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Governors Huddle to Speed Energy Infrastructure Construction |
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The National Governors Association (NGA) announced that it has formed a bipartisan working group in anticipation of funding for state energy and infrastructure projects from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Biden last November. |
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State Support Advances Hybrid Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Battery-Powered Mining Trucks |
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State support advances First Mode Proving Grounds for hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and battery-powered mining trucks at a former coal mine in Centralia. The $250K grant solidifies development of new facility with potential for long-term local, regional economic impact. |
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Bid to Keep California Reactors Running Faces Time Squeeze |
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Extending the life of California’s last nuclear power plant has run into a predicament that will be difficult to resolve: a shortage of time. |
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Tri-Cities Nuclear Power Plant Produces Record Amount of Energy for Northwest |
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In 2022, Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generating Station produced enough electricity to power more than 1 million homes across the region – powering our way of life and keeping the lights on. |
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EPRI Supply Chain Workshop for Structural Components in Advanced Energy Systems |
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In April of 2023, EPRI will be hosting a second Supply Chain Workshop to describe work that has already begun to address several of the key opportunities and to seek further industry input on actionable items. |
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Virginia Senate Panel Votes to Exclude Nuclear Research From New Virginia Power Innovation Fund |
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The vote is a blow to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who has pushed for state research into small modular reactors with a goal of locating one in Southwest Virginia. |
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Baccalaureate Scholarship Application Is Open |
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The Baccalaureate Scholarship provides up to $22,500 in financial aid support and access to career-launching support services for students pursuing high-demand STEM and health care majors. |
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Centrus Completes Construction and Initial Testing of HALEU Demonstration Cascade |
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Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE American: LEU) announced that it has completed construction of a cascade of advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges as well as most of the associated support systems. |
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Deep Isolation Awarded Grant for Nuclear Waste Disposal Canister Development in the U.K. |
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Deep Isolation EMEA Ltd. has won a grant from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (formerly BEIS) to engineer a corrosion-resistant canister capable of safely encapsulating spent fuel assemblies for disposal within deep borehole repositories 1 to 3 kilometers underground. |
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NRIC Tech Talk: Maritime Applications for Advanced Reactors |
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Nuclear power was first developed for use by the U.S. Navy at sea. Today, advanced reactors provide the opportunity to use nuclear power in a broad range of commercial applications within the maritime industry. |
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Boardman to Hemingway: A Clean-Energy Superhighway |
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Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) is crucial to Clean Today, Cleaner Tomorrow® — Idaho Power’s goal of providing 100% clean energy by 2045. This transmission line will allow Idaho Power to import safe, reliable, affordable, clean energy from the Pacific Northwest to meet growing demand in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. |
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