Nuclear Atlas
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Where a nuclear power station and a neighbouring data centre became part of America’s electricity debate.
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Deal Anatomy
Inside Google and Constellation’s 3.59 GW Power Deal
Google has agreed to purchase 890 MW of additional nuclear output and 2,700 MW of electricity from Constellation’s existing portfolio. The agreements combine long-term electricity purchases with investment in additional nuclear generating capacity.
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Wyoming signs up for fast-track federal permitting
Wyoming has become the tenth state to align its permitting with the federal FAST-41 process, which covers uranium mining.
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Urenco starts first commercial LEU+ production in the West
The New Mexico enrichment plant has filled its first cylinder of uranium enriched to between 5% and 10% U-235.
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Bruce Power takes unit 5 offline for a 30-year life extension
Unit 5 is the fourth of six Bruce reactors to go through a major component replacement.
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Saltfoss heads to the NRC with a floating molten salt plant
The Danish developer formerly known as Seaborg wants to license barge-mounted reactors in the US.
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Turkey and South Korea sign nuclear financing pact
Korea’s export-import bank will work with Turkey’s state nuclear company on funding new plants.
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Last Energy, Radiant and Antares clear DOE safety steps
Three companies in the Reactor Pilot Program passed Department of Energy authorization milestones in October.
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Poland applies to start early works at its first nuclear site
PEJ wants to begin preparatory construction at Lubiatowo-Kopalino ahead of a full construction permit.
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Centrus ships first new Oak Ridge centrifuge to Piketon
It is the first of more than 11,500 machines planned for the Ohio enrichment plant’s expansion.
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Dow’s X-energy plant in Texas nears a construction permit
The NRC has completed its safety review of the four-unit Xe-100 plant at Seadrift.
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NRC caps contested licensing hearings at 6 to 18 months
A final rule sets deadlines for contested reactor licensing hearings for the first time.
Nuclear 1:1
Nuclear fuel pellet vs gummy bear
A uranium fuel pellet is a small ceramic cylinder, roughly half the height of a typical gummy bear. Made from uranium dioxide, these pellets are stacked
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Westinghouse to study an AP1000 for Slovakia’s Bohunice site
A six-month front-end engineering study will produce a first schedule and budget for the new unit.
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Deep Fission signs Kansas power deal after short-seller attack
The borehole reactor developer is targeting 150 MW in Parsons, Kansas, by 2028.
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Constellation lines up a $5bn DOE loan for reactor uprates
The conditional loan would add 1.1 GW from 15 reactors at eight existing plants.