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The SMR Gamble: Betting on Nuclear to Fuel the Data Center Boom

March 3, 2025
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Data center power demand is accelerating, pushing the grid to its limits and prompting tech giants to bet on next-generation nuclear reactors. But given steep costs, regulatory hurdles, and uncertain

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Italy Passes Law to Bring Back Nuclear Energy

March 1, 2025
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Government officials in Italy have implemented a new law that allows for nuclear energy to return in the country, four decades after voters banned the technology in a 1987 referendum. […]

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Kemmerer 1—TerraPower’s Pioneering Fourth-Generation Nuclear Project—Hits Key NRC Milestone Ahead of Schedule

February 27, 2025
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its draft safety evaluation (SE) a month ahead of schedule—albeit with open items—for TerraPower’s Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1, a pioneering 345-MW […]

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Geothermal Energy Storage: The Clean Power Solution You Haven’t Heard Of

February 25, 2025
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Geothermal energy has been utilized by humans for millennia. While the first-ever use may be a mystery, we do know the Romans tapped into it in the first century for […]

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Colorado Utility Looking at Adding Nuclear Power to Fleet

February 23, 2025
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A volunteer advisory group told the utility that serves Colorado’s second-largest city that it should look at adding a small nuclear reactor for additional power generation.

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NRC Proposes Deep Fee Cuts for Advanced Nuclear

February 21, 2025
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed to sharply reduce its hourly service fees—by more than 50%—for advanced nuclear reactor applicants and pre-applicants in a move designed to incentivize innovation […]

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