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2021, December, 6, 12:40:00
U.S. SMR NUCLEAR
The NuScale Power Module is a pressurised water reactor with all the components for steam generation and heat exchange incorporated into a single unit, generating 77 MWe.
2021, December, 6, 12:15:00
U.S. RIGS UP 0 TO 569
U.S. Rig Count is up 0 from last week to 569, Canada Rig Count is up 9 from last week to 180.
2021, December, 3, 11:35:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN BY 0.9 MB TO 433.1 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.9 million barrels from the previous week to 433.1 million barrels.
2021, November, 30, 12:40:00
TEXAS ENERGY PRICES UPDOWN
Natural gas prices also had an impact on November's power prices. At the Houston Ship Channel, spot gas this November has averaged $4.788/MMBtu, down from October's $5.29/MMBtu but up from November 2020's $2.597/MMBtu.
2021, November, 26, 11:55:00
U.S. NUCLEAR SUPPORT
US support for nuclear energy has grown 10 percentage points from 2018 to 2021, with 59% overall now saying they are strongly or somewhat in support.
2021, November, 26, 11:40:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES UP BY 1.0 MB TO 434.0 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 1.0 million barrels from the previous week to 434.0 million barrels.
2021, November, 25, 15:30:00
SMR SUPPLY WORLDWIDE
"The partnership with Hyundai Engineering & Construction enhances our ability to deliver SMR-160 projects on schedule and at a competitive price," Holtec Senior Vice President of International Projects Rick Springman said.
2021, November, 25, 15:20:00
U.S. RIGS UP 6 TO 569
U.S. Rig Count is up 6 from last week to 569, Canada Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 171.
2021, November, 24, 11:55:00
U.S. WILL RELEASE OIL 50 MB
China, India, Japan, South Korea and the UK will join the US in releasing strategic oil stocks, the White House said, without giving further details.
2021, November, 23, 11:50:00
U.S., UKRAINE NUCLEAR CONTRACT
In September a suite of deals between Ukraine and the USA specified that five new reactors could be built "using AP1000 technology".
2021, November, 23, 11:45:00
U.S. MOON NUCLEAR
The FSP project is sponsored by NASA in collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to establish a durable, high-power, sun-independent power source for NASA missions on the moon by the end of the decade, as well as potential subsequent missions.
2021, November, 22, 12:10:00
U.S. SMR FOR UKRAINE
In February 2020, NuScale Power and Ukraine's State Scientific and Technical Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (SSTC NRS) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to start work on the evaluation of national regulatory and design processes related to the implementation of NuScale SMR technology in Ukraine.
2021, November, 22, 12:05:00
GLOBAL CLIMATE: +2 C INEVITABILITY
History suggests political performance never exceeds the pledge. 2°C is therefore inevitable.
2021, November, 22, 12:00:00
THE TEXAS ENERGY FREEZE
This week, FERC and NERC published their Final Report on the the February 2021 cold weather event in Texas and the South Central United States.
2021, November, 22, 11:55:00
THE TEXAS CLIMATE READINESS
Texas’s freewheeling electricity sector has flaws that were exposed during the deep freeze.