Vol. 1, No. 3 U.S. remains atop global nuclear sector in 2025
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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 […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NASA could soon announce timeline for moon reactor
Transportation Secretary and Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy confirmed in a Tuesday press conference that NASA has expedited plans for deploying a nuclear reactor on the moon. The confirmation comes after several major news outlets reported on Monday of the space agency’s plans. “This is not a new concept,” Duffy said during the Tuesday Department […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Hurdles must be addressed to maintain the current nuclear push, Bechtel exec says
Bechtel chief operating officer and president Craig Albert recently wrote an opinion piece in The Hill outlining the importance of executing on the current nuclear push in the United States. In light of President Donald Trump’s administration issuing four nuclear-related executive orders, a real push for nuclear energy is on the horizon due to growing […]
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National Laboratories
PNNL studies GE Vernova high burnup fuel
The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s researchers have begun examining high burnup fuel rods manufactured by a GE Vernova company. The high burnup assemblies delivered by Global Nuclear Fuel, a GE Vernova-led venture with Hitachi, were shipped to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Washington state after spending six years in a commercial […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE makes initial selections for reactor pilot program
The Department of Energy announced Tuesday it has selected 11 nuclear projects to partake in a pilot program to streamline the deployment of advanced reactors. In the DOE’s Tuesday press release, the agency listed these 10 companies: Aalo Atomics, based in Austin, Texas Antares Nuclear, based in Redondo Beach, Calif. Atomic Alchemy, based in Idaho […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Denver airport postpones SMR study amid pushback
Only days after Denver International Airport announced a feasibility study for a small modular reactor, the process is being put on hold after a city council member questioned the rush. The delay was urged by Denver City council member Stacie Gilmore who represents District 11 where the airport is located. Gilmore said she was not […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE taps Standard Nuclear for first advanced fuel pilot
The Department of Energy said Monday it has picked Standard Nuclear of Oak Ridge, Tenn., as the first company to participate in a Donald Trump administration pilot program to develop nuclear fuel production lines to support advanced reactors. In the Aug. 4 press release, DOE said Standard Nuclear has been “conditionally selected” as the first company to take […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Westinghouse, United Arab Emirates look to team up on AP1000 deployment
Westinghouse and Emirates Nuclear Energy Company recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore speeding up deployment of AP1000 reactors in the United States. Emirates Nuclear Energy Company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, signed the agreement with Westinghouse in Washington, D.C. on Friday July 25. Westinghouse said the MOU supports President Donald Trump’s goal […]
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International
Ontario Power’s Pickering waste storage site OK’d by CNSC
Ontario Power Generation has received approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to construct and operate the Pickering Component Storage Structure at the Pickering Waste Management Facility. The Pickering nuclear plant is located near Toronto. The Pickering Component Storage unit is required for storage of low- intermediate-level waste that results from refurbishment of Pickering Nuclear […]