Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Don Moul said the organization has recently submitted an environmental report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as part of its construction permit application for a small modular reactor at the Clinch River site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Moul was appointed TVA CEO April 9 replacing Jeff Lyash who retired.  Moul said […]

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) recently vetoed a bill that would have removed some of the oversight and regulations for small modular reactor deployment in Arizona. House Bill 2774, sponsored by state House Rep. Michael Carbone (R), would have permitted large industrial energy users to build an SMR in their facility without having a certificate […]

The Nuclear Company announced last week it is opening a primary engineering and construction office in Columbia, S.C. The private new nuclear deployment company is pursuing a “design once, build many” approach to accelerate deployment of a new fleet of nuclear energy units. The company took the approach as a response to the United States’s […]

Washington D.C. – President Donald Trump’s nominee for assistant secretary of energy for nuclear energy said Wednesday if confirmed he intends to focus on deployment of nuclear advanced reactors and addressing nuclear waste storage. Nominee Theodore (Ted) Garrish, who previously served in the role in the late 1980s, said in his prepared statement to the […]

The Nuclear Company announced last week it is opening a primary engineering and construction office in Columbia, S.C. The private new nuclear deployment company is pursuing a “design once, build many” approach to accelerate deployment of a new fleet of nuclear energy units. The company took the approach as a response to the United States’s […]

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) recently vetoed a bill that would have removed some of the oversight and regulations for small modular reactor deployment in Arizona. House Bill 2774, sponsored by state House Rep. Michael Carbone (R), would have permitted large industrial energy users to build a SMR in their facility without having a certificate […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to submit a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small modular reactor at the Clinch River nuclear site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. by June 2025. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in an April 17 letter of notification of intent. TVA […]

Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI, is stepping down as chairman of the board of nuclear power company Oklo, according to a company statement Wednesday. Jacob DeWitte, Oklo CEO and co-founder, will serve as chairman and board member in Altman’s place. “As Oklo explores strategic partnerships to deploy clean energy at scale, […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to submit a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small modular reactor at the Clinch River nuclear site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. by June 2025. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in an April 17 letter of notification of intent. TVA […]

Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI, is stepping down as chairman of the board of nuclear power company Oklo, according to a company statement Wednesday. Jacob DeWitte, Oklo CEO and co-founder, will serve as chairman and board member in Altman’s place. “As Oklo explores strategic partnerships to deploy clean energy at scale, […]

TerraPower has taken its first steps in the regulatory process for its advanced nuclear reactor in the United Kingdom. TerraPower, backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced in an April 16 press release that it has submitted a letter to the U.K. Department of Energy Security and Net Zero establishing its intention to enter the […]

Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI, is stepping down as chairman of the board of nuclear power company Oklo, according to a company statement Wednesday. Jacob DeWitte, Oklo CEO and co-founder, will serve as chairman and board member in Altman’s place. “As Oklo explores strategic partnerships to deploy clean energy at scale, […]

Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI, is stepping down as chairman of the board of nuclear power company Oklo, according to a company statement Wednesday. Jacob DeWitte, Oklo CEO and co-founder, will serve as chairman and board member in Altman’s place. “As Oklo explores strategic partnerships to deploy clean energy at scale, […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to submit a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small modular reactor at the Clinch River nuclear site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. by June 2025. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in an April 17 letter of notification of intent. TVA […]

TerraPower has taken its first steps in the regulatory process for its advanced nuclear reactor in the United Kingdom. TerraPower, backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced in an April 16 press release that it has submitted a letter to the U.K. Department of Energy Security and Net Zero establishing its intention to enter the […]

Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking: 21-23: Conference: 2025 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy conference at the Westin Downtown D.C. kicks off at 9:15 a.m. Eastern time with a virtual keynote by Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. 22: Conference: Energy Communities Alliance holds new nuclear projects conference starting at […]

Orano USA and Curio announced on April 9 to have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner up to create a new pathway in advanced nuclear fuel management. Orano USA, based in Maryland, and Curio, based in Washington D.C., both specialize in nuclear technology centered around nuclear waste management.  Through the MOU, Orano […]

A coalition of five states and three private nuclear companies filed a lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on April 7 in a federal district court in Texas.  Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Utah joined with advanced nuclear companies Deep Fission, Valar Atomics and Last Energy in arguing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has inhibited […]

A GE Hitachi Nuclear-led research team successfully tested new building blocks that could potentially reduce the cost of nuclear construction. In 2021, the Department of Energy (DOE) partnered up with GE Hitachi to develop three construction technologies that can collectively reduce the cost of new nuclear builds by around 10%. Through the initiative, GE Hitachi […]

Amentum was selected by ČEZ, an energy utility based in the Czech Republic, to support its new nuclear program by advancing plans for two small modular reactors (SMR), as stated in an April 8 press release. Amentum, based in Chantilly, VA, will be tasked to deliver two environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports regarding the proposals […]

The Defense Innovation Unit announced April 10 next steps in its Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations program to deploy microreactor nuclear systems for power reliability at select military locations. The companies selected are: Antares Nuclear BWXT Advanced Technologies General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Kairos Power Oklo Radiant Industries Incorporated Westinghouse Government Services X-energy These companies are […]

Amentum was selected by ČEZ, an energy utility based in the Czech Republic, to support its new nuclear program by advancing plans for two small modular reactors (SMR), as stated in an April 8 press release. Amentum, based in Chantilly, VA, will be tasked to deliver two environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports regarding the proposals […]

The Defense Innovation Unit announced April 10 next steps in its Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations program to deploy microreactor nuclear systems for power reliability at select military locations. The companies selected are: Antares Nuclear BWXT Advanced Technologies General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Kairos Power Oklo Radiant Industries Incorporated Westinghouse Government Services X-energy These companies are […]

A coalition of five states and three private nuclear companies filed a lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on April 7 in a federal district court in Texas.  Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Utah joined with advanced nuclear companies Deep Fission, Valar Atomics and Last Energy in arguing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has inhibited […]

Delaware lawmakers have proposed new legislation to establish a task force that will study nuclear energy and possible small modular reactor deployment in the state. In the bill, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 18, the task force will be tasked with multiple roles such as to assess the logistics of deploying SMRs in Delaware, to assess […]

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission issued its first construction license to an Ontario company to build a small modular reactor on April 4. Ontario Power Generation Inc. will construct a General Electric Hitachi BWRX-300 reactor at its Darlington New Nuclear Project site located in Clarington, Canada. The company expects the construction will be completed by […]

Texas lawmakers have proposed a bill that promotes advanced nuclear deployment across the state. House Bill 14, authored by Texas Rep. Cody Harris (R), would create the Texas Advanced Nuclear Deployment Office and Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Program. Harris proposed $2 billion to fund the deployment office. The state House’s State Affairs Committee passed the […]

With the influx of microreactors applications, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission navigates the possibility of a six-month licensing process for microreactor deployments. Nuclear Energy Institute executive director Marc Nichol discussed the ways the NRC could consider trimming its regulatory processes in an effort to speed up advanced nuclear deployment at the NRC’s Thursday meeting.  With microreactors […]

Texas lawmakers have proposed a bill that promotes advanced nuclear deployment across the state. House Bill 14, authored by Texas Rep. Cody Harris (R), would create the Texas Advanced Nuclear Deployment Office and Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Program. Harris proposed $2 billion to fund the deployment office. The state House’s State Affairs Committee passed the […]

Orano USA signed a contract with an unidentified nuclear power plant in a Southern state to transfer and store used nuclear fuel onsite. The contract between Maryland-based Orano USA and the nuclear energy facility was announced on Thursday in a press release. The Orano USA spokesperson said the company was not able to disclose the […]