Trendwatch Energy & Environment: August 10, 2020

EV charging networks reach 1 million milestone – Nuclear medicine accelerates nuclear power – Smaller, cheaper, and safer nuclear plants – Construction begins on ITER fusion plant in France 

Global Electric Vehicle Cords Top 1 Million - Bloomberg

The Netherlands charging network is growing like lightning, while the U.S. lags.     

GM Will Help EVgo Triple Its Fast Charger Network in The U.S. - The Verge

2,700 new fast chargers coming in the next five years.

Can Nuclear Medicine Rehabilitate Nuclear Power? - Forbes  

Can a surge in the use of nuclear medicine, first for COVID-19 and then for diseases where inflammation is a problem, help rehabilitate nuclear power in the public mind?  

Smaller Nuclear Plants May Come With Less Stringent Safety Rules - NPR     

A new generation of a nuclear engineers focused on climate change is designing plants that are smaller and cheaper, and could be located closer to where people live.

Construction of the World’s Biggest Nuclear Fusion Plant Just Started in France - SingularityHub

Last week, though, construction started on the ITER fusion plant in France, which hopes to prove the commercial viability of fusion power.