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United States
Abandoned Constructions
42
Under Construction
0
Operating
94
Closed
41
Number of Reactors
(as of August 2026)
44.8
Mean Age of Reactor Fleet
(as of August 2026)
17.3%
Stable
Nuclear Share in Electricity Production
(2025)
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WNISR
in the Media –
12 February 2024
CNN
(U.S.)
New-wave reactor technology could kick-start a nuclear renaissance — and the
US
is banking on it
Off the Siberian coast, not far from Alaska, a Russian ship has been docked at port for four years. The Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, sends energy to around 200,000 people on land using next-wave nuclear technology: small modular reactors. by Angela Dewan, Ella Nilsen and Lou Robinson • 1 February 2024 This technology is also being used below sea level. Dozens of
US
submarines lurking in the depths of the world’s oceans are propelled by SMRs, as the (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
23 January 2024
The Wall Street Journal (U.S.)
Washington Heats Up Nuclear Energy Competition With Russia, China
U.S.
puts diplomatic clout behind sales of cutting-edge reactors that have yet to show commercial success By William Mauldin and Jennifer Hiller • 6 January 2024
WASHINGTON
—To compete with its biggest geopolitical rivals, the
U.S.
government is looking toward small nuclear reactors. Not a single so-called small modular reactor has been sold or even built in the U.S., but American officials are trying to persuade partner countries to acquire the cutting-edge nuclear reactors still (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
23 January 2024 [de]
Focus Online (Germany)
Der Traum der Hosentaschen-AKWs ist vorerst geplatzt
Reaktoren im Miniaturformat sollten ein elementarer Bestandteil der Atom-Renaissance werden. Doch bei dem wichtigsten Hersteller kriselt es gewaltig. Für die Anleger wurde die Wette auf NuScale Power zum Reinfall. 11. Januar 2024 In einer Sache scheint sich die Energiebranche sicher zu sein: Die Zukunft ist dezentral. Das gilt für das hauseigene Solardach – inklusive Batteriespeicher – ebenso wie für die fortgeschrittenste Form der Energiegewinnung, dem Atomstrom. Statt riesiger Meiler (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
19 January 2024
POWER
(U.S.)
Carbon-Free Energy Is the Name of the Game: Renewables, Nuclear Poised for Growth
Solar, wind, and nuclear power, as well as battery storage systems, are the obvious winners as the world aims to decarbonize energy systems. by Aaron Larson • 2 January 2024 It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has been following trends in the power industry for any length of time that renewable energy again led capacity additions over the past year. In fact, the International Energy Agency (
IEA
) reports that investment in clean energy has risen by 40% since 2020. It says the push (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
28 December 2023
The Wall Street Journal (U.S.)
Microsoft Targets Nuclear to Power
AI
Operations
The tech company aims to expedite the nuclear regulatory process using
AI
by Jennifer Hiller • 12 December 2023 Microsoft is betting nuclear power can help sate its massive electricity needs as it ventures further into artificial intelligence and supercomputing. The technology industry’s thirst for power is enormous. A single new data center can use as much electricity as hundreds of thousands of homes. Artificial intelligence requires even more computing power. Nuclear power is (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
18 November 2023 [de]
WirtschaftsWoche (Germany)
Tiefschlag für die Nuklearindustrie
Ein
US
-Vorzeigeprojekt für sogenannte Small Modular Reactors ist gescheitert. Das Unternehmen NuScale hatte zuvor die eigene Kostenschätzung massiv nach oben korrigiert. Nun müssen sich auch andere Staaten fragen, ob sie statt Uran nur Steuergelder verbrennen. von Andreas Menn • 15. November 2023 Ziemlich genau ein Jahr ist es her, da schaffte es das
US
-Unternehmen NuScale in die begehrte Liste der „besten Erfindungen des Jahres 2022“ des Time-Magazins. „Reaktoren zu verkleinern macht (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
31 May 2023
Energy Monitor
Why a new era for
US
nuclear looks unlikely
Evidence suggests the Inflation Reduction Act and the advent of small modular reactors is unlikely to lead to a
US
nuclear resurgence in the medium term. by Nick Ferris • 26 May 2023 April 2023 marked a big moment for
US
nuclear power: the country’s first new reactor in three decades – Unit 3 at the Vogtle Nuclear Plant in the state of Georgia – began supplying electricity to the grid. Both Units 3 and 4 – which is scheduled to come online by Q1 2024 – are the
US
-designed Westinghouse (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
9 January 2023
Canary Media (United States)
“How did the
US
nuclear industry fare in 2022?”
“Nuclear plants big and small are getting support from the feds. Still, problems persist — TerraPower can’t source fuel, Oklo and NuScale are tangled in red tape, and more.” By Eric Wesoff • Published 28 December 2022 The
U.S.
nuclear power market continued to sputter in 2022 as it faced regulatory, technical and financial setbacks — despite solid support from the federal government. This mirrors the global nuclear scene; plant closings and construction delays have resulted in (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
30 June 2022
NPR
(
USA
)
“Nuclear power is gaining support after years of decline. But old hurdles remain”
At the Nuclear Energy Assembly in Washington, D.C., this June, speaker Maria Korsnick urged the audience of hundreds to picture a world in which nuclear energy is triumphant. By Laura Benshoff Published 30 June 2022 “In this clean energy future, hundreds of reactors — from the existing models that we have today to advanced reactors both large and small — dot the landscape,” said Korsnick, who’s president and
CEO
of the Nuclear Energy Institute, a trade association. Such a future would (…)
WNISR
Essential News –
21 May 2022
WNISR
Palisades Reactor in the
US
Closes Nine Years Early
On 20 May 2022,
US
utility Entergy permanently closed its Palisades nuclear reactor, almost nine years before its operating license runs out. The 50-year-old Pressurized Water Reactor (
PWR
) located in Southwest Michigan was connected to the grid on 31 December 1971. In 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (
NRC
) granted a 20-year lifetime extension to 60 years and the unit had a license to operate until 24 March 2031. The 805-
MW
Combustian Engineering unit was closed 10 days earlier than (…)
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