Vol. 19, No. 07 
States reviewing DOE nuclear lifecycle hub inquiry
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Pritzker seeks to bring more nuclear power to Illinois
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) signed an executive order this week that will focus on new nuclear generation with a goal of adding at least 2 gigawatts or 2,000 megawatts. According to the Wednesday order, Pritzker called for the Illinois Power Agency and Illinois… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Washington state lawmakers draft bill on DOE’s nuclear lifecycle hub
Two Washington state lawmakers have introduced legislation that requests the governor pursue the Department of Energy’s state nuclear lifecycle campus inquiry. The bill, House Joint Memorial 4016, was initiated by state Reps. Stephanie Barnard (R) and Mark Klicker… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE needs oversight plan for Office of Clean Energy Demo projects, GAO finds
Given limited staff, the Department of Energy needs a management plan for projects run through DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said last week. OCED was created in 2021 to manage DOE’s clean energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NRC accepts Holtec’s SMR partial construction permit application
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted the first part of a Holtec International subsidiary’s construction permit application for review, according to Holtec’s Wednesday LinkedIn post. NRC said in a Feb. 13 letter it has completed the acceptance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE, Pentagon transport reactor, Wright says three small reactors running by July 4
A nuclear reactor was airlifted from March Air Force Base (AFB), Calif. to Hill AFB, Utah, on Sunday, according to a release on the Pentagon’s website. This is the first time a nuclear reactor has been airlifted as a form of transport. Three C-17 transport planes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor reports lower earnings for quarter, year
Earnings fell at Fluor, Irving, Texas, during the fourth quarter of 2025, which the engineering and construction company partly attributes to a share buyback program and losing an overseas court ruling. Net earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31 were a net loss… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NRC approves TRISO-X fuel facility license
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued TRISO-X a special nuclear material license, allowing the company to use high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) at its fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn. TX-1 and TX-2, X-Energy’s commercial fuel facilities,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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National Laboratories
INL, NVIDIA using AI for nuclear work
The Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the tech powerhouse Nvidia have partnered to employ artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate nuclear reactor development. The partnership stems from President Donald Trump administration’s Genesis… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Budget & Policy
Trial underway in FirstEnergy bribery scandal
Sam Randazzo, an Ohio energy regulatory chief who took his own life in 2024 after being indicted in a FirstEnergy bribery scandal, previously worked for FirstEnergy and a coalition of businesses at the same time when they were negotiating with each other, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
Round Up: DOE approves safety analysis for MARVEL; Deep Fission raises $80 million; DOE NRIC to begin ops for molten salt research; more
The Department of Energy has approved the safety analysis for its Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) project at Idaho National Laboratory Wednesday. “The MARVEL project, under the DOE Microreactor Program, aims to advance the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]