Curtis Roberts

Curtis Roberts

@refractivecomm.bsky.social

9-to-5ish in ⚛️ nuclear energy. Prior renewables. Clean energy transition ASAP requires energy mix. Ecomodernist environmentalist. Often found outside enjoying the world. Let’s talk.

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Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies has announced that a total of 400 tonnes of used nuclear fuel, instead of the originally planned 200 tonnes, will now be transported to Orano in France for research on the reprocessing of used mixed oxide fuel. www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/fre...

world-nuclear-news.orgFrench-Japanese MOX fuel recycling studies expandedJapan's Federation of Electric Power Companies has announced that a total of 400 tonnes of used nuclear fuel, instead of the originally planned 200 tonnes, will now be transported to Orano in Fran...

PSA … How to stop iPhone Messages from auto downloading images into your Photos? 🤨👇 - Open iPhone's Settings app - Scroll down, tap Apps - Scroll down, tap Messages - Find/tap “Shared with You” (it’s “On”) - Tap “Photos” - Change setting to “Off” to prevent auto saving from Messages. 🙌🏻

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No ☢️ head-fake needed ... "So what’s good SMR branding look like? Oklo and TerraPower come to mind, meaning they speak to us in simple, aspirational terms that we can understand and relate to, while still respecting our intelligence." #NukeSky www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-i-...

linkedin.comHow I Learned to Stop Worrying and Rebrand the NukeAny marketer in sustainable energies has heard it a million times — this is the year we all go nuclear. Hell, Fast Company wrote a piece two years ago titled, “Nuclear Power… Needs Better Branding,” a...

Apparently there were fewer bad people than expected in 2024. We could send this surplus Santa coal to Germany—they’re still burning it since Greenpeace helped convince them to shut down nuclear energy first instead of fossil fuels. 🔌💡 #NukeSky

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Michael McLean@michaelmclean.me

🇺🇸☢️ US Federal Government Goes Nuclear GSA announces landmark electricity contract with nuclear utility to supply power to 13 federal agencies over 10 year period. The contract will be used to finance 135mwe of increased output at nuclear plants in the PJM territory 🔌💡 www.gsa.gov/about-us/new...

Listen to what Grumpy said. #NukeSky 🔌💡

Jesse D. Jenkins@jessedjenkins.com

Climate change is a clear and present danger of global scale with a wide range of damaging impacts on geologic time scales. Small volumes of spent nuclear fuel can be contained safely in dry cask storage for century+ time scales. Let's focus on the former not the latter for now. Cool? Cool. 🔌💡

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“Don’t make me tap the sign.gif” This is a really good entry by @hannahritchie.bsky.social and she also has a very nice post about nuclear on her substack www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/nuclear-lo...

DOE names 6 companies to compete for supply of low-enriched uranium (LEU) to support the U.S. nuclear power fleet ⚛️. Seeks to reduce reliance on Russian imports and build out a resilient fuel supply chain for the U.S. nuclear industry. 🔌💡 #NukeSky #uranium www.powermag.com/six-companie...

powermag.comSix Companies Tapped for $2.7 Billion LEU Push to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel SupplyThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named six companies that will compete for 10-year contracts totaling $2.7 billion for the supply of low-enriched

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One of the biggest hesitations people have about expanding low-carbon 24/7 nuclear power is the waste. I wrote up a page explaining what's up with nuclear waste and how we can and do deal with. I also bought the domain whataboutthewaste.com to redirect to that particular page for convenience :)

whataboutthewaste.comWhat is nuclear waste? — Challenges and solutionsNuclear waste is primarily composed of the atoms that are left over after larger atoms are split in a fission chain reaction. This page explains what it is in detail, what the hazards are, how we stor...

Q: What to do with nuclear waste? A: Bravo! Canada is latest country to develop permanent repository for nuclear waste. Of course, best to first recycle ♻️ the 96% of valuable material in used nuclear fuel and then dispose of just 4% remaining waste. As Orano USA says … #itsonlywasteifyouwasteit!

Lisa Frizzell@lisafrizzell.bsky.social

This week 🇨🇦’s NWMO‬⁩ made history, choosing a site for a deep geological repository for used #nuclear fuel. Multiple layers of protection, both engineered & natural, will ensure the used fuel is safely contained & isolated in the repository. #NukeSky 🔌💡 interestingengineering.com/science/cana...

Power up! Jobs, economy, industry, clean energy—all generated via your local nuclear energy site. #MorePlease

Blake Hamilton@blakehamiltonca.bsky.social

Canada’s nuclear sector powers more than just homes—it powers our economy! ⚛️🇨🇦 With 76,000 jobs and billions in GDP contributions, nuclear energy drives clean growth and supports communities nationwide. #NuclearEnergy #Jobs cna.ca/advantages/jo...

As part of this afternoon’s #HALEU panel at #ANSWinter2024, each of us panelists have a couple of minutes to warm up the crowd before the Q&A. I titled my few slides, “What’s hard about HALEU?” 😬🔥 Hope to see you there!

Follow the link to see all of Orano’s STATEMENT: The recent shock to the enrichment market by Russia’s new export restrictions against the United States underscores the urgency of Orano’s efforts to support our U.S. customers… www.linkedin.com/posts/orano-...

linkedin.comOrano USA on LinkedIn: #projectike #uranium #sapporo5STATEMENT: The recent shock to the enrichment market by Russia’s new export restrictions against the United States underscores the urgency of Orano’s efforts…

The U.S. announced a 3x expansion of nuclear energy by 2050. That represents an incredible 10x expansion of current U.S. domestic enrichment supply. Orano’s Project Ike enrichment facility planned for Oak Ridge, TN, is designed as a major source for reliable, diversified, domestic capacity.

The U.S. announced a 3x expansion of nuclear energy by 2050. That represents an incredible 10x expansion of current U.S. domestic enrichment supply. Orano’s Project Ike enrichment facility planned for Oak Ridge, TN, is designed as a major source for reliable, diversified, domestic capacity.

An example of two HALEUs being better than one ... "However, we believe that [Orano USA's] ability to co-locate the two technologies—the enrichment and deconversion of HALEU—can save time for the DOE to achieve the first HALEU production.” #nukesky www.reutersevents.com/nuclear/us-d...

reutersevents.comUS demand for nuclear power prompts fuel drive | Reuters Events | NuclearThe United States has the largest nuclear generation capacity in the world but in recent decades it has relied almost entirely on others to mine and enrich the uranium it needs to fuel its fleet. The ...

Some of the great content and insights we’ll see this week at #PBNC2024 are answering the question: What’s happening now to achieve our next-gen nuclear future? Orano is presenting on its actions, incl #ProjectIkeEnrichment. If you’re heading to Idaho, let’s connect.