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Nuclear News Daily—7/17: Maritime nuclear / UM molten salt / INL & Microsoft
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In this issue: A paper on maritime applications of nuclear, Nuclear Matters campaign, the University of Michigan’s molten salt experiment, INL and Microsoft forge an AI partnership, and more. Throwback Thursday: With renewed discussions today over th...원문 링크
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도입부: In this issue: A paper on maritime applications of nuclear, Nuclear Matters campaign, the University of Michigan’s molten salt experiment, INL and Microsoft forge an AI partnership, and more.Nuclear Matters says thanks, celebrates tax credits win
Nuclear Matters invites members of the wider nuclear community to send a letter to the legislators thanking them for maintaining energy production tax credits for nuclear power. What they're saying: “Thanks to your tireless advocacy, vital nuclear power credits were preserved in the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, also called the One Big Beautiful Bill. Your voice made a difference. Join us in thanking the legislators who voted to maintain these credits,” the letter states. Go deeper: Read the full letter and forward to your legislators at Nuclear Matters.
관련 링크:Idaho National Laboratory
and Microsoft announce a new collaboration to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud and AI technologies “to streamline the nuclear permitting and licensing application process.” The project will be funded by the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy through the National Reactor Innovation Center. INL, Reuters
관련 링크:The U.S. DOE
launched a pilot to boost advanced nuclear reactors and domestic fuel supply, aligning with Trump's nuclear strategy. This seeks to reduce reliance on foreign uranium and foster private investment. U.S. DOE
관련 링크:The TRISO-X energy fuel
fabrication facility in Oak Ridge is the subject of a new story by AP News. The story recaps the progress that has been made on the under-construction facility and explains how it will support the advanced reactor industry, along with many new photos of the TRISO fuel production process. AP News
관련 링크:Six U.S. sites have early site permits
for new atomic plants, expediting construction by bypassing initial regulatory hurdles. This strategic move attracts interest from companies like Constellation Energy seeking to capitalize on these pre-approved locations. Bloomberg (subscription required)
관련 링크:“A complex web of regulations”
still must be navigated before companies seeking to embark on uranium mining projects in New Mexico can continue, but state lawmakers voice concerns over input from Indigenous tribes and the potential impact of President Trump’s push to deregulate the process. Source NM
관련 링크:Bulgaria and Citi form
a partnership in which Citi will finance the construction Units 7 and 8 at Kozloduy NPP. The new reactors will be Westinghouse AP-1000s and will be the country’s largest energy project in decades. Reuters via Yahoo Finance
관련 링크:Kairos Power installs
the reactor vessel for its third Engineering Test Unit, a non-nuclear prototype currently under construction in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Like the two units before it, it will be used to test construction methods for the company’s Hermes reactor. World Nuclear News
관련 링크:Hinkley Point C hits
a new milestone with the installation of the 750-ton polar crane in the unit 2 reactor building. The crane was assembled 40% faster thanks to experience gained from unit 1 and is the last step before dome placement. BBC
관련 링크:Opinion: South Dakota
is a natural fit for data centers thanks to its colder climate reducing cooling costs. As data centers look to nuclear and nuclear in turn looks to South Dakota, the state must embrace new nuclear buildout, lest it be left behind in the coming industry boom. Mitchell Republic
관련 링크:Here’s a series
of articles critical of nuclear for Missouri discussing the reversal of a 1976 ban on construction work-in-progress. The articles argue this reversal allows utilities to charge upfront costs, raising concerns about financial risks and utility profits. KSDK
관련 링크:Nuclear energy for maritime shipping and coastal applications
The Boston-based Deon Policy Institute has published a white paper that examines the applications of nuclear energy in the maritime sector—specifically, floating nuclear power plants and nuclear propulsion for commercial vessels. Topics covered include available technologies, preliminary cost estimates, and a status update on the regulatory framework. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:UM conducts molten salt experiment
For 2,300 hours, the molten salt pump Shaft Seal Test Facility (SSTF) operated at the University of Michigan’s Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory. The large-scale experiment was designed to evaluate shaft seal performance in high-temperature pump systems. Fewer than 10 facilities worldwide have successfully operated fluoride or chloride salts for more than 100 hours using over 10 kilograms of material. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:ANS seeks program evaluators for ABET accreditation
The Accreditation Policies and Procedures Committee of the American Nuclear Society is currently seeking new volunteers from the Society who wish to become program evaluators to ensure that undergraduate nuclear-related education across the country is held to the highest standards. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:TBT: Interview with an NRC chairman
In November 1989, Nuclear News published an interview of Kenneth M. Carr, who had become the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in July of that year. The interview, titled “Carr: Looking at maintenance, standardization, industry ‘coziness,’” covered many of the topics that are on the mind of the nuclear world today. SMR talk: One particularly prescient question asked by the interviewer, ANS Washington Correspondent John Graham, is if Carr saw a growing industry interest in small modular reactors. Carr responded that the advantage of SMRs is “the reduced construction time. They can be factory-built, shipped in, and assembled on site. This gets rid of a lot of the labor costs and takes advantage of mass production.” He went on to say, “You can’t do that with big plants, so it may be that smaller reactors will be more sellable to a utility that wants 1200 megawatts. It might buy two of those plants and stick them together.” Today, Carr’s predictions are in the process of being realized. Among many others, Holtec, for example, plans to site two 300 MW SMRs at Palisades. The regulator’s role: Carr also shared a key question he had while deciding whether or not he wanted to have a role with the Commission: whether or not the NRC contributed to the industry’s safety or was just “a thorn in its side.” He explained that, with the benefit of experience in the NRC, he came to understand that the Commission indeed played a vital role in increasing nuclear safety, even if that created an adversarial relationship between regulatory and industry. That relationship is “not necessarily unhealthy,” he said. “We both have our side of the street to walk on. But we’ve got to work with the industry. I tend to think coziness is on one side of the street, and we’re not there. But being locked in a tight adversarial relationship is on the other side, and we’re not there either. We try to walk in the middle of the street.” Go deeper: To see the full article, read the November 1989 issue of Nuclear News here. (p. 36—41) (members only)
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