Vol. 18, No. 36 
Markey questions EnergySec Wright over ties with Oklo
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Budget & Policy
Competitive markets can be tough on nuclear plant financial performance, GAO says
The financial health of U.S. nuclear plants can be affected by factors such as the market they operate in, electricity prices and the availability of tax credits, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported this week. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
House passes, Senate rejects Nov. 21 CR, Trump threatens layoffs
Uncertainty over a potential government shutdown is rising after the Senate last Friday Sept. 19 rejected a House-passed stopgap funding bill that also included spending flexibility for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s weapons activities. After… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Oklo breaks ground for its first Aurora powerhouse
Oklo held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory to mark the start of work for its first Aurora powerhouse project. “This opportunity positions us to build our first plant more quickly,” Oklo CEO and co-founder… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Data Centers & Energy Demand
2 EM data center solicitations expected this fall
ARLINGTON, VA. — Two Department of Energy cleanup properties are expected to issue solicitations for artificial intelligence (AI)-related data centers soon, federal officials said here Wednesday. The Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee could issue a request for proposals in early November for a potential data center, Rob Seifert, director of infrastructure disposition and regulatory policy […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus looks to expand Piketon plant in a “multi-billion dollar” investment
Centrus Energy announced plans of expanding at its uranium enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio. The expansion is anticipated to boost the production of low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), according to the Centrus Thursday press… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Orano and Zeno to partner up bolster americium-241 production through fuel recycling
Orano and Zeno Power have agreed to partner to secure a supply chain of americium-241 from Orano’s spent nuclear fuel recycling operations in France. Through the agreement, Zeno will make a multi-million-dollar investment to gain priority access to large quantities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
U.S. politics plagues nuclear waste management, panel says
Nuclear waste management in the United States is not a technical issue but a political one due to differing energy priorities from administration to administration, a panel said Monday at City College of New York in New York, N.Y. The hybrid panel for “What Now,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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International
Amentum expects to provide 3,000 UK jobs in UK-US deal
Amentum announced plans to create 3,000 new jobs over the next four years to support the growth of the United Kingdom’s nuclear power and defense industry. The engineering solutions company’s announcement came as a part of a handful of deals between UK and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Kansas considers TerraPower’s advanced reactor
TerraPower, Evergy and the Kansas Department of Commerce have joined forces to explore deploying an advanced nuclear reactor and energy storage system at an Evergy location in Kansas. The site selection will be based on an evaluation of factors including community… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
TVA works with Type One Energy to build a fusion plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to work with a fusion company based in Knoxville to deploy a commercial fusion plant within a decade at an old coal-fired power plant in Tennessee. TVA issued a letter of intent to the fusion technology Type One Energy seeking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Deep Fission considers 3 states for underground SMRs
Deep Fission has selected sites in Kansas, Texas and Utah as potential locations for its underground nuclear reactors. The Berkeley, Calif. based advanced nuclear technology company has signed letters of intent with partners at each location to pursue joint development… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Round Up: Garrish takes oath; SRNL taps Hewit as deputy lab boss; Eni and CFS sign fusion energy based-PPA; Deep Isolation and Navarro sign licensing deal
Ted Garrish, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, will be sworn in this Friday, according to a DOE Office of Nuclear Energy spokesperson. Garrish has held the lead role of the Office of Nuclear Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]