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EMA News Roundup | Volume 1, Issue 2, October 2023
Empowering the Future: University of Utah’s Energy Futures Research Partners With EMA
Introduction: The University of Utah joined the Emerging Energy Markets Analysis (EMA) consortium earlier this year. We recently spoke with Dr. Marian Rice, Ph.D. who is the Associate Director of the University of Utah’s new Energy Futures Research Engine initiative to get her perspective on the partnership and what each organization has to offer one […]
Advancing Energy Independence: Insights from the Atlantic Council Event in Alaska
The recent Atlantic Council Frontiers Project Meeting in Alaska was a landmark gathering of experts, policymakers, and industry leaders, all focused on a pivotal issue for our times: energy independence. This high-profile event, attended by influential figures such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Michael Goff, Alaska Lieutenant […]
Novel framework improves resilience to extreme weather
America’s infrastructure is getting older and more complex. Electricity production and distribution in the U.S. currently depends on more than 10,000 power plants, 642,000 miles of high voltage lines, 56,000 substations and 6.3 million miles of local distribution lines. Much of that infrastructure is over 30 years old. Meanwhile, extreme weather events such as hurricanes, […]
Will microreactors change the world of mining? Companies aim to find out
Out on the mile-high prairies of Green River, atop the world’s largest known deposits of trona — a mineral compound with wide commercial application ranging from glass to detergent — the Tata Chemicals mining company works around the clock: it extracts and processes ore 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a […]
In the News
TerraPower selects Kemmerer, Wyoming as the preferred site for advanced reactor demonstration plant
November 16, 2021
TerraPower today announced Kemmerer, Wyoming as the preferred site for the Natrium™ reactor demonstration project, which is a TerraPower and GE-Hitachi technology, and is one of two competitively-selected advanced reactor demonstration projects (ARDP) supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The company selected the Kemmerer location, near the Naughton Power Plant, following an extensive evaluation process and meetings with community members and leaders.
Eielson AFB Announced as Site for Air Force Micro-Reactor Pilot
October 15, 2021
The Department of the Air Force has selected Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) to pilot its first micro-reactor. The next-generation energy capability will provide the installation with a clean, reliable, and resilient nuclear energy supply technology for critical national security infrastructure.
The micro-reactor pilot was initiated in response to the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act requirement to identify potential locations to site, construct, and operate a micro-reactor by the end of 2027. The micro-reactor will be commercially owned and operated and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensed.