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Renewables caught in misinformation crossfire from Australia’s nuclear cheerleaders

Those pushing the nuclear option are making some questionable claims about the capacity of renewable energy

The Guardian - AU

Company backed by Bill Gates has begun construction of an revolutionary, 'affordable' nuclear power station — TerraPower's Natrium reactor uses sodium which could be key to quenching AI's energy thirst

TerraPower, backed by Bill Gates, has begun construction of its sodium-cooled Natrium nuclear reactor.

TechRadar

In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation

Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated

The Independent UK

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US Nuclear Industry Upbeat On Small Reactors, Despite Setback

Despite the recent cancellation of a next-generation US nuclear plant, backers of the carbon-free power source remain hopeful new projects will come on line by the end of the decade.

International Business Times

Bill Gates' Terrapower To Build Next-Gen Nuclear Plant In Wyoming

TerraPower, co-founded by Bill Gates, to build advanced Natrium nuclear reactors in Wyoming using liquid sodium cooling for safer and more efficient energy...

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Bill Gates’ nuclear reactor company signs a clean energy deal with the UAE, as nuclear power takes center stage at COP28

Gates’ nuclear reactor company signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE’s state-backed nuclear power company.

Fortune

Let’s talk nuclear, the Coalition says – just don’t mention cost or how long it would take

The pace at which you could theoretically deploy the small modular reactor being advocated would mean sitting on your hands until at least the end of the decade

The Guardian - AU

Bill Gates considers W.Va. to expand nuclear energy efforts

Bill Gates is looking to West Virginia as he plans for the next phase of his effort to reboot U.S. nuclear energy technology: powering the east coast

The Independent UK

America's new nuclear power industry has a Russian problem

U.S. firms developing a new generation of small nuclear power plants to help cut carbon emissions have a big problem: only one company sells the fuel they need, and it's Russian.

Reuters

Billionaire Roundup - How Did The World's Richest Spend Their Week?

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Will Durant

Benzinga

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Japan overlooks technological treasures it already has right under its feet

There is growing concern about Japan's science and technology. Although Japan has been putting a lot of effort into becoming a "science and technology-oriented country," its international standing has actually declined in recent years. According to a report released last year by the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry,…

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Tech billionaires rally around nuclear as energy crisis looms

In recent weeks, some of Silicon Valley’s most famous technologists have hailed a historically polarizing energy source — nuclear power — as a solution to both cutting carbon emissions and weaning the world off now-controversial Russian gas.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Talks advance on Japanese role in Wyoming fast reactor project

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. signed Wednesday a memorandum of understanding with U.S. nuclear start-up TerraPower, LLC on technical cooperation over a next-generation fast reactor development project.

The Independent UK

Japan's Mitsubishi, energy body join Gates' nuclear project

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency say they have signed an agreement to participate in a next-generation nuclear energy project with TerraPower, a company started by Bill Gates

The Independent UK

In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power

A tiny Wyoming town faces transformation when a company started by Bill Gates builds a new type of nuclear power plant there

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