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To the SCGI community,
An old photo of a class at the Naval Nuclear Power School probably when it was in Bainbridge, Maryland was recently sent to us. It's now in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The NNPS is a technical training institution that prepares enlisted sailors, officers, and civilian personnel to operate and maintain nuclear power plants on Navy vessels. It's a core component of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, ensuring the fleet has highly trained personnel for its nuclear-powered ships and submarines.Â
May has been a month of positive events for the nuclear industry at home and abroad. Here are some of the many advances we've seen.
NRC Approves NuScale Power’s Uprated Small Modular Reactor Design
Uprated 77 megawatt-electric reactor design becomes second SMR design approved by NRC.
Office of Nuclear Energy
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved NuScale Power’s 77 megawatt-electric (MWe) reactor design. The company’s uprated power module is now the second small modular reactor (SMR) design approved by the NRC—marking another major licensing milestone for the U.S. nuclear sector. Â
NuScale Power submitted its standard design application to the NRC on New Year’s Day back in 2023 seeking a power uprate to 77 MWe for each power module, with a total plant power output of 462 MWe. Â
Click here to read that article at www.energy.gov
At world’s biggest nuclear plant, how to restart a giant
Emergency-proofing at core of restarting sprawling Japanese facility
Bill Spindle, Senior Global Correspondent May 19
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan — At the world’s largest nuclear power facility, seven massive reactors are lined up along the blustery coast of the Japan Sea.
All the reactors are idle, but the sprawling site is a beehive of activity. To one side construction workers add to fortifications. Below, workers discharge firehoses into a massive water reservoir. Inside the reactor and buildings housing electricity generating turbines, engineers and technicians monitor and maintain equipment.
Click here to read the article at ciphernews.com.
Can we please stop this nonsense about what’s the best source of energy?
By James Conca
Nuclear is—period. But don’t take my word for it: ask the United Nations. The 2021 report Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Options, by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), shows that nuclear has the lowest overall impacts on human health and the environment, by any measure and from any perspective.
In his 1938 article “Economics in Eight Words,” Walter Morrow really hit the nail on the head when he quipped, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Although he was referring to the olden days when saloons offered free lunches only if you bought alcoholic drinks, it is perfectly suited to the energy industry.
Read the article at Nuclear Newswire
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