Vol. 18, No. 12 
Oklo now expecting first commercial powerhouse by early 2028
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE offers $900M for small modular reactors
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a solicitation that makes $900 million available through federal funds to support the deployment of small modular reactors (SMR). Originally issued in October 2024, the DOE announced the reissue of the solicitation on Monday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Judge seeks more filings in Dem AGs challenge to mass layoffs
A Maryland-based federal district judge on Wednesday called for additional legal briefs from the U.S. Department of Justice and 20 state attorneys general challenging mass layoffs of probationary workers at the Department of Energy and other federal agencies. U.S.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Illinois lawmakers look to remove state’s nuclear restrictions
Illinois lawmakers plan to remove the state’s suspension on new nuclear projects in the proposed Senate Bill 1527. The proposed law, introduced by state Sen. Sue Rezin (R), would amend the state’s Public Utilities Act in removing the ban on constructing new… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Connecticut seeks to become an NRC agreement state
Connecticut has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to become what is known as an agreement state, picking up certain responsibilities for radioactive materials. An agreement state enters into a deal with the NRC to assume regulatory authority over particular… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Indiana lawmakers approve nuclear financing bill
The Indiana state Senate and House of Representatives have passed Senate Bill 424 on nuclear financing, which now awaits the signature of Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R). The bill would allow public utilities to petition before or during the construction of a small… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
Senate Energy chair Lee seeks answers on lab researchers using Chinese computers
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent letters to directors of Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and Argonne National Laboratories on reports of researchers leveraging supercomputers from the Chinese military. Lee, a proponent… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Texas A&M professor sees fusion a decade or more away
Texas A&M University professor Satish Bukkapatnam believes nuclear fusion as a reliable energy source is “a decade or more” away from being feasible, according to a press release. Nuclear fusion is a source of clean energy that involves fusing light nuclei… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Trump nominees for weapons complex await hearings
President Donald Trump has nominated a trio of officials to lead key Department of Energy branches serving the weapons complex, although as of mid-week Senate committees had not scheduled confirmation hearings on any of them. All three would report to the already… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Roundup: INL seeks startup investors; Oklo appoints two new board members; Frederic Bailly promoted at SCE; Former Rep. Mia Love passes at age 49;
The Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory is shopping around for industry partners to invest between $5 million and $10 million in an “incubator” for startup businesses aimed at areas such as nuclear energy and cyber security. In exchange for the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]