Tag: nuclear reactors
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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,…
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U.S. military going forward with transportable micro-reactor power generator
The U.S. Department of Defense has given the go-ahead to build a new prototype nuclear micro-reactor at the 890-square-mile Idaho National Laboratory, west of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Project Pele is intended to provide reliable, abundant and continuous energy through the deployment of nuclear energy power systems within the military with what the Defense Science Board…