Industry Insight

Simulations help drive innovation, but real-world data still key for nuclear

Jan 19, 2022

Computer simulations are increasingly important tools for nuclear power innovators, but even the most sophisticated machine learning techniques must lean on real-world data when...

Bruce Power bond success good news for nuclear

Dec 7, 2021

Bruce Power’s C$500-million ($392-million) green bond issuance in November saw strong demand, evidence there is appetite for nuclear power-backed debt despite uncertainties over its...

British nuclear turns to tried-and-tested financing model

Dec 7, 2021

Britain’s push to pass legislation on a Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model for nuclear power will be welcomed by an industry in search of an affordable financing program.

High costs, proliferation concerns feed doubts over waste recycling

Nov 24, 2021

Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) can be recycled and reprocessed to be used again and again but high costs, proliferation concerns, and cheap and plentiful uranium mean it may not be the ideal...

Moltex, Elysium reactors to put used fuel to work

Nov 24, 2021

Recycling and reprocessing spent nuclear fuel (SNF) can be expensive and stokes proliferation concerns, but advanced reactor developers Moltex and Elysium say their technology will...

Oklo methodology reports help clear path for licensing a new generation

Nov 10, 2021

U.S. regulators have, until recently, only licensed large, gigawatt-sized, water-cooled reactors, so the publication of methodology reports on how to approach advanced reactors helps...

Nuclear seeks more permanent solutions for waste

Nov 10, 2021

Many in the nuclear industry see waste as a recycling opportunity, with an increasing number of advanced reactors powered with reprocessed waste, or safe in storage for the foreseeable...

Nuclear needs ESG classification for affordable investment

Oct 5, 2021

The nuclear industry must lobby governments and turn up the public relations machine to full to be recognized as an ESG investable asset if it is to be granted access to the vast...

Nuclear seen keeping costs down for ‘green’ hydrogen

Oct 5, 2021

Nuclear power operators can mitigate high costs by fitting plants to produce hydrogen, and studies have found that the cheapest option for the growing hydrogen economy is to include...

NRC, CNSC see eventual path to multi-lateral licensing

Sep 21, 2021

Close collaboration between nuclear regulators in the United States and Canada could, eventually, serve as a template for a more global, unified approach to nuclear power regulation,...

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