Energy Secretary vows continuation of U.S. nuclear power
The Obama administration will apply lessons learned from Japan's catastrophic meltdowns of nuclear plant reactors but will continue to speed reactor construction in the United States with $36 billion...
View ArticleA crisis that markets can’t grasp
As Japan’s disaster evolves, Wall Street keeps recalculating the damage. So far, it’s been hard to rely on history for guidance. (via NYT)
View ArticleA radical kind of reactor
China is building two nuclear reactors with a radically different design that is meant to decrease the chances of a meltdown. (Via NYT)
View ArticleNuclear agency’s board adopts safety plan
A 35-nation meeting of the U.N. nuclear agency has adopted a post-Fukushima nuclear safety plan — despite gripes by some nations that it is too timid.
View ArticleGermany can’t bear hefty green energy costs, minister says
Germany must focus on the cheapest clean-energy sources as well as efficient fossil-fuel-fired plants to stop spiraling power prices, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said.
View ArticleIn search of safety, utilities bring in experts: each other
The American Gas Association is taking a page from the nuclear and airline industries in a new push to make pipelines and utilities safer.
View ArticleNation’s biggest nuclear firm makes a play for green money
Chicago-based Exelon essentially wants to change Illinois state rules for its power market as the nuclear industry competes with historically low prices for natural gas.
View ArticleExxon Mobil sees energy demand up a quarter by 2040
Exxon Mobil Corp. believes the world’s energy demand will grow 25 percent by 2040 and that a third of its fuel will come from oil, even as natural gas outpaces coal to become the world’s No. 2 resource.
View ArticleFeds approve new nuclear reactors near Houston
Two hurdles for the projects could delay NRG's plans indefinitely, however.
View ArticleNuclear costs will come down, executives tell senators
Despite its decades-long record of providing carbon-free electricity, nuclear energy’s high costs have cast a pall over recent discussions over its future on the nation’s power grid. But leading U.S....
View ArticleSec. Moniz bullish on nuclear to help solve carbon dilemma
The U.S. government needs to move quickly to encourage the development of more nuclear energy if it’s to meet the carbon reduction goals agreed to in the Paris climate agreement, Energy Secretary...
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