Tag: Nuclear Energy
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Will Gov. Jared Polis sign bill counting nuclear power as ‘clean energy’?
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Gov. Jared Polis this week publicly indicated he is open to the idea of officially designating nuclear power as “clean energy” as groups ramped up their efforts to persuade him to either embrace or reject the proposal that swiftly gained traction at the state Capitol after years of going nowhere. The measure, if enacted…
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Is nuclear a necessity in Colorado?
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Nuclear power is emerging as a necessity in Colorado and the U.S. to ensure the electric grid has stable power, according to local and national energy experts. The national electric grid faces a threat of catastrophic failure due the rapid shift away from the stable and “easily dispatchable” power production using coal or gas to…
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Coal to nuclear? Western Slope advocates say it could be ‘a plug and play’
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Family picnics in the 1940s and 1950s in western Colorado might have resulted in more than ants marching over a worn checkered tablecloth. On the arid sandstone outcrops, in fine grains and veinlets, in greenish-yellow or a sooty black, lay the United States’ hope for Cold War dominance: uranium. Seventy-five years on, some Coloradans still…
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Legacy of uranium one of sadness and promise
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The legacy of uranium begins with the terrible power that ended World War II and poisoned the Navajo Nation. Its future promises pollution-free, endless energy. The development of the nuclear bombs that destroyed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and compelled Japan to surrender on Sept. 2, 1945, began in 1939 when physicists Albert…
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Denver’s Lockheed Martin to build nuclear reactor engine for spacecraft
Denver’s Lockheed Martin Aerospace will be developing and building a fission-powered nuclear engine for spacecraft, according to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The research agency recently announced the $499 million contract with the company to build the DRACO experimental nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) testbed. The project’s goal is to design a space propulsion engine…
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Xcel Energy making a big push for more renewables
Metro Denver’s biggest utility company is preparing for the acquisition of new energy resources, notably wind and solar power, as part of its efforts to comply with Colorado’s aggressive move away from fossil fuel, according to a news release. Xcel Energy officials said the energy transition will provide reliable and affordable energy to its customers,…