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With less than three weeks to go before the Nov. 3 general election, here is a look at some of the key House of Representatives and Senate races around Department of Energy nuclear cleanup sites.
The sites and races are listed alphabetically.
Energy Technology…
A full week into fiscal 2027, the Department of Energy had still not appointed members for the newly-configured Hanford Advisory Board.
A DOE spokesperson said late Thursday Oct. 8 that the new members of the citizen advisory board for the Hanford Site in Richland,…
Members of the New Mexico Congressional delegation serving the area around the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) have lined up $10 million for upkeep of the haul road leading to the nation’s only disposal site for defense-related transuranic…
Two California lawmakers introduced a bill Sept. 24 that, if enacted, would provide $10 billion in funding to the fusion industry to help spur commercialization of the advanced nuclear technology.
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), members…
Trey RorieThe growing interest in building more nuclear power across the United States calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build up its workforce to meet the incoming workload, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report this week.
Over the past…
Senate and House Democratic appropriators seek more clarity from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Chair Ho Nieh on the recent overarching changes at the agency initiated by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14300.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep.…
Senate and House Democratic appropriators seek more clarity from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Chair Ho Nieh on the recent overarching changes at the agency initiated by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14300.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep.…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission released more overarching regulations in its latest rulemaking that will affect decommissioning, reactor licensing and oversight.
Proposed on Sept. 11, the newest rulemaking in the NRC’s regulations as a part of Executive Order…
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…
BWX Technologies’ microreactor was selected by Prodigy Clean Energy and two Canadian Indigenous tribes to be the technology for the Transportable Nuclear Power Plant at Belledune in New Brunswick, Canada.
The BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor – or BANR – is designed…
The Department of Energy and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) Thursday, deepening the interagency effort to apply nuclear technology for space.
The MOU, titled “Accelerating American Leadership…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed two state bills into law on Sept. 30 that focus on exploring the viability of advanced nuclear fission and fusion.
The first bill, Assembly Bill 2647, introduced by California Assembly member Lisa Calderon (D), is aimed towards…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed two state bills into law on Sept. 30 that focus on exploring the viability of advanced nuclear fission and fusion there.
The first bill, Assembly Bill 2647, introduced by California Assembly member Lisa Calderon (D), is aimed…
The United States and South Korean governments reached a $120 billion investment agreement on Sept. 30, collaborating on building eight large-scale reactors in the United States.
The initiative, named Project Power, involves efforts from both governments, Westinghouse,…
Congressional Democrats have introduced a resolution seeking to block a U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement, citing concerns about uranium enrichment and limits on international inspections.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House…
The United States would be willing to provide nuclear fuel to Iran if Tehran resolves concerns surrounding its nuclear program, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, potentially offering a path for civilian nuclear cooperation.
Wright reportedly told Bloomberg that…
