Category: Fuel

Can Utility-Scale Power Boilers Safely Fire Hydrogen?

There is plenty of enthusiasm around hydrogen as a possible alternative fuel to natural gas in combustion processes. Some hope it can eventually replace natural gas in applications such as […] The post Can Utility-Scale Power Boilers Safely Fire Hydrogen? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Texas Moves Forward with $5.38B in Loans for 10 GW of New Dispatchable Power Projects

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has shortlisted 17 gas-fired “dispatchable” generation projects—a combined 9,781 MW—that will advance to receive $5.38 billion in loaned funds under the Texas Energy […] The post Texas Moves Forward with $5.38B in Loans for 10 GW of New Dispatchable Power Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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BWXT Secures Contract to Advance Domestic Uranium Enrichment Pilot Plant

BWXT Technologies has won a contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to evaluate options for deploying a centrifuge pilot plant that could establish a new domestic uranium enrichment […] The post BWXT Secures Contract to Advance Domestic Uranium Enrichment Pilot Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Another Fourth-Generation Nuclear Reactor Begins Construction in the U.S.

Construction of Hermes, Kairos Power’s 35-MWth iterative non-power demonstration molten salt nuclear reactor, has officially kicked off in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The effort marks another major step for the burgeoning advanced […] The post Another Fourth-Generation Nuclear Reactor Begins Construction in the U.S. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Kairos Power Gets NRC Green Light for Second Molten Salt Nuclear Facility

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has wrapped up its final safety evaluation for Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 “low power” advanced test facility, comprising two 35-MWth test molten salt reactors—similar to […] The post Kairos Power Gets NRC Green Light for Second Molten Salt Nuclear Facility appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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