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October 18, 2024
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Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms race



Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2024
The artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are now looking to outgun each other with announcements on atomic energy, which they hope will power a technology that is consuming electricity at an alarming rate. The US tech juggernauts, convinced that AI is technology's next big chapter, are investing billions to expand data centers globally. According to Goldman Sachs research, data centers will consume 8 percent of US power by 2030, up from 3 percen ... read more

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Framatome to provide long-term fuel supply for Trillo nuclear plant
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Framatome has secured a contract with CNAT (Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo) for the long-term supply of HTP fuel assemblies to Unit 1 of the Trillo nuclear power plant in Spain. The agreement in ... more
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Amazon bets on nuclear power to fuel AI ambitions
New York (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using atomic energy. ... more
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Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 14, 2024
Google on Monday signed a deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors to help power artificial intelligence. ... more
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United States approves $1.52B loan to restart Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 30, 2024
The Biden administration said on Monday that a final deal had been made to give an energy company a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to bring a Michigan nuclear power plant back to life. ... more
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Sweden to start building new nuclear reactor by 2026: PM
Stockholm (AFP) Sept 27, 2024
Sweden will begin construction on a new nuclear reactor before the country's next legislative election in 2026, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in an interview published on Friday. ... more
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GE Vernova moves forward with UK Small Modular Reactor competition
London, UK (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has successfully advanced to the next stage of Great British Nuclear's (GBN) competition for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). This ... more
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Zelensky alleges Russian plot on nuclear plants in defiant UN address
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2024
President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Wednesday of plotting potentially catastrophic attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants, in a defiant UN address ahead of US elections that could sharply shift the stance of Kyiv's main backer. ... more
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Restarting nuclear power plants: the unprecedented gamble in the US
New York (AFP) Sept 25, 2024
Two American energy companies are each preparing to bring a nuclear power station back into service, an unprecedented operation which should help meet the growing need for electricity in the United States. ... more

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Czech Republic, S.Korea insist nuclear deal to go ahead
Plzen, Czech Republic (AFP) Sept 20, 2024
Czech and South Korean officials expressed confidence Friday that a deal to build two nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic would go ahead despite legal challenges. ... more
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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft
Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2024
Three Mile Island, the site of America's worst nuclear accident, will restart operations to provide power to Microsoft, US electricity company Constellation Energy announced Friday. ... more
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Czechs to develop small nuclear reactors with Rolls-Royce
Prague (AFP) Sept 18, 2024
The Czech government said Wednesday it endorsed Britain's Rolls-Royce as a partner for the state-owned power group CEZ to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMR). ... more
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Japan suspends trial removal of Fukushima nuclear debris
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 17, 2024
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said on Tuesday it has suspended an operation to remove a sample of highly radioactive material because of a new technical problem. ... more
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GE Vernova advances SMR technology in the UK through strategic MoUs
London, UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2024
GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has formalized a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Aecon, AtkinsRealis, Jacobs, and Laing O'Rourke, marking a pivotal s ... more
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South Korea approves building two nuclear reactors
Seoul (AFP) Sept 12, 2024
South Korea approved the construction of two nuclear reactors on its east coast Thursday, reversing a previous administration's anti-nuclear policy as Seoul now works to expand its atomic energy capabilities. ... more
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Power struggle: Serbia eyes nuclear energy to fuel future
Belgrade (AFP) Sept 11, 2024
Time stands still at Serbia's Vinca nuclear facility, where the decommissioned Yugoslav-era reactor is a testament to the fears generated by the controversial energy source. ... more
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New Reactions May Unlock Long-Lasting Superheavy Nuclei with Distinct Properties
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2024
A group of researchers has made critical advancements in the quest to form long-lived superheavy nuclei. These "double magic" nuclei, featuring specific numbers of protons and neutrons that form an ... more
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Czechs to pick small nuclear reactor year's end
Prague (AFP) Sept 10, 2024
Czech state-owned power group CEZ said on Tuesday it would pick a partner to supply and run up to 10 small nuclear reactors by the end of the year. ... more
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Trial removal of nuclear debris from Fukushima reactor begins
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 10, 2024
A difficult operation to remove a small amount of radioactive debris from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant began Tuesday, after technical issues suspended an earlier attempt. ... more
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New French nuclear reactor resumes operations
Paris (AFP) Sept 7, 2024
France's newest nuclear reactor, plagued by massive delays and cost overruns, resumed operations on Saturday after shutting itself down automatically earlier this week. ... more
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UN nuclear chief in Russia reiterates safety concerns
Moscow (AFP) Sept 6, 2024
UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi held more talks with Russian officials Friday over safety concerns at two nuclear power plants threatened by the fighting between Moscow and Kyiv. ... more
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Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 05, 2024
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a world leader in molten salt reactor technology development - and its researchers additionally perform the fundamental science necessary ... more
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New French nuclear reactor enters automatic shutdown
Paris (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
France's newest nuclear reactor, plagued by massive delays and cost overruns, shut itself down automatically Wednesday just a day after starting up for the first time. ... more
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Japan to resume trial removal of Fukushima debris
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said Thursday it aims to carry out a trial removal of highly radioactive debris next week, after a previous attempt was suspended. ... more
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Oil power UAE completes Arab world's first nuclear plant
Dubai (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Thursday announced the completion of the Arab world's first nuclear power plant, calling it a "significant step". ... more
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UN nuclear head says discussed Kursk plant safety with Zelensky
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 3, 2024
UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi said he discussed the safety of Russia's Kursk nuclear plant with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, four weeks after Ukraine launched its unprecedented cross-border incursion. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Bubbling, frothing and sloshing: Long-hypothesized plasma instabilities finally observed
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Whether between galaxies or within doughnut-shaped fusion devices known as tokamaks, the electrically charged fourth state of matter known as plasma regularly encounters powerful magnetic fields, ch ... more
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Framatome Gains U.S. Approval to Transport Higher Enriched Nuclear Fuel
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Framatome has secured approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a license amendment that permits the transportation of fresh nuclear fuel assemblies within the United States wit ... more
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UN nuclear head at Russian plant warns over fighting
Kurchatov, Russia (AFP) Aug 27, 2024
UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi on Tuesday warned during a visit to Russia's Kursk nuclear plant that its proximity to ongoing fighting was "extremely serious" following Ukraine's unprecedented cross-border offensive. ... more
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UN nuclear head to visit Russian plant near fighting
Kursk, Russia (AFP) Aug 27, 2024
UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi is to visit Russia's Kursk nuclear plant on Tuesday to "independently assess" events following Ukraine's unprecedented cross-border offensive into the Russian region. ... more
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EDF, Westinghouse protest S.Korean rival's Czech nuclear deal
Prague (AFP) Aug 27, 2024
France's EDF and the US's Westinghouse have appealed the Czech Republic's decision to award a multi-billion-dollar nuclear tender to South Korea's KHNP, the Czech antitrust watchdog said Tuesday. ... more
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Putin 'very rational', says ex-Iraq weapons inspector Blix
Stockholm (AFP) Aug 24, 2024
Former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix told AFP he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will not risk a catastrophe at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant amid mounting international concern over its safety. ... more
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