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MARIA MARTINEZ, UTILITY DIVE: America’s Power Shortage is a Market Failure

WILL ROGERS, NATIONAL INTEREST: How the Pentagon Is Fumbling the Nuclear Energy Renaissance

LAKE BARRETT & ALLISON MACFARLANE, NUCLEAR NEWSWIRE: Opposites Can Solve Nuclear Waste Problems Working Together

JOHN KERRY, SEMAFOR: The US Nuclear Push Requires More Urgent Execution at Scale

ADAM STEIN, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: Nuclear Waste Is a Wicked Problem — DOE Is Testing a Different Way Through It

ERIK FUNKHOUSER & JULIA SWEATMAN, WASHINGTON TIMES: America’s AI Future Demands a Nuclear Power Comeback

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

ADVANCED NUCLEAR DEVELOPERS’ CORNER

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Trump Admin Courts Westinghouse Rivals Amid Slow Talks On New Nuclear

People, Politics:

NRC Proposes Caps to Signal Predictability to Incentivize Industry, Spur Innovation

The Nation’s Nuclear Reactor Fleet Is on the Rise

DOE Unveils Initiative to Add 5 GW of Nuclear Capacity Through Uprates and Restarts

Massachusetts Governor Seeks Repeal of Nuclear Restrictions to Address Rising Energy Costs

Department of Energy to Restart HB-Line at Savannah River Site to Recycle Surplus Plutonium

Iran War is the Largest Oil Supply Disruption in History, Report Finds

Why Nuclear Power is Most Viable Option for Data Centers

NRC Commissioners Talk Reforms, Roles at Day 1 of RIC 2026

Illinois Researchers Flag Environmental Review Risks in DOE Advanced Reactor Proposal

U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Advances SECURE Grid Act

Countries Must Seek Energy Independence Through Renewables and Nuclear, Says John Kerry

Washington State Nuclear Comeback Gains Steam

Why Adding New Nuclear Power in Washington Will Take Time

Draft Bill Would Let Utilities Own Nuclear Plants in Ohio

$23M Nuclear Research Facility Headed to Lockhart, Texas

Oak Ridge Helps US Move Uranium from Other Countries. What About Iran?

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Defining Moment

U.S. Nuclear Regulator Defends End of Post-9/11 Security Posture

Has Trump Undermined the Agency Tasked with Making Sure America Never has Another Nuclear Accident?

Despite Trump Push, New York Opposes Reopening Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant

Upstate New York Communities Eye Nuclear Power

Republican Proposal Seeks To Bolster Taiwan’s Energy Resilience With Advanced Nuclear Technology And Expertise

Modernized Nuclear Security Standards Essential To Global Confidence In Energy Expansion, NTI Says

Amended DOE Standard Contract Reduces SNF Responsibility, Report Says

AI is Spurring a Big Expansion of High-Voltage Power Lines. Landowners and Locals are Fighting Back

Business, Technology:

Ten-Unit Westinghouse AP1000 Fleet Deployment Will Create More Than $1 Trillion in U.S. GDP

New Analysis Highlights Multi-Billion Dollar Economic Boost From Potential AP1000 Nuclear Buildout

Urenco Reports Record Order Book as Global Demand for Nuclear Fuel Surges

Aerospace Offers an Unlikely Playbook for the Nuclear Energy Industry in 2026

US Power Use to Beat Record Highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI Use Surges, EIA Says

High-Performance Computing Tools Help Nuclear Regulators Model Complex Reactor Accidents

Fluor Expands European Footprint with Office in Bucharest to Advance Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Projects

Nuclear Fission VC Deals Soar as AI Fuels Energy Demand

Framatome and NuScale Expand Fuel Agreement to European Facilities

Amentum-led Joint Venture Selected for $112 Million Clean-up at Four European Nuclear Research Sites

Entergy Extends Nuclear Fuel Supply Contract With GNF Until 2035

Deep Fission Begins Drilling First Test Well for Underground Nuclear Reactor

Fermi America Officials Detail Plans for Project Matador at National Nuclear Conference

Terra Innovatum Secures Nuclear-Grade Graphite for Planned U.S. Micro-Reactor

Oklo, Centrus Announce Planned Joint Venture to Advance Nuclear Fuel Services in Ohio

CLIMATE:

New York Needs More Time to Meet Climate Goals, Gov. Hochul Says

Can Hydropower Ride the Wave of the Energy Boom?

Drivers Wonder (Again) if They Should Go Electric as the War Spikes Gas Prices

Solar Installations Drop After Trump Guts Subsidies, Tax Breaks

Offshore Wind Farms Race Toward Completion Despite Trump’s Attacks

Net-Zero Slips Out of Reach as Trump Opposes Global Climate Goals

Trump Cuts Threaten US Role in Global Climate Modeling

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

International:

European Commission Unveils Strategy to Bring Europe’s First SMRs Online by the Early 2030s

Miliband Unveils Plans to Speed Up Nuclear Power Generation for UK

UK Raises $8.4 Billion in First Green Bond Offering to Include Nuclear Energy as Eligible Use of Proceeds

South Korea Says Considering Energy Vouchers, Boosting Coal and Nuclear Power

South Korea Boosts Nuclear Restarts, Taps Coal to Brace for Energy Shock

Arup Selected to Support Delivery of First Small Modular Reactors in United Kingdom

IAEA Official Says Nuclear Power Is Essential to Meeting Global Carbon Goals

Switzerland Edges Toward Lifting Ban On New Nuclear Plants

Iranian Officials Push Forward With Bushehr Nuclear Units as Conflict Paralyzes Regional Energy Trade

Poland Says Foiled Cyberattack on Nuclear Centre May Have Come From Iran

Middle East Energy Shock Revives Interest in Nuclear Power

Germany Won’t Return to Nuclear Power, Chancellor Says

France Says EU Must Obtain Energy Self-Reliance Through Civilian Nuclear Power

EDF Launches Global Nuclear Investment and Financing Advisory Board

S.Korea to Bring 6 Nuclear Reactors Back Online Ahead of Schedule Amid Middle East Jitters

Iran War Boosts Global Nuclear Energy Revival

Japan Marks 15 Years Since Tsunami Disaster as Takaichi Pushes More Nuclear Energy Use

Argentina Seeks Foreign Investment to Boost Nuclear Sector

Representatives From About 40 Countries Attend International Atomic Energy Summit

Rwanda ‘Making Significant Progress’ on Nuclear Energy Program

Russian Oil, Subject To Sanctions, Is Skyrocketing

US Ready to Work with Other Countries to Develop Civil Nuclear Power, Official Says

South Korea to Speed Up Nuclear Restart Amid Middle East Crisis

France to Harness Nuclear Power for AI Data Centres, Says Macron

Greece to Look at Small-Scale Nuclear Development for Power Generation, PM Says

China And Brazil Join Global Coalition To Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity By 2050

Helsinki Energy Group Plans Large Investment in Small Nuclear Reactors

IAEA Outlines Global Strategies For Fusion Waste Management And Decommissioning

Decision to Turn Back on Nuclear Was a Strategic Mistake, EU’s Von der Leyen Says

A £2 Billion Fund Shuns New UK Green Bonds Funding Nuclear

As Fukushima Memories Fade, Japan Embraces a Nuclear-Powered Future

Nuclear Included in Japan-Canada Strategic Roadmap