What’s the key to fusion energy making a significant contribution to powering the world? According to a new paper from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology team, the answer is “Q.” artist rendering ...

Accreditation plays today an essential role in higher education and vocational training, particularly in the fields of science, technology, and engineering. In a context where international student ...

Holtec International, one of America’s largest nuclear supply companies, could announce its IPO as soon as this week. The company’s ideal outcome? Use the listing (which could come in around $10B) to ...

Texas’s 932-MW Sandy Creek plant—the last large coal facility built in the country—suffered a catastrophic failure in April and isn’t expected back online until March 2027, according to ERCOT. It’s ...

The agency’s new Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap sets a lofty goal: reaching US commercial production by the mid-2030s (with the help of AI, advanced computing, and public-private collaboration) ...

The next era of improving utility grid operations and maintenance is upon us. As the utility industry moves ahead with AMI 2.0, the opportunities for O & M improvements and customer participation ...

As electricity demand surges and customer bills come under increasing pressure, utilities are being challenged to balance affordability, reliability, and economic growth. But can bringing more data ...

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On Thursday, Valar Atomics’s Ward250 became the second advanced nuclear reactor in the DOE’s pilot program to reach criticality (exactly two weeks after Antares Nuclear’s Mark-0 reactor hit that ...

For many consumers, the monthly electric bill is the primary – or only – routine touchpoint with their electricity providers. Given this significant role in the utility-customer relationship, how do ...

The technology has long proven too pricey to deploy. Now, the AI frenzy could shift the equation: At least five US projects aim to pair carbon capture with data center-linked natural gas plants. Up to ...

The AI revolution is constrained by physical reality: power and infrastructure. As datacenter energy demand skyrockets, severe grid bottlenecks, supply chain constraints, and growing community ...