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Amentum and Japan-based Kyoto Fusioneering have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue commercial fusion production across Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. According to Amentum’s Tuesday press release, the MOU will create a framework for international coordination and have the two companies explore opportunities across major public and private fusion programs. […]

The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) Wednesday gave its rundown on likely key committee leadership in the House and Senate when the Democratic Party majority takes the reins of Congress in January. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, which oversees Department of Energy programs and development on public lands is apt to be led […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The National Nuclear Security Administration is exploring changes to its acquisition practices that could make it easier for commercial companies and firms without extensive NNSA experience to compete for work. B.J. Quigley, NNSA’s senior procurement executive, said at the Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association’s (ETEBA) annual conference last week the agency […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Brandon Williams, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, wants small and mid-sized U.S. businesses to help rapidly rebuild the agency’s nuclear production infrastructure, calling the effort a “national security imperative” amid sweeping modernization across the enterprise. Speaking at the Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association’s (ETEBA) annual conference last week, Williams […]

The same momentum that saw Democrats take control of the House and Senate, helped the party win most governorships in play during Tuesday’s election.  As of Wednesday afternoon, the Associated Press projects that the Democratic Party will gain five states on the gubernatorial level. While the election results are unofficial, Democrats are expected to have […]

By 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday most major national news outlets had declared that the Democratic Party had won control of both the U.S. House of Representatives as well as the Senate. CBS News reported early Wednesday morning that Democrats were seemingly assured of at least 54 seats in the Senate and around 250 in […]

The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is on a path to complete its major decommissioning work by the end of 2028 and could reach final disposal in the near future, according to a recent report. Rep. Mike Levin’s (D-Calif.) office released the 2026 SONGS report late October, touting the progress the shuttered plant has […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) reported strong third quarter financial results driven by strong shipbuilding sales, profit on the Virginia-class attack submarine program, and milestones achieved in unmanned maritime systems. Net income soared 50% to $217 million, $5.48 earnings per share (EPS), from $145 million ($3.68 EPS) a year ago. Sales increased 11% to $3.5 billion […]

The international nuclear company AtkinsRéalis Group said Tuesday it has bought out the remaining interest in a U.S.-based energy consulting company that it invested in last year.  In a Tuesday Nov. 3 news release, the Montreal-based AtkinsRéalis said it has bought out the rest of David Evans Enterprises for what amounts to $130 million in […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As renewed interest in nuclear energy continues to materialize in the United States, nuclear companies are seeking multiple suppliers to help bring their plans to fruition, company representatives said here on Oct. 29. Industry representatives from Orano USA, Centrus Energy and Oklo told audience members at an industry conference their respective companies […]

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN-788) arrived at HMAS Stirling on Oct. 27 to start a scheduled month-long maintenance period, the fourth such submarine maintenance period in the region since AUKUS’s establishment, according to a Navy press release.  This came days after the Pentagon announced SSN-788 will be the first American Virginia-class submarine assigned […]

Betty Huck has taken over as manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Savannah River Field Office, overseeing more than $2.9 billion in annual contracts at the South Carolina site, according to a Nov. 2 press release. Huck succeeds Michael Mikolanis as field office manager, after Mikolanis announced in September he was moving back to […]

Tuesday Nov. 3 is of course election day and the polls were scheduled to close anywhere from 6 p.m. Eastern Time to after midnight on Wednesday morning, depending on what state and county you live. Major media reports have indicated a record number of people have voted early in these mid-term elections. Exchange Monitor expects […]

Earnings rose at Lynchburg, Va.- based BWX Technology (BWXT) in the third quarter, which the company attributed to trends in energy security challenges requiring nuclear solutions. Net earnings for the third quarter ended were $102 million, or $1.11 a share, up from $82.2 million, or $0.89 a share, in the year-ago quarter, according to the […]

Urenco USA said Monday it has produced its first cylinder of low-enriched uranium plus (LEU+) at its plant in Eunice, N.M. “Through the coordinated efforts of teams from across our site and company, we can now supply an innovative fuel option for our customers and support the next generation of nuclear fuel technologies,” Jody Blackshear, […]

The United States Navy has selected its Naval Weapons Stations in Crane, Ind. to support large-scale advanced nuclear power generation at the naval installation. Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao announced on Oct. 28 at the 5th annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit, hosted by Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), that the Navy is seeking proposals […]

Chantilly, Va.-based Parsons Corp. reported last week that its third quarter net income was $54 million down from $64 million during the same three-month period in 2025. According to its Oct. 28 earnings release, Parsons earnings per share was $0.51 in the quarter ended Sept. 30 down from $0.59 in the prior year period. The […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalized a rule Oct. 30 that would change the agency’s contested hearings process for its licensing applications and create three hearing paths. The three hearing tracks are: standard, focused and expedited. The standard proceeding will be for 18-month reviews, focused will be for 12-month reviews and expedited for “faster reviews,” […]

General Dynamics (GD) last week reported strong sales and earnings in the third quarter led by the company’s shipbuilding business followed by the Aerospace segment, the company said on its quarterly earnings call. Overall, in the quarter, GD’s net income rose 16% to $1.2 billion, $4.49 earnings per share (EPS), from $1.1 billion ($3.88 EPS) […]

Raytheon received an $8 billion contract from the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center that runs through 2036 to support the modernization and production restart of Strategic Communications Terminals. Raytheon, based in Marlborough, Mass., was awarded the maximum-ceiling, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity contract for developmental modernization, production restart services and technical studies associated with the Air Force Nuclear […]

Studsvik, a Sweden-based nuclear technology company, is getting a new chief executive officer, the company announced Monday. The Studsvik board of directors appointed Stefan Håkansson, currently a senior executive with Öresundskraft, as president and CEO effective in February, pending regulatory clearances, the company said in a news release. Håkansson will succeed Karl Thedéen, “who has […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently issued a final safety evaluation report for advanced reactor developer X-energy’s first planned small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas, completing its environmental review. According to X-energy’s Oct. 30 press release, NRC staff reviewed the company’s Xe-100 plant’s principal design criteria, safety analyses and other safety aspects and recommended that the […]

Westinghouse said it has begun a six-month front-end and engineering design study for its AP1000 reactor technology at Jaslovské Bohunice nuclear plant in Slovakia.  The study is funded by the Department of State’s Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology Program, according to Westinghouse’s Oct. 28 press release. The company said the […]

Bethesda, Md. uranium broker Centrus Energy has manufactured its first centrifuge and is shipping it to its uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio, the company said Oct. 29. The centrifuge was made at Centrus’ Oak Ridge, Tenn. facility. This centrifuge was completed as a part of the company’s multibillion dollar expansion of its uranium enrichment […]

The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch has contracted a small business out of Tempe, Ariz., for the Infrastructure Support Services contract at the Portsmouth Site at Piketon, Ohio. In a Friday Oct. 30 news release, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said the new potential five-year contract was being awarded to AIS Technical Services. The […]

Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking:  NOVEMBER: 02: Earnings call: BWX Technologies will hold its quarterly earnings call start at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.  03: Election day, mid-terms.  03: Earnings call: Leidos will hold its quarterly earnings call starting at 8 a.m. Eastern.  05: Earnings call: AtkinsRéalis Group […]

Sandia National Laboratories has been selected for $3.38 million in Department of Energy funding to develop analytical tools aimed at helping advance the safe, secure production of nuclear fuels for next-generation reactors. The funding is part of DOE’s nearly $50 million High-Performance Optimized Recycled Nuclear Isotopes for Gen IV Reactors, or HORNIG, program, administered by […]

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is scheduled to conduct low-altitude helicopter flights Nov. 3 to Nov. 5 over South Florida, the agency said in an email last week. The agency’s Aerial Measuring System, radiation-sensing technology that flies on a Leonardo AW-139 helicopter at low levels, would measure any potential background radiation ahead of the […]

Three large Lithium-Ion batteries from the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), near Carlsbad, N.M., are being shipped to Pittsburgh where government researchers will study potential mine-fire risks. DOE and WIPP prime Salado Isolation Mining Contractors have reached an Inter-Agency Agreement with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The batteries […]