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Southern Company CEO sees more industry nuclear commitments in US by 2030

Power provider Southern Company CEO Chris Womack said on Monday he expects more industry commitments to build gigawatt-scale light water nuclear reactors in...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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US as many as 15 years behind China on nuclear power, report says

Beijing's state-backed approach continues to give it the edge in the development of high-tech nuclear power.

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Japan could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to renewables, says Rystad Energy CEO

Japan, a major coal and LNG buyer, could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to expansion of solar and wind power, CEO of Rystad...

FILE - An aerial photo shows the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, California's last nuclear power plant, in Avila Beach, Calif., June 20, 2010. On Thursday, June 13, 2024, former state and federal officials joined environmentalists to spotlight soaring cost estimates for keeping the plant running beyond 2025. (Joe Johnston/The Tribune via AP, File)
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California legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state’s last nuclear plant running

The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the...

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Natural gas opposition ‘ideological,’ new Ontario energy minister says

Ontario's new energy minister is unapologetic about the use of natural gas to partly fuel growing energy needs in Canada's largest province, calling...

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Phase one of building small nuclear reactor in Ontario is complete: energy minister

Ontario Power Generation is building four small modular reactors at its Darlington site in Clarington, Ont.

FILE - Taillights trace the path of a motor vehicle at the Naughton Power Plant, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo. Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site adjacent to the coal plant for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring, File)
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In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation

Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize”...

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Uranium fuel planned for high-tech US reactors a weapons risk, scientists say

A special uranium fuel planned for next-generation U.S. nuclear reactors poses security risks because it could be used without further enrichment as fissile...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows bifacial 540 W solar panels at a solar panels park by energy supplier Enel Green Power, in Trino, Italy, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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IEA expects global clean energy investment to hit $2 trillion in 2024

Global investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure is set to hit $2tn, twice the amount going into fossil fuels, IEA report shows

FILE PHOTO: An undated publicity photograph released to Reuters on November 8, 2011 shows the "material and fuels complex" facility at the The Idaho National Laboratory, a U.S. Energy Department nuclear research site in eastern Idaho.  REUTERS/Idaho National Laboratory/Handout/File Photo
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Big solar projects launch in Idaho as US nuclear test sites go green

Solar power developers will soon build two big solar projects on U.S. Department of Energy-owned lands in Idaho that are now cleaned up...

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