The U.S. Power Grid(nomagicpill.site)
80 points by surprisetalk | 25 comments
An interactive 3D model of a U.S.-style power grid explaining how electricity is generated, transmitted, priced and kept at 60 Hz, with scenarios like Winter Storm Uri.
#nuclear-power on Hacker News
9 stories tagged nuclear-power, newest first.
Solar surpasses nuclear power globally for first time(pv-magazine.com)
624 points by xbmcuser | 390 comments
pv magazine article reporting that global solar generation surpassed nuclear for the first time in 2025, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026.
NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor(gevernova.com)
110 points by papa-whisky | 75 comments
GE Vernova press release announcing the NRC's first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at TVA's Clinch River site.
Google will buy half the electricity from one of Finland's nuclear power plants(bbc.com)
365 points by lukaspetersson | 326 comments
BBC News article reporting that Google has picked Finland for its largest single investment in Europe, tied to buying nuclear power for data centres.
Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040(cbc.ca)
518 points by geox | 358 comments
CBC News article on Canada's federal nuclear strategy planning up to 10 new reactors by 2040, potentially costing over $100 billion.
Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants(bluewin.ch)
742 points by leonidasrup | 654 comments
blue News article reporting that the Swiss parliament, during its 2026 summer session, voted to lift the ban on building new nuclear power plants.
Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants(dpa-international.com)
828 points by mpweiher | 844 comments
A dpa International news report that Belgium is halting the decommissioning of its nuclear power plants.
First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in operation(eia.gov)
949 points by ano-ther | 998 comments
U.S. EIA Today in Energy article reporting that Vogtle Unit 3, the first new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016, has entered commercial operation.
Nuclear Reactor Simulator(dalton-nrs.manchester.ac.uk)
431 points by loopion | 111 comments
A browser-based nuclear reactor simulator game from the University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute, developed by PlayGen.