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Russia takes aim at US nuclear power by throttling uranium
Russia controls almost half the world’s capacity to separate the uranium isotopes needed in reactors, and last year supplied more than a quarter of the US’s enriched fuel.
12 days ago
Energy
New York exploring interest in building out nuclear power
Appalachian Power, a regional subsidiary of American Electric Power, announced Thursday that it plans to pursue a small modular reactor project, or SMR, in 2025.
12 days ago
Energy
Asia enters the nuclear embrace
AI tools require more data centres, and data centres consume large amounts of energy. Can nuclear technology quench the world’s thirst for power?
29 days ago
Artificial Intelligence
Taiwan signals openness to nuclear power amid surging AI demand
The opposition to nuclear power is getting harder to maintain given the incessant demand that the AI boom is placing on chipmakers like TSMC.
October 21, 2024
Energy
Ken Griffin, Amazon invest in next-generation nuclear energy
Unlike traditional nuclear reactors, which average roughly 1,000 megawatts in size, small modular reactors can be built at factories, delivered by truck or train, and then assembled on-site.
October 16, 2024
Japan
Japan’s biggest business lobby calls for nuclear power expansion
Japan is among a number of countries showing renewed interest in nuclear energy as governments look to reduce consumption of pricey fossil fuels and meet future power needs.
October 11, 2024
Company in the news
Google talks to US utilities about nuclear power for data centres
Amanda Peterson Corio, global head of data centre energy at Alphabet’s Google, didn’t rule out the possibility of using nuclear energy in countries like Japan.
October 08, 2024
Energy
Bill Gates says he’s ready to put billions into nuclear power
Carbon-free nuclear power is increasingly seen as a key part of fighting climate change.
June 17, 2024
Environmental, Social and Governance
Can Japan learn to love nuclear power again?
Japan was previously a staunch, if initially unlikely, proponent of nuclear power
August 25, 2022
Environmental, Social and Governance
Once-unthinkable nuclear green bonds are coming to Europe
Some ethical funds plan to continue boycotting nuclear power.
July 20, 2022