Westinghouse focus on modular reactor development
Westinghouse Electric Co. will be applying to the Department of Energy for up to USD452 million for the rapid development and deployment of the company’s small modular reactor technology in Cranberry, Pennsylvania.
Obama plans Keystone XL expedited pipeline
President Barack Obama has expressed plans to fast-track an oil pipeline, directing federal agencies to expedite the construction of a 780km pipeline to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast from Oklahoma.
NPPD proceeds with coal plant cleanup
Through Nebraska Public Power District received pardon from one federal environment regulation after a U.
Demystifying nuclear power
The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking steps to help the population nervous of nuclear power following last year’s reactor disaster in Japan.
Shell Quest CCS Project invites public comment
In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their oil sand bitumen upgrader, the Scotford Upgrader in Edmonton, Alberta, Shell Canada Limited is proposing the Shell Quest CCS Project, a fully integrated project involving the capture, transport, injection and storage of carbon dioxide.