Dan Yurman

Cleveland, Idaho Falls

Editor and Publisher at Neutron Bytes

Contributer at The Energy Collective Group

Time traveler from age of steam. Transcontinental train tracks to deep space orbits in less than 100 years. Nuclear energy, space, media.

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Articles

Guest Commentary: DOE data center plans, DOGE firings don’t mix

2 weeks ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

By Dan YurmanThe Department of Energy (DOE) last week (Apr. 3) announced a plan to boost U.S. artificial intelligence efforts and lower energy costs by co-locating data centers and new energy infrastructure at up to 16 DOE sites. There are multiple problems with DOE’s plan.
DOE Tags 16 Federal Sites for AI Data Centers

2 weeks ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

DOE Tags 16 Federal Sites for AI Data Centers EDITORIAL: DOE’s Data Center RFI and DOGE Firings of Agency Staff Don’t Mix CNSC Issues Construction License for BWRX300 at OPG’s Darlington Site NANO Nuclear Takes Over Ultra Safe Project at University of Illinois UK Government Invests £20 Million In ‘Starmaker One’ to Accelerate Nuclear Fusion Fusion Industry Trade Group Calls for Increased Federal Funding of Fusion Energy Ghana Selects China for 1st Full Size Nuclear Power Plant, NuScale for...
Terrestrial Energy Goes Public With Gain of $280M

3 weeks ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

Terrestrial Energy Goes Public with Net of $280 Million SMR Developers Get Ready to Submit License Applications to NRC DOE Re-Issues $900 Million Solicitation For SMRs INL Seeks Industry Sponsors for $5-10 Million to Invest in Nuclear Startups Terrestrial Energy Goes Public with Net of $280 Million Terrestrial Energy merged with a special acquisition company The firm expects to net $280 million from the deal The combined entity of Terrestrial Energy and HCM II Acquisition Corp expects to list...
Multiple Nuclear Reactors Are on the Road to Restarts

1 month ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

DOE Loans Holtec $57M to Restart Palisades NextEra Energy Follows Constellation; Files with Regulators to Restart Duane Arnold Santee Cooper Seeks Proposals to Complete Abandoned V C Summer plant Small Modular Reactors Considered for Site of Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Urenco to Supply HALEU Fuel for Westinghouse eVinci Microreactor EDF in Line for State Loan to Build Six New Reactors France Names New CEO at EDF to Execute Bailout Loans World Bank Mulls Ending Long Standing Ban on Funding Nuclear...
INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs & Fuels

1 month ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs and Fuels Serial Deployment of SMRs Will Bring Down Their Costs Newcleo and Denieli to Use Nuclear Energy to Produce “Green Steel” Newcleo Plans MOX Fuel Center for Its Advanced Reactor Thorizon Secures €20M to Advance Molten Salt Reactor Development Rostom has Eight RITM-200 Reactors in Production INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs & Fuels A scan of multiple announcements by companies developing microreactors, e.g., less than 20 MW...
Penn State Sets Partnership with Westinghouse to Build an eVinci Microreactor for Research and Power

1 month ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

Penn State Partners with Westinghouse to Build an eVinci Microreactor Thorcon Indonesia Submits Nuclear License Application for 500MW MSR Canadian Government Announces Multiple Investments in Nuclear Reactors CEZ Takes 20% Equity Stake in Rolls-Royce 470 MW PWR UKAEA And Italy’s Eni To Build Tritium Fuel Facility Kashiwazaki Kariwa 6 & 7 Startup Face New Major Delays Penn State Partners with Westinghouse to Build an eVinci Microreactor Penn State and Westinghouse Electric Co. are partnering...
Japan Commits To Maximum Use Of Nuclear Power

2 months ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

Japan Commits To Maximum Use Of Nuclear Power South Korea Plans For Two New Large-Scale Nuclear Plants, but Cancels a 3rd Unit Last Energy Seeks Site License for UK Microreactor Plant X-Energy Threatens To Pull Out Of Building SMRs in UK NRC Proposes to Amend Licensing, Inspection, and Annual Fees for FY 2025 Japan Commits To Maximum Use Of Nuclear Power Revised energy plan says the gov’t will aim to bring almost all of country’s reactors back online or at least the ones that can be...
Hyundai to Offer Container Ships Powered by SMRs

2 months ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

HD KSOE to Offer Nuclear-powered Container Ship Based on SMRs India’s Railroads Wants SMRs to Power its Trains French Cloud Computer Giant to Spend $10B on Nuclear Powered Data Center Type One Fusion Inks Two Major Supply Chain Deals Ukraine Plans $600M Purchase Of Russian Nuclear Reactor Equipment From Bulgaria HD KSOE to Offer Nuclear-powered Container Ship Conceptual image of the ship design for a 15,000 TEU-class container ship powered by an SMR. Image: HD Hyundai.
Q&A with Type One Energy on its Plan to Build a Stellarator Fusion Prototype at a TVA Site

2 months ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

Type One Energy to Build a Fusion Prototype at TVA’s Bull Run Site Q&A with Type One Energy (Neutron Byes exclusive) Type One Energy to Support Five of the Six Projects Selected for DOE’s FIRE Funding What is a Stellarator? Type One Energy Group announced the company’s plans to locate to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Bull Run site in Clinton, TN, to build Infinity One, the company’s stellarator fusion prototype machine.
Texas A&M System Goes Nuclear

2 months ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

Texas A&M System Goes Nuclear X-Energy Raises $700 Million to Develop its HTGR India Pushes Ahead With Plans To Open Up Nuclear Sector, Deploy More Reactors Vietnam Opens Talks With Potential Partners for Nuclear Plants UK Announces Planning Reforms To Speed Up Nuclear Projects Texas A&M System Goes Nuclear Four Advanced Reactor Companies Could Fastrack Deployment of Latest Nuclear Reactors on System Land Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp announced he has offered land near the Texas A&M...