October 2024

Nuclear Reactors 1434 - The International Energy Agency Releases Its 2024 World Energy Outlook - Part 1 of 2 Parts

Part 1 of 2 Parts
     Global nuclear generating capacity is expected to increase from four hundred and sixteen gigawatts in 2023 to six hundred and forty-seven gigawatts in 2050 in a scenario based on existing energy policies, according to the latest World Energy Outlook from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Nuclear Reactors 1433 - Nuclear Resurgence - Part 2 of 2 Parts

Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
     It’s not clear how long the shelf life is for recommissioning a limited number of shuttered nuclear sites. That’s leaving the door open for still-unproven small modular reactors. Critics note that we still haven’t solved the radioactive waste problem that raised concerns during nuclear’s first golden era.

Nuclear Reactors 1431 - Alo Power And Idaho Falls Power Sign A Memorandum Of Understanding To Build Microreactors

     U.S. developer Aalo Atomics has announced it is collaborating with Idaho Falls Power in a project intended to deploy seven factory-built Aalo-1 microreactors, totaling seventy-five megawatts of generation. Microreactors typically have a twenty megawatt or less capacity.

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