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Advanced Nuclear Power Could Transform U.S. Maritime Industry
The US maritime sector has suffered a steep decline since its peak in the immediate post-WWII era with the number of American flagged and constructed vessels plummeting. The advent of marinized nuclear power offers an […]
Oil Price Rally Unravels On China’s Underwhelming GDP Growth Target
China’s GDP growth target of roughly 5% for 2023 was lower than last year’s target and lower than the average forecast from a cross-section of economic experts. After China relaxed its strict Covid-19 rules, oil […]
The Inflation Reduction Act Is Very Good At One Thing: Making Billionaires Richer
The nation’s biggest solar-panel maker, First Solar, sells $3.5 billion a year of its “thin-film” solar panels made with exotic “cadmium telluride” semiconductors that work well in hot and humid regions and in low light. […]
No, the Fukushima water release is not going to kill the Pacific Ocean
Japanese authorities are preparing to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, nearly 12 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This will relieve pressure on more than 1,000 storage tanks, creating much-needed space for […]
Western US cities vote to move ahead with novel nuclear power plant
NuScale plans to build a demonstration small modular reactor (SMR) power plant at the Idaho National Laboratory. If successful, the six-reactor, 462 megawatt Carbon Free Power Project will run in 2030. NuScale said in […]
US natgas up 3% to 5-week high on record LNG feedgas, colder weather forecasts
U.S. natural gas futures rose about 3% to a five-week high on Friday, with the amount of gas flowing to U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants set to hit a daily record high […]
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