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THAT'S IT? This is what 20 years worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant.
The energy produced from this fuel helped avoid 70 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
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WATCH 👀: It's not every day you get to see a test reactor pulse!
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🧵: So... this happened yesterday 🙌 ( 1/ )
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors are factory-built, plug-and-play reactors. They can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more:
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WATCH 👀: It's not every day you get to see a test reactor pulse!
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WATCH 👀:
@INL
researchers captured this incredible footage of critical heat flux—a physical phenomenon that occurs when a fuel rod first begins to overheat and can no longer transfer additional heat to the water.
Learn more:
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WATCH 👀:
@INL
researchers captured this incredible footage of critical heat flux—a physical phenomenon that occurs when a fuel rod first begins to overheat and can no longer transfer additional heat to the water.
Learn more:
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WATCH 👀:
@INL
researchers captured this incredible footage of critical heat flux—a physical phenomenon that occurs when a fuel rod first begins to overheat and can no longer transfer additional heat to the water.
Learn more:
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How do you hold a ton of coal in your fingertips🤏?
Replace it with a uranium fuel pellet. It yields the same amount of energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas, 149 gallons of oil or 1 ton of coal!
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IT’S OFFICIAL: The final rule certifying
@NuScale_Power
's 50 megawatt small modular reactor takes effect TODAY.
This is the first SMR ever certified by
@NRCgov
and the 7th reactor design cleared for use in the U.S. (1/2)
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Nuclear thermal propulsion rockets can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and, more importantly, limit a flight crew's exposure to cosmic radiation.
Learn more:
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ARE YOU READY🙌? These 3 advanced reactor systems could be coming as soon as 2030 and are expected to be:
▶️Smaller
▶️More flexible 🤸♀️
▶️Highly efficient. 📈
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92% of the time, nuclear works ALL the time.
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More than 90% of the time, nuclear energy is working ALL the time.
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors are factory-built, plug-and-play reactors. They can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more:
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"Let me say it loud and clear: carbon-free nuclear power is an absolutely critical part of our decarbonization equation.” -
@SecGranholm
#ANSannual
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🧵: COAL 🏭 TO NUCLEAR ⚛️?
New
@ENERGY
report finds hundreds of coal power plant sites could be converted to nuclear power plant sites—more than doubling U.S. nuclear capacity to more than 350 gigawatts. 1/5
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That’s it?
This is what 45 years of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored
@DominionEnergy
’s North Anna nuclear power plant.
Each cask helped avoid more than 3 million metric tons of emissions!
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That’s it?
This is what 45 years of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored
@DominionEnergy
’s North Anna nuclear power plant.
Each cask helped avoid more than 3 million metric tons of emissions!
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Which advanced reactor are you asking for this holiday season?
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FACT: More than 90% of the potential energy still remains in spent nuclear fuel.
Some advanced reactors under development could consume or even run on this fuel in the future. ♻️
Learn more:
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BREAKING:
@NRCgov
approves construction for
@KairosPower
's Hermes reactor.
This is the first construction permit application ever issued by the NRC for a Gen-IV reactor.
Hermes could be operational as early as 2026. 👇
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So how big is a microreactor?
Our MARVEL reactor will be roughly the size of an average sedan and produce enough energy to power 10 U.S. homes.
Learn more about this project:
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FIRST EVER:
@NRCgov
issues final rule to certify
@NuScale_Power
's 50 MWe small modular reactor design—becoming the first SMR cleared for use in the U.S.
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WATCH 👀 The world’s first self-sustaining, controlled nuclear chain reaction at Chicago Pile-1 explained brick by brick.
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More than 90% of the time, nuclear energy is working ALL the time.
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92% of the time nuclear works ALL the time 👍
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WELCOME TO THE PARTY🎉:
@GeorgiaPower
announces Vogtle Unit 3 is now in commercial operation! It’s the first new reactor to start commercial operations since 2016 and the 93rd reactor now operating in the U.S.
Learn more:
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WATCH 👀:
@INL
's TREAT facility released incredible footage of a new experiment that simulates what happens to a nuclear fuel pin when it starts to overheat.
More:
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Which advanced reactor concept is your favorite (and why)?
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FORGING AHEAD: Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the forging process underway at Doosan Enerbility to manufacture
@NuScale_Power
’s first power module!
This is one of 6 power modules the company is deploying as part of the Carbon-Free Power Project in Idaho. 📹: NuScale Power
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Meet the nation's newest reactor. 👋
Vogtle Unit 3 is almost at 100% power and will provide more than 1,100 megawatts of clean power when it enters into commercial service later this summer.
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That’s it?
This is what 45 years of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored
@DominionEnergy
’s North Anna nuclear power plant.
Each cask helped avoid more than 3 million metric tons of CO2 emission!
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Which advanced reactor concept is your favorite?
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Nuclear Engineer ✅
Professor ✅
Advocate ✅
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy ✅
Dr. Kathryn Huff will lead
@ENERGY
’s Office of Nuclear Energy! Welcome back. Now let’s get to work!
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That’s it?
3 things you should know about dry cask storage for spent nuclear fuel. 👇
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What comes to mind when you hear the words "nuclear energy?"
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NUCLEAR 101: Everything you need to know about advanced reactors in ☝️graphic.
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Which advanced reactor concept is your favorite?
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NUCLEAR 101: Everything you need to know about advanced reactors in ☝️ simple infographic.
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It’s all about energy density.
Learn more about uranium here 👉
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URANIUM: It’s all about the energy density my friends.
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That's it?
This is what 45 years of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at
@DominionEnergy
's North Anna nuclear power plant.
Each cask helped avoid more than 3 million metric tons of carbon emissions!
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More than 90% of the time, nuclear works ALL the time.
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In case you're wondering, we did the math...🦃🦃🦃
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Did you know that more than 90% of the potential energy still remains in our spent nuclear fuel? Some advanced reactors under development could consume or even run on this fuel in the future. ♻️
Learn more:
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It’s all about energy density. Learn more about uranium here 👉
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Microreactors are the smallest class of nuclear reactors that are:
🏭 Factory-made
📈 Self-adjusting
🚚 Transportable
LEARN MORE:
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U.S. reactors operated at FULL power more than 92% of the time last year providing clean, reliable power to the grid virtually ALL the time.
H/T:
@EIAgov
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5 problems nuclear can solve:
⚡ Electricity emissions
🏭 Industrial sector emissions
🚗 Transportation emissions
💧 Water scarcity
🏝️ Energy access to remote locations
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors are factory-built, plug-and-play reactors. They can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more:
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FACT: More than 90% of the potential energy still remains in spent nuclear fuel. Some advanced reactors under development could consume or even run on this fuel in the future. ♻️
Learn more:
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FACT: More than 90% of the potential energy still remains in spent nuclear fuel. Some advanced reactors under development could consume or even run on this fuel in the future. ♻️
Learn more:
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Which U.S. city needs a nuclear power plant?
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WATCH 👀: Nuclear thermal propulsion rockets can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and limit a flight crewʼs exposure to cosmic radiation. 🚀⚛
Learn more:
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors are factory-built, plug-and-play reactors.
They can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more:
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Just how robust 💪 are spent nuclear fuel transportation casks?
You tell me after watching this archive footage of a locomotive 🚂 slamming into one at 81 mph during a test performed by
@SandiaLabs
in 1970s and 1980s.
Learn more:
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors are factory-built, plug-and-play reactors. They can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more:
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What are your thoughts on small modular reactors?
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Nuclear thermal propulsion rockets can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and can limit a flight crew’s exposure to cosmic radiation.
Learn more:
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HOT OFF THE PRESS: A behind-the-scenes look at Doosan Enerbility’s forge press shaping part of the upper reactor pressure vessel for
@NuScale_Power
’s first power module.
The temps of the ingot are approximately 2,300 Fahrenheit!
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BREAKTHROUGH:
@argonne
researchers just 3D printed parts that could pave the way to recycling up to 97% of the waste produced by nuclear reactors. ⚛️ ♻️
➡️
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3 other ways to use the clean heat and power from nuclear energy.
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5 problems nuclear can solve:
⚡ Electricity emissions
🏭 Industrial sector emissions
🚗 Transportation emissions
💧 Water scarcity
🏝️ Energy access to remote locations
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Small modular reactors could soon be coming to a market near you, making nuclear more scalable and flexible 🤸♀️ than ever before.
Learn more➡️
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Meet the nation's newest reactor. 👋
Vogtle Unit 3 is at 100% power and will provide more than 1,100 megawatts of clean power when it enters into commercial service later this summer.
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Just how robust are spent nuclear fuel transportation casks?
Check out this archive footage of a locomotive slamming into one at 81 mph during a test performed by
@SandiaLabs
in 1970s and 1980s.
Learn more:
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"The
@POTUS
Administration believes that our collective climate security and energy security will grow along side innovation and expansion in civil nuclear power."
-
@SecGranholm
#IAEAGC
CC:
@ENERGY
@iaeaorg
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CAPACITY FACTOR: The more things change, the more they stay the same for nuclear energy.
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ENERGY INDEPENDENCE:Nuclear provides clean, reliable power around the clock to protect the air we breathe and the grid we depend on so that we can truly be a free, democratic nation. 🇺🇸
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How do you hold a ton of coal in your fingertips 🤏?
Replace it with a uranium fuel pellet.
It yields the same amount of energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas, 149 gallons of oil or 1 ton of coal!
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WATCH 👀: Fission and fusion are TWO physical processes that produce massive amounts of clean energy.
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FUN FACT: Florida gets nearly 90% of its clean energy from 4 nuclear reactors in the Sunshine State.
H/T:
@NEI
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NUCLEAR 101: A quick glimpse at what the future of nuclear power could look like.
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20 MORE YEARS?
Great news to start the week.
@ConstellationEG
announces it will seek to extend the operating licenses of its Clinton and Dresden nuclear power plants.
If approved, the reactors would run through 2047, 2049 and 2051.
News release:
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