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THAT'S IT? This is what 20 years worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant.
The energy produced from this fuel helped avoid 70 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
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THAT'S IT? This is what 20 years worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant.
`The energy produced from this fuel helped avoid 70 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
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THAT’S IT?
This is what 20 years’ worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant.
The plant generated 119 billion kilowatt hours of reliable power from 1972-1996, which is enough to power half a million homes each year.
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THAT'S IT?
This is what 20 years worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant.
The energy produced from this fuel helped avoid 70 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
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ON THE MOVE: This transportable microreactor developed by @WECNuclear is being designed to generate 5 MWe and operate for up to 8 years or longer without refueling.
Westinghouse is one of two companies selected to test in DOME — the world’s first microreactor test bed at @INL.
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🧵: So... this happened yesterday 🙌 ( 1/ )
energy.gov/ne/articles/nrc-c…
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THAT’S IT? This is what 20 years’ worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant.
The plant generated 119 billion kilowatt hours of reliable power from 1972-1996, which is enough to power half a million homes each year.
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POWERFUL PROGRESS: Nuclear is off to a fast start under the Trump Administration.
Here are 11 key accomplishments from President Trump's first 100 days. 🧵 (1/12)
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So here’s the problem with that: energy.gov/ne/articles/3-rea…
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So, how big is a microreactor?
Our MARVEL reactor will be roughly the size of an average sedan and produce enough energy to power 10 U.S. homes.
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors are factory-built, plug-and-play reactors. They can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more: bit.ly/2BwsYQR
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THAT'S IT? This is what 20 years’ worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant.
The energy produced from this fuel helped avoid 70 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
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BREAKING: @CEGCleanEnergy announces plans to restart Three Mile Island Unit 1.
The company signed a 20-year power purchase agreement to provide carbon-free electricity for @Microsoft data centers.
Learn more: constellationenergy.com/news…
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WATCH👀: It's not every day you get to see a test reactor pulse!
🎥 bit.ly/2KFtqCa
🎩tip: @iaeaorg
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Nuclear thermal propulsion rockets can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and, more importantly, limit a flight crewʼs exposure to cosmic radiation 🚀⚛.
Learn more: energy.gov/ne/articles/6-thi…
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So, how big is a microreactor?
Our MARVEL reactor will be roughly the size of an average sedan and produce enough energy to power 10 U.S. homes.
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WATCH 👀: @INL researchers captured this incredible footage of critical heat flux—a physical phenomenon that occurs when a fuel rod first begins to overheat and can no longer transfer additional heat to the water.
Learn more: bit.ly/2Zwbown
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WATCH 👀: @INL researchers captured this incredible footage of critical heat flux—a physical phenomenon that occurs when a fuel rod first begins to overheat and can no longer transfer additional heat to the water.
Learn more: bit.ly/2Zwbown
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Great question. Here are more details maineyankee.com/fuel-storage…
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So, how big is a microreactor?
Our MARVEL reactor will be roughly the size of an average sedan and produce enough energy to power 10 U.S. homes.
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Let’s go!
.@SecretaryWright: “It's been decades since we've built any meaningful nuclear capacity in this country... But President Trump is committed to getting this nuclear renaissance - that’s been talked about for years – going…We're going to see some plant restarts. We're going to see increased investment. We will see a small modular reactor hopefully running and definitely several under construction during President Trump's term in office.”
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WATCH 👀: @INL researchers captured this incredible footage of critical heat flux—a physical phenomenon that occurs when a fuel rod first begins to overheat and can no longer transfer additional heat to the water.
Learn more: bit.ly/2Zwbown
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts, or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more: bit.ly/2BwsYQR
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WATCH: It's not every day you get to see a test reactor pulse!
video: @iaeaorg
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How do you hold a ton of coal in your fingertips🤏?
Replace it with a uranium fuel pellet. It yields the same amount of energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas, 149 gallons of oil or 1 ton of coal!
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THAT’S IT? This is what 20 years’ worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant.
The plant generated 119 billion kilowatt hours of reliable power from 1972-1996, which is enough to power half a million homes each year.
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That’s it?
This is what 45 years of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear power plant.
Each cask generated around 5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity — enough to power nearly half a million homes each year.
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Don’t blink. The nuclear renaissance is underway thanks to @POTUS.
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FACT: More than 90% of the potential energy still remains in spent nuclear fuel.
Some advanced reactors under development could consume or even run on this fuel in the future. ♻️
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🧵: BREAKING: @ENERGY releases preliminary report that finds more than 60 GW of new nuclear capacity could potentially be built at currently operating or recently retired nuclear power plant sites across the country. (1/5)
Here’s what we found ⬇️
energy.gov/ne/articles/could…
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The nuclear renaissance has been talked about for years.
@POTUS is actually making it happen.
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IT’S OFFICIAL: The final rule certifying @NuScale_Power's 50 megawatt small modular reactor takes effect TODAY.
This is the first SMR ever certified by @NRCgov and the 7th reactor design cleared for use in the U.S. (1/2)
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Small modular reactors will have a BIG impact in this golden era of American energy dominance.
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Nuclear thermal propulsion rockets can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and, more importantly, limit a flight crew's exposure to cosmic radiation.
Learn more: bit.ly/38sotWg
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Nuclear thermal propulsion rockets can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and, more importantly, limit a flight crew's exposure to cosmic radiation.
Learn more: bit.ly/38sotWg
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FACT: More than 90% of the potential energy still remains in spent nuclear fuel.
Some advanced reactors under development could consume or even run on this fuel in the future.
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How do you hold a ton of coal in your fingertips 🤏?
Replace it with a uranium fuel pellet.
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So, how big is a microreactor?
Our MARVEL reactor will be roughly the size of an average sedan and produce enough energy to power 10 U.S. homes.
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ARE YOU READY🙌? These 3 advanced reactor systems could be coming as soon as 2030 and are expected to be:
▶️Smaller
▶️More flexible 🤸♀️
▶️Highly efficient. 📈
energy.gov/ne/articles/3-adv…
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WATCH: @xenergynuclear is developing this high-temperature gas reactor fueled by ultra-robust TRISO particles.
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Let’s go 🙌
nitter.app/ENERGYSpox/status/1796…
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Under @POTUS’ strong leadership, we’re unleashing America’s energy potential. Which kind of energy do you want to see more of?
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Four AP1000 reactors are under review for Texas.
#NRCNews: We've accepted for review the first two parts of a combined license application from Fermi America LLC. nrc.gov/cdn/doc-collection-n…
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WATCH 👀 : It's not every day you get to see a test reactor pulse!
h/t: @iaeaorg
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors are factory-built, plug-and-play reactors. They can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more: bit.ly/2BwsYQR
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"Let me say it loud and clear: carbon-free nuclear power is an absolutely critical part of our decarbonization equation.” - @SecGranholm
#ANSannual
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We need MORE power, not less, and nuclear can do that with a smaller land footprint.
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🧵: COAL 🏭 TO NUCLEAR ⚛️?
New @ENERGY report finds hundreds of coal power plant sites could be converted to nuclear power plant sites—more than doubling U.S. nuclear capacity to more than 350 gigawatts. 1/5
energy.gov/ne/articles/could…
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That’s it?
This is what 45 years of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored @DominionEnergy’s North Anna nuclear power plant.
Each cask helped avoid more than 3 million metric tons of emissions!
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts, or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
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ON THE MOVE: This transportable microreactor developed by @WECNuclear is being designed to generate 5 MWe and operate for up to 8 years or longer without refueling.
Westinghouse is one of two companies selected to test in DOME — the world’s first microreactor test bed at @INL.
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Advanced light-water small modular reactors are smaller, manufactured versions of large-scale reactors.
They typically range from 20 to 300 megawatts of electric power and can come in two types — pressurized or boiling water reactor systems.
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FACT: More than 90% of the potential energy still remains in spent nuclear fuel.
Some advanced reactors under development could consume or even run on this fuel in the future.
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Advanced light-water small modular reactors are smaller, manufactured versions of large-scale reactors.
They typically range from 50 to 350 megawatts of electric power and can come in two types — pressurized or boiling water reactor systems.
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That’s it?
This is what 45 years of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored @DominionEnergy’s North Anna nuclear power plant.
Each cask helped avoid more than 3 million metric tons of emissions!
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THAT’S IT? This is what 20 years’ worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant.
The plant generated 119 billion kilowatt hours of reliable power from 1972-1996, which is enough to power half a million homes each year.
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WATCH👀 : It's not every day you get to see a test reactor pulse!
📹: bit.ly/35qflp3
H/T: @iaeaorg
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WATCH👀: It's not every day you get to see a test reactor pulse!
H/T: @iaeaorg
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts, or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more: bit.ly/2BwsYQR
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COMING SOON? 3 microreactor experiments to keep an eye on starting in 2026.
energy.gov/ne/articles/3-mic…
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Energy security is national security and nuclear is well positioned to meet future energy demands thanks to @POTUS.
Big day today for nuclear power.
President Trump Signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office, May 23, 2025 nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1BRKjmLDk…
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NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts, or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.
Learn more: bit.ly/2BwsYQR
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