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Xcel announces retirement plans for remaining Colorado coal plants
Oct 21, 2024 · Hayden Station would retire by 2028 and Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo would retire by the end of 2030, with reduced operations beginning in 2025.
DOE awards six contracts to build out U.S. advanced nuclear fuel …
Oct 9, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded contracts to six companies meant to spur the buildout of a U.S. supply chain for fuels for advanced nuclear reactors.. Many advanced reactors will ...
TVA closes Bull Run coal-fired plant - power-eng.com
Dec 6, 2023 · Bull Run was the only single-generator coal-fired power plant in the TVA system before its retirement. When the generator went into operation in 1967, it was the largest in the world in the volume ...
Oklo advances Ohio nuclear plans, gets key fed approval for fuel ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Oklo obtained a site use permit from the DOE for the Idaho site at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in 2019. The company applied with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in March 2020 to ...
Steam Generation Thermodynamics 101 - Power Engineering
Nov 1, 2008 · Main steam is at 2,000 psia, 1,000 F, and has an enthalpy of 1474.1 Btu/lbm. The steam extraction (cold reheat) pressure is 300 psia, which equates (isentropically) to a cold reheat temperature of ...
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NextEra Energy considering restart of Iowa nuclear plant
Oct 24, 2024 · NextEra Energy is exploring a restart of the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, company executives said this week. NextEra is conducting engineering assessments and working with the U.S. Nuclear ...
Supercritical CO2 pilot plant generates electricity for the first time
Jul 2, 2024 · The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power, or “STEP” Demo pilot plant generated electricity for the first time using supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2) power cycles, Southwest ...
DOE closes on $1.5B loan to reopen Palisades nuclear plant
Sep 30, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the closing of a loan guarantee of up to $1.52 billion to Holtec Palisades to help finance the restoration and resumption of service of an 800-MW ...