Publications: Nuclear Energy & Radwaste Monitor

South Korea-based Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group (Samsung C&T) made a strategic investment of up to $100 million in Kairos Power, the companies said this week. According to Kairos Monday press release, the $100 million will be made up of a “direct investment and in-kind engineering services,” which will be subject to regulatory approvals, […]

Framatome signed a commercial contract this week that allows it to provide nuclear fuel reload with uranium-235 over the industry standard of 5% to an operating reactor, which was not named in the release. According to the company’s Monday press release, within the agreement, Framatome will provide a number of higher enriched fuel reloads using […]

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 Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Reps. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), John Garamendi (D-Calif.), and Don Beyer (D-Va.), introduced the joint resolution […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Department of Energy plans to move forward with the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus program, Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) looks for clarity in the state’s role in the initiative. During the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday hearing, the Utah senator stood firm in believing that the country needs to […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted certain authorities to oversee radioactive materials to the state of Indiana, making it the 41st NRC agreement state. NRC Chair Ho Nieh and Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed the agreement Thursday in Indianapolis, according to NRC’s press release. Under the agreement, Indiana will manage over 200 licenses that use […]

Bechtel and TerraPower have parted ways on the Natrium reactor project in Kemmerer, Wyo. after failing to come to an agreement on the next stages, according to public disclosure papers filed in Virginia. The news was included in a Sept. 15 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notification, in which Bechtel informed Fairfax County […]

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. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), respective ranking members of the Senate and House Energy and Water Development Appropriations subcommittees, […]

Atlanta-based Georgia Power plans to uprate its Vogtle and Hatch plants through a new agreement with Google, the utility said Monday. The two entities’ agreement, which is subject to approval by the Georgia Public Service Commission, would support uprates that would bring about 96 megawatts to the electric grid, according to the Georgia Power press […]

An AtkinsRéalis company, in a joint venture with Aecon Group Inc, has won a three-year, $1.7 billion contract Monday for a refurbishment project at Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Pickering nuclear plant. Candu Energy, an AtkinsRéalis’ subsidiary that designs and builds Canada Deuterium Uranium – or CANDU – reactors, will start work on Unit 5 as […]

After beginning physical decommissioning at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in 2019, NorthStar Group Services has nearly completed its work at the site, a company executive said recently. In a Monday article from local Vermont publication Manchester Journal, Scott State, NorthStar executive chairman and chief nuclear officer, said the 10-year-long project is “99% done.” […]

The Pentagon began its energy expo this week, showcasing several advanced energy projects the military is developing. The Energy Sentry – Pentagon: DoD’s Energy Innovation Expo, that spans from Sept. 22 to 24, displays over 100 projects the Pentagon is deploying across the Army, Navy, Air Force and elsewhere. Among the many projects, advanced nuclear […]

The consortium of Bechtel and Westinghouse and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) have agreed on major commercial terms of the engineering procurement and construction contract to use Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactor technology at Poland’s first nuclear plant.  PEJ handed over the leading role of the project to Bechtel in August. The companies’ have now set the foundation […]

WASHINGTON — Nuclear industry experts and Congress continue to navigate the early development stages of the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus program.  During the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Wednesday hearing, multiple senators sought further understanding of the inner workings, such as funding, interagency partnerships and disposal of different types of wastes, […]

Deep Isolation said this week results from a recent demonstration of deep borehole disposal technology shows its viability for permanent disposal of waste created by fuel recycling. The Berkeley, Calif.-based nuclear waste disposal technology developer completed a three-year project funded by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the Converting Used Nuclear […]

The New Mexico State Land Office issued an executive order Sept. 4 that would ban any new uranium mining activities in the state. The order, issued by New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, pushes for the state agency to prioritize nuclear cleanup at legacy uranium sites, according to a press statement. It will also […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) told the National Cleanup Workshop here on Wednesday he expects the Energy & Water Development bill for fiscal 2027 to pass during the so-called “lame duck” session after Congress returns following the November election. Fleischmann, a member of the House Appropriation Committee, chairs the Energy & Water subcommittee […]

After earlier reports from media outlets about Holtec suspending its initial public offering (IPO), the company officially said Thursday that it will postpone the launching of its IPO due to recent market conditions. In its company’s press release, Holtec said: “The decision to postpone the offering has been caused by the unusual confluence of developments […]

Torrance, Calif.-based Antares Nuclear was awarded $161 million by the U.S. Air Force last week to advance its nuclear reactor technology for space applications. The Air Force award to Antares represents the largest Department of Defense contract for space nuclear power so far, according to the company’s Sept. 11 press release.  Under the program, the […]

Berkeley, Calif.-based small modular reactor developer Deep Fission installed and retrieved its full-size prototype reactor canister from a borehole in Kansas, the company said Sept. 10. According to the company’s press release, Deep Fission’s workers lowered its 20-foot canister to 100 feet below ground in a 34-inch wide borehole and then brought it back up […]

WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy could consider using the Nuclear Waste Fund to help fund waste management-related facilities to go online at Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. During the House Energy and Commerce’s Energy subcommittee hearing Tuesday, DOE’s Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Ted Garrish told the panel that the department and Congress need to […]

Energy Secretary Chris Wright continues to call on Iran to fall in line with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards agreement in a Monday speech. Wright told the IAEA’s General Conference in Vienna, Austria, that Iran’s lack of transparency and failure to abide by the NPT-required safeguards has been “unacceptable.” […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Legislation modifying the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), could remove a roadblock to the full implementation of the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, a DOE official said. During Wednesday’s session at the National Cleanup Workshop, several panels discussed the early progress of the nuclear  campuses. Marla Morales, DOE’s acting deputy […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is working to address management of greater than class C (GTCC) waste through a recent rulemaking, Commissioner Matthew Marzano said Wednesday here. The NRC Commissioner opened up the final day of the Nuclear Cleanup Workshop with a keynote address focused on the NRC’s role in the cleanup sector. […]

The state of Tennessee, the United Kingdom and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have agreed to work together on bringing commercial fusion energy online. According to the Monday announcement, the three entities will collaborate to work on fusion supply chain needs, workforce development and a regulatory pathway that could scale up the technology. This will […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Department of Energy’s Undersecretary of Science Dario Gil wants “cooler heads to prevail” on the comparative merits of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers amid public backlash. Much of the discussion during the Nuclear Cleanup Workshop centered around AI and how DOE intends to leverage the technology and build data centers on […]

Centrus Energy and Antares Nuclear signed a multi-year agreement Thursday where Centrus will provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to Torrance, Calif.-based microreactor developer. In the span of two months, Centrus signed its third HALEU supply contract with an advanced reactor company with Radiant Nuclear last week and X-energy in August. Centrus said in a press […]

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 […]

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 […]