Nuclear News

Nuclear News is a leading trade magazine known globally within the nuclear industry. It provides updates on various topics including plant operations, maintenance, and security, as well as relevant policies and legislation. The publication also covers international news, research, and nonpower uses of nuclear technology, such as food irradiation and nuclear medicine. Additionally, it discusses space nuclear applications, waste management, fuel issues, and business contracts. The American Nuclear Society has been publishing this magazine since 1959.

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U.S. nuclear capacity factors: Stability and energy dominance

2 weeks ago | ans.org | Susan Gallier

Nuclear generation has inertia. Massive spinning turbines keep electricity flowing during grid disturbances. But nuclear generation also has a kind of inertia that isn’t governed by the laws of motion. Starting—and then finishing—a power reactor construction project requires significant upfront effort and money, but once built a reactor can run for decades.
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3 weeks ago | ans.org | James Conca

In a Q&A posted on TVA’s website last week about a “new nuclear heyday,” Bob Deacy shared his vision for the Clinch River nuclear site in Oak Ridge, Tenn.—and some news about next steps for the company’s small modular reactor plans.
Can we please stop this nonsense about what’s the best source of energy?

3 weeks ago | ans.org | James Conca

Nuclear is—period. But don’t take my word for it: ask the United Nations. The 2021 report Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Options, by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), shows that nuclear has the lowest overall impacts on human health and the environment, by any measure and from any perspective.
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1 month ago | ans.org | Chris O’Neil |James Conca

Savannah River National Laboratory researchers are building on the laboratory’s legacy of using cutting-edge science to effectively immobilize nuclear waste in innovative ways. As part of the Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials, SRNL is leveraging its depth of experience in radiological waste management to explore new frontiers in the industry. April 4, 2025, 12:01PMANS NewsApplications for the Society’s Glenn T.
Discovering, Making, and Testing New Materials: SRNL’s Center For Hierarchical Waste Form Materials

1 month ago | ans.org | Chris O’Neil

About a decade ago, the Department of Energy’s Office of Science began a program called Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) to address some of the basic research needs for environmental management. These EFRCs are intended to realize the synergy from each center’s mixture of institutions that together can achieve research goals not possible without that symbiotic collaboration.
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1 month ago | ans.org | Susan Gallier

All three units at the Duke Energy’s Oconee nuclear power plant in South Carolina are now licensed to operate for an additional 20 years. When Floyd Harris began working at Duke Energy’s Brunswick nuclear plant about 24 years ago as a radiation protection technician, robotics and remote monitoring were considered tools for radiation protection and nothing more.
Will policies outlined in Project 2025 affect nuclear much?

1 month ago | ans.org | James Conca

I think so. The near future for nuclear depends on both the cabinet picks for Energy, Defense, Interior, and Commerce, and how well the new secretaries stick to the Project 2025 plan, the Heritage Foundation’s conservative blueprint for the future. Those who want to read the entire 900-page Mandate for Leadership can find it easily online. The section relating to nuclear power and waste begins on page 363: “Department of Energy and Related Commissions,” by Bernard L. McNamee.
El Salvador: Looking to nuclear

1 month ago | ans.org | John Kutsch |Rauli Partanen

In 2023, El Salvador generated about 1.1 megawatt-hours of electricity for the whole country, which has a population of roughly 6.3 million—a fraction of what most developed countries use per capita. The country has maxed out its renewable penetration at over 80 percent for hydroelectric and geothermal generation combined. The leadership of the country knew that they did not want to expand power availability by increasing reliance on imported fossil fuels.
Nuclear materials testing project brings U.S. and U.K. expertise together

1 month ago | ans.org | Cory Hatch

As nations look to nuclear energy as a source of reliable electricity and heat, researchers and industry are developing a new generation of nuclear reactors to fill the need. These advanced nuclear reactors will provide safe, efficient, and economical power that go beyond what the current large light water reactors can do.
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Feb 13, 2025 | ans.org | Gleb Tsipursky

A joint resolution under consideration in the Wisconsin legislature aims to declare and promote the state’s support for nuclear power and willingness to deploy additional sources. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied plans for Talen Energy to supply additional on-site power to an Amazon Web Services’ data center campus from the neighboring Susquehanna nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. November 29, 2021, 7:00AMNuclear NewsLast April, Entergy had to close its Indian Point nuclear plant.