International

The United States and Japan have struck deals, valued up to $73 billion, for a number of new energy projects this week as part of its Japan-U.S.Strategic Investment. In the new deals struck by the two countries Thursday, the two governments will invest up to $40 billion to construct GE Vernova Hitachi small modular reactors […]

A projectile near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant reactor “hit and destroyed” a structure 350 meters away Tuesday night, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency on X. “Although there was no damage to the reactor itself nor injuries to staff, any attack at or near nuclear power plants violates the seven indispensable pillars related […]

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, demanded a report by the Pentagon summarizing total war costs of Operation Epic Fury, or the Donald Trump administration and Israel’s combat operations in Iran. “I will not support a blank check for this war of choice,” Reed said on the Senate floor […]

The United States should embrace a clear policy condemning military attacks on international  nuclear power plants, a senior think tank official said at a hearing Monday. Earlier this month the United States was one of only four countries that opposed a resolution for the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] Board of Governors that expressed concern […]

The United States should consider additional safeguards to civil nuclear reactors in the event of a military attack, a defense analyst said at a Monday hearing. A panel of nuclear experts discussed in the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe hearing the Russian seizing of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and lessons learned from […]

The United States should embrace a clear policy condemning military attacks on international  nuclear power plants, a senior think tank official said at a hearing Monday. Earlier this month the United States was one of only four countries that opposed a resolution for the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] Board of Governors that expressed concern […]

Michael Budney, who formerly led Department of Energy operations at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, has accepted a director post at Mission Technologies, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in Canberra, Australia. Budney announced the appointment Friday March 13 on his LinkedIn page. In the new role Budney will work with the […]

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, demanded a report by the Pentagon summarizing total war costs of Operation Epic Fury, or the Donald Trump administration and Israel’s combat operations in Iran. “I will not support a blank check for this war of choice,” Reed said on the Senate floor […]

March 11 marked the 15th anniversary of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami that caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to melt down.  In the aftermath of the Fukushima accident, Japan temporarily shut down all 54 of its commercial reactors. Since then, several of the reactors have been permanently shut down and are […]

Fresh out of a classified briefing Tuesday on Operation Epic Fury, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, posted on X saying the war goals “DO NOT” involve destroying Iran’s nuclear weapons program. “This is, uh…surprising…since Trump says over and over this is a key goal,” Murphy continued in his […]

Fresh out of a classified briefing Tuesday on Operation Epic Fury, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, posted on X saying the war goals “DO NOT” involve destroying Iran’s nuclear weapons program. “This is, uh…surprising…since Trump says over and over this is a key goal,” Murphy continued in his […]

The Donald Trump administration is considering deploying troops on the ground in Iran to secure the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU), news reports say. “People are going to have to go and get it,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a Congressional briefing Tuesday about securing Tehran’s stockpile of uranium.  Other news […]

March 11 marked the 15th anniversary of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami that caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to melt down.  In the aftermath of the Fukushima accident, Japan temporarily shut down all 54 of its commercial reactors. Since then, several of the reactors have been permanently shut down and are […]

PHOENIX — A Finland nuclear regulatory company official kicked off the 52nd Waste Management Symposia here Monday saying Finland’s reliance on “high-level expertise” is a reason a deep underground repository for spent fuel is expected to open there. Construction of the project in southwestern Finland began more than two decades ago. And the facility should […]

The Donald Trump administration is considering deploying troops on the ground in Iran to secure the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU), news reports say. “People are going to have to go and get it,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a Congressional briefing Tuesday about securing Tehran’s stockpile of uranium.  Other news […]

An Amentum-led joint venture has won a $112 million framework contract to lead decommissioning and waste management at nuclear research sites in four European countries. The new contract, issued by the European Commission Joint Research Center, has a two-year base period, with an option of three possible two-year extensions, according to Amentum’s Tuesday press release. […]

PHOENIX — The Department of Energy’s head of nuclear cleanup, the CEO of Longenecker & Associates and officials connected with Finland’s spent nuclear fuel program will help kick off the 52nd Waste Management Symposia (WMS) here Monday morning. Tim Walsh, DOE’s assistant secretary for environmental management, will be part of the morning plenary session as […]

President Donald Trump announced early Saturday Feb. 28 the U.S. military and Israel began joint “major combat operations” in Iran with the objective of “eliminating imminent threats” from the regime. The following day the Pentagon reported Iran’s supreme leader had been killed. “They [Iran] rejected every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t […]

The U.S. and Israel’s joint strikes on Iran, in reaction to what President Donald Trump said was fear of Iran developing a nuclear weapon, has led to a variety of mixed responses from hawks and doves alike. Early Saturday morning, Trump said in a filmed speech on social media that the U.S. military, gathered on […]

The Donald Trump White House nominated Preston Wells Griffith on Monday to be the United States ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The White House also nominated Griffith to be the U.S. State Department ambassador to the Vienna Office of the United Nations. Griffith served in the first Donald Trump administration, holding several senior […]

Senate Armed Services Committee leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy, including for its absence of stance on nuclear weapons, and pressed Elbridge Colby, undersecretary of defense for policy, to explain the document’s priorities. “Previous National Defense Strategies, authored by both Republican and Democratic administrations, have been sober, analytical assessments of […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday said the U.S. military operation to strike Iran has utilized “classified effects,” with U.S. Central Command having also alluded to “special capabilities” it could not yet disclose publicly. Two days after initiating the strike campaign, Hegseth and General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed reporters […]

The Donald Trump White House nominated Preston Wells Griffith on Monday to be the United States ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The White House also nominated Griffith to be the U.S. ambassador to the Vienna Office of the United Nations.  Griffith served in the first Donald Trump administration, holding several senior roles at […]

President Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning the U.S. military and Israel began joint “major combat operations” in Iran with the objective of “eliminating imminent threats” from the regime. The following day the Pentagon reported Iran’s supreme leader had been killed. “They [Iran] rejected every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t take […]

Nano Nuclear signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with EHC Investment Tuesday to explore a joint venture to deploy its KRONOS microreactor in the United Arab Emirates. EHC Investment is a UAE investment holding company based in Abu Dhabi that has been around for over 35 years and has 12 subsidiaries, including EHC Energy.  The […]

The Natrium technology of Bellevue, Wash.-based TerraPower has been accepted into the United Kingdom’s Generic Design Assessment process Feb. 19.  The Generic Design Assessment is the process used by U.K. nuclear and environmental regulators to evaluate new nuclear projects. TerraPower announced its intention to enter into the process in April 2025 and submitted the application […]

After the State Department publicly revealed China secretly conducted an explosive nuclear test in 2020, despite a self-imposed ban from 1996, intelligence agencies are saying China’s purpose is to completely transform the country’s nuclear arsenal, according to CNN. The Feb. 21 article said sources familiar with U.S. intelligence assessments said the nuclear test could mean […]

The Australian government is heralding an investment of $2.75 billion to start building a new submarine construction yard in Osborne, South Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government expects the overall submarine program will create almost 10,000 jobs in the region and project investments reaching upwards of $21 billion total over the next decades to build […]

In the 2026 State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump mentioned 2025’s Operation Midnight Hammer attacks against Iran and vaguely alluded to negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program. “My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy,” Trump said while addressing Congress. “But one thing is certain, I will never allow the world’s […]

Nano Nuclear signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with EHC Investment Tuesday to explore a joint venture to deploy its KRONOS microreactor in the United Arab Emirates. EHC Investment is a UAE investment holding company based in Abu Dhabi that has been around for over 35 years and has 12 subsidiaries, including EHC Energy.  The […]