Bi-partisan Senate bill supporting U.S. nuclear exports draws attention
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Budget & Policy
House members revisit legislative push to encourage nuclear financing at World Bank
A recently introduced bill in the House of Representatives would require the U.S. representatives at the World Bank to advocate for increased funding for civilian nuclear energy projects, and encourage the creation of a fund at the global development banks dedicated to financing such projects. The International Nuclear Energy Financing Act of 2025, introduced in […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Trump orders seek to speed reactor construction on commercial, defense sites
As expected, President Donald Trump May 23 signed a set of executive orders designed to speed licensing of nuclear power reactors, both commercially and on federal installations, limit review by an independent nuclear regulator and beef up the industry’s U.S. industrial base. Here is a thumbnail overview of each of the May 23 orders. Overhauling […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Reader Opinion: Leading the way on a new generation of nuclear power
By United Coalition for Advanced Nuclear Power On Aug. 2, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein, warning of a transformative technology being developed by a formidable adversary — one that could alter the course of history. Roosevelt acted swiftly, establishing a government Advisory Committee on Uranium, ultimately resulting in the […]