Vol. 19, No. 34 
DOE makes $1.9 billion loan for NextEra’s Duane Arnold restart
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
West Virginia becomes sixth state picked under DOE’s nuclear campus program
West Virginia has been selected as a finalist to host a nuclear campus under a high-profile Department of Energy program Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) announced in a Tuesday press conference. West Virginia is now the sixth state to be considered for a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus, joining Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah, which were […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus, Radiant reach a long-term HALEU deal
Centrus Energy and Radiant Nuclear agreed to a long-term deal where Centrus will provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for Radiant’s incoming fuel needs following its Janus program selection. The Army’s Janus program awarded Radiant with $750 million to construct its Kaleidos microreactor at Fort Benning in Georgia and develop 15 microreactors across several military installations. […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Fuel reprocessing to play a role in advanced nuclear sector, panel says
WASHINGTON – The advanced nuclear technology sector likes the idea of used fuel reprocessing, but is still trying to figure out the economics of it, a House Science, Space and Technology Committee panel heard last week. Several nuclear industry specialists testified before the House Science’s Energy subcommittee about the direction of the domestic advanced reactor […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Holtec targets $10 billion-plus valuation in IPO announcement
Holtec is anticipating a multi-billion-dollar valuation, announcing the launch of the roadshow for its initial public offering (IPO) in an amended Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing Tuesday. After initially filing registration for an IPO in July, Holtec said in its press release it plans to offer 50 million shares at prices that range between […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Navy picks Naval Weapons Station Crane for first microreactor installation
The U.S. Navy unveiled plans this week for a nuclear microreactor at the Naval Weapons Station Crane in Indiana, which will be the first base to use the technology. The microreactor installed at the naval base will be owned and operated by a private company and provide electricity inside the fence even through power outages, […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
SCE reports quarterly progress in SONGS decommissioning
Southern California Edison (SCE) began several new decommissioning tasks at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) during the second quarter of 2026, according to a recent update from the company. According to the second quarter update, SCE, an Edison International subsidiary, said it began to clear out and start hazardous materials removal as well […]
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Climate Policy & Regulation
Groups demand NEPA review of plan to provide surplus plutonium to private companies
The South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) is demanding the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) conduct a public environmental review of plans to provide 19.7 metric tons of surplus weapons-grade plutonium to private nuclear companies. SCELP published the letter of demand Sept. 8 on behalf of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
ONE Nuclear moves ahead with SMR studies in Louisiana
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based ONE Nuclear Energy said Tuesday it began the environmental evaluation process for its small modular reactor plans, Project Amberjack, in Louisiana. ONE Nuclear, a developer of natural gas and advanced nuclear technologies, said in its press release Project Amberjack would be a multi-unit SMR campus that could produce up to 1,000 […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NANO enters MOU with Enveniam to advance nuclear projects
NANO Nuclear and Enveniam signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to collaborate on building out a nuclear fuel cycle infrastructure and deploying NANO’s microreactor technology. Enveniam, based in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is a project integration solutions company that works in various areas of the energy sector, including nuclear energy. New York-based NANO is an advanced […]
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Newsletter & Digest Archive
25 years ago, DOE, NRC reacted to Sept. 11 attacks
Twenty-five years ago, after terrorists flew airplanes into New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Virginia, then-Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham ordered all Department of Energy facilities be placed in high security status. “All non-essential DOE personnel are evacuated and sent home,” according to a DOE webpage on Sept. 11, 2001. As for […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Round Up: Bluecore raises $50 million for maritime technology; NRC to review Dominion’s ESP renewal; NRC’s plans workshop on AI maturity
Long Beach, Calif.-based maritime nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raised $50 million in seed funding this week. The seed round is the first official stage of fundraising from outside investors for a startup company. Bluecore, founded in 2025, said in its Tuesday press release that the recent funding comes at a time where the company is […]