DOE Approves Funding for Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart

DOE Approves Funding for Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved a second $56.8 million disbursement to Holtec for restarting the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan, part of a $1.52 billion loan guarantee. The plant, set to be the first restarted U.S. commercial nuclear reactor, is...
FERC Rejects Power Deal for AWS Data Center

FERC Rejects Power Deal for AWS Data Center

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied a revised Interconnection Service Agreement (ISA) proposed for an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center linked to Talen Energy’s Susquehanna Nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. The proposal sought to increase...
First Small Modular Reactor Design Certified

First Small Modular Reactor Design Certified

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission certified the first small scale reactor design in the U.S. on January 20th. Created by NuScale, the design incorporates a module system that utilizes less water and is one-third the size of a traditional large-scale reactor. Each...