World of Production Archives - Tomorrow's World Today® https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/tag/world-of-production/ Your source for the latest on sustainability, technology and innovation. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:20:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-cropped-twt_secondary_logo-32x32.png World of Production Archives - Tomorrow's World Today® https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/tag/world-of-production/ 32 32 US Nuclear Power Plant Gets Approval to Extend Operation into 2050 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/us-nuclear-power-plant-gets-approval-to-extend-operation-into-2050/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:49 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52504 The Robinson Nuclear Power Plant in South Carolina provides enough electricity to power roughly 570,000 homes.

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]]> Hyundai Strikes 684MW Energy Deal to Provide Power to US Data Centers https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/hyundai-strikes-684mw-energy-deal-to-provide-power-to-us-data-centers/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:30 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52456 Hyundai aims to provide high-output natural gas engines for Texas-based power infrastructure.

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]]> High Burnup Nuclear Fuel Design Gets Key Approval From U.S https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/high-burnup-nuclear-fuel-design-gets-key-approval-from-u-s/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:17:55 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52435 The NRC's approval will allow nuclear power plants to refuel every 24 months rather than every 18 months.

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]]> Construction Begins on First Utility-Scale Advanced Reactor Plant in the US https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/construction-begins-on-first-utility-scale-advanced-reactor-plant-in-the-us/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:50:38 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52390 The plant features a 345-megawatt (MW) sodium-cooled fast reactor with an integrated molten salt-based energy storage system.

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]]> World’s First Superhot Geothermal Power Plant Targets 2030 Launch https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/worlds-first-superhot-geothermal-power-plant-targets-2030-launch/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:18:08 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52350 The proposed geothermal plant could provide 50 MW of clean, renewable electricity from only a handful of wells.

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]]> Partnership Aims to Commercialize Laser-Based Fusion Breakthrough https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/partnership-aims-to-commercialize-laser-based-fusion-breakthrough/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:24 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52327 The partnership plans to take fusion technology and find a way to make it work for the power grid.

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]]> Reactor Builder Raises $380 Million For Faster Nuclear Plant Construction https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/manufacturing/reactor-builder-raises-380-million-for-faster-nuclear-plant-construction/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:49:00 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52308 Blue Energy is developing prefabricated nuclear power plants designed for faster, more predictable deployment.

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]]> Construction Starts on First Commercial-Scale Gen IV Nuclear Reactor https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/construction-starts-on-first-commercial-scale-gen-iv-nuclear-reactor/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:30:50 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52265 The Hermes 2 Gen IV reactor will eventually provide 50 megawatts of electricity to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) grid.

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]]> New “Plug-and-Play” Nuclear Fuel Bundles Move to Production Lines https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/new-plug-and-play-nuclear-fuel-bundles-move-to-production-lines/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:45:57 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52202 Manufacturing "prototypic" fuel bundles could help prove that thorium-fueled reactors could be a commercial success.

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]]> Scientists Test Specialized Fuel For Nuclear Fusion Energy https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/scientists-test-specialized-fuel-for-nuclear-fusion-energy/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:45:25 +0000 https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/?p=52154 If the concept works, it could increase the energy output rate of fusion reactions and enable smaller, less expensive reactors.

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