Core Power, MIT Energy Initiative and the Idaho National Laboratory have been granted research funds by the US Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Program for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the USA.
World Nuclear News , 2 June 21 - The DOE's budget request totals USD46.2 billion and includes a "record" USD1.85 billion for the Office of Nuclear Energy, which is an increase of over 23% from the enacted budget for FY21. This includes over USD370 million - up 48% from the USD250 million enacted in FY21 -…
02 June 2021
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The US Department of Energy s budget request for fiscal year 2022 (FY22) includes historic investments to lay the foundations of a clean energy economy and ensure the USA reaches net-zero carbon emissions by 2035, the DOE has said. The Biden-Harris Administration s budget, which focuses on the post-pandemic recovery as well as investments in clean energy, was sent to the US Congress on 28 May.
(Image: S McCutcheon/Unsplash) President Biden s budget request puts America in the driver s seat as we transition towards a 100% clean energy economy, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said. These investments will ensure the US is the global leader in research, development and deployment of critical energy technologies to combat the climate crisis, create good-paying union jobs, and strengthen our communities in all pockets of America.
12 April 2021
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Policymakers who ignore nuclear energy are not serious about meeting climate goals, delegates said at an Atlantic Council webinar last week. The first in the
Raising Ambitions series, the event highlighted the attributes of this clean source of electricity and heat ahead of the
Leaders’ Climate Summit, which the US Administration is hosting on 22-23 April.
Jennifer Gordon, managing editor and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, moderated the webinar s panel discussion, which included Sama Bilbao y Léon, director general of World Nuclear Association; William Magwood, director general of the OECD-Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA); John Wagner, director of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL); and Arun Khuttan, the Next Gen Nuclear Industry Council s project lead for COP26.
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