The energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are growing significantly, with the Department of Energy (DOE) forecasting a tenfold increase in data center energy demand due to the rise of AI applications and...more
6/11/2024
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Scientists have long proposed that solar electricity generation in space could be an integral component of the world’s carbon-free future. In the 1970s, a U.S. Navy experiment showed that it might be possible to capture solar...more
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Dashboard provides analysis of 21 SMR designs and their progress towards deployment and commercialization.
The Dashboard looks beyond technology readiness level...more
The U.S. Department of Energy issued a final rule regarding procedures for imposing civil penalties for violations of DOE’s 10 CFR Part 810 regulations governing civil nuclear technology export controls.
The language of...more
The September 2022 launch of this public-private partnership is the first step toward realizing the Biden Administration’s bold decadal vision for commercial fusion energy.
Total planned funding is up to $50 million for...more
A September 2022 Preliminary White Paper issued by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Staff, “Licensing and Regulating Fusion Energy Systems,” indicates that the NRC is considering the option of regulating commercial...more
DOE’s revised Guidance potentially expands eligibility for reactors that derive partial revenues from competitive markets and extends the application deadline to September 6, 2022.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has...more
Recent federal court decisions in the Sixth and Eighth circuits affirm holdings in other circuits -
The Sixth Circuit, in Matthews v. Centrus Energy Corporation, affirmed that the Price-Anderson Act broadly preempts state...more
The current bill contains several provisions which would significantly alter the requirements of National Environmental Policy Act review, but it remains to be seen whether those changes will survive House review.
The...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has requested comments regarding the Price-Anderson Act (PAA) to assist it in preparation of a Congressionally mandated report regarding reauthorization.
The Department of Energy is...more
On May 22, 2017, the Saudi Council of Ministers passed the Implementing Regulations of the 2012 Arbitration Law. The Implementing Regulations came into force on June 9, 2017, when they were published in the Saudi Official...more
Saudi Arabia has recently adopted new policies aimed at transforming its economy, including plans to sell shares in the state oil company, Saudi Aramco, and to expand its Public Investment Fund (PIF) to diversify its...more
5/24/2017
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