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MIKE SIMPSON: America’s New Nuclear Era Starts in Idaho

REX GEVEDEN, BWXT: As America Accelerates Nuclear Ambitions, BWXT Delivers Necessary Speed and Scale

ROSS MATZKIN-BRIDGER, POWER MAG: Reprocessing Gamble Could Drain Nuclear Waste Fund, Raise Electricity Prices

ANDREW FOLLETT, NATIONAL REVIEW: Let’s Make Space Nuclear Again

SPENCER TOOHILL, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: NRC Fee Reform Should Improve Performance, Not Impose Rigid Caps

ADAM STEIN, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: Modernizing California’s Nuclear Policy — Support for AB 2647

MARC SPITZER, WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Need for Speed — The Regulatory Detour Slowing Grid Expansion

DUGGAN FLANAKIN, REAL CLEAR ENERGY: Is America on the Verge of a Nuclear Renaissance?

ADAM STEIN & SPENCER TOOHILL, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: Part 53 — A Viable Licensing Pathway for New Reactors

ED CROOKS, WOOD MACKENZIE: Nuclear Fusion Power Approaches Critical Moment

ADVANCED NUCLEAR DEVELOPERS’ CORNER

Trending

Department of Energy’s Defense Production Act Consortium Unveils New Initiative to Grow Nation’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle

People, Politics:

Department of Energy Seeks to Partner with Private Sector for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling

House Subcommittee Reviews Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget, Licensing Reforms, and Oversight Changes

Nuclear Regulator Pressed on Balancing Speed With Safety in Reactor Build-Out

Energy Subcommittee Holds Hearing Conducting Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

House Energy Panel Presses NRC Oversight as U.S. Nuclear Licensing Reforms Advance

DAF Announces Next Steps in Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations initiative

Nuclear Fission and Fusion Sectors Clash Over ‘Dirty’ Words and Regulatory Taboos

Podcast: Nuclear Fusion Powers Up for Commercial Breakthrough

NRC Expands Wyoming’s Authority Over Key Nuclear Materials as Rare Earth Development Grows

As Upstate New York Looks to Nuclear Power, NYC Remains Dependent on Fossil Fuels

Energy Secretary Chris Wright Testifies on $53.9 Billion Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2027

OECD NEA Project Gets Ahead of AI Use in Nuclear Industry

Chairman Latta Calls for Efficient NRC Licensing to Support Nuclear Expansion

Top House Democrat Accuses White House of Undermining Nuclear Regulator’s Independence

Democratic NM Representative Says State Poised to Become National Nuclear Leader

Wyoming Makes Deal With NRC To Regulate Uranium And Radioactive Rare Earths

NRC Reorganization Update: Changes Will Begin This Summer

Department of Energy Seeks to Partner with Private Sector for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling

Indiana’s Nuclear Energy Exploration Leaves Locals Questioning the Future of LEAP

Could Nuclear Power Come to Colorado Springs? New Research with National Labs Will Examine the Potential

Air Force Selects Joint Base San Antonio for Nuclear Microreactor Program

Surging AI Needs and Geopolitical Supply Shocks Herald Nuclear Energy Revival

Trump Administration Eyes Nuclear Power in Space as Energy Company Innovates the Technology

What Does Trump’s Wartime Powers Flex Mean for Transformers and Other Grid Equipment Shortages?

Trump Invokes Cold War Law in Move to Boost Energy Supply

Business, Technology:

Oklo, NVIDIA, and Los Alamos National Laboratory Collaborate to Advance Nuclear Fuel Validation at Los Alamos in Support of Nuclear-Powered AI Factories

Oklo, Nvidia And Los Alamos Join Forces On Nuclear Fuel Validation For ‘AI Factories’

NRC Completes Fastest-Ever Reactor License Renewal, Extending Operations To 2050

Duke Energy’s Robinson Nuclear Plant Gets NRC Approval to Operate Until 2050

TerraPower Commences Construction on America’s First Utility-Scale Advanced Nuclear Power Plant

TerraPower Starts Construction of ‘First U.S. Utility-Scale Advanced Nuclear Plant’

PJM Market Monitor Opposes Waivers for Constellation’s Three Mile Island Nuclear Restart

Eagle to Begin Investigative Drilling at Oregon Uranium Site This Summer

NRC Announces Opportunity to Request Hearing for Duane Arnold Energy Center Restart License Amendments

States Look to Curb Sky-High Salaries of Utility CEOs

US Targets 5 GW More Nuclear Power Through Low-Cost Finance

First Commercial Fusion Plant Nears Construction in US, Commonwealth CEO Says

TerraPower Breaks Ground on a Rarity: A Nuclear Reactor, Wyoming’s First

Kairos Breaks Ground for First 4th-Gen Nuclear Reactor in US to Power Google Data Centers

NRC Extends Construction Deadline for Kairos Power’s Hermes 1 Reactor

CLIMATE:

How Google Turned Its Climate Program Into an AI Booster

Court Curtails Trump Administration Moves to Stifle Wind, Solar Development

How the Iran War Set Beijing Up for Global Clean Energy Dominance

‘We Are Not Going Back’: Iran war Forces Global Energy Shift

Some American Farmers Bet on Solar. Then Trump Changed the Rules

Do Americans Worry About Climate Change? New Polling Shows Concern Is at a Near Record High

As Energy Costs Rise, Some States Back Off Ambitious Climate Goals

Renewable Energy Gets an Iran War Boost

Wyoming Electric Utility Dumps Wind and Solar in Long-Term Planning

NYC, Washington Face Early Heat Wave as Power Demand Climbs Across US

Texas Sharpens Attacks on Solar Power

AI Surge Gives Carbon Capture a New Push

Northeast States Set Big Climate Goals. Now Those Plans Are in Trouble.

Trump Promoted Fossil Fuels. His War is Pushing the World Away From Them.

Wind Projects Pile Up as Pentagon Reviews Stall

International:

CEZ, Rolls Royce SMR Sign Early Works Contract on First Czech Small Nuclear Reactor

Italy Should Pursue Nuclear Power for Security, Finance Minister Giorgetti Says

South Korea Considers Financing Framework for Vietnam Nuclear and Infrastructure Projects

Forty Years After Chernobyl, a Transformed Nuclear Industry Prioritizes Safety Culture

Global Nuclear Leaders Gather in Busan for AI-Era Energy

Sweden Joins NEST Framework to Support Next Generation of Nuclear Experts

Vietnam and South Korea to Consider Development and Financing of New Nuclear Power Station

EU to Warn Against Early Nuclear Exits in Effort to Address Energy Crisis

Ukraine’s Reliance on Nuclear Power Increases During War

Kazakhstan Strategy Considers Four Nuclear Power Plants

Bruce Power To Share Nuclear Expertise As SaskPower Evaluates Reactor Technologies

Sweden Awards SEK19.8 Million for Municipal Nuclear Feasibility Studies

US Eyes More Namibian Uranium Imports as AI Drives Nuclear Push

China’s Vast Nuclear Power Sector Now Able to Build 50 Reactors at a Time

China Claims 125 Million Kilowatts Nuclear Power Capacity, Plans Seven More Reactors

Unit 1 At China’s Taipingling Nuclear Power Station Begins Commercial Operation

Poland Advances SMR Plans With New Partnership for Stalowa Wola Investment Park

EU Seeks Input in Evaluating Waste Management Policy

European Commission Launches In-Depth Probe Into Romanian Nuclear Funding

New Breed of Humanoid Robots Trained to Maintain China’s Power Grid

TEPCO Resumes Commercial Operations at Niigata Plant for First Time in 14 Years

UK Awards 100 Million Pounds in Contracts for Prototype Fusion Plant

Dutch Agreement Paves Way for First Commercial Molten Salt Reactor

Agreement With Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Marks Key Step Toward Commercializing ANEEL Fuel

EU Calls For Public Input As It Aims To Sharpen Nuclear Waste Policy

Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant Restarts Commercial Operations after 14 Yrs

Bulgaria Opens National Repository for Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Italy Should Rethink Nuclear Power, IEA Chief Says

China to Commission Seven Nuclear Reactors in 2026, CCTV Says

Bruce Power and SaskPower Sign Agreement To Share Large Nuclear Reactor Expertise

Japan to Survey Pacific Island for Potential HLW Repository

UKAEA Unveils 2026-2030 Fusion Roadmap