Indiana legislators are considering multiple bills to promote small modular nuclear reactors, including a controversial provision that would let utilities charge ratepayers for projects that may never be built. Such allowances, referred to as “cost trackers,” are widely used by utilities to recover early-stage project costs as well as variable or unexpected expenses between rate cases, such … Continue reading “Indiana utilities want ratepayers to fork out for small nuclear reactors”
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A Michigan nuclear plant is looking to make history not once but twice over: First by restarting a reactor shuttered in 2022 and second with newly solidified plans to build the nation’s first small modular reactors. Holtec International — the nuclear company best known for decommissioning shuttered plants and manufacturing the canisters that store spent fuel … Continue reading “Holtec unveils plan for small modular reactors at Palisades nuclear site”
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A small electric SUV with 300 miles of range produces 52% fewer life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than a comparable gasoline vehicle, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Greenhouse gas emissions from production and distribution are currently around double that of gasoline production and distribution, the DOE notes, but that’s more than offset by … Continue reading “DOE: Small SUVs halve lifetime GHG emissions as EVs vs. gas”