Tag: Nuclear power
Michigan nuclear plant shows challenges US safely restart old reactors
The Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert, Michigan, Feb. 24, 2025.Spencer Kimball | CNBCCOVERT, Mich. — A nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake [...]
Three Mile Island nuclear turning point as Big Tech influence grows
Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.Danielle DeVries | CNBCMIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The ow [...]
America’s coal communities could help the U.S. triple nuclear power
A bulldozer moves coal that will be burned to generate electricity at the American Electric Power coal-fired power plant in Winfield, West Virginia.Lu [...]
After years as nuclear powerhouse, France makes play in offshore wind
This image, from Sept. 2022, shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking with workers on board a boat during a visit to the Saint-Nazaire Offshore [...]
UK’s new energy chief says fracking interesting, we need fossil fuels
Jacob Rees-Mogg photographed in London on Sept. 7, 2022. The lawmaker recently called for more fossil fuel extraction from the North Sea.Carl Court | [...]
Japan is pivoting to more nuclear power — the IEA says it’s good news
This image, from March 2022, shows wind turbines in front of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Japan. The country is now planning to use more nucle [...]
Goldman doesn’t see nuclear as a transformational tech for the future
A nuclear power plant photographed in Germany, on August 4, 2022. Discussions about nuclear's role in Europe's biggest economy have been thrown into s [...]
Ukraine war sees some countries focus on food, fuel, not clean energy
Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into sharp relief by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. At the same tim [...]
The role of natural gas in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Natural gas is one of several commodities affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Prices on the Dutch TTF hub, a European benchmark for natural gas [...]
Britain eyes nuclear, wind, fossil fuels in bid for energy security
Alongside a ramp up in nuclear power, the British Energy Security Strategy envisages up to 50 GW of offshore wind and 10 GW of hydrogen – half of whic [...]
European nuclear fusion experiment announces ‘record-breaking’ results
Nuclear fusion powers the Sun.Pierre Longnus | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesResearchers working on a project centered around fusion energy — the proce [...]
European nuclear fusion experiment announces ‘record-breaking’ results
Nuclear fusion powers the Sun.Pierre Longnus | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesResearchers working on a project centered around fusion energy — the proce [...]
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