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05, 2020
Enhancing the Economic Competitiveness of Advanced Nuclear
Nuclear technologies have typically struggled to compete with natural gas on economics alone, as nuclear technologies tend to come with high capital costs and significant operational and maintenance costs. HolosGen is a very-small modular reactor design company that has developed the Holos Quad, a reactor core that can address the cost issues associated with nuclear.
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05, 2020
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05, 2020
USNIC-GABI Virtual Workshop on Int’l Cooperation in Advanced Nuclear
Advanced nuclear technologies hold promise for improved passive safety, greater versatility in applications, competitiveness in energy markets, enhanced proliferation resistance, and more sustainable fuel cycles. However, fulfilling this potential will likely require broad deployment in a timely fashion. Even as the COVID-19 outbreak threatens the foundations of global trade and commerce, leveraging international R&D expertise
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05, 2020
The Role of Energy Storage in Grid Modernization: Updates and Developments
Significant decreases in energy storage technology price points have been a major driver for installations of hybrid energy systems that pair energy storage with renewable technologies such as wind and solar. Levelized cost of electricity dropped from $800/megawatt-hour in 2013 to $170/megawatt-hour in 2017. Standardization of energy storage as a commodity is a key factor
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05, 2020
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04, 2020
Conversation with Rob Sweeney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX8hZchFw1o Rob Sweeney is an industry executive with decades of experience in nuclear and other energy technologies. For this podcast, he speaks on new reactors, coopetition in the global nuclear market, and 2050 clean energy goals
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04, 2020
International Co-financing of Nuclear Reactors between the U.S. and its Allies (Virtual Event)
The high capital costs and financial risks associated with new-build nuclear plant projects necessitate innovative solutions, financing sources, and business models. One possible means of addressing some of these issues is the establishment of partnerships between the U.S. and its close allies to co-finance new nuclear construction. International cooperation in putting together comprehensive and attractive
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03, 2020
