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Clean Tech for Meeting Peaking Energy Demand
To meet spikes in electricity demand, grid operators use fossil fuel peaking power plants. While essential, they are an outdated technology that harms people and the environment. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) offer a clean and versatile alternative.
Clean Tech for Meeting Peaking Energy Demand
To meet spikes in electricity demand, grid operators use fossil fuel peaking power plants. While essential, they are an outdated technology that harms people and the environment. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) offer a clean and versatile alternative.
Fueling Clean Energy Part One: Where Does Uranium Come From
In part one of this StarCore series, we discuss how nuclear fuel is produced and explain how uranium provides a stable and secure foundation for our clean energy future.
Report Finds Nuclear Can Power Europe’s Green Future and Economic Prosperity
A new report from Brussels-based trade association Nucleareurope highlights the significant economic and social benefits that a robust nuclear power industry can bring to the European Union.
Nuclear Stocks Surge Following Trump’s Executive Orders
Nuclear power company stocks saw a remarkable surge following US President Donald Trump’s signing of four executive orders related to domestic nuclear energy production.
Canada Powers Forward: Darlington SMR Gets Green Light
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has officially authorized Ontario Power Generation to construct the first of four Small Modular Reactors at its Darlington site.
The Power of Small: An Introduction to Small Modular Reactor Technology
The world is looking for cleaner, more reliable ways to power our lives, and one exciting technology is stepping into the spotlight: Small Modular Reactors.
On-Grid, Edge-of-Grid, and Off-Grid: Small Modular Reactors are Part of the Future
As communities and industries grow, so does the demand for electricity, often in locations far from traditional power infrastructure. Small Modular Reactors are changing the conversation about reliable, clean energy for various applications.
Interview: Changes in the Global Energy Market with CEO David Dabney
The way we power our world is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by new technologies, geopolitical events, and evolving needs. From the surge in artificial intelligence to the urgent requirement for reliable energy in remote locations, the global energy market is adapting.
StarCore Moving Forward in Manitoba
In the week of December 9, several of the StarCore Nuclear team were in Manitoba to continue discussions with several parties who are participants in Project Whiteshell. Project Whiteshell is a 9.6 MWe HTGR which is intended to demonstrate StarCore’s offering for off-grid sites in Canada.
Nuclear Power – Price vs Cost
If we look at energy provision for a modern industrial society as a system, more than simple accounting arithmetic is needed. Over and above the the price, there are many externalities, which economists take to be third party costs – but they are still part of the price of providing the whole system.
HALEU Supply Boosted with New North American Source
The North American supply of HALEU (high assay low-enriched uranium) got a boost this month with the delivery of the first 20 kg from Centrus
SMR Power Plant Proposed in Norway
Norsk Kjernekraft has submitted a proposal to Norway’s Ministry of Oil and Energy for an assessment into the construction of a power plant based on
Formal licence review begins for Canadian SMR
Global First Power Ltd’s (GFP) application for a licence to prepare a site for a small modular reactor (SMR) at Chalk River in Ontario has
SMR proposals progress through Canadian process
Two further respondents – StarCore Nuclear and Terrestrial Energy – have advanced to the second stage of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL’s) process to site a
Canadian design review for StarCore HTGR
Canadian reactor designer StarCore Nuclear has applied to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to begin the vendor design review process for its Generation IV