DOE Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/doe/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg DOE Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/doe/ 32 32 Nuclear Startup Announces Kansas Site for Mile-Deep Reactor Pilot https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-startup-announces-kansas-site-for-mile-deep-reactor-pilot/ https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-startup-announces-kansas-site-for-mile-deep-reactor-pilot/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:09:33 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246114 A California-based nuclear energy company with plans to place small modular reactors (SMRs) in mile-deep boreholes said it will break ground December 9 for a pilot project at a site in Parsons, Kansas. Berkeley-headquartered Deep Fission on December 4 said the company’s Gravity Nuclear Reactor is bring prepared for the Great Plains Industrial Park. Deep […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-startup-announces-kansas-site-for-mile-deep-reactor-pilot/feed/ 0 DOE Selects TVA, Holtec to Receive $800 Million to Advance SMR Deployment https://www.powermag.com/doe-selects-tva-holtec-to-receive-800-million-to-advance-smr-deployment/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-selects-tva-holtec-to-receive-800-million-to-advance-smr-deployment/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:56:38 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245967 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said the agency has selected the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec Government Services to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S. The DOE on December 2 said project teams with the two groups will receive up to $800 million in "federal cost-shared funding" targeted for projects in Tennessee and Michigan.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/doe-selects-tva-holtec-to-receive-800-million-to-advance-smr-deployment/feed/ 0 DOE Launches $100M Retrofit Program Targeting Coal Fleet Reliability https://www.powermag.com/doe-launches-100m-retrofit-program-targeting-coal-fleet-reliability/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-launches-100m-retrofit-program-targeting-coal-fleet-reliability/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:52:15 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244520 The Department of Energy (DOE) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) providing up to $100 million in federal backing for projects focused on restoring and modernizing the nation’s existing coal plant fleet.  The Oct. 31–issued NOFO, administered by DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/doe-launches-100m-retrofit-program-targeting-coal-fleet-reliability/feed/ 0 Oklo Breaks Ground on INL Nuclear Fast Reactor Project, Launches Private Fuel Recycling Facility https://www.powermag.com/oklo-breaks-ground-on-inl-nuclear-fast-reactor-project-launches-private-fuel-recycling-facility/ https://www.powermag.com/oklo-breaks-ground-on-inl-nuclear-fast-reactor-project-launches-private-fuel-recycling-facility/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:43:14 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=241882 Advanced nuclear technology firm Oklo has broken ground on its inaugural 75-MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site. The project—one of three awarded to the company under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) newly established Reactor Pilot Program—is targeting operations between late 2027 and early 2028, though that timeline is contingent on […]

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INSERT ART. Oklo’s Aurora Powerhouse is a vertically oriented compact passive fast-spectrum reactor derived from the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) that uses liquid metal as a coolant. The company recently uprated its design’s capacity offerings to 15 MWe and 100 MWe. The compact fast reactor uses a high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) metallic uranium-zirconium fuel enriched to about 19%. Courtesy: Oklo

]]> https://www.powermag.com/oklo-breaks-ground-on-inl-nuclear-fast-reactor-project-launches-private-fuel-recycling-facility/feed/ 0 Group Notes ‘Concerning Signs’ For Clean Energy as Feds Create Chaos https://www.powermag.com/group-notes-concerning-signs-for-clean-energy-as-feds-create-chaos/ https://www.powermag.com/group-notes-concerning-signs-for-clean-energy-as-feds-create-chaos/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:20:15 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=240862 A leading trade association for the clean energy industry said its data shows growth in U.S. renewable energy deployments is slowing at a significant rate, as the Trump administration continues to adopt policies aimed at limiting the sector.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/group-notes-concerning-signs-for-clean-energy-as-feds-create-chaos/feed/ 0 Aalo Atomics Secures Capital, Regulatory Backing for 2026 Modular Nuclear Project at INL, Eyes Potential First Data Center Pairing https://www.powermag.com/aalo-atomics-secures-capital-regulatory-backing-for-2026-modular-nuclear-project-at-inl-eyes-potential-first-data-center-pairing/ https://www.powermag.com/aalo-atomics-secures-capital-regulatory-backing-for-2026-modular-nuclear-project-at-inl-eyes-potential-first-data-center-pairing/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:59:54 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239717 Advanced nuclear firm Aalo Atomics has secured new capital and regulatory backing to complete construction of its 10-MWe Aalo-X reactor at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The project, recently selected under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) new Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, will demonstrate cold criticality by July 2026 in an unusually aggressive federal milestone for advanced […]

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Artist’s rendition of the Aalo Pod, Aalo Atomics’ flagship 50-MWe modular power plant designed for data centers. Each Pod integrates five sodium-cooled, graphite-moderated Aalo-1 microreactors, fueled with low-enriched uranium (LEU+, UO₂), and can scale to gigawatts with a compact footprint and no external water requirements—making onsite colocation feasible. While the Idaho National Laboratory demonstration will focus on the company’s first experimental Aalo-X reactor, the Pod represents Aalo’s long-term commercial vision. Courtesy: Aalo Atomics

]]> https://www.powermag.com/aalo-atomics-secures-capital-regulatory-backing-for-2026-modular-nuclear-project-at-inl-eyes-potential-first-data-center-pairing/feed/ 0 DOE Approves Fifth Loan Disbursement to Holtec for Historic Restart of Palisades Nuclear Plant https://www.powermag.com/doe-approves-fifth-loan-disbursement-to-holtec-for-historic-restart-of-palisades-nuclear-plant/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-approves-fifth-loan-disbursement-to-holtec-for-historic-restart-of-palisades-nuclear-plant/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:35:34 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239104 The U.S. Department of Energy released an $83.2 million loan disbursement to Holtec International on Thursday, bringing total federal funding to $335.1 million as the company moves toward completing America’s first commercial nuclear reactor restart. The fifth installment under DOE’s $1.52 billion loan guarantee follows key Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)  approvals that authorized Holtec to […]

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In September 2024, the Department of Energy finalized a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to Holtec Palisades LLC to support the restoration and recommissioning of the 800-MW Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township, Michigan. Originally shut down in May 2022, the plant is set to return to service and operate until at least 2051, pending U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approvals. It could mark the first-ever recommissioning of a retired nuclear power plant in U.S. history. Source: DOE

]]> https://www.powermag.com/doe-approves-fifth-loan-disbursement-to-holtec-for-historic-restart-of-palisades-nuclear-plant/feed/ 0 Trump Administration to Overhaul Drone Rules, Fast-Track Nuclear Reactor Deployment on the Moon https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-to-overhaul-drone-rules-fast-track-nuclear-reactor-deployment-on-the-moon/ https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-to-overhaul-drone-rules-fast-track-nuclear-reactor-deployment-on-the-moon/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:44:10 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239078 The Trump administration has proposed new drone regulations that will eliminate case-by-case approval processes for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)  operations, while Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy confirmed accelerated plans to deploy a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-to-overhaul-drone-rules-fast-track-nuclear-reactor-deployment-on-the-moon/feed/ 0 DOE’s Fifth Emergency Order—for PJM—Caps Summer of Escalating Grid Risk https://www.powermag.com/does-fifth-emergency-order-for-pjm-caps-summer-of-escalating-grid-risk/ https://www.powermag.com/does-fifth-emergency-order-for-pjm-caps-summer-of-escalating-grid-risk/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:21:30 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=238664 The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its fifth 202(c) emergency order this year, directing PJM Interconnection to override environmental limits and dispatch an oil-fired power generating unit in Maryland strictly as needed to avert possible blackouts in the Baltimore region. The July 28 order, issued under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, authorizes […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/does-fifth-emergency-order-for-pjm-caps-summer-of-escalating-grid-risk/feed/ 0 DOE Pilot Program Targets Three Nuclear Test Reactors for 2026 Criticality Under Department Authorization https://www.powermag.com/doe-pilot-program-targets-three-nuclear-test-reactors-for-2026-criticality-under-department-authorization/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-pilot-program-targets-three-nuclear-test-reactors-for-2026-criticality-under-department-authorization/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:11:26 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=236256 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a novel pilot program that will allow private developers to build and operate full-scale advanced nuclear test reactors outside of the national laboratory system, without a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Through a new authorization model grounded in the Atomic Energy Act and a Trump-era […]

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