Vol. 10, No. 93

International

U.S. remains atop global nuclear sector in 2025

The United States still leads the world in nuclear energy generation but China and Russia are seeing rapid growth in their respective nuclear fleets, according to a recent Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis. As of June 2025, the U.S. nuclear fleet of 94 operating reactors has a generating capacity of 97 gigawatts, which amounts to […]
  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Radiant to provide microreactors for military base

    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 […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Senators ‘still talking,’ topline near $60 billion for DOE funding bill

    Disagreement between the Energy and Water subcommittee chair and ranking member over the topline of their appropriations bill has led to it not being released yet, according to an article by Politico E&E News. The Senate has not yet brought a version of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • National Laboratories

    LANL ‘creates distrust by avoiding the public’ on power line, letter to editor says

    The Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory has failed to reach out to residents nearby concerning a powerline that would go through sacred land, a letter published Aug. 7 in the local Los Alamos Daily Post said. “This is not meaningful opportunity… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Amentum largely avoids DOGE, tariff impacts so far

    Amentum, a major contractor for the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, has seen little impact so far from cost-cutting efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the company said last week. “Although a limited number of our contracts… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Coming Up;

    Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking: August  13: Hybrid meeting: Hanford Advisory Board meetings starting at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time from Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W Grandridge Boulevard, Kennewick, Wash. 13:… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

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