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Alternative Energy / Nuclear Power

Inside the High-Stakes Battle for Nuclear Fusion Supremacy

Jul 24, 2024 at 09:56 | Haley Zaremba

The race is on to unlock a technology capable of creating scalable, commercial nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion has been viewed as the elusive ‘holy grail’ of energy for a century…

China Has Just Gained First-Mover Advantage In Nuclear Fusion

Jul 18, 2024 at 17:42 | Alex Kimani

It’s been seven decades ever since scientists started working on nuclear fusion technology, with the allure of almost limitless clean energy proving too powerful to resist. Unfortunately, milestones have fallen…

Why Everyone Wants a Piece of Ghana's Nuclear Energy Sector

Jul 16, 2024 at 08:11 | Haley Zaremba

Global superpowers are circling as Ghana prepares to build its first nuclear power plant. The small nation is poised for a major uptick in electricity demand over the next few…

India Looks to Russia for Reliable Uranium Supply

Jul 12, 2024 at 05:55 | Alex Kimani

For the first time in five years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Russia for a state visit on Monday, where he is holding talks with President Vladimir Putin…

Oklo to Start Building First Small Modular Reactors in 2027

Jul 12, 2024 at 05:32 | ZeroHedge

Sam Altman-backed nuclear company Oklo is "push[ing] towards its target of building its first small modular reactor by 2027 at the Idaho National Laboratory," according to a new…

Kazakhstan’s Surprise Tax Increase Shakes Up Global Uranium Market

Jul 11, 2024 at 08:00 | ZeroHedge

Uranium mining stocks soared on Wednesday after a surprise hike in extraction taxes in Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium-producing country, which BMO Capital Markets said will limit future…

Is China Getting Ahead in the Race for Commercial Nuclear Fusion?

Jul 10, 2024 at 17:00 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Nuclear fusion research and development has gained momentum in recent years after several momentous breakthroughs and achievements. The global race to overcome the engineering challenges to achieving zero-emission power from…

Serbia's Nuclear Future: A Delicate Balancing Act Between East and West

Jul 10, 2024 at 07:55 | RFE/RL staff

Driven by a need to diversify its energy sector and pivot away from cheap Russian gas, Serbia is moving to end the country’s decades-old policy…

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Team Up to Transform Nuclear Power

Jun 26, 2024 at 08:40 | Haley Zaremba

Bill Gates is ready to sink billions into getting next-generation nuclear energy off the ground in the United States. The world’s sixth richest man has been a staunch nuclear supporter…

Spending By World Nuclear Powers Soared To $91.4 Billion in 2023

Jun 20, 2024 at 14:01 | Alex Kimani

The world’s leading nuclear powers spent a record $91.4 billion on their nuclear defense systems in 2023--good for a 13.4% increase over 2022 spending--the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon…

U.S. Pushes to Triple Nuclear Energy Production by 2050

Jun 14, 2024 at 07:28 | Haley Zaremba

This Monday Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that she intends to reopen a nuclear power plant to meet the state’s decarbonization goals. If she is successful in her campaign, it…

Canada Poised to Reclaim Top Spot as World's Largest Uranium Producer

Jun 14, 2024 at 07:20 | ZeroHedge

Canada was the world's top uranium producer for years until Kazakhstan dethroned it in 2009. Fast forward to 2022, and Canada held the second spot, pumping out 15%…

Scientists Inch Closer to the Holy Grail of Clean Energy

Jun 06, 2024 at 08:27 | Felicity Bradstock

After several decades of failed attempts, scientists believe they are finally edging closer to achieving nuclear fusion at the scale needed to produce abundant clean energy. Several successful tests in…

Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Startup Signs Major Data Center Contract

May 27, 2024 at 07:31 | ZeroHedge

Sam Altman backed nuclear startup Oklo inked a deal to supply 100MW of nuclear power to data center company Wyoming Hyperscale, it was announced last week.

China’s Rapid Nuclear Expansion Is Threatening U.S. Dominance in the Sector

May 22, 2024 at 06:36 | Haley Zaremba

China’s runaway nuclear energy expansion has competitors biting their fingernails. As nuclear energy regains traction around the world as a promising baseload power source for a decarbonized future, it’s also…

Nuclear Energy: The New Geopolitical Battleground

May 10, 2024 at 09:24 | Haley Zaremba

While the west has had a considerable amount of success imposing energy sanctions on Russia in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian nuclear sector exports have proven harder…

The Stage Is Set for a Resurgence of Nuclear Power in the U.S.

May 01, 2024 at 08:59 | ZeroHedge

The United States is about to experience a resurgence in nuclear energy. The federal government is expected to continue restarting shuttered nuclear power plants in the coming years to meet…

Fusion Energy Gets a Boost With Novel Plasma Control Technique

Apr 19, 2024 at 10:00 | Brian Westenhaus

At Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s ongoing quest to develop a range of methods for managing plasma so it can be used to generate electricity in a process…

Uranium Stocks Poised for Breakout As Nuclear Resurgence Gains Momentum

Apr 16, 2024 at 08:23 | ZeroHedge

The world is finally realizing, after trying to rid itself of nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, that the power of the atom will be the…

Banks Unwilling To Finance $5 Trillion Global Nuclear Development

Apr 12, 2024 at 16:47 | Alex Kimani

After decades of being treated as the black sheep of the energy universe, nuclear energy is enjoying a renaissance in the U.S. and many Western countries thanks to the global…

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