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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

DAVID SCHLEEPER, SPACE NEWS: The Space Nuclear Power Bottleneck — and How to Fix It

STEVEN TAFF, WASHINGTON EXAMINER: AI’s Energy Demands Are Fueling a Nuclear Comeback

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Nuclear Energy’s Future ‘Feels a Lot More Durable,’ Says Cameco COO

People, Politics:

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

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

NRC Proposes Significantly Restructured Hearing Timeline to Minimize Delays

NRC Weighs Slashing Inspections as Part of a Wider Agency Shake-Up

GAO Report: DOE Needs to Improve the Accuracy of Cost and Schedule Information for Major Projects and Activities

DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy Awards $52 Million to American Researchers and Universities to Advance Nuclear Technologies

Olds Outlines How PPPO, Oak Ridge Cleanup Fuel Nuclear Renaissance

Workshop Hints at Robust Support for Nuclear Expansion in Arizona

NY Haunted by Closing of Nuclear Power Plant as Energy Bills Soar, Green Mandates Spark Chaos

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Weighs in on NERC’s Interregional Transfer Capability Study

Kentucky Senate Sends Bill to Fund $75 Million Nuclear Site Readiness Program to House

Senate Committee Plans Vote on Trump NRC Nominee

Business, Technology:

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

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

Hyundai Engineering Transforms Into Energy Technology Company

Japan Reactor Restarts Help Fuel Record Nuclear Sales at Mitsubishi Heavy

Aalo Atomics Signs Contract to Secure Fabricated Fuel Rods From Global Nuclear Fuel

Scientists Don’t Just Want to Neutralize Radioactive Waste—They Want It to Power Our Future

Kairos Power Successfully Tests Precast Concrete Shielding for Advanced Reactors

NRC Investigations Are on the Rise

World’s Largest Private Hypergrid Nears Construction After US Approves Clean Air Permit

Costs Rise for Every TVA Energy Source but Small Modular Nuclear, Wind

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:

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

China’s Advanced Nuclear Efforts Are Pushing Frontiers

Lee Set for Summit Talks with Singapore PM to Discuss AI, Nuclear Energy

Bavaria, RWE and Proxima Fusion Sign Agreement to Build Fusion Power Plant

Lithuania, GE Vernova Hitachi and Polish Partners to Assess Nuclear Technology Deployment

Cameco And India Sign Nine-Year Deal For Uranium Supply

A Swarm of Brainless Creatures Shut Down a Nuclear Power Plant—and They Did It by Liquefying

Russia and Ukraine Establish Local Truce to Enable Repairs at Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant

How to Build the World’s Most Expensive Nuclear Power Plant

Deployment of BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor in Poland Takes Major Step Forward with Design Development

Romania’s Coal-to-NuScale SMR Conversion Secures FID, Moves Into Implementation With Caveats