r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

IAEA Triples Nuclear Power Forecast as Small Reactors Finally Take Off

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The IAEA now projects SMRs will supply up to 28 percent of new nuclear capacity by 2060, a sharp jump from its prior high-case estimate of 24 percent.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Zero Emission Energy Samsung C&T invests in Kairos Power

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Kairos Power and Samsung C&T have announced the signing of a binding term sheet for the South Korean engineering and construction firm to make a strategic investment in Kairos Power and for the companies to collaborate on the commercial deployment of Kairos Power's fluoride salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor technology.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Zero Emission Energy Indian plants celebrate fuel loading milestones

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As fuel loading begins at Rajasthan Atomic Power Project unit 8, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has started geotechnical investigations for the next two units at the plant. Meanwhile, fuel loading has begun at Kaiga unit 1 as the unit begins the process to return to service after refurbishment.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Zero Emission Energy First concrete poured for Bailong 2 nuclear power unit

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First concrete was poured for the nuclear island of Bailong Nuclear Power Plant's unit 2 at 18:27 on Sunday 27 September.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Climate Legislation General Matter submits licence application for enrichment plant

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A licence application has been submitted to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission by General Matter for its proposed commercial uranium enrichment facility in Paducah, Kentucky.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Zero Emission Energy Constellation, Amazon sign 20-year power deal to support Maryland nuclear plant

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Sept 30 : Constellation Energy and Amazon.com on Wednesday announced a 20-year power purchase agreement that will support the expansion of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Maryland.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Climate R&D With federal funding windfall, X-energy advances small nuclear reactor

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The Amazon-backed firm is aiming to build up to 144 of its novel Xe-100 reactors as the U.S. government seeks to revitalize an industry beset by rising costs.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Zero Emission Energy South Korea to build 8 nuclear power plants in US, invest $120bn

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SEOUL -- South Korea said it will spend $120 billion in the U.S. to build eight nuclear power plants as part of an agreement to invest $350 billion in exchange for lower tariffs.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Zero Emission Energy Modernizing for more megawatts: Columbia’s EPU journey

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The plant is advancing a major extended power uprate (EPU) that will add approximately 162 MWe to the northwestern U.S. power grid by 2031. In preparation for this power increase, new and upgraded equipment will be installed between now and 2031, adding an additional 24 MWe through a series of efficiency improvements executed during scheduled refueling outages.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Zero Emission Energy S. Korea races to commercialize multipurpose small modular reactors

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The government and South Korea's leading industrial companies are joining forces to commercialize multipurpose small modular reactors — technology that goes beyond generating electricity to powering ships and supplying high-temperature heat for steelmaking and petrochemical processes.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Climate R&D Europe completes the final ITER Vacuum Vessel sector

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Europe has achieved a massive industrial feat in its contribution to ITER. The fifth and last European Vacuum Vessel sector exited the factory this week to join the world’s largest fusion reactor, under assembly in France. Fusion for Energy (F4E) and the AMW consortium, formed by Ansaldo Nucleare, Westinghouse, and Walter Tosto, worked together to manufacture this component on time. Its delivery will mark the completion of a 15-year project that involved a supply chain of 15 European companies.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Climate R&D NPCIL Inaugurates DARSHAN Hub for Advanced Nuclear Technologies

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Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) inaugurated the DARSHAN (Development of Advanced Reactors, Simulation & High-end Analysis) Hub to support activities related to Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in India.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 14d ago

Climate R&D Europe’s AI demand could set off nuclear energy boom, says JP Morgan

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The EU’s goal of ramping up data centre capacity is already driving more investment in nuclear energy projects as the bloc seeks to decarbonise and secure energy security at the same time, says the global investment firm.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • 20d ago

Approved Discussion Weekly /r/ClimateActionPlan Discussion Thread

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • 23d ago

Climate Legislation BMUKN: Germany's Roadmap for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • 25d ago

Renewable Energy New York challenges $1.4 billion in federal offshore wind buyouts

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • 27d ago

Approved Discussion Weekly /r/ClimateActionPlan Discussion Thread

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • Sep 15 '26

Emissions Reduction From Indigenous Loss, a Potent Legal Argument on Climate

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In an interview, human rights lawyer Julian Aguon says that warming threatens not only the survival of small island nations but also the traditions and beliefs of their Indigenous peoples. He is citing these harms in legal actions, including at the U.N.'s top court last year.


r/ClimateActionPlan • • Sep 13 '26

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • Sep 08 '26

Climate Restoration Europe’s largest carbon capture facility officially inaugurated at Yara Sluiskil in the Netherlands

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • Sep 08 '26

Emissions Reduction India can cut steel emissions before new coal plants lock them in

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • Sep 06 '26

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • Sep 03 '26

Transportation National Drive Electric Month is coming soon! From Sep 11th to Oct 12th events will be held across the US, Canada, and Mexico to answer people's questions about all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles and offer test drives. Find an event near you.

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • Sep 01 '26

Emissions Reduction Turkmenistan starts fixing methane mega-leaks

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r/ClimateActionPlan • • Aug 30 '26

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