Vol. 19, No. 41 
Yucca Mtn. clause, now blocking nuclear campus program, could be removed in lame duck: Fleischmann says
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Life Extension Programs
DOE OKs $5 billion conditional loan for Constellation power plant uprates
Constellation Energy was issued a conditional loan by the Department of Energy of up to $5 billion dollars to increase its operating reactor fleet capacity by 1,100 megawatts. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and DOE’s Energy Dominance Financing Director Gregory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Fleischmann expects passage of 2027 E&W bill by Dec. 11, after midterms
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) told federal contractors and industry members here that he still expects the Energy and Water Development bill for fiscal 2027 to pass before Dec. 11. Fleischmann, who wrote the most recent energy and water… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reindustrialization & Redevelopment
Reindustrialization becoming larger focus of DOE EM’s future, Walsh says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With one year under his belt as Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM), Tim Walsh remains bullish about tapping remediated land at government nuclear installations for redevelopment. Walsh, joined by the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Data Centers & Energy Demand
EM update on AI data center development at federal sites
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) undergoes something of an identity shift, it is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) data centers on remediated land at federal nuclear sites. Robert Seifert, DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BWXT, Antares deepen partnership with new multi-year TRISO fuel agreement
BWX Technologies’ (BWXT) subsidiary, BWXT Advanced Fuels, will supply tri-structural – or TRISO – fuel to Antares Nuclear under a new multi-year agreement, the companies said Tuesday. Under this contract, BWXT will provide an initial supply of one metric… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE approves Radiant’s safety analysis for Kaleidos test unit
The Department of Energy approved Radiant Nuclear’s documented safety analysis Thursday, moving it one step closer to reaching criticality at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the company said. Radiant will now proceed to DOE’s readiness review, the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC finalizes DOE, Pentagon-authorized reactor regulatory path
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalized the rule to create a more uniform regulatory pathway for commercializing Department of Energy and Pentagon-approved reactor designs. Originally proposed in April, the final rule is designed to allow NRC to leverage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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International
Finnish government greenlights Posiva to operate the world’s first spent fuel repository
Finnish spent fuel management company Posiva Oy was granted an operating license on Oct. 22 for the encapsulation and its final disposal facility, Onkalo, for spent nuclear fuel in Olkiluoto, Finland, the company said. The decision was approved by the government… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NRC issues final EIS for GLE’s planned Paducah enrichment facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the final environmental impact statement for Global Laser Enrichment’s (GLE) proposed laser enrichment facility located near the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site in Kentucky. According to GLE’s Oct. 23 press release,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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News & Analysis
Round Up: EnergySec Wright visits Palisades; Elementl Power signs $750 million deal with South Korean companies; Deep Fission, Kansas enter 25-year PPA; NRC looks for noms for its ACMUI
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visited the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township, Mich. on Thursday, checking in on the United States’ first restart effort. Wright was joined by the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing Director… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]