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Nuclear News Daily—8/21: Aalo funding / WIPP expansion / Maryland plans
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In this issue: Aalo secures $100 million, an expansion at WIPP, a N.J. gubernatorial candidate talks nuclear, Maryland’s governor’s nuclear plans, and more. Throwback Thursday: With the news that Holtec International has submitted its license termina...원문 링크
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도입부: In this issue: Aalo secures $100 million, an expansion at WIPP, a N.J. gubernatorial candidate talks nuclear, Maryland’s governor’s nuclear plans, and more.Aalo secures $100 million in Series B funding
One week after the DOE announced the selection of 10 companies for its Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, one of those companies—Aalo Atomics—has become the first to make a major headline by securing $100 million in Series B funding. Aalo will use this funding to pursue its accelerated goal to begin construction on its SMR this month and achieve operational status by July 4, 2026. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:As New Jersey’s
gubernatorial election nears, candidate Mikie Sherrill discusses her plans to declare a state of emergency on utility costs and work to bring new nuclear capacity to the state. Listen to her whole plans on X or read more on NJ 101.5.
관련 링크:Holtec is proposing to build
four SMRs alongside solar and battery projects at the former Oyster Creek NPP site in New Jersey, using its work as Palisades as a template. Asbury Park Press
관련 링크:Sweden’s Vattenfall AB shortlisted
GE Vernova and Rolls-Royce Holdings for supplying SMRs to meet rising power demands. The reactors aim for operation by the mid-2030s. Bloomberg (subscription required)
관련 링크:As Diablo Canyon NPP
reaches the end of a long relicensing process that will in all likelihood prove successful, California is poised to remain nuclear powered. Read a recap of the plant alongside exclusive photos on Bloomberg. (subscription required)
관련 링크:The U.S. Army’s Nuclear Disablement Team
conducted a field exercise at Idaho National Laboratory to enhance their nuclear response skills. This training is crucial for national security and radiological readiness. INL
관련 링크:Unit 6 at Canada’s Bruce NPP
received a new isotope production system that will increase the world’s supply of lutetium-177, a valuable medical radioisotope in cancer treatment. World Nuclear News
관련 링크:Arizona regulators repealed
a requirement for electric utilities to deliver 15% renewable energy by 2025. APS, the state’s largest electric utility, is seeking to meet increasing energy needs through investments in fossils and nuclear alongside renewables. Utility Dive
관련 링크:New York City continues
to grapple with the negative fallout of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decades-long mission to shutter Indian Point NPP, which increased the state’s emissions by 22% and made the city far more reliant on natural gas. E&E News (subscription required)
관련 링크:President Trump
says his administration will no longer approve any solar or wind projects. CNBC
관련 링크:Opinion: Nuclear energy
is the only viable clean energy technology to facilitate the zero-carbon transition for three critical reasons: energy density, footprint, and inherent cleanliness. Read more on each in an article from Seth Grae, CEO of Lightbridge Corporation and chair of the International Council of ANS on The National Interest.
관련 링크:EPA approves expanded waste storage at WIPP
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the addition of two new waste emplacement panels at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the DOE’s geologic repository for defense-related transuranic waste in New Mexico. In other news, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s cleanup contractor completed its 200th shipment of transuranic waste to WIPP for safe disposal earlier this month. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:Maryland governor speaks on the state’s nuclear future
Despite being home to just one nuclear power plant, Maryland is among the top producers of nuclear power in the country relative to its total generated power. This is an energy strategy that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recently said he plans to expand on, in part through his recent signing of the state’s Next Generation Energy Act, H.B. 1035. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:Student workforce opportunities at SRS are focus of agreement
DOE contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions and Florida International University’s Applied Research Center have agreed to expand workforce opportunities for students at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:TBT: The economics of Oyster Creek
The Nuclear News archives from 1963 to 1964 show that the excitement around two plants—Nine Mile Point and Oyster Creek—was palpable. In November 1964, Combustion Engineering received contracts with Niagra Mohawk and Jersey Central to supply identical pressure vessels to each plant—a story we touched on in a previous Trivia Tuesday. That same month, NN published a detailed report and economic analysis on Oyster Creek written by Jersey Central. Below are some highlights on the financial outlook at the start of the first nuclear boom. The foreword: NN reported that the analysis was a first-of-its-kind landmark “being called a milestone of extreme significance on the road to economic nuclear power, even being hailed as a classic of the industry.” The report was published a year and a half after Jersey Central put out a call for project proposals and was written in the midst of the company scrambling to decide which of two designs submitted by General Electric they would use. The first GE design involved a single-cycle station with a nameplate capacity of 640 MWe, while the second involved a dual-cycle station with a capacity of 620 MWe. Ultimately, the company chose the 640-MWe design, crediting its lower operating cost and base bid. The summary: In the report’s project summary, expected costs, capacity, financing, and future plans are all laid out in detail. Here’s a highlight: The decision to construct the Oyster Creek nuclear station is based solely on economic and engineering considerations. No government financial assistance is being sought in connection with the construction or operation of the station. After a reasonable break-in period, the station is expected to produce electric power at a total cost of less than four mills per kilowatt hour—which is appreciably lower than any other type of station that Jersey Central could install at this location. Go deeper: To read the full industry classic and get a deeper understanding of what economic planning looked like during the first wave of commercial nuclear power plant construction, read the full report in the April 1964 edition of NN. (p. 57–102) (members only)
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