Nuclear
Molly Glick
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
·Posted in Nuclear
sáb, mai 9

NEWS: The White House is placing big bets on the US nuclear revival.

  • The DOE could soon offer loan guarantees for a coalition of five to six (mysterious) utilities. They’d jointly order long-lead equipment for up to 10 future AP1000s—the hope is to speed up the oft-sluggish nuclear building process. 

  • Worth noting: This tranche is separate from the $80B Westinghouse deal with the Department of Commerce, which covers another 10 AP1000s. But the two efforts could eventually merge.

  • On the fuel side: The National Nuclear Security Administration received 1.7 metric tons of HALEU from Japan—the biggest international uranium shipment in agency history. It’ll feed the DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and help close fuel gaps for advanced reactor developers.

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