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Problem w Modern very Large Capital Projects, specially Nuclear!? Too many special interest groups and so called "Stakeholders" influencing changing design & regulatory approvals, + bad PMO office Budget estimates and Planning methods / criteria etc!? #SMRisBetter #BadPMO #OverBudgetandBehindSchedule

Bill Gates co-founded TerraPower in 2008 to promote private investment in nuclear technology. TerraPower has started building an innovative nuclear power plant in a small Wyoming town. This new reactor design is smaller, more affordable, and uses liquid sodium instead of water for cooling, cutting down on expensive infrastructure. This reactor is designed to work well with renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Gates has already invested $1 billion and raised $830 million more. Despite some doubts about the reactor's cost and regulatory approval, Gates is determined to see it succeed. "Today is a big one for Kemmerer—for the coal plant workers who will be able to see their future job site being constructed across the highway, for the local construction workers who will be part of a 1,600-person skilled labor force building the plant, and for the local businesses that will take care of the new workforce." "While these first-of-a-kind projects can be big and risky, they are too important for our future to fail to act. I’m proud of all those who have helped ensure the most advanced nuclear project in the world gets built right here in the United States." "I believe that the next-generation nuclear power plant that TerraPower is building here will power the future of our nation—and the world. Everything we do runs on electricity: buildings, technology, and increasingly transportation. To meet our economic and climate goals, we need more abundant clean energy, not less. The ground we broke in Kemmerer will soon be the bedrock of America’s energy future. Today, we took the biggest step yet toward safe, abundant, zero-carbon energy." #energytransition Michael Sharpe AUKUS Forum Ted O'Brien MP Angus Taylor MP The Hon. Peter Dutton MP Will Shackel Liz Penfold Erik Townsend

𝗔 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁. The Senate is poised to vote this week on a bipartisan nuclear energy package, setting the stage for Congress to send its first major climate and energy legislation to the president’s desk since the Inflation Reduction Act. The “Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act,” a compromise agreement between two committees — House Energy and Commerce and Senate Environment and Public Works — would implement broad changes at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ensure the next generation of nuclear reactors get off the ground.

New polling out today shows that a majority of Australians support nuclear power including a majority of Labor party voters. The nuclear power bans lack a social license. You can show our leaders you want them lifted. ✍️Sign & share our petition: https://lnkd.in/g9AE8nef #nuclearenergy #nuclear #nuclearpower #nuclearpowergeneration #nuclearelectricity #nem #youthaction #youthinpolitics #youthcampaign #youth #auspol #politics #energy #energytransition #climatechange #globalwarming #greenhousegasses #aukus #energysecurity #nationalsecurity #reliableenergy #renewables #renewableenergy

Nuclear energy is fast running out of fuel. The countries with nuclear energy are securing the last supplies for themselves; only 39 countries have nuclear energy, and Australia is not one of them. 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 https://lnkd.in/gWVsyPS3 𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬 is not banned in Australia as it is not 𝗡𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 The ARPANS Act and Regulations were written to capture 𝗡𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡, not 𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬. However, the ARPANS Act and Regulations capture radioactive materials (controlled materials), so if enough tritium is involved and the owner is a Commonwealth entity, an ARPANS licence will be required. A 𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬 plant will likely require a particle accelerator or cyclotron to drive the deuterium-tritium to high enough energy to fuse. This would be licensed by ARPANSA under section 13(1)(a)(i) of the regulations. The only resolution is for Australia to re-engage in developing a primary 𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬 industry. Help in developing further commitment and getting investment from both public and private areas is now required to regain the lost ground and return Australia to the point Australia can make on the future of 𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬. The US and the UK have now committed to getting 𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬 on the grid by 2030. Helion has committed to demonstrating in 2028 and has secured contracts with Amazon, Microsoft, Gates, and more.   Australia urgently needs to develop a multi-tiered, clean, base-load power system; this universal need has sparked an urgent rethink in the global 𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬 and their related international industrial research.

The Natrium reactor, designed by TerraPower, employs a sodium-cooled fast reactor design with a molten salt energy storage system. This advanced technology offers several advantages over traditional water-cooled reactors:[1] - Sodium as a coolant can absorb more heat without increasing pressure, reducing the risk of explosions and meltdowns.[2] - The reactor's design includes an energy storage system that allows it to control electricity production, making it compatible with variable renewable energy sources like solar and wind.[2] - TerraPower has utilized digital design processes and supercomputer simulations to extensively test the reactor's performance under various scenarios, ensuring its safety and reliability.[2] Sources [1] We just broke ground on America's first next-gen nuclear facility https://lnkd.in/g-5FeQVs [2] I'm in Wyoming to celebrate the next nuclear breakthrough | Bill Gates https://lnkd.in/gXma5YVs

US DOE Repurposes Former Nuclear Sites into Solar Farms, Aims for Clean Energy Transition #RenewableEnergy #GreenEconomy #Energy #EnergyTransition https://lnkd.in/gPCVrS2R

🔬 The safe and responsible disposal of radioactive waste has been a critical challenge for decades. Recent developments, as highlighted by ABC in the below article, at the Tellus Sandy Ridge facility, show that we are making significant strides in this area. Innovative solutions are emerging. As we continue to navigate the complexities of nuclear energy, it's encouraging to see such promising advancements #NuclearEnergy #WasteManagement #Sustainability #Innovation #Australia