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Energy Northwest’s Next-Generation New Nuclear Feasibility gets a $10M Boost with Puget Sound Energy Investment |
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Energy Northwest | January 10, 2024
Energy Northwest announced an agreement with Bellevue-based Puget Sound Energy to accelerate the agency’s program examining the feasibility of developing and deploying a next-generation nuclear energy facility. |
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Support Network for Women in STEM Receives Funding From the National Science Foundation |
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WSU Tri-Cities | January 3, 2024
Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities will team up with three universities to implement a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project to support minoritized women students in STEM through a co-mentoring network called WiSEN (Women in STEM Education Network). |
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The DOE is Set on "Building Bridges" to a Fusion Energy Future |
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Nuclear Newswire | December 20, 2024
The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) in the Department of Energy’s Office of Science introduced a new plan—"Building Bridges: A Vision for the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences”—during a Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) hearing on December 13, and announced that news December 14. |
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Three New Inertial Fusion Energy Hubs Have Distinct, Laser-Focused Missions |
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Nuclear Newswire | December 14, 2023
The Department of Energy recently announced that it was establishing three inertial fusion energy (IFE) hubs and funding them with a total of $42 million over four years. |
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DOE Picks Eight Fusion Companies to Design Pilot Power Plants |
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Nuclear Newswire | June 2, 2023
From a crowded field of would-be fusioneers, the Department of Energy has selected eight companies for the public-private Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program to develop fusion pilot plant designs and resolve related scientific and technological challenges within five to 10 years. |
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X-energy, Dow Agree to Embed an Xe-100 Demo at a Gulf Coast Industrial Facility |
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Nuclear Newswire | March 1, 2023
Dow and X-energy announced in March that they have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to demonstrate the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor at an industrial site in North America within a decade. |
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Final Rule Certifying NuScale SMR DesignPublished |
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Nuclear Newswire | January 20, 2023
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its final rule certifying NuScale Power’s small modular reactor design, making the Portland, Ore.–based company’s power module the first SMR design to be certified by the agency (and only the seventh reactor design okayed for use in the United States). |
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Registration Open for ECA Forum: Hosting New Nuclear Development |
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Registration is LIVE for Energy Communities Alliance's New Nuclear Forum: Building Nuclear Partnerships and Projects, May 8-9, 2024, in Kennewick, Washington. |
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DOE Releases Funding Opportunity Announcement for Community Capacity Building Grant Program |
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DOE Office of Environmental Management | December 6, 2023
the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management released a competitive Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Community Capacity Building Grant Program (CCBGP). Eligibility for awards is restricted to Disadvantaged Communities and DOE anticipates making multiple financial assistance awards.
The awards will focus on reinvestment in disadvantaged communities impacted by decades of nuclear defense and research missions, and currently hosting environmental cleanup sites. The awards will also focus on strengthening relationships with communities by supporting projects that serve community and economic development goals, promote revitalization efforts, and promote inclusive community engagement practices. |
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