Vol. 18, No. 28 
House Appropriations passes bill with focus on nuclear energy
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NEA tracking 74 SMRs under development worldwide
The Paris-based Nuclear Energy Agency is monitoring 74 small modular reactors across the globe that are under active development and not merely paper projects, officials said Wednesday. The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), a branch of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), used an online webinar and press conference to show off its new […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Westinghouse intends to build 10 new reactors in near future
Westinghouse hopes to start construction of 10 new AP1000 reactors by 2030, the company’s interim CEO Dan Sumner said at a conference in Pittsburgh this week. At the first-ever Pennsylvania Energy Summit and Expo, hosted by Sen. David McCormick (R-Pa.), Sumner said Westinghouse is reacting to President Donald Trump’s executive order and partnering with companies […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE unveils pilot program for nuclear fuel production lines
The Department of Energy has announced a new pilot program to strengthen the U.S. supply chains for nuclear fuel and support the expedition of the development of new advanced reactors. The initiative is intended to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign sources of enriched uranium and critical materials, while allowing the private sector to invest […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Kairos Power installs reactor vessel at Oak Ridge
Kairos Power has installed the reactor vessel for its third Engineering Test Unit at its campus in Oak Ridge, Tenn., the company announced this week. The third Engineering Test Unit vessel, which is 14-foot-tall, marks a construction milestone for its non-nuclear reactor mockup, Kairos said in its Tuesday press release. The third Engineering building is […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
OIG questions DOE management of HALEU demonstration contract process
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy miscalculated during the selection process of its High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Demonstration Project, the Department’s Office of Inspector General found in an audit. In a July 2 audit report the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found the Office of Nuclear Energy inappropriately limited competition during its pre-award […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Kiewit to lead construction of Oklo’s Aurora project at INL
Oklo has selected Kiewit Nuclear Solutions to lead construction of its first commercial Aurora nuclear powerhouse at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Kiewit Nuclear Solutions., a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation, will support the design and construction of the Aurora powerhouse at INL under a master services agreement, according to Oklo’s Tuesday press […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NRC accepts Clinch River application for review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently accepted for review the Tennessee Valley Authority’s construction permit application for the Clinch River nuclear site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. NRC told TVA in a July 9 letter it has completed the acceptance review for the second part of the construction permit application. The regulator previously completed the first half […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Whitehouse fears DOE ‘hostile takeover’ of NRC
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) voted against David Wright’s renomination to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week citing concerns that NRC is losing its independence. Wright’s nomination passed out of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in a 10 to 9 vote on July 9. All of the Republicans on the committee voted yes, […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Terra Innovatum, GSR III sign MOU to deploy SOLO reactor
Terra Innovatum and GSR III Acquisition Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with Rock City Admiral Parkway Development for Rock City to host deployment of Terra’s SOLO micro-modular reactor in Illinois. Rock City is a six-million square foot industrial park located in Valmeyer, Ill. The MOU will grant Terra Innovatum, a micro reactor developer, dedicated […]
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National Laboratories
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
Oklo has completed its Nuclear Regulatory Commission pre-readiness assessment of Phase 1 of the combined license application for its Aurora project at Idaho National Laboratory. The Santa Clara, Calif. based advanced nuclear company, has been working with NRC on the application since 2016. The company intends to submit its full combined license application to the […]