Vol. 19, No. 22 
Antares hits initial criticality for DOE’s pilot reactor program
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Budget & Policy
HASC passes NDAA with microreactor amendment
The House Armed Services Committee passed the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would authorize $160 million for the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy in a 44-12 vote Thursday night. The $160 million is level to what the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
‘There is no nuclear renaissance going on,’ environmental groups say
Several officials from environmental organizations held a meeting in Washington, D.C. Tuesday warning against reworking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and streamlining nuclear licensing amid the push of powering artificial intelligence (AI). Over the past… 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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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
New York Power Authority issues new nuclear solicitations
The New York Power Authority released two new solicitations Monday that aim to advance Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) plan to add five gigawatts, or 5,000 megawatts, of nuclear power. The first solicitation builds on Hochul’s initial plans to add 1,000 megawatts of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
FERC grants Constellation’s waiver to move Three Mile Island restart forward
Constellation Energy moves one step closer to restarting the former Three Mile Island reactor in Pennsylvania after having a waiver granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this week. Under the waiver request granted on Monday, Constellation will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Urenco USA sets expanded uranium enrichment capacity plans into motion
A multi-billion-dollar expansion is coming to Urenco USA’s National Enrichment Facility in Eunice, N.M., enlarging the capacity by nearly 50%, the company said Tuesday. Urenco USA, an affiliate of the European Urenco Group, said in a press release it will install… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
X-Energy files reactor design application with UK regulator
X-Energy this week submitted an application for its Xe-100 small modular reactor to the United Kingdom’s Generic Design Assessment process. The company is developing the Xe-100 reactor, which is a high-temperature gas-cooled SMR capable of producing 80 megawatts… 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 stays tight-lipped on nuclear lifecycle campus talks
The Department of Energy is not yet sharing specifics about the states underserious consideration for its Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus program, The DOE program seeks federal-state partnerships to increase the nation’s fuel fabrication, uranium enrichment… 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
Last Energy secures DOE approval of preliminary safety analysis
Austin, Texas-based Last Energy received the Department of Energy’s approval of its preliminary safety analysis last week for its test microreactor at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus in Bryan, Texas. Last Energy becomes the most recent nuclear company to achieve… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
House Energy Subcommittee to review several federal nuclear bills
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy subcommittee will host a hearing to examine several pieces of nuclear legislation on June 9 in Room 2123 in Rayburn House Office Building at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The subcommittee panel will look at three bills… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Holtec’s SMR-300 picked for Utah’s Green River project
Holtec International said last week it was selected to power the Green River Advanced Nuclear Project in Emery County, Utah, Holtec will construct its SMR-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in Emery County under Gov. Spencer Cox’s (R) state initiative Operation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Curio starts talks with NRC for used nuclear fuel recycling facility
Curio submitted a letter of intent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to start the pre-application work and the eventual submission of its operating license for the NuCycle used nuclear fuel recycling facility at a site yet to be determined. According to Curio’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Rolls-Royce SMR gets two suppliers for SMR program
United Kingdom-based Rolls-Royce SMR has selected Doosan Enerbility and Škoda JS to supply reactor components for its small modular reactor (SMR) program, the company said on May 27. According to Rolls-Royce SMR’s May 27 press release, the two supply chain companies… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Round Up: Deep Fission gets construction partner for reactor; DOE picks two companies for used fuel canister monitoring; Deep Isolation secures over 100 patents
Deep Fission has partnered with Day & Zimmerman for the construction of Deep Fission’s underground Gravity reactor in Great Plains Industrial Park in Parsons, Kan. According to Day & Zimmerman’s Tuesday press release, Day & Zimmerman will oversee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]