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HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 | History Defined

First-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Biden's clean energy agenda

A project to build a first-of-a-kind small modular nuclear reactor power plant was terminated Wednesday

The Independent UK

The nuclear industry's dream of small modular reactors hits a snag

It's a big setback for the nuclear industry's dream of small modular reactors. But NuScale insists it learned a lot over the last 10 years it spent developing the Carbon Free Power Project.

Fortune

Small modular nuclear reactor that was hailed by Coalition as future cancelled due to rising costs

Opposition climate and energy spokesperson had pointed to SMRs as a solution to Australia’s energy needs, but experts raise questions over price tag

The Guardian - AU

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Can small modular nuclear reactors help India achieve net-zero?

The world’s quest to decarbonise itself is guided, among other things, by the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 7. Since the world still depends on fossil fuels for 82% of its energy supply, decarbonising the power sector is critical; the share of electricity in final energy consumption will also increase by…

The Hindu

Dutton wants Australia to join the "nuclear renaissance" – but this dream has failed before

Last week, opposition leader Peter Dutton called for Australia to join what he dubbed the “international nuclear energy renaissance”.

The Conversation

Why NuScale Power (SMR) Is a Diamond in the Rough for the Energy Ecosystem

Though NuScale Power may be a speculative investment, market gamblers should research SMR stock and the underlying potential ability to spark an energy paradigm shift.

Barchart

Why Speculators Need to Pay Attention to NuScale Power’s (SMR) Unusual Options Volume

While an incredibly risky market idea, NuScale Power stands as a unique opportunity in the field of small modular nuclear reactor technology, making SMR stock worth a look.

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Coalition MP’s ‘grassroots’ nuclear power survey linked to consulting firm

Exclusive: Ted O’Brien’s Time to Talk Nuclear website was registered by business that helps US reactor company

The Guardian - AU

Japan Is Reopening Nuclear Power Plants and Planning To Build New Ones

If Japan can get over its anti-nuclear Fukushima freak out, then the rest of the world should too.

Reason

If the opposition wants a mature discussion about nuclear energy, start with a carbon price. Without that, nuclear is wildly uncompetitive

The idea of nuclear power in Australia has been hotly debated for decades. Most of this discussion has been unproductive, focusing on symbolism and identity politics rather than the realities of energy policy. For that reason alone, we should welcome the commitment by opposition party leaders David Littleproud and Peter…

The Conversation

America's Nuclear Reluctance

The first innovative nuclear reactors designed by American companies may well begin operation in Eastern Europe before they get built in Idaho.

Reason

Atomic disruption: how Russia's war on Ukraine has rattled the nuclear world order

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has upended all kinds of certainties, created new possibilities and closed off old ones. This is certainly true for the world’s use of nuclear power.

The Conversation

Report says new nuclear reactor is risky; utilities disagree

A report released Thursday says a new type of nuclear reactor that would provide carbon-free energy to at least four states in the Western U.S. poses financial risks for utilities and their ratepayers

The Independent UK

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