The new generation of advanced nuclear reactors often differ from existing plants in size, technology, and safety features, and this requires updated licensing methodology, both...
Close coordination between regulators, operators, utilities, and investors is vital if nuclear is to innovate in a safe and affordable way, say industry and regulatory experts.
Government commitment to consistent, long-term policy and tried-and-tested, well-executed building plans will provide investors with the security they need to lend under manageable...
The cost of capital for a new, multi-gigawatt, nuclear power plant can be prohibitively expensive and finding a way to pay can be the make or break of a country’s nuclear plans.
The new U.S. Democratic leadership is making positive noises for the continuation, and possible expansion, of the previous administration’s own beefed up nuclear strategy despite the...
New nuclear power will be among the cheapest dispatchable, low-carbon power producing technology by 2025 while extending the life of existing nuclear plants is the most cost effective...
The U.S. space agency NASA has used nuclear-driven power systems in its missions since the sixties, but a new directive to establish base camps on the Moon and Mars will see nuclear...
The British government’s energy plan, as laid out in recent policy papers, is a step in the right direction for nuclear, but lacks key details, say industry insiders.
