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Nuclear News Daily—8/28: HALEU allocation / Utah updates / Maryland NWS
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In this issue: The DOE makes HALEU allocations, several updates from Utah, the New World screwworm appears in an isolated incident in Maryland, and more. Throwback Thursday: With new headlines around the potential restart of Duane Arnold, today we ar...원문 링크
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도입부: In this issue: The DOE makes HALEU allocations, several updates from Utah, the New World screwworm appears in an isolated incident in Maryland, and more.DOE allocates HALEU to Antares, Standard Nuclear, and ACU/Natura
The Department of Energy made conditional commitments yesterday to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium to three companies: reactor developer Antares Nuclear; fuel fabricator Standard Nuclear; and Natura Resources, which is backing Abilene Christian University’s development of a small Molten Salt Research Reactor and pursuing a commercial reactor design of its own. Following a contracting process, some of the companies “could receive their HALEU later this year.” Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:Hundreds of community members
in Clinton, Ill., gathered to welcome Meta and celebrate the agreement between it and Constellation to support the Clinton Clean Energy Center. Constellation is evaluating whether to extend the site’s permit or apply for a new construction permit. Constellation
관련 링크:The DOE is forming a nuclear consortium
under the Defense Production Act to reduce foreign uranium reliance and boost domestic supply. This aims to secure energy independence amid rising electricity demand. S&P Global
관련 링크:The growing demand
for electricity from AI and data centers has boosted interest in nuclear energy; that growth, however, highlights the need an advanced reactor fuel supply chain for HALEU for new reactors. Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
관련 링크:TerraPower’s training center
in Kemmerer, Wyo., will open by 2026, supporting global Natrium reactor expansion, creating up to 300 jobs, and boosting the local economy. Cowboy State Daily
관련 링크:The Trump administration’s plan
to use Cold War–era plutonium for reactor fuel raises concerns about cost, safety, and nuclear proliferation, despite potential benefits for advanced nuclear technology development. Axios
관련 링크:General Fusion
raised $22 million in a new financing round for its LM26 fusion demonstration program. This fundraising comes after the Canada-based company laid off 25% of its staff in May. NEI Magazine
관련 링크:The Financial Times
releases a new deep dive on Sizewell C, featuring commentary from project leaders, an anonymous nuclear executive, and two former EDF leaders who sharply disagree on whether the project will be a success or failure. FT (subscription required)
관련 링크:Indonesian state electric utility
PT PLN unveiled plans to build 7 GW of new nuclear capacity by 2040, with plans for 35 GW by 2060, if there is substantial enough state support. Indonesia Business Post
관련 링크:Oklo CEO Jacob DeWitte
spoke in a new interview on the development of the domestic nuclear industry, the last decade of legislative support for nuclear, the current tides of the industry, and more. Barron’s (subscription required)
관련 링크:Nuclear power is experiencing a resurgence
with modern influencers like Isabelle Boemeke promoting it, echoing past enthusiasm. Influencers, to use the modern term, helped create midcentury atomic culture but faced setbacks like the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bloomberg (subscription required)
관련 링크:A busy week in Utah for nuclear development
Almost every day this week has featured headlines concerning announcements, signings, and progress across Utah’s nuclear sector. TerraPower, Flagship, and the state signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on siting a Natrium reactor; $5 million may come to Camp Williams for General Matter–related site preparation work; and Nusano cut the ribbon on a radioisotope production facility. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:New World screwworm officially crosses border into . . . Maryland?
Ranchers in Texas, alongside the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have been bracing for the return of the New World screwworm (NWS) as reports of the parasite have spread up through Central America. Now, the first new case of NWS myiasis comes not from the southern border but instead from the Northeast. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:From quad to grid: Where thought leadership sparks civic dialogue
In an era when affordable, clean energy is as much an economic imperative as it is an environmental one, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has an opportunity to lead not just through legislation but through partnership—between state leadership and its world-class universities. Read Sukesh Aghara’s full article on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:TBT: A day in the life on a mechanic
While the halls of Duane Arnold nuclear plant may be mostly quiet today, it was a completely different story in 1987. Then, when the 538-MWe single-reactor plant was only halfway through its life, there was always work to be done. So what did the average day look like for an employee there almost forty years ago? That is the topic of a photo feature article in 1987’s October issue of Nuclear News in which an NN writer and photographer followed one Dave McGill through his shift. The work: In the article, McGill (whose precise job title was technical support specialist) identifies himself as a mechanic for Iowa Electric Light & Power Company. He also uses the term “metal bender” to describe his job: performing maintenance on pumps, valves, piping, and other components to keep a plant running safely and efficiently. He goes on to explain that “in the trenches” of Duane Arnold, he is responsible for maintaining a wide variety of plant systems. “In our shop, we get a variety of things to work on—from a drinking fountain to the main turbine.” See more: The full feature includes photos of McGill doing technical work like resetting piston seals in the reagent pump of the chlorine monitor in the main circulating water system and adjusting the valve stem packing on a motor-operated valve in the HPCI. It also shows more humdrum aspects of the day, like signing out a wrench at the hot tool crib. The photo feature can be found in the October 1987 issue of NN (pp. 43–44). Be sure to take a look at the full cover photo while you’re there! (ANS members only)
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