N.America
2021, April, 7, 10:15:00
ADVANCED NUCLEAR FOR U.S.
The Xe-100 is an 80 MWe (scalable to a 320 MWe four-pack) high-temperature gas cooled reactor which uses TRISO (tristructural isotropic) particle fuel.
2021, April, 6, 14:15:00
NO IRAN SANCTIONS
Iranian crude production has risen in recent months, hitting 2.14 million b/d in February, a 190,000 b/d increase from a 33-year low of 1.95 million b/d in August.
2021, April, 6, 14:05:00
UAE, U.S. CLIMATE COMMITMENT
The United Arab Emirates and the US announced their joint commitment to tackle the climate challenge in a joint statement that stresses the importance and urgency of raising global climate ambition.
2021, April, 5, 11:15:00
U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 6.0%
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 916,000 in March, and the unemployment rate edged down to 6.0 percent,
2021, April, 2, 12:25:00
U.S. FUSION REACTOR
The United States now has a vision for a fusion pilot plant with design commencing soon.
2021, April, 2, 12:20:00
CANADA'S SMR NUCLEAR
Between 2035-2050, SMRs could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 216 megatonnes (Mt) in the heavy industrial sector. Canadian emissions from this sector are currently about 700 Mt per year.
2021, April, 2, 12:10:00
U.S. RIGS UP 13 TO 430
U.S. Rig Count is up 13 from last week at 430, Canada Rig Count is down 12 from last week to 69
2021, April, 1, 12:30:00
U.S. POWER GRID REANIMATION $100 BLN
The plan proposes $100 billion in spending on upgrading and building out the nation's aging and regionally siloed electric transmission system. Various studies have estimated the U.S. will need to double or even triple its electric transmission capacity to successfully decarbonize its economy by midcentury.
2021, April, 1, 12:25:00
NET ZERO NUCLEAR POWER
Bruce Power has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its site operations by 2027, building on its previously announced NZ-2050 plan. The company says it is the first nuclear operator in North America to announce such an ambitious commitment.
2021, April, 1, 12:05:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN 0.9 MB TO 501.8 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.9 million barrels to 501.8 million barrels.
2021, March, 31, 11:35:00
U.S. OFFSHORE WIND 30 GW
As part of the new initiative which spans multiple government agencies, the Departments of the Interior, Energy and Commerce committed to a shared goal of generating 30 gigawatts of offshore wind in the US by 2030.
2021, March, 31, 11:25:00
URANIUM FOR AUSTRALIA, CANADA
Uranium companies in Australia and Canada have announced purchases of physical uranium holdings.
2021, March, 29, 13:00:00
U.S. LNG EXPORTS UP
Between 2015 and 2020, U.S. gas production grew roughly twice as fast (4.3% per year on average) as consumption (2.3% per year), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
2021, March, 29, 12:40:00
U.S. RIGS UP 6 TO 417
U.S. Rig Count is up 6 from last week at 417, Canada Rig Count is down 11 from last week to 81
2021, March, 26, 12:10:00
U.S. SAFE NUCLEAR FUEL
PROtect EATF is more tolerant to loss of active cooling in the reactor core for longer periods because its reduced oxidation behaviour increases "coping time"