Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Fuel reprocessing is a “dead end”, Matzkin-Bridger says

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Nuclear fuel reprocessing is an overpriced distraction that will slow down nuclear innovation and derail United States’s nuclear leadership if practiced, a former Department of Energy (DOE) official wrote in an opinion piece this week.
In a Monday op-ed piece…

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Large reactors still needed to meet growing energy needs, speakers say

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

Trump signs bill to end 43-day government shutdown

Cooling towers releasing steam clouds at a nuclear power station.

Group challenges NRC license for Holtec storage

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Senate to vote on NRC nominee Nieh next week

A nuclear power plant facility featuring two large cooling towers alongside a domed reactor containment building.

EnergySec Wright now expects one or two pilot reactors turned on in July 2026

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

Fleischmann expects energy and water appropriations conference by late January

Cooling towers releasing steam clouds at a nuclear power station.

DOE’s national nuclear waste management strategy report is shaping up, panel says

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Comments sought on draft environmental report for TVA Clinch River

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Cultural change called vital to NRC overhaul, panel says

Rows of yellow barrels marked with radioactive warning labels stored in an industrial warehouse.

Regional group weighs EnergySolutions proposal to dispose of Canadian waste

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Diablo Canyon’s licensing renewal effort hits a wall

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AtkinsRéalis sees strong earnings in the third quarter

Cooling towers releasing steam clouds at a nuclear power station.

Round Up: Holtec completes ISFSI transfer; Ohio creates $100 million energy fund; BEA looks for office space for INL; Deep Fission announces new COO

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