to-build-fusion-reactor/ 4 comments science
- Fusion Reactor's a possibility by 2040 thanks to this multi-national project http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120810-the-quest-to-recreate-the-sun 976 comments science
- Europeans Reignite Fusion Energy Project: The test of a new lining that can take the heat of fusion could be crucial for a planned reactor in France https://www.technologyreview.com/energy/38567/?p1=a2 7 comments science
- This is how a real "Sputnik moment" looks now: China has initiated a research and development project in thorium molten-salt reactor technology. http://energyfromthorium.com/2011/01/30/china-initiates-tmsr/ 51 comments politics
- Is America having another Sputnik moment? China initiates Thorium Molten Salt Reactor project http://energyfromthorium.com/2011/01/30/china-initiates-tmsr/ 4 comments science
- Radioactive waste generated from treating highly contaminated water used to cool crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has thrown up yet new nightmarish challenges in decommissioning the facility. The project may not reach its completion date, scheduled in 30 years https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14503708 10 comments environment
- A company promoting a plan for the US and Russia to jointly build nuclear reactors in the Middle East denied in a letter made public on Monday that its director received an Inauguration Day text message from incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn saying the project was “good to go.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/nuclear-plan-backer-denies-inauguration-day-text-with-top-trump-aide-iduskbn1e52iu 3 comments worldnews
- Ex-CEO who oversaw doomed nuclear project sentenced: Prosecutors said Marsh lied and presented rosy projections on the progress of the reactors that he knew were false in earning calls, presentations and press releases to keep investors happy and pump up the company’s stock price. https://news.yahoo.com/ex-ceo-oversaw-doomed-nuclear-052903490.html 15 comments energy