Vol. 18, No. 16 
DOE releases third loan for Palisades restart
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Sam Altman leaves Oklo board, Jacob DeWitte steps up
Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI, is stepping down as chairman of the board of nuclear power company Oklo, according to a company statement Wednesday. Jacob DeWitte, Oklo CEO and co-founder, will serve as chairman and board member in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
TVA intends to submit SMR construction permit for Clinch River site
The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to submit a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small modular reactor at the Clinch River nuclear site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. by June 2025. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) informed the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
White House technology director aims for more technological innovation in the U.S.
White House director of the office of science and technology policy Michael Kratsios has called for a restoration in American Innovation in the science and technology industry. Kratsios, who was confirmed by the Senate in March, recently spoke at the Endless Frontiers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
TerraPower starts design assessment process in U.K.
TerraPower has taken its first steps in the regulatory process for its advanced nuclear reactor in the United Kingdom. TerraPower, backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced in an April 16 press release that it has submitted a letter to the U.K. Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Commissioner says doesn’t know the future of NRC under Trump, ‘Does anybody?’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christopher Hanson, commissioner for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said Monday he does not know where the future of the agency stands under the current Donald Trump administration, the executive order threatening diluting power, and the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Uranium Energy Corp CEO appointed to World Nuclear Association’s board
Uranium Energy Corp ( CEO, founder and president Amir Adnani has been appointed to the World Nuclear Association’s Board of Management. “It’s an honor to join the WNA [World Nuclear Association] Board of Management at such a pivotal time for our industry,”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Various weapons complex officials advance
President Donald Trump has nominated several officials to lead key Department of Energy branches serving nuclear energy and the weapons complex, and some are making progress through the confirmation process. The nominees would report to the already confirmed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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National Laboratories
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;
Eric Epstein, who has previously served as the chairman of Three Mile Island Alert, has filed a petition opposing the proposed name change for Three Mile Island Unit-1 to “Christopher M. Crane Clean Energy Center”. In the petition, filed on April 18, Epstein… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Correction
The story “DOE’s consent based siting consortia federal manager steps down” [Radwaste & Materials Monitor, April 18, 2025] should have said that Vincent Ialenti was the federal manager of DOE’s consent based siting consortia. Marla Morales is the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]