Vol. 10, No. 37
International
Northwest regional group backs EnergySolutions plan to import Ontario waste
The Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management has agreed to allow Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions to dispose of Class A low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada at the company’s Clive, Utah disposal facility. EnergySolutions got an affirmative vote Friday for its proposal to import the Canadian waste at the Clive facility located in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Nuclear power can play big role in electric generation for emerging countries, report says
New nuclear projects have the potential to provideup to 30% of electricity for developing countries, according to a December report by the Rockefeller Foundation. The report, “The Role of Nuclear Energy in Powering Universal Energy Abundance for Emerging Economies”, said countries with an emerging market and developing economy could use nuclear power to deliver up […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE selects first round of GAIN recipients for fiscal 2026
The Department of Energy has revealed its first selections for its Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear’s (GAIN)nuclear energy voucher program. According to DOE GAIN’s Dec. 18 press release, the first round of recipients for fiscal 2026 are: BWX Technologies Advanced Technologies, based in Lynchburg, Va. NuScale Power, in Corvallis, Ore. Orbia Fluor and Energy […]