GSA inks $1B+ ‘historic’ deal with Constellation Energy for nuclear power supply to 13 federal agencies from its northeast and midwest plants such as the 2.35-MW Byron facility in Illinois, now being expanded.
AI analysis of real-time video imagery is offering benefits not just for detecting workers in unsafe conditions but automatically logging delivery and installation of materials and equipment on site.
President Biden invokes U.S. Defense Production Act and cites “credible evidence” that the Japanese owner “might take action that threatens to impair national security.”
Commonwealth Fusion will locate 400-MW facility near Richmond. aiming to secure permits next year and operate by the early 2030s—backed by more than $2B in private investment and government funding.
US Agriculture Dept. expects to announce more awards "in the coming weeks" and has picked six other cooperatives in Colorado, Louisiana, Oregon and Washington-Idaho.
Contining resolution funds are needed to repair and expand South Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant near the US-Mexico border, but other issues may delay cleaning up the region's waters.