Supporters of Nuclear Energy (SONE)
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Our objectives are to promote informed debate about nuclear’s place in the global energy supply and to explain how it can help power the world’s economic development in a sustainable way.
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SONE Nuclear Glossary
A glossary of terms used in nuclear energy and nuclear physics.
sone.org.uk
SONE's Nuclear Glossary describes common nuclear terms and reactor types. It lists current and previous UK reactors, and a potted history of UK nuclear energy development. It describes how the radioactive elements were formed in supernovae and neutron stars.
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New nuclear is coming to North Wales.
✅3,000 jobs
✅Billions for the Welsh economy
✅Enough power for 3 million homes
Delivering energy security and helping to tackle the climate crisis.
✅3,000 jobs
✅Billions for the Welsh economy
✅Enough power for 3 million homes
Delivering energy security and helping to tackle the climate crisis.
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
New nuclear is coming to North Wales.
✅3,000 jobs
✅Billions for the Welsh economy
✅Enough power for 3 million homes
Delivering energy security and helping to tackle the climate crisis.
✅3,000 jobs
✅Billions for the Welsh economy
✅Enough power for 3 million homes
Delivering energy security and helping to tackle the climate crisis.
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"There has been a lot of discussion lately about reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But I want to be clear: When it comes to nuclear safety and security, there is no place for partisan politics."
Read more from former NRC chair Dale Klein on Nuclear NewsWire: www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
Read more from former NRC chair Dale Klein on Nuclear NewsWire: www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
From renaissance to reality: Infrastructure for a global nuclear fuel cycle
www.ans.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"There has been a lot of discussion lately about reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But I want to be clear: When it comes to nuclear safety and security, there is no place for partisan politics."
Read more from former NRC chair Dale Klein on Nuclear NewsWire: www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
Read more from former NRC chair Dale Klein on Nuclear NewsWire: www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
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💥💻 US government inks 'massive $80 billion deal' with Westinghouse to power growing AI demand with large-scale nuclear reactors! A huge bet on atomic energy for the tech future.
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💥💻 US government inks 'massive $80 billion deal' with Westinghouse to power growing AI demand with large-scale nuclear reactors! A huge bet on atomic energy for the tech future.
www.ans.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
💥💻 US government inks 'massive $80 billion deal' with Westinghouse to power growing AI demand with large-scale nuclear reactors! A huge bet on atomic energy for the tech future.
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🚨🚨 #Starmer government has just made one more step in throwing away any climate credentials it had - it has just awarded #Drax a further four years subsidies as the UK's biggest carbon emitter
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Drax has signed a low-carbon contract for difference with the UK government covering its four biomass units, finalizing an agreement that analysts had expected to be delayed until next year
UK’s Drax Finalizes Deal For Government Biomass Subsidies
Drax Group Plc has signed a low-carbon contract for difference with the UK government covering its four biomass units, finalizing an agreement that analysts had expected to be delayed until next year.
bloom.bg
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🚨🚨 #Starmer government has just made one more step in throwing away any climate credentials it had - it has just awarded #Drax a further four years subsidies as the UK's biggest carbon emitter
@dalevince.com
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
@rupertread.bsky.social
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UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
- Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at #COP30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at #COP30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
- Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at #COP30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at #COP30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"NAC International Inc has announced the completion of the first multiple cask shipment of its OPTIMUS-L Type B packaging systems in the USA."
#nuclear #news
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/nac-completes-optimus-l-shipment
#nuclear #news
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/nac-completes-optimus-l-shipment
NAC completes OPTIMUS-L shipment
NAC International Inc has announced the completion of the first multiple cask shipment of its OPTIMUS-L Type B packaging systems in the USA. ;
www.world-nuclear-news.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"NAC International Inc has announced the completion of the first multiple cask shipment of its OPTIMUS-L Type B packaging systems in the USA."
#nuclear #news
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/nac-completes-optimus-l-shipment
#nuclear #news
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/nac-completes-optimus-l-shipment
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60 yrs ago today (Nov 5, 1965), the 1st US government report to warn about climate change was published.
"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
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"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
60 yrs ago today (Nov 5, 1965), the 1st US government report to warn about climate change was published.
"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
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"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
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“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by Rei Takver for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by Rei Takver for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
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I’ve been a prolific reader for as long as I can remember, and I’ve long prided myself on having a wide vocabulary. So I must admit, I find it kind of sad that people keep asking that I use simpler language, because I’ve already been dumbing it down. 😞
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I’ve been a prolific reader for as long as I can remember, and I’ve long prided myself on having a wide vocabulary. So I must admit, I find it kind of sad that people keep asking that I use simpler language, because I’ve already been dumbing it down. 😞
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"Kenya's strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety is reflected in its legal and regulatory framework, an international team of experts has found."
#nuclear #news
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/kenya-shows-strong-commitment-to-nuclear-and-radiation-safety-iaea
#nuclear #news
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/kenya-shows-strong-commitment-to-nuclear-and-radiation-safety-iaea
Kenya shows strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety - IAEA
Kenya's strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety is reflected in its legal and regulatory framework, an international team of experts has found. ;
www.world-nuclear-news.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Kenya's strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety is reflected in its legal and regulatory framework, an international team of experts has found."
#nuclear #news
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/kenya-shows-strong-commitment-to-nuclear-and-radiation-safety-iaea
#nuclear #news
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/kenya-shows-strong-commitment-to-nuclear-and-radiation-safety-iaea
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How can protons cause ionization?
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
How can protons cause ionization?
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🇺🇸📜 The Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant K-25 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has been designated a "nuclear historic landmark" by the American Nuclear Society! Preserving vital nuclear history for future generations.
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🇺🇸📜 The Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant K-25 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has been designated a "nuclear historic landmark" by the American Nuclear Society! Preserving vital nucl…
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November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🇺🇸📜 The Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant K-25 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has been designated a "nuclear historic landmark" by the American Nuclear Society! Preserving vital nuclear history for future generations.
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"The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for Unit 1 of Egypt’s El Dabaa nuclear power station has been delivered to the construction site following a 20-day sea voyage from St. Petersburg, Russia, the project developer, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, said."
#nuclear #news […]
#nuclear #news […]
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greennuclear.online
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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La transición energética será nuclear y renovable, o no será.
Mi artículo en @agendapublica.es
agendapublica.es/noticia/2033...
Mi artículo en @agendapublica.es
agendapublica.es/noticia/2033...
La transición energética será nuclear y renovable, o no será
"Cuando el viento cesa o el sol se oculta, el sistema eléctrico no puede detenerse". El divulgador sobre energía nuclear (@OperadorNuclear) analiza...
agendapublica.es
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
La transición energética será nuclear y renovable, o no será.
Mi artículo en @agendapublica.es
agendapublica.es/noticia/2033...
Mi artículo en @agendapublica.es
agendapublica.es/noticia/2033...
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💥🇺🇸 Illinois just lifted its 30-year ban on nuclear energy! "A bold move" towards clean energy and storage, opening doors for new reactor development in the state.
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💥🇺🇸 Illinois just lifted its 30-year ban on nuclear energy! "A bold move" towards clean energy and storage, opening doors for new reactor development in the state.
www.ans.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
💥🇺🇸 Illinois just lifted its 30-year ban on nuclear energy! "A bold move" towards clean energy and storage, opening doors for new reactor development in the state.
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Photo du jour
Octobre 1956 : Le mois de la mise en service du réacteur nucléaire G1 au CEA de Marcoule, des opérateurs sont photographiés dans la salle de commande, aujourd'hui disparue.
Source : Archives historiques CEA © CEA/Pierre JAHAN – J0035
Octobre 1956 : Le mois de la mise en service du réacteur nucléaire G1 au CEA de Marcoule, des opérateurs sont photographiés dans la salle de commande, aujourd'hui disparue.
Source : Archives historiques CEA © CEA/Pierre JAHAN – J0035
November 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Photo du jour
Octobre 1956 : Le mois de la mise en service du réacteur nucléaire G1 au CEA de Marcoule, des opérateurs sont photographiés dans la salle de commande, aujourd'hui disparue.
Source : Archives historiques CEA © CEA/Pierre JAHAN – J0035
Octobre 1956 : Le mois de la mise en service du réacteur nucléaire G1 au CEA de Marcoule, des opérateurs sont photographiés dans la salle de commande, aujourd'hui disparue.
Source : Archives historiques CEA © CEA/Pierre JAHAN – J0035
"For more than fifty years, Nigerien uranium quietly sustained France's nuclear ambitions."
www.newarab.com/analysis/nig...
www.newarab.com/analysis/nig...
Niger’s uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France
For years, France choreographed the politics of the Sahel with soldiers and secret deals. Today, the tables have turned
www.newarab.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"For more than fifty years, Nigerien uranium quietly sustained France's nuclear ambitions."
www.newarab.com/analysis/nig...
www.newarab.com/analysis/nig...
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💰🤖 The U.S. government just inked an $80 BILLION deal with Westinghouse! Large-scale nuclear reactors are coming to power the skyrocketing demand from AI. "Securing our energy future while fueling innovation"! This is a massive play for American energy independence.
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💰🤖 The U.S. government just inked an $80 BILLION deal with Westinghouse! Large-scale nuclear reactors are coming to power the skyrocketing demand from AI. "Securing our energy f…
www.ans.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
💰🤖 The U.S. government just inked an $80 BILLION deal with Westinghouse! Large-scale nuclear reactors are coming to power the skyrocketing demand from AI. "Securing our energy future while fueling innovation"! This is a massive play for American energy independence.
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🗓️📢 Energy Secretary Chris Wright to speak at the 2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C.! This is a key event for the nuclear community, bringing together leaders to discuss the future of nuclear energy. Don't miss out!
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🗓️📢 Energy Secretary Chris Wright to speak at the 2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C.! This is a key event for the nuclear community, bringing together leaders…
www.ans.org
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🗓️📢 Energy Secretary Chris Wright to speak at the 2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C.! This is a key event for the nuclear community, bringing together leaders to discuss the future of nuclear energy. Don't miss out!
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💥💡 Iowa's Duane Arnold Energy Center is restarting! NextEra Energy and Google are teaming up to bring back the state's only nuclear power plant. A powerful move for reliable, clean energy!
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💥💡 Iowa's Duane Arnold Energy Center is restarting! NextEra Energy and Google are teaming up to bring back the state's only nuclear power plant. A powerful move for reliable, cl…
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November 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
💥💡 Iowa's Duane Arnold Energy Center is restarting! NextEra Energy and Google are teaming up to bring back the state's only nuclear power plant. A powerful move for reliable, clean energy!
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"Thor Energy has finalised a binding agreement with US-based DISA Technologies to treat abandoned uranium mine waste in Colorado to recover saleable uranium."
#nuclear #news
https://www.nucnet.org/news/thor-energy-waste-agreement-could-lead-to-recovery-of-saleable-uranium-10-1-2025
#nuclear #news
https://www.nucnet.org/news/thor-energy-waste-agreement-could-lead-to-recovery-of-saleable-uranium-10-1-2025
Thor Energy Waste Agreement ‘Could Lead To Recovery Of Saleable Uranium’
Patented technology to be used at abandoned Colorado sites
www.nucnet.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"Thor Energy has finalised a binding agreement with US-based DISA Technologies to treat abandoned uranium mine waste in Colorado to recover saleable uranium."
#nuclear #news
https://www.nucnet.org/news/thor-energy-waste-agreement-could-lead-to-recovery-of-saleable-uranium-10-1-2025
#nuclear #news
https://www.nucnet.org/news/thor-energy-waste-agreement-could-lead-to-recovery-of-saleable-uranium-10-1-2025
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Today at 4pm, the Illinois house executive committee will meet to consider the 'clean and reliable grid act'. It contains a lot of stuff.
Good:
☢️ It eliminates the ban on large nuclear reactors
🔋 Directs the IPA to procure 3gw of grid battery storage
Witness slip:
ilga.gov/house/hearin... #twill
Good:
☢️ It eliminates the ban on large nuclear reactors
🔋 Directs the IPA to procure 3gw of grid battery storage
Witness slip:
ilga.gov/house/hearin... #twill
Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly
Welcome to the Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly
ilga.gov
October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Today at 4pm, the Illinois house executive committee will meet to consider the 'clean and reliable grid act'. It contains a lot of stuff.
Good:
☢️ It eliminates the ban on large nuclear reactors
🔋 Directs the IPA to procure 3gw of grid battery storage
Witness slip:
ilga.gov/house/hearin... #twill
Good:
☢️ It eliminates the ban on large nuclear reactors
🔋 Directs the IPA to procure 3gw of grid battery storage
Witness slip:
ilga.gov/house/hearin... #twill
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"If there were adults in the room and I could trust the federal government to impose the right standards, it wouldn't be such a great concern, but it just doesn't seem feasible."
Trump Administration Providing Weapons Grade Plutonium to Sam Altman
The White House is providing plutonium to Sam Altman's Oklo, one of four US companies chosen to test experimental reactor designs.
trib.al
October 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"If there were adults in the room and I could trust the federal government to impose the right standards, it wouldn't be such a great concern, but it just doesn't seem feasible."
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