Vol. 10, No. 107 EnergySolutions to pursue site permit for Kewaunee nuclear unit
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Non-Proliferation
Iran nuclear deal draws questions for defense nuclear nonproliferation nominee
Matthew Napoli, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation office in the National Nuclear Security Administration, said he is committed to working with allies to prevent state and nonstate actors, including Iran, from obtaining a nuclear weapon. “We know there are discussions about the Iranian nuclear program, and we’re also very aware […]
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Non-Proliferation
U.S. sanctions Iranian nationals for nuclear-related research
Three Iranian nationals and one Iranian entity with ties to the successor organization to Iran’s nuclear weapons program prior to 2004, were sanctioned by the U.S. State Department Monday. The entities’ ties to the organization, called Iran’s Organization of Defense Innovation and Research (SPND), “materially contribute to, pose a risk of materially contributing to, the […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC staff work to improve fuel and spent fuel licensing
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff Tuesday outlined efforts underway to expedite its licensing for fuel facilities and spent fuel storage facilities at its commission meeting in Rockville, Maryland. Since April 2024, the NRC has completed 30 fuel licensing actions. The agency’s staff said it currently has 20 fuel licensing actions and expects 63 fuel licensing […]
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Budget & Policy
White House asks 9th Circuit to toss restraining order on layoffs
The Donald Trump administration has asked the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge in Northern California that suspends mass layoffs at federal agencies. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued a decision May 9 blocking the Departments of Defense, Energy, Interior and others temporarily blocking […]
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Decommissioning
Dismantling of X-333 Process Building starts at Portsmouth
Work crews at the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site in Ohio have started removing asbestos-laden outer panels from the mammoth X-333 Process Building at the old uranium enrichment complex. Workers are removing 16,000 transite panels from the X-333 Process Building over the next year and a half, the DOE Office of Environmental Management said in […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NuScale sees an increase in revenue for first quarter
Earnings rose at NuScale Power, Corvallis, Ore., in the first quarter, which the small modular reactor developer attributed in part to a technical license agreement for the RoPower Dolcești power plant. Revenue for the first quarter ended at $13.4 million up from $1.4 million in the first quarter in 2024. NuScale had a net loss […]