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- Senate moves toward confirmation vote on NRC nominee David Wright
- Palisades takes key steps toward NRC restart approval
- Nuclear deployment deadlines are aggressive but needed, panel says
- NEA outlines the spread of SMR projects internationally
- Slew of hurdles could hamper nuclear resurgence
- DOE selects four nuclear complex sites for AI data center deployment
- Strict nuclear rules inhibit SMR deployment, industry witnesses say
- Project Pele work gets off the ground with core reactor build
- Deep Isolation takes first steps towards going public
- Oklo signs agreements with Vertiv and Liberty Energy
- NRC to hold meetings on Three Mile Island’s potential restart
- Round Up: UK approves £38 billion for Sizewell C project; Rolls-Royce SMR, ČEZ begin site work for Czech SMR; BWXT works on TRISO fuel
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- House Appropriations passes bill with focus on nuclear energy
- NEA tracking 74 SMRs under development worldwide
- Westinghouse intends to build 10 new reactors in near future
- DOE unveils pilot program for nuclear fuel production lines
- Kairos Power installs reactor vessel at Oak Ridge
- OIG questions DOE management of HALEU demonstration contract process
- Kiewit to lead construction of Oklo’s Aurora project at INL
- NRC accepts Clinch River application for review
- Whitehouse fears DOE ‘hostile takeover’ of NRC
- Terra Innovatum, GSR III sign MOU to deploy SOLO reactor
- Round Up: Oklo completes NRC readiness assessment; Westinghouse, Google Cloud to collaborate to use AI for advanced nuclear projects; INL partners up with Microsoft to use AI to streamline nuclear licensing
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- Nuclear energy-related groups urge Energysec Wright to address spent fuel
- Senate EPW votes to advance Wright’s NRC nomination
- Independence needed for NRC, former chairs say
- NRC to review TerraPower’s construction application within 19 months
- Virginia considers advanced nuclear deployment in SW Virginia
- GLE files NRC application for Paducah enrichment facility
- Nuclear contractors to report earnings in coming weeks
- Wisconsin governor signs two nuclear energy bills
- TerraPower adds three suppliers for its Kemmerer project
- Round Up: CNSC completes ARC-100 design review; NRC extends Perry license 20 years; Westinghouse, Eclipse Automation enter MoU; more
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- Aspiring developers of advanced reactors line up to seek NRC approval
- Fermi America, Texas Tech plan large data and power campus
- Nuclear disposal company backs NIC plan for independent panel to address spent nuclear fuel
- Three-judge NRC panel denies latest Palisades challenge
- Sizewell C picks construction companies for its nuclear project
- DOE awards 23 Rapid Turnaround projects
- Round up: NRC Chair Wright terms ends; NRC renews VC Summer operating license; Energysec targets NEPA permits; more
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- New York plans 1,000-megawatt advanced nuclear plant
- Safety remains NRC’s top priority Wright tells Senate panel
- Nuclear companies briefed on DOE pilot program at Industry Day
- Holtec considers becoming publicly-traded company
- DOE issues fourth loan reimbursement for Palisades restart
- Former NRC staff members criticize Trump’s firing of Hanson
- TerraPower raises $650 million for new projects
- Holtec praises high court ruling, but hurdles remain for N.M. spent fuel project
- INL performs high burnup fuel safety test
- NRC policies seek to streamline microreactor deployment
- Round Up: NRC cuts advanced reactor fees; Orano, NRD, enter into a partnership; Amentum to study nuclear energy in Norway; more
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- High court finds Texas, Fasken not eligible to challenge NRC license for ISP
- Insiders react to Supreme Court’s interim waste storage decision
- NRC Commissioner Hanson terminated by President Trump
- Trump nominates NRC chair Wright for another term
- DOE unveils pilot program to test advanced nuclear projects
- Triso-X targeting December 2027 for startup of Oak Ridge plant
- NRC to review X-Energy’s construction application within 18 months
- Atomic Alchemy begins site characterization work at INL
- Gavrilas to retire from NRC this month
- Round Up: DOE extends HALEU contract with Centrus; DOE sets out schedule for high burnup cask transport; Rick Perry to Nano board
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- Bolstered U.S. nuclear industry can create opportunities in global market, panel says
- Supreme Court decision looms as nuclear sector reviews Trump exec orders
- With nuclear interest surging, public trust key, speakers say
- Amazon expands power purchase agreement with Talen Energy
- AECL chooses BWXT-led team to oversee Canadian National Labs
- Great British Energy-Nuclear selects Rolls-Royce SMR for nuclear projects
- Cutting NRC staff can actually hurt nuclear deployment, ANS advisory group says
- Centrus executive to leave on June 29
- DOE plans webinar on transportation for spent nuclear fuel project
- DOE Nuclear Energy awards three GAIN vouchers
- Round Up: World Bank to end nuclear funding ban; Fuse adds several new advisory board members; Radiant appoints Baranwal as chief nuclear officer; Padilla taken down at Homeland Security press conference
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- DOE Nuclear Energy faces 24% budget cut under request
- NWMO seeks feedback for second Canadian nuclear waste repository
- Constellation, Meta enter into 20-year nuclear power deal
- Trump turns to high court after appeals panel continues hold on further mass layoffs
- Any nuclear industry boom contingent on execution, panel says
- NRC environmental review finds no big impact from Palisades restart
- Southern seeks additional 20 years of operating life for Hatch nuclear plant
- Round Up: Orano USA opens Project IKE office; Westinghouse reactor green lit for safety report; Lightbridge completes irradiation experiment review; more;
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- Trump wants wide-ranging NRC overhaul within 18 months
- Ex-NRC chair blasts Trump action; nuclear executives applaud orders
- Nuclear disposal company, Atomic Scientists differ on recycling prospects
- Ontario Power Generation awards contract for Darlington SMR
- BPA backs nuclear power uprate for Columbia Generating Station
- INL gets Commerce nod to prioritize microreactor test projects
- Elementl, Oak Ridge partnership seeks to accelerate nuclear siting
- Round Up: Oklo signs MOU; Amentum JV contracted for Norwegian cleanup; DOE, INL seeking partners for MARVEL project; more;
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- Wright says Loan Office key to support for nuclear deployment
- TVA submits its Clinch River SMR construction permit application
- Urenco USA expansion to increase enrichment output 15%
- Board told it’s time to worry more about military attacks on reactors
- Westinghouse signs MOU to explore SMR deployment in Canada
- Bipartisan Senate bill seeks to beef up U.S. international nuclear exports
- Deep Isolation completes its nuclear waste disposal demonstration
- NRC halts spent fuel pool rulemaking
- Round Up: Trump to sign nuclear executive orders; Trump-backed bill passes House; Westinghouse signs Bulgarian supply MOUs; ASP, TerraPower plan South African enrichment plant; more;
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- EnergySolutions to pursue site permit for Kewaunee nuclear unit
- White House reportedly drafts orders on NRC nuclear decisions
- David Wright NRC term to expire next month
- Contractors selected for Canada’s nuclear waste repository
- Washington lawmaker blocks state tax credit expansion favoring nuclear
- OPG awards construction for Darlington SMR
- GLE begins its uranium demonstration testing
- NRC staff work to improve fuel and spent fuel licensing
- SCE updates its decommissioning efforts for SONGS
- South Carolina governor urges retention of nuclear tax credits
- NuScale sees an increase in revenue for first quarter
- Round Up: NRC advances Dow-Texas application; DOI to expedite Utah mine project; INL fire department preps for wildfire season; more;
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- Private funding key for new nuclear deployment, EnergySec says
- Holtec, Hi Tech and Utah target “nuclear ecosystem” for SMRs
- Google to fund the development of three nuclear units
- Kairos Power begins Hermes nuclear construction
- Centrus reports increase in first quarter revenue
- Fleischmann emphasizes need for nuclear in U.S. energy future
- Newhouse pushes for nuclear tax credits to stay
- NRC continues review of DOE’s Fort St. Vrain spent fuel license amendment
- Round Up: OPG green-lit to build Canadian SMR; DOE to cap research funding; DOE noms clear Senate panel; Amentum opens Oak Ridge nuke center;
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- Senate committee hears from DOE nuclear energy nominee Garrish
- Many familiar faces exit DOE nuclear complex during Trump 2.0
- Idaho, DOE announce ‘targeted waiver’ of settlement agreement
- Trump unveils 2026 “skinny” budget plan with DoD increases and DOE refocus to nuclear
- TVA files environmental report for its Clinch River SMR
- Arizona governor vetoes SMR fast-track bill
- Fluor earnings fall, revenue rises during first quarter
- Nuclear deployment company opens shop in South Carolina
- NRC panel to hear arguments on staff environmental review of Palisades restart
- Round Up: DOE awards contract for Oak Ridge support; U.S. and Poland collaborate on nuclear plant; Louisiana SMR bill; more
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- DOE releases third loan for Palisades restart
- Sam Altman leaves Oklo board, Jacob DeWitte steps up
- TVA intends to submit SMR construction permit for Clinch River site
- White House technology director aims for more technological innovation in the U.S.
- TerraPower starts design assessment process in U.K.
- NRC Commissioner says doesn’t know the future of NRC under Trump, ‘Does anybody?’
- Uranium Energy Corp CEO appointed to World Nuclear Association’s board
- Various weapons complex officials advance
- Round up: Anti-nuclear activist petitions against TMI unit name change; EnergySolutions New Nuclear Initiative; Los Alamos National Lab experiments transportation of TRISO fuel; More;
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- Federal judge temporarily blocks DOE’s move to cap research grant funds at universities
- Letters to Secretary Wright criticize cuts to funds, request workforce numbers
- States, companies claim NRC rules stifle advanced reactor growth
- BWXT acquires land for domestic uranium enrichment, NNSA signals intent for sole-source
- DOE’s consent based siting consortia federal manager steps down
- GE Hitachi successfully tests composite block for nuclear construction
- City of Oak Ridge reworking airport plans given Orano project
- EnergySolutions secures U.S. Department of Navy waste management contracts
- Two nuclear companies partner up to explore new nuclear fuel cycles
- Amentum selected to advance Czech utility’s SMR program
- Round up: Ohio lawmakers send letter to Chris Wright; President Trump extends hiring freeze; EnergySolutions appoints Duffy; More
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- NRC seeks shorter licensing process for microreactors
- DOE to supply HALEU to five nuclear companies
- Deep Fission, Deep Isolation sign disposal technology MOU
- Duke seeks license renewal for Robinson plant
- Three-judge panel rejects challenge to Palisades restart
- Advisory panel expects big demand growth for medical isotopes
- Texas lawmakers push for advanced nuclear deployment
- Round Up: CNSC licenses first SMR; DOE tests fuel at Vogtle; Indiana sets nuclear retreat;
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- Deployment of microreactors, SMRs still years away, panel says
- Costs, other factors complicate nuclear revival, ICF says
- Deputy energy secretary nominee Danly testifies for Senate panel
- Duke Oconee nuclear plant licensed to run into 2050s
- Dem AGs appeal lack of nationwide injunction for probationary feds
- EnergySec Wright touts removing diversity language from SMR proposals
- Dow, X-Energy file permit application for Texas site
- NRG PALLAS agrees to test fuel for Kairos Power SMR fleet
- Round Up: Orano signs storage biz; BWXT opens advanced nuclear facility; Colorado deems nuclear clean energy; Former Sen. Johnson dies
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- Oklo now expecting first commercial powerhouse by early 2028
- DOE offers $900M for small modular reactors
- Judge seeks more filings in Dem AGs challenge to mass layoffs
- Illinois lawmakers look to remove state’s nuclear restrictions
- Connecticut seeks to become an NRC agreement state
- Indiana lawmakers approve nuclear financing bill
- Senate Energy chair Lee seeks answers on lab researchers using Chinese computers
- Texas A&M professor sees fusion a decade or more away
- Trump nominees for weapons complex await hearings
- Roundup: INL seeks startup investors; Oklo appoints two new board members; Frederic Bailly promoted at SCE; Former Rep. Mia Love passes at age 49;
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- Nuclear board urges waste repository, specific site must be identified
- Think tank examines Appalachia’s new nuclear potential
- Amentum boss lauds Oak Ridge for cleanup, bid development
- With judge’s restraining order, DOE staffers being reinstated
- Ukraine nuclear issues draw interest at Waste Management
- Holtec awarded second tranche of DOE loan money for Palisades
- Locals still have fingers crossed on major Hanford solar project
- Amentum appoints Parr international development VP
- Perma-Fix sees bumpy financial results in 2024
- Round Up; EnergySolutions taps new ops VP; NRC publishes new digest; obituaries
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- Senators want NRC to prioritize update of environmental reviews, Wright agrees
- Workforce makes existing sites attractive for nuclear, ECA says
- TerraPower’s nuclear plant license review advances at NRC
- Consent-based siting proved key for Canada in selecting repository site
- Top Senate Democrat Schumer backs CR over government shutdown
- No decisions yet on fate of DOE Cleanup to Clean Energy
- Bechtel appoints Dena Volovar to head nuclear subsidiary
- Federal attendance down, anxiety up annual Waste Management
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- Questions over Texas, land company’s standing in NRC waste case debated at high court
- Financial panel sets markup on international nuclear bill
- DOE issues return to office schedule for most employees
- Lawmaker introduces bill to tighten NRC radioactive material safeguards
- Jeff Kendall appointed president of AtkinsRéalis US nuclear business
- Last Energy says it plans micro-reactors to power Texas data centers
- DOE health and safety boss accepts buyout
- Round Up: Canada inks reactor deal; LANL collects radioactive devices; Amentum hires top legal officer
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- Top appropriator Fleischmann trying to negotiate with Senate on budget’s civilian nuclear power
- Administration tells agencies to prepare for deeper cuts, layoffs
- Wright tells DOE employees to hold off on OPM email response
- BWXT earnings buoyed by weapons complex wins, nuclear power
- Holtec, Hyundai step up pursuit of new SMRs at Palisades complex
- Duke Energy plans to tap North Carolina SMR to help it move away from coal power
- Round Up: NRC whistleblower cases up; Granholm joins board; Parsons buys biz
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- Ex-NRC commissioner Baran takes buyout option, leaves DOE
- High court decision will affect waste policy for decades: Atomic Scientists
- ECA supports Garrish nomination for DOE Nuclear Energy
- Lawmakers overseeing DOE labs cite security concerns with mass firings
- Fluor reports strong results for fourth quarter, full-year 2024
- Fluor passes CEO reins to Breuer; Constable becomes exec chair
- Parsons touts big fourth quarter, full 2024 earnings
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- Judge unblocks deferred retirement ‘fork,’ OPM closes program
- Feds head to appeals court in challenge to Yankee spent fuel cost award
- Tennessee gov plans $50M to support TVA small modular reactor
- Foes of Palisades restart urge NRC panel to reject Holtec request
- AEP seeks DOE grants for SMR projects in Virginia, Indiana
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- DOE vet Ted Garrish tapped by Trump to lead nuclear energy office
- NRC finds no big enviro impact from Palisades restart, seeks comment
- Energy nerd Wright hits nuclear themes with DOE staff
- Wright confirmed as secretary of energy, winning support of 59 senators
- Centrus quarterly revenue up, net earnings down for fourth quarter
- Centrus signs long-term LEU agreement with South Korea
- Texas A&M offers land for companies to build SMRs
- Round Up: Fitzsimmons becomes DOE staff chief; Arizona trio look at SMRs; board member confirms resignation request; more
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- Supreme Court filings argue NRC’s ability to license private storage
- Nuclear agencies, other feds face “fork in the road”
- White House seeks resignation of NWTRB members
- Burgum confirmed as Interior sec; Wright inches closer to vote
- NextEra Energy targets 2028 restart of Iowa nuclear plant
- Round Up: NRC Palisades hearing set; TVA SMR meetings planned; more
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- Wright is NRC chair hours after Trump’s swearing in
- Host of states, orgs, lawmakers file Supreme Court briefs opposing interim storage
- Wright DOE nomination advances 15-5; Cortez Masto votes no
- Nevada Senate delegation reintroduces anti-Yucca legislation
- Trump executive order seeks to freeze funds for domestic uranium contracts
- Acting secretary pauses DOE RFPs, reports pending review
- Trump orders hiring freeze; nixes remote work
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- DOE secretary-designate Wright wants to find long term home for radioactive waste
- Summer approval for Palisades restart ‘demanding,’ NRC staff say
- Enviros drop lawsuit over federal bailout of Diablo Canyon
- House appropriations leaders make subcommittee assignments
- Trump selects ex-FERC commissioner Danly for deputy secretary of energy
- Granholm bids DOE adieu; Kolb to be acting secretary
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- Marzano sworn in as 5th commissioner at NRC, where most members now are Dem appointees
- Wyoming legislature set to consider interim storage bill
- Arkansas city says no thanks to interim storage; resident says Yucca Mountain is ‘wasteland’
- Bill in Texas legislature could lower low-level disposal costs for some shippers
- Nominations open for the Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
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- Missing radiation source found in New Jersey; state, federal agencies say they did not use drones to look for it
- Still no vote scheduled on spending bill after Trump, Musk, others trash latest stopgap; shutdown at midnight
- Congress sends NDAA with Great Lakes radwaste warning to White House
- Amentum reports earnings for the first time; expects profits in 2025
- Centrus says it has domestic-enrichment supply chain ready
- U.K. waste sustainability; Indian Point data center?; New NRC faces at Palisades; more
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