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As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Notice of Intent to fund up to $900 million for the initial U.S. deployments of Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies!  The DOE's plan includes: - Tier 1: Up to $800M for first-mover teams deploying initial plants and creating a multi-reactor orderbook. - Tier 2: Up to $100M to support additional deployments and address key industry gaps. SMRs are versatile, modular, and scalable, offering solutions from remote areas to urban centers, complementing renewables, and creating high-paying jobs. This initiative underscores the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to advanced reactor technologies and reinforcing America’s leadership in the #nuclear industry. #CleanEnergy #NuclearEnergy #SMR #InvestingInAmerica #DOE #Infrastructure #ClimateAction

📢 SMR News Rolls-Royce SMR has taken a significant step forward by signing a £1.2 million contract with GSE Solutions to develop a state-of-the-art power station simulator. This initiative is crucial as Rolls-Royce continues to advance the design of its Small Modular Reactor technology, remaining on track to complete Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment this summer. 🌐 GSE Solutions, renowned for its advanced engineering and workforce solutions in the clean energy sector, will be creating a simulator essential for the development, verification, and validation of Rolls-Royce's unique 'factory-built' nuclear power plant's performance and control systems. This forms part of a broader programme aimed at ensuring the reliable delivery of these plants. 🔧 David Dodd, Engineering Director at Rolls-Royce SMR, stated: "Commissioning a simulation and test platform is another stride towards deploying the first Rolls-Royce SMR power plant. The work with GSE is part of our 'digital-first' methodology and our truly modular approach to developing new nuclear power - a reliable source of clean, affordable energy for the UK and the rest of the world." 📈 Recently, the Office for Nuclear Regulation confirmed that Rolls-Royce SMR is on track to complete Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment this summer, with the intention of moving directly into the final step. As advocates for clean energy, it is great to see UK and US partnerships growing. A global problem needs global collaboration. Rolls-Royce SMR GSE Solutions GSEsolutions NG #CleanEnergy #NuclearInnovation #RollsRoyceSMR #SustainableFuture #EnergySector #EngineeringExcellence #ModularReactor #SMR #GSESolutions #Nuclear

UK NUCLEAR INDUSTRY SEEKS APPROVAL FOR ROLLS-ROYCE SMR DESIGN The UK's Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has submitted the first-ever application for justification of a UK reactor design to the government, seeking approval for Rolls-Royce's Small Modular Reactor (SMR). The Rolls-Royce SMR, a 470 MWe pressurized water reactor, is one of six designs shortlisted for the UK's SMR selection competition. The design emphasizes modularization and factory-built components to reduce on-site construction and allow flexible siting near industrial processes. NIA CEO Tom Greatrex highlighted the potential of SMRs to revitalize UK industrial capabilities and deliver low-carbon energy. The application argues that the reactor's benefits in providing clean, flexible power outweigh potential risks, which are mitigated by built-in safety features. While this justification process is a crucial regulatory step, it does not constitute final project approval. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs will now review the application and consult with statutory bodies. ⚡ Follow MPS (Modern Power Systems) for all the latest news daily from the global power generation industry ⚡ #MPS #power #energy #nuclearpower #nuclearenergy

https://lnkd.in/e-Yg369e As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the US department of energy has announced its intention to fund up to $900 million to support the initial U.S. deployment of Generation III Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). This funding will help strengthen America’s domestic nuclear industry and spur follow-on reactor projects, which are vital to achieving the US's ambitious clean energy and climate goals and meeting the growing demand for clean, reliable power. SMRs are versatile and can be safely deployed in a variety of settings, from remote to urban, from front-of and behind-the-meter, due to their small footprint, more modular design, factory-based construction, and use of established fuel supply chains, which all serve to lower overall project costs. SMRs also have the ability to meet smaller localized power demands and can be scaled up for larger demand or used in complement with renewables.   Metalysis has experience and expertise in the development of refractory alloys and refractory high entropy alloys for use in the commercial SMR sector as well as for use in national nuclear programmes. Using the patented Metalysis FFC Cambridge process, these advanced materials - alloys and HEAs - can uniquely be created, in contrast to conventional alloying processes which struggle with differences in the physical and chemical properties of the elements being alloyed. For more details, get in touch: sales@metalysis.com  #alloys  #highentropyalloys  #HEAs  #HEA  #SMR

Biden Commits Nearly $1bn to Next-Gen SMR Plants President Joe Biden's administration is committing up to $900m through the US Department of Energy (DoE) to facilitate the deployment of Generation (Gen) III+ small modular reactor (SMR) technologies. This investment aims to create a "credible and sustainable pathway" to fleet-level deployment of these innovative 'mini-nuclear' plants. 🔋 Legislative Support: Congress has passed the bipartisan ADVANCE Act to accelerate environmental reviews and licensing timelines for grid-scale reactors, primarily focusing on SMRs. President Biden is expected to sign this bill into law soon. 💡 SMRs: SMRs, considered a potential zero-carbon power source, face challenges such as cost and financing risks. However, the administration is optimistic about their adoption by 2035 to achieve a carbon-neutral electric grid. 📄 DoE's SMR Deployment Programme: Tier 1: Up to $800m for one or two first-mover teams committed to deploying a first plant and facilitating a multi-reactor order book. Tier 2: Up to $100m to address key gaps in the domestic nuclear industry, including design, licensing, and site preparation. "President Biden is determined to ensure nuclear power — the nation's single largest source of carbon-free electricity — continues to serve as a key pillar of our nation's transition to a safe and secure clean energy future," said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. #CleanEnergy #NuclearPower #SMR #SustainableEnergy #BidenAdministration #EnergyTransition #Innovation #CabonFree #NewNuclear

PERMIT ISSUED FOR KAIROS POWER'S HERMES TEST REACTOR Just last week, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a permit to allow Kairos Power to construct their non-power test reactor at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This test reactor will be a 35 MW (thermal) non-power version of their fluoride salt-cooled high temperature reactor, the KP-HFR. Kairos Power has also submitted a construction permit application for Hermes 2, a proposed two-unit demonstration plant that would build on the learnings from Hermes KP-HFR and would produce electricity while demonstrating the complete architecture of future commercial plants. Implementation of these reactors (KP-HFR and Hermes 2) will help mitigate risks in technology, licensing, supply chain, and construction while achieving cost certainty for their design. Kairos Power is headquartered in Alameda, California and was founded in 2016. They describe their company as a cutting-edge organization at the forefront of advanced nuclear technology, dedicated to developing innovative solutions for clean and sustainable energy, and focusing on the design and implementation of a next-generation molten salt reactor (MSR) technology. Hermes is one of several new reactor technologies to receive federal support through the Department of Energy's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. It is the first non-water-cooled reactor to be approved for construction in the USA in more than 50 years. U.S. Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Kathryn Huff said the NRC approval is a "huge milestone" for the energy sector. "NRC's approval of the first ever CPA granted to a Generation IV reactor charts a path forward for future design applications as we work toward deploying new reactor technologies," she said. "This accomplishment is a testament to the collaborative work among Kairos, the NRC, DOE and all stakeholders involved in the project." Kairos is currently testing the high-purity fluoride salt coolant - known as Flibe - at its first engineering test unit (ETU) in New Mexico. The company plans to build and operate three ETU iterations before constructing Hermes. #nuclearenergy #nuclearpower #renewableenergy #renewables #hydrogenfuel photo credit: KairosPower on X

Earlier this year, two new Westinghouse Electric Company AP1000s #nuclear reactors were placed in service in Waynesboro, Georgia at Plant Vogtle, making the facility the single largest clean power plant in the country producing ~5 gigawatts of 24/7 zero carbon power. This milestone, the first new nuclear reactors build in the United States in more than 30 years, took immense leadership from Southern Company Georgia Power Company, the Georgia Public Service Comm (h/t Tim Echols), bipartisan support in Congress, and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) support across the Obama, Trump, and Biden Administrations. This is an accomplishment that should be celebrated. No doubt there were bumps in the road - IT IS HARD to build first-of-a-kind technologies. But this was a smart investment for Georgia and a smart investment in our country’s technology leadership. Frankly, ClearPath has been frustrated with some of the conversation and coverage of the Vogtle story. There is A LOT of comparing apples and oranges. So Jacob Kincer and I tried to put some pen to paper to explain why, even with delays and cost overruns, Georgia ratepayers will be thanking these federal, state, and local leaders for their perseverance for decades. This is even more true given new projections on SE electricity demand growth - more than 6.5 gigawatts by the early 2030s. Check it out:

Bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and France have become strained during Brexit, but never at the expense of the strategic challenges on which convergence is totale. The two countries are rebuilding their relations on the post-Brexit era. If we focus on the relations of the two countries in innovation, the March 2023 summit made it possible, among other things, to strengthen bilateral cooperation projects in the field of energy. It is clear that the post-Brexit reconquest of Europe through the United Kingdom goes through excellent relations with France. For example, in the nuclear energy sector, there is deep convergence on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs - maximum power of 300MW). Unlike EPRs, SMRs are built ex-situ in the factory (possibility of mass production) and are less expensive to the extent that on the one hand the production per megawatt is around €50, on the other hand, they can be installed near current power plants. The United Kingdom foresees a nuclear production capacity based on SMRs of 24 GW by 2050 and this convergence of state strategies is reflected by the close-partnership between the British Newcleo and the French NAAREA companies, with a view to setting up the reactors of 4th generation, as lately released. Equally strategic is the field of offshore wind power generation and where the proximity of the two countries can boost innovation, in order to ensure Hi-Tech technologies and procedures for reduced maintenance and above all promote protection against malicious acts. The geographical proximity and strategic vision of the two countries should focus on "integrated" strategies including the whole innovation actors (academic, institutional, private and public) from the two countries to increase human and material exchanges in both directions, and this must involve more the human mobility, particularly academics that suffered significantly from Brexit. Monssef DRISSI-HABTI Université Gustave Eiffel European Commission newcleo NAAREA EDF CEA NAVAL GROUP GBN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office #scientificdiplomaty #energy #nuclear #SMR #cooperation

Announced funding for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California, a move aimed at reducing carbon emissions and combating climate change. The funding will help ensure the continued operation of the plant, which provides about 10% of California's electricity and is a major source of clean energy in the state. The decision is a significant step towards achieving the administration's goal of a carbon-free electricity sector by 2035. https://lnkd.in/gvgzz2Gy #nuclear #nuclearenergy #nuclearpower #nuclearindustry #nuclearjobs #nuclearpowerplant #nuclearpowerplants #nuclearengineering #nucleartechnology #nuclearsafety #power #powergeneration #powerdistribution #powerindustry #energyindustry #energysector #energynews #energymanagement #energysolutions #energy #construction #constructionnews #constructionprojects #constructionsite #constructionservices #constructioncareers #constructionproject #constructionworker #constructionwork #constructionsector #constructionindustry #constructionmanagement #constructionlife #constructionjobs #constructionprojectmanagement #constructionengineering #constructionplanning ☢ 💥

💰 🇺🇸 ⚡️The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to fund up to $900 million to support the initial U.S. deployments of Generation III+ (Gen III+) Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies. This funding will help strengthen America’s domestic #nuclear industry and spur follow-on reactor projects, which are vital to achieving our nation's ambitious clean energy and climate goals and meeting the growing demand for clean, reliable #power. #water #waterscarcity #watercrisis #tech #watertech #startup #innovation #future #sustainability #environment #technology #investment #capital #research #unitednations #climatechange https://lnkd.in/e-Yg369e