Standard Power, a provider of infrastructure as a service to advanced data processing companies, has chosen NuScale Power as the technology provider for its plans to develop two small modular reactor–powered facilities in Ohio and Pennsylvania to run nearby data centers, the Portland, Ore.-based SMR developer announced on October 3.
ARC Clean Technology, Deep Atomic partner on SMR deployment
SMR developer Arc Clean Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with Deep Atomic to jointly explore deployment opportunities across North America....
U.K.’s own Rolls-Royce wins SMR competition
Rolls-Royce SMR has emerged as the United Kingdom’s preferred bidder to build the country’s first small modular reactors following a two-year competition, the U.K. government announced...
NRC approves NuScale uprated SMR design
NuScale earned approval for its “larger” US460 77-MWe small modular reactor plant design, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced last week.The standard design approval (SDA) is a...
NuScale Energy Exploration Center opens at SC State
NuScale Power Corporation’s latest Energy Exploration (E2) Center has opened at South Carolina State University, in Orangeburg. E2 Centers are designed to provide visitors with hands-on...
Contract awarded for first SMR at Darlington
Ontario Power Generation has awarded a $450 million execution contract to Candu Energy, an AtkinsRéalis company, for the first of four planned small modular reactors at the Darlington New...
Subcommittee focuses on nuclear plans, deployment
Energy Secretary Chris Wright testified before the U.S. Senate’s Energy and Water Development Subcommittee yesterday to discuss how the Department of Energy would be impacted by the...
Nuclear advocates push lawmakers in Texas
As state legislatures nationwide near the end of their spring sessions, nuclear advocates hope to spur momentum on Texas legislation that would provide taxpayer-funded grants to developers of...
OPG gets final permission to construct first North American SMR
Ontario Power Generation GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy announced May 8 that Ontario authorities have approved construction plans for the first of four BWRX-300 small modular reactors at...
TVA files for construction permit for Clinch River SMR
NRC hosting public meetings today on TVA project
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week shared a portion of the construction permit application from the Tennessee Valley Authority to build a small modular reactor at the Clinch...
Spain, Portugal seek answers following massive power outage
A disruption in Spain’s energy grid around 12:30 p.m. local time on April 28 left tens of millions of people without power—and put Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in the hot seat to provide...