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Opinion

Ontario’s nuclear push risks another costly policy failure

March 20, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on March 20, 2026. By Samuel Buckstein Nuclear power is experiencing a resurgence worldwide and Ontario is no exception. The province has a long history with this awesome [Read more]

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Carney, Ford announce $3B in subsidies for Darlington Nuclear Project

October 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 27, 2025. By Mitchell Beer The federal and Ontario governments have announced a combined $3 billion in new subsidies to support small modular nuclear reactor [Read more]

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‘Revival’ interrupted: World nuclear industry won’t sustain 2024 growth as renewables surge

September 23, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 23, 2025. By The Energy Mix staff Although global nuclear generating capacity grew 2.9 per cent to a record 2,663 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2024, the [Read more]

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Five countries account for 71 per cent of the world’s nuclear electricity generation capacity

August 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 11, 2025. By Slade Johnson Five countries account for more than two-thirds of the world’s total nuclear electricity generation capacity. The United States [Read more]

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France’s increase in nuclear and hydropower in 2024 led to more electricity exports

July 22, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 21, 2025. By Katherine Antonio, Slade Johnson In 2024, France increased its cross-border electricity deliveries by 48 per cent, from 70 terawatthours (TWh) [Read more]

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The US operates the world’s largest nuclear power plant fleet

April 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 24, 2025. By Slade Johnson In 2024, U.S. utilities operated 94 nuclear reactors with a total net generating capacity of nearly 97 gigawatts [Read more]

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U.S. nuclear generators import nearly all the uranium concentrate they use

January 30, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 30, 2025. Written by Slade Johnson Data visualization by Kristen Tsai In 2023, U.S. nuclear generators used 32 million pounds of imported uranium [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Nuclear can help Canada achieve net-zero if we solve these problems

January 9, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Clean Prosperity on May 29, 2024. New commercial nuclear reactors can be a significant contributor to achieving net-zero emissions in Canada by 2050. But two distinct problems are undermining nuclear’s [Read more]

Opinion

Evaluating Canada’s pledge to triple nuclear capacity

November 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Nov. 18, 2024. By Nicholas Palaschuk As we watch negotiations at the COP29 climate change conference and mark the one-year anniversary of Canada’s pledge to triple its nuclear [Read more]

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Ontario’s ‘clean energy superpower’ plan puts nuclear ahead of least-cost options, analysts warn

August 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 16, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Ontario’s newly-minted energy minister Stephen Lecce is coming under fire for recent musings about turning the province into a “clean [Read more]

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Ontario to build first SMR based on ‘fictitious amalgam’ in 2011 impact assessment

June 21, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 20, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Canada’s nuclear regulator will allow Ontario Power Generation to reuse a 2011 impact assessment in its application for a new [Read more]

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SRC signs MOU with Montreal Lake Tribal Council to evaluate potential microreactor applications

June 6, 2024 Energi Staff

On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework for collaboration regarding the applications of microreactors in the MLTC’s communities. “The knowledge [Read more]

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SMRs too expensive, too slow to meet grid decarbonization deadline: IEEFA

May 31, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 31, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) will be too expensive, slow, and risky to build in time to help decarbonize the [Read more]

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Plant Vogtle Unit 4 begins commercial operation

May 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 1, 2024. By Slade Johnson Georgia Power announced this week that the 1,114-megawatt (MW) Unit 4 nuclear power reactor at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia, [Read more]

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Georgia’s Vogtle plant could herald the beginning — or end — of a new nuclear era

April 9, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on April 8, 2024. By Gautama Mehta Few issues are as divisive among American environmentalists as nuclear energy. Concerns about nuclear waste storage and safety, particularly in the wake of the [Read more]

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Nuclear reactor restarts in Japan have reduced LNG imports for electricity generation

February 8, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 8. 2024. Principal contributors: Slade Johnson, Jonathan Russo, Victoria Zaretskaya Data visualization: Jonathan Russo After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, Japan suspended operations at all of [Read more]

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Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, NuScale Power to terminate the Carbon Free Power Project

November 9, 2023 Energi Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. – Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) and NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale) announced on Wednesday that they have mutually agreed to terminate the Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP). The Carbon Free Power Project [Read more]

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US spent nuclear fuel inventory steadily increased from 2013 to 2017

May 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Katherine Antonio This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 3, 2021. The volume of spent nuclear fuel produced by nuclear power plants in the United States has steadily increased [Read more]

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Opinion

Last-minute Halloween costumes for energy nerds

October 29, 2018 Energi Staff

With only two days left to figure out Halloween costumes, Matt Chester offers his ideas for energy enthusiasts struggling with what to wear on All Hallows’ Eve. Halloween costumes for those in the energy field [Read more]

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World oil demand rose by 1.6% (1.5 million b/d) in 2017 – IEA

March 27, 2018 Markham Hislop

World electricity demand increased by 3.1%, China and India accounted for 70% of growth The International Energy Agency’s first Global Energy and CO2 Status Report – released in March 2018 – provides a snapshot of recent global trends [Read more]

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The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Find Energi Media journalism in video, audio, and essays YouTube Channel: Video energy news Substack Essays: Thoughtful Energy Journalism Energi Talks Audio Podcast Real story of this energy crisis is not supply disruption, but demand [Read more]

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