Nuclear plant owner says an initial 300 MW of data center development can proceed despite federal regulator's rejection of grid link agreement to its facility in Pennsylvania.
Closed Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan also finalized on Sept. 30 a $1.5B federal loan guarantee for its restart upgrade, the US Energy Dept. said..
Pennsylvania plant unit, which functioned until 2019 after near meltdown in 1979 of an adjacent unit, is set to boost the tech giant's data centers, while Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant will get $1.5B from feds to revamp the site, the US Energy Dept. said Sept. 30—but new concerns have been raised related to both facility restarts.
At the European Union summit, negotiations got underway on details to launch continent toward self-sufficient clean energy manufacturing and materials sourcing to meet proposed net-zero emissions goals.
Balfour Beatty announced December agreement with US developer Holtec to support its plan to deploy 32 SMR units by 2050 that would amount to a capacity of 5.1 GW, with construction of the first to start in 2028.
First 300-MW modular facility in Ontario, to be built at site of existing 3,500-MW nuclear plant, may cost billions; US power producer TVA also will use GE Hitachi BWRX-300 design in up to 20 SMRs.
Bechtel will lead EPC work on a 345-MW reactor at Kemmerer site for Bill Gates-founded firm TerraPower; Southern Co. also announces demonstration project with the developer in Idaho.
On March 19, Southern Co. reported that the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project team has identified the need for additional construction remediation work at the Georgia construction site.