Hacker News with Generative AI: Nuclear Energy

Natrium 'advanced nuclear' power plant wins Wyoming permit (wyofile.com)
The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council has granted a construction permit to TerraPower for its Natrium nuclear power plant near Kemmerer — a milestone achievement both in Wyoming and nationwide for commercial-scale “advanced nuclear” energy, the company says.

Nuclear Energy, Wyoming, Energy Policy, Technology, Environmental Policy

104 points by chiffre01 2 days ago | 80 comments

Two Nuclear Microreactors Reach Milestone (ieee.org)
Funding for two new microreactors could bring reliable nuclear power to remote locations. Westinghouse secured US $3 million for its eVinci microreactor, and Radiant Industries received $2 million for its Kaleidos microreactor, both in November from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Nuclear Energy, Energy, Microreactors

4 points by pseudolus 8 days ago | 0 comments

France's most powerful nuclear reactor connected to grid after 17-year build (lemonde.fr)
France connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid on Saturday, December 21, in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays, budget overruns and technical setbacks.

Nuclear Energy, France, Energy, Infrastructure

44 points by toomuchtodo 26 days ago | 24 comments

Google's Quiet Nuclear Quest for a Decade (ieee.org)
In 2014 I went to my managers with an audacious proposal: Let’s create a nuclear energy research and development group at Google.

Google, Nuclear Energy

13 points by Brajeshwar 54 days ago | 0 comments

Prediction-Nuclear Pwr Will Be > 30% of New Installed Capacity in 10 Years in US (2-5-10.com)
In 2024 the % of new power coming online is 98% renewable.

Nuclear Energy, Energy, Power, United States

13 points by BIackSwan 55 days ago | 18 comments

Hafnium Controversy (wikipedia.org)
The hafnium controversy was a debate over the possibility of "triggering" rapid energy releases, via gamma-ray emission, from 178m2Hf, a nuclear isomer of hafnium.

Physics, Nuclear Energy, Controversy, Science

10 points by _Microft 64 days ago | 0 comments

U.S. Sets Targets to Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity by 2050 (energy.gov)

Nuclear Energy, Energy Policy, United States, Climate Change

102 points by chickenbig 66 days ago | 223 comments

The race to commercialise nuclear-powered batteries (chemistryworld.com)
Nuclear batteries can provide long-lasting power to pacemakers, sensors embedded in buildings and bridges, and even planetary rovers.

Nuclear Energy, Batteries, Technology, Science

41 points by crescit_eundo 66 days ago | 19 comments

Amazon's nuclear datacenter dreams stall as regulators reject power deal (theregister.com)
Amazon has hit a roadblock in its plans for nuclear-powered US datacenters. Federal regulators rejected a deal that would let it draw more power from a Susquehanna plant to supply new bit barns next to the site, on the grounds this would set a precedent which may affect grid reliability and increase energy costs.

Amazon, Data Centers, Nuclear Energy, Regulations, Energy

20 points by rntn 75 days ago | 4 comments

Amazon makes $500M bet on nuclear reactors (theregister.com)
With energy scarcity threatening to derail datacenter ambitions, cloud providers are looking for salvation in the atom.

Amazon, Nuclear Energy, Cloud Computing, Data Centers

3 points by belter 93 days ago | 1 comments

Amazon buys stake in nuclear energy developer in push to power data centres (ft.com)

Amazon, Nuclear Energy, Data Centers, Business, Investments

139 points by JumpCrisscross 94 days ago | 345 comments

Google orders small modular nuclear reactors for its data centres (ft.com)

Google, Nuclear Energy, Data Centers, Technology, Sustainability

11 points by zer0tonin 95 days ago | 13 comments

Sellafield ordered to pay nearly £400k over cybersecurity failings (theguardian.com)
Sellafield will have to pay almost £400,000 after it pleaded guilty to criminal charges over years of cybersecurity failings at Britain’s most hazardous nuclear site.

Cybersecurity, Nuclear Energy, Law, UK

6 points by austinallegro 105 days ago | 1 comments

EVinci nuclear microreactor moves towards commercialization (newatlas.com)
Westinghouse Electric Company is advancing its revolutionary eVinci nuclear microreactor. Based on space nuclear technology, it boasts a tiny footprint, no moving parts, and can be swapped out for refueling, much like replacing a used gas bottle.

Nuclear Energy, Technology, Innovation, Energy

34 points by peutetre 114 days ago | 16 comments

Sam Altman's nuclear company Oklo to start on Idaho microreactor (cnbc.com)

Nuclear Energy, Idaho, Technology, Startups

7 points by atomic128 115 days ago | 3 comments

Unplanned exposure during diving in the spent nuclear fuel pool (2011) (isoe-network.net)

Nuclear Energy, Accidents, Safety, Diving

96 points by marcodiego 115 days ago | 119 comments

India's third home-built 700 MWe nuclear reactor achieves criticality (indiatimes.com)

Nuclear Energy, India, Engineering, Technology

55 points by rustoo 118 days ago | 19 comments

Re-opened Three Mile Island will power AI data centers under new deal (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft and Constellation Energy have announced a deal that would re-open Pennsylvania's shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant.

Nuclear Energy, Data Centers, AI, Pennsylvania

14 points by cratermoon 119 days ago | 5 comments

Oracle designing data center powered by nuclear reactors (cnbc.com)

Data Centers, Nuclear Energy, Oracle, Technology, Sustainability

8 points by atomic128 129 days ago | 2 comments

Ghana signs agreement to build small NuScale nuclear reactor (reuters.com)

Ghana, Nuclear Energy, Agreements, Energy

4 points by mpweiher 140 days ago | 0 comments

China Demonstrates the First Meltdown-Proof Nuclear Reactor (singularityhub.com)

Nuclear Energy, China, Science, Innovation

6 points by m463 171 days ago | 1 comments

Is rooftop solar a fatal flaw in the Coalition's grand nuclear plans? (abc.net.au)