Brian Meeley

Agile PR Evangelist. MarCom consultant energy & digital infrastructure. Tweets are my thoughts. Retweets... Well, I just wish they had been.

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

@JesseBWatters you’re a moron. And always miss the point. Nice.

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

@PlanetTyrus you rule. Spot on on labels and distractions with the RI an MA shootings. And Jesse is a moron. Straight up.

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

@VAGovDebate Despair. Poor coaching and delivery vs policies I vehemently disagree with.

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

@JesseBWatters you might do more good on DEI by looking at the data. Pew and others show the Fed workforce is more diverse and inclusive than the national average, both before and after DEI. Facts matter… and help.

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

Hey, @USPS. No, there was no check or cash in my wife’s birthday card. #facepalm

[The Honest Broker @RogerPielkeJr]

Nuclear power may be the most bipartisan issue of 2024

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Steven Pinker: Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things https://t.co/KHU1eX3B8Y via @YouTube

[ducatee @ducateeUs]

Perfect for people who like their facts as straight as their horizons! 🌍😂 #FlatEarth #ScienceWins
Get it👉🏻https://t.co/jS6UAqJcvE

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

Always time well spent when @Atomicrod delves deeper than the headlines. #nuclear #energy #criticalthought (and why does that last not show up as a legit hashtag...?)

[Rod Adams @Atomicrod]

Will Vogtle 4 be the last large reactor built in the US?

The Wall St. Journal addressed that question on April 30, 2024 in an article headlined "A Massive U.S. Nuclear Plant Is Finally Complete. It Might Be the Last of Its Kind."
Though the headline gives the impression that a premier business publication is leaning towards a negative answer, the article is informative and actually supports a different headline that might include the phrase "It might not be the last of its kind."
@Jennifer_Hiller highlights the reasons for concern, including high, unpredicted costs and a substantially later project completion than initially projected.

Aside: I learned from an Apr 30 ABC article that the typical Georgia rate payers will be paying a total of $14.40/month for the Vogtle expansion project after an increase that will go into effect in May. They've already paid about $1000 each during the construction period. End Aside.

Building Vogtle was hard. As reported, it was "plagued by delays, design changes and turmoil."
But Ms. Hiller also quotes Jacopo Buongiorno, a nuclear-engineering professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who described the lessons learned and the new proficiencies gained. He also warns about the skills loss that would occur if we wait too long to start new projects.
Supporting the value and importance of lessons learned, Vogtle 4 is reported to have cost about 30% less than Vogtle 3.
Tax credits included in the IRA are described by @Dr_A_Stein as factors that might reduce project financial risk. They could change utility investment decisions.

In addition to the information included in the WSJ article there's another indicator of current interest in constructing large nuclear plants in the US.
@JigarShahDC, the Director of the Loan Programs Office has stated that his office has $128 B in section 1706 loan applications. In that context, he said that three utilities had indicated that they now view the AP1000 as less risky than the SMRs that they originally envisioned. (I heard him say it on the Volts podcast, hosted by @drvolts, so it must be true. )
Information about those involved is proprietary business intelligence that must be protected for now.
But remember, the US NRC granted COLs for 8 AP1000 reactors that were never started.
Now that Southern Nuclear has proven – for the first time – that it's possible to complete new large reactor plants from scratch under the oversight of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, it's time to do it again.

We can do it better this time. If we don't, I suspect there won't be any additional chances.

[NuScale Power @NuScale_Power]

Partnerships with world-class manufacturers like Doosan Enerbility put us ahead of the curve and make near-term deployment of our #SMR technology a reality. Watch the forging of a real NuScale Power Module™: https://t.co/ILYSFlwi27 #SMR2024

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

@GovNuclear More, please...

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

Terrific #hosts and #partners gathering at #WNE2023 continuing the momentum!

[Framatome @Framatome_]

📢Framatome Inc. and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation execute an agreement to establish a joint venture to manufacture fourth-generation reactor fuel https://t.co/t23RpICsJu #wne2023

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

@caorilne So sorry. We put our not-so-little buddy down gently on July 4. It really is the little losses. May those continue to soften with the warmth of fond heart smiles.

[Brian Meeley @BMeeley]

That's what I call #advanced #nuclear: 10-45 MWth / 3.3-15 MWe operating power range. Higher temperatures for #industrialprocesses. HALEU or LEU+ enrichments. #heat #steam #power #carbonfree #flexible #versatile #ultrasafe #microgrid #hydrogeneconomy #MMR

[Grupa Azoty @Grupa_Azoty]

O g. 12:00 zaczynamy transmisję z podpisania porozumienia o współpracy w sprawie rozwoju i budowy badawczego obiektu energetyki jądrowej wyposażonego w technologię ultra bezpiecznego reaktora jądrowego MMR®.

🔴 https://t.co/9AVaa9SfYz

@zuw_szczecin @UltraSafeNuke @AzotyPolice

[Grupa Azoty @Grupa_Azoty]

🔵 Rektor Zachodniopomorskiego Uniwersytetu Technologicznego #ZUT Prof. J. Wróbel podczas wydarzenia dot. podpisania porozumienia o współpracy w sprawie rozwoju i budowy badawczego obiektu energetyki jądrowej wyposażonego w technologię ultra bezpiecznego reaktora jądrowego MMR®.

[Grupa Azoty @Grupa_Azoty]

💬 Wiceprezes Zarządu Grupy Azoty S.A., Prezes Zarządu @AzotyPolice M. Grab: Projekt badawczy ma na celu również rozszerzenie kompetencji Zachodniopomorskiego Uniwersytetu Technicznego w Szczecinie. Chcielibyśmy aby #ZUT stał się centrum kompetencji energii jądrowej w Polsce.

[Grupa Azoty @Grupa_Azoty]

💬 Wiceprezes #GrupaAzoty S.A., Prezes Zarządu @AzotyPolice Mariusz Grab: Instalacja testowego reaktora w technologii MMR® da nam odpowiedź, czy mogą one skutecznie zasilać polski przemysł chemiczny i czy jesteśmy w stanie aplikować takie rozwiązania w szerszej perspektywie.

[Grupa Azoty @Grupa_Azoty]

🔵 Dyrektor Generalny i Założyciel @UltraSafeNuke Francesco Venneri podczas prezentacji projektu.