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Nuclear News Daily—9/2: EPW Hearing / EIA delays / Hydrogen extrusion
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In this issue: A Senate EPW hearing on NRC oversight is scheduled for tomorrow, a video from ORNL, delays at the Energy Information Agency, a Senate EPW meeting on NRC oversight, and more. Trivia Tuesday: It’s Tuesday, which means nuclear trivia! Mic...원문 링크
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도입부: In this issue: A Senate EPW hearing on NRC oversight is scheduled for tomorrow, a video from ORNL, delays at the Energy Information Agency, a Senate EPW meeting on NRC oversight, and more.Watch as solid hydrogen is extruded to feed German stellarator
In May, the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Greifswald, Germany, concluded an experimental campaign by sustaining a plasma with a high triple product for 43 seconds. The machine far surpassed its own previous performance with a value that the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics says “exceeds previous tokamak records for long plasma durations”—in part because of a fuel pellet injection system developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:The Senate EPW Committee
will hold a hearing regarding oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on September 3, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT), amidst controversies over its independence and safety focus, exacerbated by recent changes under the Trump administration. Click here to learn more.
관련 링크:The Senate will evaluate
nominees for key environmental positions, including FERC. Trump's appointees could impact FERC’s stance on energy markets and infrastructure. E&E News (subscription required)
관련 링크:Aalo Atomics broke ground
on the site of its Aalo-X project at Idaho National Laboratory, still maintaining its goal to enter operation by July 4, 2026. The reactor itself will be manufactured at the company’s recently unveiled Austin pilot factory. Aalo
관련 링크:The Energy Information Agency
, which experienced staff cuts earlier this year, has announced that its annual uranium marketing report is being delayed from June to September and its International Energy Outlook may not be published until January. Reuters (subscription required)
관련 링크:In 2024, nuclear reactors
globally produced a record 2667 TWh of electricity. Asia is driving growth with 59 of 70 new reactors under construction as nuclear energy remains vital for climate goals. World Nuclear News
관련 링크:After extended delays
and security concerns, Japan’s TEPCO plans to remove the fuel loaded last year into Unit 7 of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa as the company prepares for further inspections. World Nuclear News
관련 링크:Former NRC chair
Allison Macfarlane, alongside Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D., R.I.), spoke on how President Trump’s recent actions in regard to the NRC raise significant safety risks in the industry. Financial Times (subscription required)
관련 링크:EDF is extending
the operation of Hartlepool and Heysham-1 nuclear power plants by one year, to 2028, preserving regional expertise and allowing more time for future nuclear development plans. BBC
관련 링크:NASA is accelerating
lunar nuclear power system development through public-private partnerships, aiming for a 100-kilowatt reactor by 2029. This initiative stresses commercialization and responds to strategic competition. Space News
관련 링크:DOE awards contracts for nationwide LLW and MLLW services
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced the awards of five basic ordering agreements to conduct nationwide low-level and mixed low-level radioactive commercial waste treatment services at commercial waste treatment facilities of DOE contractors throughout the United States. Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:ANS’s webinar on RIPB design in the NuScale US460
The American Nuclear Society’s Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee has held another presentation in its monthly Community of Practice series. This month’s speaker was Kent Welter, a member of the ANS Standards Board and chief engineer of testing and analysis at NuScale, who presented “RIPB Design and Licensing of the NuScale US460 Small Modular Reactor.” Go deeper on Nuclear NewsWire.
관련 링크:Nuclear trivia—reveal
The answer: There are 40 power reactors in the U.S. that are no longer in service, not including Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, which was recently transitioned back into operational status after initially closing in 2022. With the intervention of Microsoft at Clinton, the list of closed plants hopefully won’t get longer any time soon. Indeed, with momentum continuing at the shuttered Duane Arnold (closed in 2020) and Three Mile Island-1 (closed in 2019), we may see this list grow shorter still. Some highlights: Aside from the reactors already discussed, some other recent U.S. closures have been New York’s Indian Point-2 and -3 in 2020 and 2021, respectively, along with Peach Bottom-1, which closed in 2019. The first power reactor in the U.S. to close its doors was the short-lived 75- MWe Hallam, a liquid metal–cooled, graphite-moderated reactor that shut down in 1964. An international look: The U.S. has more closed power reactors than any other country, but the runners up aren’t too far behind. The U.K. has 34 shuttered reactors, with the most recent additions being Hinkley Point B2 and Hunterston B2, which both closed in 2022. Germany has 31 closed reactors, Japan has 26, Russia has 17, France has 14, and Canada has 7. In all, there are 22 countries with shutdown power reactors.
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