Archive - Elemental

What does Chevron mean for nuclear?

The NRC was the undisputed final word in what goes for nuclear energy in the United States. Did the overturning of the longstanding Chevron decision now…

Jun 30 •

The Era of Big Nuclear Is Back

America intends to add “hundreds” of new big beautiful reactors as Vogtle 3 & 4 officially crosses the finish line.

Jun 1 •

May 2024

CORDEL workshop 2024: Work Together Now!

Serious players from all over the world gathered in Busan Korea where they were given a challenge: utilize the golden opportunity the industry have been…

May 22 •

April 2024

Predictable and circular: These tired tropes against nuclear must go!

Stephanie Cooke’s latest opinion piece for the New York Time calls the nuclear revival a fantasy. But it is actually time to burst the anti-nuclear…

Apr 20 •

March 2024

Turning Points: Key Takeaways from the First Nuclear Energy Summit

“Better Late than Never” The first nuclear summit at the level of world leaders took place last week in the heart of Europe. But is the atomic world…

Mar 26 •

Cancelled US Offshore Wind Farms Back at a Higher Price

Pricier than Vogtle? Brand new auctions in New York sees projects resurrected at a higher PPA.

Mar 2 •

February 2024

Rethinking Gigawatt Scale: Is Bigger Still Better in the USA?

Google needs Gigawatts! So does Microsoft, Facebook and others. Is new load promoting new thinking in the homeland of commercial nuclear?

Feb 26 •

Can Energy Security Trump Politics in Taiwan?

If all goes according to plan for the ruling DPP, Taiwan’s last nuclear reactor will shut down in 2025. But there are signs that a historic U-turn could…

Feb 20 •

Atomic Pancake Theory

The UK’s first SMR project looks to be a four-pack of AP300s. Why build four small reactors over one big AP1000? Let’s explain with a delicious metaphor

Feb 11 •

Is EDF about to score a coup in Czechia?

The wounded giant has been dismissed as a basket case, but can EDF still come out on top?

Feb 6 •

December 2023

Turning of the Tide: Nuclear Energy’s Moment at COP28

“No Net Zero Without Nuclear!” From a marginalized outsider, nuclear energy has been given a seat at the table. But is it too much or not enough?

Dec 28, 2023 •

November 2023

NuScale Power: Setback or Curtain Call?

Some irresponsible and speculative thoughts on the future of the SMR pioneer…and the impact it might have on the wider SMR concept.

Nov 14, 2023 •

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