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08/12/2025

NASA Science is moving closer to deploying nuclear reactors on the Moon, with plans to have them operational by 2030. While it may sound like science fiction, the concept has been part of the U.S. space program since the beginning, following earlier space-based nuclear technologies like radioisotope generators used in satellites, rovers, and the Voyager probes. Peaceful nuclear use in space is already permitted under international law, including the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and the UN’s 1992 Principles on Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space.

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08/09/2025

Ottawa Co., MI's J.H. Campbell plant was slated to be shuttered and transitioned to a clean energy source, but the U.S. Department of Energy intervened in an emergency order to hold the plant open until late August to support increased demand across the central U.S. Operated by Consumers Energy, the plant's future is now in doubt, as eight utility commissions challenged the operation order, and Consumers seeks remuneration for $29 million in operating costs it doesn't want to pass on to consumers.

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08/07/2025

Nuclear fusion startup Helion Energy has begun construction on its first power plant, located in Chelan County, Washington. Helion has stated its inaugural power plant, called Orion, is expected to be operational as soon as 2028, with plans to provide power to Microsoft data centers. The technology Helion plans to use at the facility is called magneto-inertial fusion (MIF), which works by capturing electricity generated by the extreme compression of plasma in a controlled environment.

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08/04/2025

On August 13 at 1 PM ET, join us for an exclusive Factor This Power Engineering-hosted webinar, in partnership with Infocast, as industry experts unpack how changes in trade policy across the world are rocking the foundations of the energy industry, marking the end of the international free trade era and the beginning of something new. We cover key topics including how to manage rising equipment costs, supply chain disruptions, equity requirements, and more. If TACO governance has you scratching your head, you won't want to miss it!

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07/30/2025

Geopolitical tensions are causing nations to alter their trade agreements, and the United States government in particular is looking to tariffs as a way to try to gain the economic upper hand on other countries, with hard-to-predict results for the renewables sector and broader energy industry. On August 13, this Factor This Power Engineering webinar features Phil North of Zelestra US; Luke Edney, of Norton Rose Fulbright; and Steven Munson of CohnReznick, offering key perspectives from different corners of the energy world on how renewable energy businesses can adapt to rising equipment costs and supply chain disruptions, how the changing trade landscape is affecting debt capacity and equity requirements, and more.

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07/14/2025

Power Engineering® has evolved! Factor This Power Engineering™ is our forward-focused rebrand designed to meet the needs of a rapidly changing energy landscape. We’re still delivering the trusted insights you rely on, now with a sharper lens on innovation, broader industry coverage, and powerful new tools for professionals across the power sector.

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07/14/2025

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plans to work with Eaton to convert two coal-fired generators into 605 mega-volt amperes reactive (MVAR) synchronous condensers at the Clinton, Tennessee Bull Run plant, formerly shuttered in 2023. Eaton's work on synchronous condenser design and conversion projects has enabled other industry players to pivot the composition of their facilities, including a 2014 conversion project at FirstEnergy Corp.'s Eastlake, Ohio plant.

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07/10/2025

Salt River Project has confirmed it plans to convert coal-fired Coronado Generating Station to run on natural gas following unanimous approval from the Project's Board of Directors. The Arizona Valley region Generating Station is expected to help meet rising demand in the area, which is tracking a 50% increase in demand by 2035; while SRP had previously committed to ending coal-fired operations at the Coronado Generating Station by 2032, the Board's decision moves the transition to natural gas up to a completion date of late 2029.

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07/08/2025

Energy insider updates include that Dominion Energy is adding former Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) CEO Jeff Lyash to its board of directors, effective June 25; DTE Energy has named President and COO Joi Harris as its next CEO effective September 8; Pedro Azagra has been appointed as CEO of Iberdrola, S.A., the parent company to Avangrid; and Kimberly Harriman has been named Avangrid Deputy CEO.

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07/04/2025

Rio Tinto has partnered with GE Vernova to modernize the Isle-Maligne hydropower station in Quebec, one of Canada’s oldest and most historic hydro plants. The modernization project, aimed at boosting reliability and efficiency, includes upgrading four 1920s-era turbine-generator units and is expected to be completed by 2028.

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07/02/2025

Cybersecurity and intelligence giant Palantir Technologies and The Nuclear Company are teaming up to launch the first ever AI-powered software platform for nuclear power plant operation and management. Undergirded by Palantir's database management suite Foundry, the jointly built Nuclear Operating System or NOS will be designed to transform nuclear project initiation in response to decades of cost overruns and scheduling delays throughout the nuclear industry.

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07/01/2025

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