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MICHAEL COLLINS, NEWSWEEK: Growing Nuclear Demand Could Push Uranium Mining into New Areas

EDITORIAL BOARD, THE WASHINGTON POST: The Nuclear Option America Actually Needs

PETER SUCIU, NATIONAL INTEREST: An American Nuclear Submarine Is Dropping Anchor in Australia

ROBERT EINHORN, BROOKINGS INSTITUTE: Approving the US-Saudi Nuclear Deal While Reducing Proliferation Risks

ISIS LESLIE, WORLD NUCLEAR NEWS: Four Million Nuclear Workers Will Need the Right Leaders

SUZANNE JAWOROWSKI & CHUCK GOODRICH, INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Why Indiana’s Future Depends on Nuclear Energy

RANDALL SCHMOLLINGER, NATIONAL INTEREST: To Win Its Nuclear Future, America Must Look to Its Past

JOE LANCASTER, REASON: Nuclear Power Now Has Bipartisan Support

ELLIOT MARSH, NEUTRON BYTES: South Korea Builds Reactors Fast; Licensing Slows Them Down

YECHEZKEL MOSKOWITZ & ED MCGINNIS, NATIONAL INTEREST: Nuclear Recycling Needs New Technology, Not Government Subsidies

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San Onofre Nuclear Waste Removal Gains Momentum as States Explore Storage Options

People, Politics:

Federal Government Takes Steps to Remove Nuclear Waste from San Onofre

Why the Shipping Industry Is Turning Its Attention to Nuclear Power

Louisiana Regulators Approve Three-Year Advanced Nuclear Research Program

Anfield Receives Draft Permits for Utah Uranium Mill Restart

Energy Chief Pushes Nuclear Power as Energy Costs Soar

Tennessee Nuclear Energy Initiative Aims to Create 10,000 Jobs with $15 Billion Investment

DOE, Nuclear Leaders Highlight $15 Billion in Oak Ridge Investments

Nuclear Waste Cleanup Faces Higher Costs, Delays

Wisconsin, Vermont Eye SMRs at Former Nuclear Plant Sites

Dairyland Power Considers Bringing Nuclear Back to Former Genoa Site

NRC Environmental Review Backs Proposed Kentucky Laser Enrichment Plant

Nucleon Fuel Seeks $20 Million Wyoming Grant for Uranium Conversion Plant

Kentucky Officials Weigh Costs and Utility Commitments for Proposed 6.6-Gigawatt Nuclear Campus

US Utilities Turn Toward Large Nuclear Plants After $17.5 Billion Loan Deal, DOE Says

How Trump and AI Data Centers Are Boosting Nuclear Power

Former Holtec CFO Wins Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Nuclear Company

DOE Cleans Some Nuclear Waste Sites to Residential Standards

Nuclear Power Could More Than Triple by 2060, UN Agency Says

Proposed Six-Reactor Kentucky Campus Could Become Largest Nuclear Power Site in US

Nuclear Developers Pursue Reactor Sites and Customers in Indiana and Kentucky

Wyoming Hosts Natrium Site Tour as Kentucky and Louisiana Advance Nuclear Initiatives

NRC Finalizes Licensing Path for Reactors Authorized by DOE or Pentagon

Military and NASA Look to Nuclear Microreactors for Remote Bases and Space Missions

Palisades Setbacks Highlight Nuclear Safety Risks for Insurers

TVA Board Could Lose Ability to Vote Again Without Senate Action

NRC Sets Oct. 28 Workshop on Moving from DOE Authorization to Commercial Reactor Licensing

NRC and FERC Discuss Nuclear Restarts, Grid Reliability and Rising Power Demand

Inside the US Push to Put Nuclear Reactors in Ports and on Cargo Ships

Dairyland Power Cooperative Evaluates Nuclear Return to Genoa Site with Small Modular Reactor Agreement

NRC Allows Reactor Applicants to Use Data from DOE and Defense Demonstration Projects

Business, Technology:

Antares Secures BWXT Fuel Agreement for Microreactors, Advances DOE Review of Mark-1

NRC Issues ‘Milestone’ Recommendation for GLE’s Planned Paducah Facility

PNNL Screens 724 Alloy Compositions to Develop Materials for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Study Finds Silicon in Unirradiated TRISO Fuel; Effects on Performance Remain Unclear

Hyundai Engineering Signs Agreements with NANO Nuclear and ARC for US Reactor Projects

Idaho Researchers Test Prefabricated Walls to Speed Nuclear Plant Construction

Michigan and Swiss Researchers Improve Airborne Radiation Detection for Emergency Response

SpaceNukes Wins DARPA Award to Ground-Test an Autonomous Nuclear Reactor

AMPERA and Imperial Launch £7 Million Nuclear Digital Twin Partnership

Nuclear Shipping Needs Steep Reactor Cost Cuts to Compete, Study Finds

Nuclear Power at Sea: Seattle Startup Targets Norway for Ships and Floating Power Plants

Elementl Secures Korean Backing for Proposed $750 Million Nuclear Push

Elementl Power Eyes $750 Million Deal for US Nuclear Projects

Commonwealth Fusion Signs Letter of Intent for $85 Million to Advance Fusion Electronics

Holtec’s IPO Withdrawal Reflects Valuation and Revenue Challenges

UCF Studies Thermal Storage to Help Nuclear Plants Respond to Changing Power Demand

NRC Finalizes Rule Allowing Reactor Applicants to Use Federal Data

Antares Wins DOE Safety Design Approval for Mark-1 Reactor, Targets Power Generation in 2027

Deep Fission Signs First Energy Agreement for Southeast Kansas Nuclear Project

Fall, Fuel Rod Mishap and Failed Exams Plague US Nuclear Revival Effort

Helion Signs Letter of Intent for Up to $175 Million in CHIPS Funding for Fusion Semiconductors

Oak Ridge and Missouri Research Reactor Establish US Supply of Medical Imaging Isotope

Los Alamos Develops Semiautonomous System to Decontaminate Nuclear Gloveboxes

Holtec Removes Damaged Fuel Assembly from Michigan’s Palisades Reactor, Clearing Hurdle to Restart

Palisades Recovers Tilted Fuel Assembly with Device Built in Two Weeks

Palisades Recovers Damaged Nuclear Fuel Assembly, but Critics of Restart Escalate Concerns

Westinghouse to Build First Fleet-Scale US Nuclear Fuel Plant in 50 Years to Boost Reactor Output

Westinghouse Is Adding More Fuel to a Nuclear Revival Ahead of IPO

X-Energy Stock Surges on Potential Nuclear Energy Deal

LR: Ports Will Benefit from Early Planning for Nuclear Power Systems

International:

KHNP Vows ‘No Delay’ in Czech Nuclear Project After Talks with Builders Collapse

Czech $19 Billion Nuclear Plant Project Hits Snag as South Korea Seeks New Builders

Russia’s Rosatom Says It Is in Advanced Talks to Supply Floating Nuclear Power Plants to African Countries

Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Group Backs Government Review of Nuclear Power Restart

IAEA’s Grossi Calls for Progress in Deploying Nuclear Power as Ministerial Conference Opens

Initial Fuel Load Delivered for Bangladesh’s Second Rooppur Reactor

China Expands Nuclear Power into District Heating and Industrial Steam

Czech Republic, South Korea Envision Wider Nuclear, Tech Ties

Finland’s Fortum Misses Profit Forecast, Says Data Centers Support Long-Term Demand

Plan for Multibillion-Pound Sizewell Nuclear Plant a ‘Terrible Deal’ for UK Taxpayers, MPs Say

Norway’s Research Council Funds Nuclear-Propulsion R&D

Iran Turns to Russia for Nuclear Power as IAEA Oversight Falters

Grossi: Iran Has Made No Effort to Repair Damaged Nuclear Facilities

Canada Looks to the U.S. to Get Its Nuclear Mojo Back

New UK Nuclear Rules Pave Way for US Reactor Developers

South Korea Approves 10-Year Operating Extensions for Kori Reactors 3 and 4

Studsvik and ReNu Plan Radioactive Waste Treatment Pilot Plant in Fukushima

Thailand Accelerates Study for 300-Megawatt Small Modular Reactor by 2037

South Korea Pitches Global Nuclear Manufacturing Role at IAEA Conference

Russia Starts First Reactor on Chukotka Nuclear Icebreaker

How China Is Setting the Pace on Nuclear Power

Turkey and Canada Sign Energy Cooperation Deal Covering Nuclear Power, Renewables and LNG

Russia and Iran Expand Nuclear Cooperation as International Oversight Weakens

Small Nuclear Reactors Could Boost ASEAN Power Grid, GE Vernova Executive Says

Philippines Explores Up to $5 Billion in US Nuclear Development Financing

Poll Finds Majority of Australians Want Nuclear Energy Considered

South Korea Faces US, French Competition for Czech Nuclear Deal

Eye on China: Japan Reopens Taboo Debate Over Nuclear-Powered Submarines

Singapore Launches Three Programs to Develop Nuclear Energy Expertise

Bannerman and CNNC Approve Full-Scale Construction of Namibia’s Etango Uranium Mine