Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

The Reuters news service reported last week that President Donald Trump’s administration plans to tap plutonium left over from dismantled nuclear weapons to help power commercial nuclear reactors in the United States. The news service reported Trump could have the Department of Energy make 20 metric tons available for U.S. nuclear power plants. The article […]

The Reuters news service reported last week that President Donald Trump’s administration plans to tap plutonium left over from dismantled nuclear weapons to help power commercial nuclear reactors in the United States. The news service reported Trump could have the Department of Energy make 20 metric tons available for U.S. nuclear power plants. The article […]

WASHINGTON, DC — Nuclear energy is being pushed by the Donald Trump administration, but the effort needs a strong workforce and policy behind it, authors of a new report said here Wednesday.  The working group held a panel discussion at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.  to discuss the report “How America Can Achieve […]

The Reuters news service reported Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration plans to tap plutonium left over from dismantled nuclear weapons to help power commercial nuclear reactors in the United States. The news service reported Trump could have the Department of Energy make 20 metric tons available for U.S. nuclear power plants. The article said […]

X-Energy has entered into a strategic partnership with Amazon, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power and Doosan to speed deployment of small modular reactors to meet growing data center demands in the United States. The Rockville, Md. based advanced nuclear company announced the four-company collaboration in its Monday press release. KHNP is the primary South Korean […]

The Department of Energy has announced the three companies it has conditionally agreed to provide the second round of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) allocation for advanced nuclear projects. The three companies awarded are: Antares Nuclear (based in California) Standard Nuclear (based in Oak Ridge, Tenn.) Abilene Christian University/Natura Resources (based in Texas) Antares Nuclear will […]

Fermi America and Westinghouse will team up on deployment of four Westinghouse AP1000 units at Fermi’s proposed hyperscale data centers campus in Amarillo, Texas. “Partnering with Westinghouse, the global leader behind the fully licensed AP1000 design, marks a critical milestone in our project execution,” Fermi America chief nuclear construction officer Mesut Uzman said in Westinghouse’s […]

BWX Technologies has formed a new subsidiary, BWXT Advanced Fuels, dedicated to the commercialization of advanced nuclear fuel, the company announced Aug. 21. The new subsidiary will pursue partnerships to deliver commercial nuclear fuel for upcoming advanced nuclear reactors, BWXT said in its Aug. 21 press release. BWXT Advanced Fuels will focus on guaranteeing the […]

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has entered into a deal to purchase nuclear power from Kairos Power to facilitate energy at Google data centers in Alabama and Tennessee, the utility announced Monday. In a three-way collaboration between TVA, Kairos and Google, the Alameda, Calif.-based advanced nuclear company’s Hermes 2 plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn. will deliver […]

Holtec executives advocate to New Jersey lawmakers for a new nuclear and solar hybrid power plant at a decommissioning nuclear site in Lacey Township, N.J. amid a growing energy demand. Holtec CEO Kris Singh and president Kelly Trice testified at a joint session of New Jersey’s Senate Environment and Energy Committee and Assembly Environment, Natural […]

A local Texas gulf coast group is calling for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to oppose Long Mott Energy’s construction permit application for small modular reactors in Seadrift, Texas over safety concerns. Dow and X-Energy submitted their construction permit application, under Dow’s subsidiary Long Mott Energy, to the NRC on March 31.  In an Aug. […]

Bechtel chief operating officer and president Craig Albert recently wrote an opinion piece in The Hill outlining the importance of executing on the current nuclear push in the United States. In light of President Donald Trump’s administration issuing four nuclear-related executive orders, a real push for nuclear energy is on the horizon due to growing […]

Only days after Denver International Airport announced a feasibility study for a small modular reactor, the process is being put on hold after a city council member questioned the rush.  The delay was urged by Denver City council member Stacie Gilmore who represents District 11 where the airport is located. Gilmore said she was not […]

Santa Clara, Calif. based Oklo, experienced a net loss of $28 million or $0.18 per share in its second quarter that ended June 30.  In the second quarter of 2024, Oklo had a net operating loss of $17.7 million and a $0.27 loss per share. Oklo announced its quarterly earnings on Monday Aug. 11. Oklo […]

Earnings rose at NuScale Power, Corvallis, Ore. in the second quarter, which the small modular reactor developer attributed to engineering and licenses and additional services to support RoPower’s efforts to deploy a NuScale power module in Romania. Revenue for the second quarter ended on June 30 were $8.1 million, up from $1 million in the […]

The Department of Energy announced Tuesday it has selected 11 nuclear projects to partake in a pilot program to streamline the deployment of advanced reactors. In the DOE’s Tuesday press release, the agency listed these 10 companies: Aalo Atomics, based in Austin, Texas Antares Nuclear, based in Redondo Beach, Calif. Atomic Alchemy, based in Idaho […]

Radiant Industries has recently signed an agreement with Defense Innovation Unit and Department of Air Force to mass produce microreactors at a U.S. military base by 2028. The El Segundo, Calif.-based advanced nuclear company is developing a portable high-temperature gas-cooled microreactor called Kaleidos that has a net generating capacity of one megawatt.  The contract was […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a license amendment for Urenco USA’s enrichment facility in New Mexico, the agency said on LinkedIn Thursday. The approval allows Urenco to produce higher-enriched uranium-235 to fuel advanced reactors. “We first gave Urenco permission to start making higher-enriched U-235 last December,” the post said. “Our most recent approval lifts the […]

Transportation Secretary and Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy confirmed in a Tuesday press conference that NASA has expedited plans for deploying a nuclear reactor on the moon. The confirmation comes after several major news outlets reported on Monday of the space agency’s plans. “This is not a new concept,” Duffy said during the Tuesday Department […]

X-Energy has awarded Clark Construction Group a $48.2-million contract for the building phase of its advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility, TX-1, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The contract award, encompassing Phase 2A of the facility construction, will include the completion of the core shell of the 214,812 square foot facility, according to X-Energy’s Tuesday press release. […]

The Department of Energy said Monday it has picked Standard Nuclear of Oak Ridge, Tenn., as the first company to participate in a Donald Trump administration pilot program to develop nuclear fuel production lines to support advanced reactors. In the Aug. 4 press release, DOE said Standard Nuclear has been “conditionally selected” as the first company to take […]

Local officials are exploring the viability of a small modular reactor (SMR) at the Denver International Airport campus. Denver International Airport has issued solicitations to conduct an SMR feasibility study, according to the airport’s Wednesday press release. The study is expected to cost up to $1.25 million and could take six to 12 months to […]

Santa Clara, Calif. based advanced nuclear technology company Oklo will report its second quarter financial results on Aug. 11 in an earnings conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Oklo, which was the first company to receive a site use permit from the Department of Energy for a commercial advanced nuclear plant, will report its […]

X-Energy has awarded Clark Construction Group a $48.2-million contract for the building phase of its advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility, TX-1, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The contract award, encompassing Phase 2A of the facility construction, will include the completion of the core and shell of the 214,812 square foot facility, according to X-Energy’s Tuesday press […]

Transportation Secretary and Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy confirmed in a Tuesday press conference that NASA has expedited plans for deploying a nuclear reactor on the moon. The confirmation comes after several major news outlets reported on Monday of the space agency’s plans. The reactor directive would order NASA to seek industry proposals for a […]

The Department of Energy said Monday it has picked Standard Nuclear of Oak Ridge, Tenn., as the first company to participate in a Donald Trump administration pilot program to develop nuclear fuel production lines to support advanced reactors. In the Aug. 4 press release, DOE said Standard Nuclear has been “conditionally selected” as the first […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on Thursday reported a drop in second quarter net earnings despite higher sales largely due to lower performance on the Virginia-class submarine program and aircraft carrier construction at the Newport News Shipbuilding segment. Net income fell 12% to $152 million, $3.86 earnings per share (EPS), from $173 million ($4.38 EPS) a […]

Constellation Energy’s Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant in Oswego, N.Y. is being considered as a potential deployment site for an advanced nuclear reactor, a New York television station WSTM reported July 25.  Last month New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), announced plans to deploy an advanced nuclear plant that can produce at least 1,000 megawatts. […]

A federal district judge in Texas has agreed to suspend proceedings until Sept. 29 in a lawsuit by Texas, Utah and Last Energy that challenges Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing for small reactors. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle issued the latest extension in the case June 30 at the request of the parties. “Since the […]

Chief Nuclear Officer Tim Rausch has announced his resignation from Tennessee Valley Authority, effective by March 1, 2026, according to a July 14 Securities and Exchange Commission filing.  In his role as chief nuclear officer, Rausch is overseeing seven TVA nuclear reactors at: Browns Ferry in Alabama, Sequoyah in Tennessee, and Watts Bar in Tennessee. […]