Vol. 19, No. 16 
DOE offices issue nuclear recycling solicitations
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Feds seek to beef up nuclear supply chain by 2033
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy kicked off a new initiative Thursday centered around bolstering the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain by 2033. The new initiative “Nuclear Dominance – 3 by 33” has the federal government working with industry to build up the many aspects of the nuclear supply chain, including uranium enrichment, […]
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Budget & Policy
EnergySec defends DOE Nuclear Energy budget request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told a Senate panel Wednesday the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy fiscal 2027 budget request is pretty flat once the big picture is considered. Wright talked about the request from the Donald… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
House Democrats continue to question NRC independence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Democrats on a House Energy and Commerce panel that NRC can remain independent despite the chance of commissioners being terminated by the White House. Wednesday’s hearing of the House Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
TerraPower starts nuclear construction for Wyoming reactor
Bellevue, Wash.-based TerraPower has begun nuclear construction for its molten salt Natrium reactor in Kemmerer, Wyo., the company announced Thursday. “This is the moment our industry has been working toward for a generation. We’re not just breaking new ground… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Wright offers briefing to senator on reactor fast-tracking
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Tuesday Senate hearing, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright offered a briefing to an Arizona Democrat on what the Department of Energy is doing to fast-track reactor deployment. In the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee fiscal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus chooses Geiger Brothers as construction contractor for Piketon expansion
Centrus Energy said Monday it has selected Geiger Brothers as its construction contractor for the multi-billion expansion project for the Centrus uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio, a deal potentially worth $900 million. According to a Centrus Securities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Fermi America’s CEO and CFO exit within days of each other
Fermi America’s CEO Toby Neugebauer and chief financial officer (CFO) Miles Everson have resigned from their respective roles, according to recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings from the company. According to an April 17 SEC filing, Neugebauer’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
New York to select a site for an advanced nuclear plant this year
The state of New York plans to select a site to host at least 1,000 megawatts of new nuclear power this year, according to an April 13 Bloomberg article. A New York Power Authority spokesperson confirmed the timeline with Exchange Monitor this week. New York Power… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
NRC public input on Duane Arnold restart license amendment requests
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice in the Federal Register this week seeking public comments on NextEra Energy’s three license amendment requests for the Duane Arnold Energy Center restart. According to the Wednesday notice, comments must be… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Kairos Power breaks ground for salt-cooled reactor
Kairos Power has broken ground on its Hermes 2 demonstration plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn. over the weekend. The Hermes 2 plant is Kairos’s first commercial-scale reactor and was issued a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2024. Barnard… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
Round Up: Oklo, NVIDIA, LANL team up; NuScale’s to report earnings May 7; University of Wyoming issues nuclear guides; Oklo makes board, management changes
Oklo, NVIDIA and the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have entered into agreement on Thursday to explore artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled research and nuclear research and development at LANL. According to Oklo’s press release,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]