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MARK WHITNEY, UTILITY DIVE: AI is Outpacing America’s Power Grid. Nuclear Must Become a National Priority.

ADMIRAL JAMES STAVRIDIS & JEFF CURRIE, CARLYLE GROUP: The Rise of the Security Premium

TODD MOSS, EAT MORE ELECTRONS: Africa Has a Nuclear Bros Problem

TISON CAMPBELL & JULIE G. EZELL, JD SUPRA: Unused Combined Licenses Provide a Shortcut to New Builds

ROBERT BRYCE, SUBSTACK: Hydrocarbons, Nuclear, and the Future of American Power

GOV. SPENCER COX & GOV. JOSH GREEN, POWER MAG: America’s Once-in-a-Generation Energy Opportunity

DUGGAN FLANAKIN, REAL CLEAR ENERGY: The Microreactor Race Is On

MICHAEL FERGUSON, GLOBAL SECURITY REVIEW: Learning to Love the Atom Again Why the Future of Artificial Intelligence is Nuclear

JOHN L. WATSON, SPENCER FANE: Nuclear Power in the U.S. — Technologies and Projects That Are Shaping the Industry

JOE GROGAN, WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Trump Bets on Nuclear to Power the AI Century

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China Keeps Pushing Nuclear Power With Ambitious Growth Target

People, Politics:

Lawler, Energy Secretary Chris Wright Visit Indian Point, Call for Rebuilding And Reopening of Nuclear Facilities

Fixing the Barriers: How New Policies Can Make U.S. Nuclear Exports Competitive Again

US Department of Energy Establishes Nuclear Energy Launch Pad to Accelerate New Reactor Projects

DOE to Make Mixed Oxide Fuel at SRS to Boost HALEU Supplies

SC Considers Joining Federal Effort to Boost Nuclear Fuel Supply. Opponents Say It Won’t Work.

Nuclear Scaling Initiative Unveils Reactor Selection Tool

Experts Raise Concerns About U.S. Officials’ Nuclear Power Plans: ‘We’re Going to Have to Have Some Things Figured Out’

Weaver NRC Reappointment Gets OK, Senate Vote Next

NRC Looks to Streamline Hearing Timelines Under New Rule

Trump and AI Leaders Tout his ‘Build Your Own Power Plant’ Pledge

Trump Announces A.I. Industry Pledge to Pay for Power

War and Uncertainty Cloud Trump’s AI Pledge Rollout

DOE NE Awards Nearly $53 Million in Research Funding

‘Step One’ in Kentucky’s Nuclear Energy Development Awarded in Grants

NRC Names Anna Bradford as New NRR Office Director

Connecticut Lawmakers Look at Ways to Boost Electricity Supply

US Approves Construction of Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Reactor in Wyoming

Wyoming Nuclear Power Plant Receives Federal Approval for Reactor Construction

After Nevada Rejected It, Some Want Utah to Take on the Nation’s Nuclear Waste

NRC Opens Comment Period for Fusion Regulatory Changes

Trump Bets That ‘Energy Dominance’ Will Make War in Iran Less Costly

DHS Warns US Energy Companies to Beef Up Security for Possible Iranian Retaliation

Trump Wants to Ease Voters’ Worries on Data Center Costs. Iran May Get in His Way.

Building Now For What Comes Later: How Nuclear Fits Into the Grid’s Next Decade

Wisconsin Bets Big on Nuclear Through University-State Partnership

Business, Technology:

10 MWe Steam Turbine to Boost Next-Gen Sodium-Cooled US Nuclear Reactor’s Efficiency

New Research on Salt Purity Brings Molten Salt Reactors Closer to Commercial Use

Utilities Are Spending Billions on the Data Center Boom. What Are the Risks?

HD Hyundai, ABS Develop World’s First Nuclear-Powered Ship

Utilities Lack Tools to Guard Power Grid from Drone Attacks

Uranium Prices Fall in February, Remain Relatively High

Idaho Researchers Build First Microreactor Control System in Decades

Vistra’s Big Bet On Acquisitions And Nuclear PPAs With Hyperscalers

Dominion Energy is 3D Printing Parts for Virginia Nuclear Plants

A Nuclear Reactor Backed by Bill Gates Gets Federal Approval to Start Building

NRC Approves TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor Construction Permit

NRC Issues First Commercial Reactor Construction Approval in 10 Years For TerraPower in Wyoming

Nuclear Helps Meet Rising Power Needs, Project Complexity May Up Costs

Utilities’ Spending Spree Continues, According to Their Q4 2025 Reports

New Radiological Lab At Argonne Uses Advanced X-Rays To Improve Reactor Safety

CLIMATE:

Trump Hates Renewables. The Iran War May Help Them.

Hyperscalers Continue to Dominate Corporate Renewables Contracts in 2025

Trump Interior Department May Ease Up On Solar Industry

Clean Energy Manufacturers Set to Muddle Through Fresh Tariff Turmoil

Corporate Clean Energy Buying Fell in 2025 After Nearly a Decade of Growth

States Sue Energy Department for Terminating $8B in Clean Energy Funding

U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change

U.S. Renews Threat to Quit the International Energy Agency Over Net Zero Agenda

US States Sue Trump Administration to Unlock Funding for Clean Energy Projects

E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show

Sustainable Energy Technologies Met Rising Demand Growth in 2025 Despite Uncertainty

US Pressures Global Energy Body to Drop Net Zero Modeling

The 3 Arguments Trump Used to Gut Greenhouse Gas Regulations

Five Early Conclusions From Trump’s “Endangerment” Climate Move

Trump’s Big Climate Reversal Sets Up a Courtroom Clash

International:

South Korea in Talks to Invest in Nuclear Power Project in US

Japan Should Use Nuclear Plants to Offset Iran Crisis, Opposition Party Head Says

Japan’s Fukushima Clean-Up Offers a Blueprint for Nuclear Recovery

Canada Will Soon Release New Electricity and Nuclear Strategy, Minister Says

South Korea Seeks Design Approval for i-SMR Promising Faster Construction, Lower Costs

Great British Nuclear Receives Electricity Generation License From UK Regulator

Rook I Project Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle for Uranium Production in Northern Saskatchewan

‘1,000-Year Source’: China Plans to Fire Up World-First Accelerator-Driven Nuclear Reactor

South Africa Endorses Global Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy by 2050

Swiss Scientists Drill Into 175-Million-Year-Old Clay Rock to Solve Nuclear Waste Storage Problem

Nuclear, Onshore Wind Cheapest Way to Meet Sweden’s Electricity Needs, OECD Report Says

European Commission Needs Strategy in Efforts to Improve Global Nuclear Safety, Say Auditors

Trump’s Iran Strikes Boost China’s Energy Edge

South Korea Seeks Standard Design Approval For Innovative Small Modular Reactor

Amid Turmoil, Trump to Give Saudi Arabia Sweet Nuclear Deal

Yakuza Leader Sentenced to 20 Years for Trafficking Nuclear Material

An Iranian Nuclear Site Avoids New Airstrikes, for Now

Japan, US Aim to Add Nuclear Power Project to $550 Billion Investment Package, Sources Say

Japan Eyes Remote Pacific Island for Nuclear Waste

Turkey Inks Cooperation Deal with Canada on Nuclear Energy

South Korea and Singapore Sign Agreement to Study Small Modular Reactors

Kyoto Fusioneering Awarded UK Contract to Develop Fusion Component Demonstrator

Nuclear, Onshore Wind Cheapest Way to Meet Sweden’s Electricity Needs, OECD Report Says

IAEA Reports No Radiation Increase After Strikes In Iran

Nuclear Reactor Restart in Japan Will Likely Displace Natural Gas Electricity Generation

Russia’s Rosatom Will Continue Foreign Nuclear Power Plant Projects Despite UK Sanctions

Canada and India Strike Agreements on Rare Earth, Uranium

‘Selling a Dream’: The French Nuclear Start-Up That Ran Aground

Potential Sites Identified for SMRs in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Newcleo Subsidiary to Build Lead-Cooled Reactor Test Sites in Romania

Russia Raises Alarm Over Conflict’s Impact on Bushehr Nuclear Plant in Iran

Satellite Imagery Shows Apparent Attack on Iranian Nuclear Site, Report Says