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South Korean firms pledge $150 billion in US investments at summit

August 26, 2025

(BOE Report)– South Korea touted a broad range of U.S. investment plans by its companies at Monday’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, spanning shipbuilding, nuclear energy, aerospace, energy and critical minerals. While South Korean companies pledged at the summit $150 billion in U.S. investments, the countries also agreed to establish a non-binding

Nuclear energy newcomers electrify final day of EnerCom’s 30th anniversary Energy Investment Conference

August 18, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – Nuclear Companies Presenting at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference. Log in to join us. The nuclear company lineup for the conference includes: Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) Oklo deploys sodium fast reactors using recycled nuclear waste and down blended fissionable material, or High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium fuel to generate electricity. Its commercial Aurora power plant

Data centers turn to nuclear for AI energy demands

August 14, 2025

(Oil Price)– Major data center operator Equinix (EQIX.O) has announced a series of agreements to secure advanced nuclear electricity, including power purchase agreements and a pre-order for microreactors, to fuel its data centers. The move comes as the growing energy demands of data centers, driven by technologies like generative artificial intelligence (AI), raise concerns about global power supplies. According to a

Nuclear energy newcomers electrify final day of EnerCom’s 30th anniversary Energy Investment Conference

July 29, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – Five Nuclear Companies to Present at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference Qualified Investors, Analysts and Energy Industry Professionals Can Register at No Cost at www.enercomdenver.com DENVER – July 23, 2025 – EnerCom, Inc., a leading energy consulting and strategic communications firm, announces an unprecedented lineup of nuclear energy companies scheduled to present on Wednesday, August 20,

The west faces uranium shortage amid competition from China and Russia

February 17, 2025

(Oil Price) – American and European companies in the nuclear energy supply chain have become increasingly vulnerable to a possible supply shock in the uranium market amid fierce resource competition from China and Russia and the planned surge in nuclear power generation to meet electricity demand. As many countries are now looking to nuclear power to cut emissions and reliance on

Has nuclear energy finally overcome the Chernobyl disaster?

December 9, 2024

(Oil Price) – Three major nuclear events throughout the history of nuclear power production have tainted the image of the clean energy source, according to recent reports and years of public opinion polls. The events at Chornobyl, Fukushima, and Three Mile Island swayed public opinion against nuclear power in many areas of the world for several decades, encouraging governments worldwide

Impact of nuclear energy needs more study before getting green label, EU told

July 2, 2021

Reuters BRUSSELS – The European Union should do more research on the potential harm caused by nuclear power before deciding whether to label it as a sustainable investment, one of the two expert committees tasked with assessing the fuel’s green credentials said on Friday. Brussels is mulling a decision on whether to include nuclear energy in its sustainable finance taxonomy,

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $26.9 million for Advanced Nuclear Technology

October 8, 2020

DOE WASHINGTON, D.C. – – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced funding for three domestic projects that will accelerate advanced nuclear technology development. These projects, valued at $26.9 million including industry cost-share contributions, will allow industry-led teams to advance the state of domestic commercial nuclear capability. Two awards will advance flexible operation of light-water reactors with integrated hydrogen production systems.

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Vogtle / Workforce Reduced By 20% As Coronavirus Pandemic Takes Toll

April 19, 2020

NUCNET 42 workers at new-build site in Georgia have been diagnosed with Covid-19 The workforce at the Vogtle nuclear power station in the US state of Georgia is being reduced by about 20%, or roughly 1,800 employees, to mitigate the impact of Covid-19. Georgia Power’s parent company, Southern Company said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In its filing,

Vogtle Unit 3 Achieves Initial Energization

May 7, 2019

Georgia Power’s Vogtle Unit 3 achieves Initial Energization

In America’s Shale Country, Nukes and Gas Are Duking It Out

March 13, 2019

From Bloomberg Subsidizing nuclear power to fight climate change is one thing in liberal states like New York and New Jersey. It’s quite another in the natural gas bastions of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Drillers and gas-fired power plant operators are girding to fight measures to save money-losing reactors in the Keystone and Buckeye states, saying they’ve learned from past defeats and are

Colorado: Weld County Just Created its Own Oil & Gas Department Oil & Gas 360

Join the University of Colorado Denver Business School for an Open House April 14th

April 13, 2016

Global Energy Management Open House for Energy Professionals on April 14th The University of Colorado Denver Business School’s Global Energy Management (GEM) program is set to launch its 16th new class, which it calls “cohorts,” in July. In advance of that, tomorrow evening, April 14th, the University of Colorado Denver Business School is hosting a free open house for energy professionals.

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