Vol. 19, No. 08

Decommissioning

Decommissioning advances on shuttered nuclear power plants

With the White House and Congress increasingly focused on new reactors, progress continues across the country on decommissioning shuttered nuclear power plants.  Here is a look at the status of the current shuttered U.S. commercial reactors. The list does not include reactors operated by the Department of Energy or were authorized by the Atomic Energy […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Southern Company lands $26.5 billion DOE loan

    The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, formerly the Loan Programs Office, has awarded a $26.5 billion loan to Southern Company to invest in its energy infrastructure.  Southern Company said in its Wednesday press release that the term is nearly 30 years of loans and will be split among two utility subsidiaries, Georgia […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Orano files environmental report for uranium enrichment plant

    Orano USA submitted its environmental report for  Project IKE, a planned uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Monday. “We are pleased to reach this early review stage with the NRC and to submit a detailed and comprehensive Environmental Report addressing the required analyses, including land use, air quality, […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Deep Fission, Urenco USA ink nuclear fuel deal

    Deep Fission signed an agreement with Urenco USA this week to receive low-enriched uranium (LEU) for fuel for its underground small modular reactor (SMR). The Berkeley, Calif.-based SMR developer said the fuel will be used to support its pilot Gravity reactor, under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) pilot reactor program, and initial commercial deployments, according […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Nano Nuclear, EHC to explore KRONOS deployment in UAE

    Nano Nuclear signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with EHC Investment Tuesday to explore a joint venture to deploy its KRONOS microreactor in the United Arab Emirates. EHC Investment is a UAE investment holding company based in Abu Dhabi that has been around for over 35 years and has 12 subsidiaries, including EHC Energy.  The […]

  • National Laboratories

    Kairos works with ORNL on new nuclear technology

    Kairos Power and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have entered into a $27 million partnership to focus on accelerating advanced nuclear technology. “DOE’s support has been instrumental in helping Kairos Power accelerate our path to technological maturity,” Ed Blandford, Kairos chief technology officer and co-founder, said in ONRL’s Feb. 19 press […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Strong fourth quarter despite gov ops decrease for BWXT

    Earnings rose, though government operations fell, at BWX Technologies (BWXT), Lynchburg, Va., in the fourth quarter, which the company attributed to naval propulsion and commercial nuclear power awards. Net earnings for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 were $93 million, or $1.01 a share, up from $71 million, or $0.92 a share, in the year-ago […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Wisconsin launches nuclear siting study

    Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) unveiled plans for a new nuclear power siting study during his Feb. 17 State of the State address. Evers announced the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin–Madison’s nuclear engineering department will lead the study. “We’re also continuing to explore new ways for Wisconsin to be a leader […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    UK regulator accepts TerraPower’s Natrium reactor for design assessment

    The Natrium technology of Bellevue, Wash.-based TerraPower has been accepted into the United Kingdom’s Generic Design Assessment process Feb. 19.  The Generic Design Assessment is the process used by U.K. nuclear and environmental regulators to evaluate new nuclear projects. TerraPower announced its intention to enter into the process in April 2025 and submitted the application […]

  • Recommissioning & Restarts

    Round Up: NRC accepts former TMI restart amendment; ECA webinar to focus on DOE’s nuclear lifecycle hubs; Amentum plans new office HQ in 2027

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Three Mile Island Unit 1’s license amendment requests for its restart, according to a notice this week in the Federal Register. NRC said in its Tuesday press release that Three Mile Island Unit 1’s, now known as Crane Clean Energy Center, restart license amendment requests had sufficient information for […]

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