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SEN. CYNTHIA LUMMIS, FOX NEWS: Don’t Hand China the Nuclear Future — Build It Here at Home

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

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Centrus Partners with Palantir to Drive Cost Savings and Unlock Operational Efficiencies in Major Expansion of U.S. Uranium Enrichment Capacity

People, Politics:

NRC Seeks Industry Input on Future New Reactor Licensing Plans

Who is Really Footing the AI Energy Bill? Inside the Debate About Data Center Electricity Costs

As State Eyes New Nuclear, Seabrook’s Neighbors Offer Insight Formed Over Decades

Hanford’s Legacy Looms Over Washington Nuclear Debate

AI Scaling Pathways: On Grid, On Edge, Off Grid, Off Planet

6 Grants Aim to Boost Kentucky’s Nuclear Energy Sector

AI Power Demand Cracks Resistance to Nuclear Power

DOE Launches UPRISE Initiative to Boost US Nuclear Capacity by 5 Gigawatts

DOE Initiative Aims to Increase Nuclear Power Output Through Uprates and Restarts

The Iran War Underscores the Need for Bipartisan Energy Policy

Nuclear Power at a Crossroads: How Regulatory Shifts Could Redefine America’s Energy Future

DOE Offers $1.9B for Transmission Reconductoring, Advanced Tech

NERC Overstates Reliability Risks in Long-Term Assessment: Grid Strategies

The Electric Grid Needs Huge Upgrades. No One Knows Who Will Pay for Them.

Trump Admin Courts Westinghouse Rivals Amid Slow Talks On New Nuclear

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

Business, Technology:

Centrus Enters Agreements with Palantir and Oklo

GE Vernova Expands Nuclear And Wind Footprint In Evolving Power Mix

GE Vernova, Hitachi Exploring SMR Deployment in Southeast Asia

X-energy, IHI Corporation Partner to Advance U.S.-Japan SMR Supply Chain Development

Amentum Expands Nuclear And Defence Role With New European And UK Contracts

AtkinsRéalis Collaborates with NVIDIA to Accelerate Deployment of Nuclear‑Powered AI Factories

Hyundai Engineering and Thorizon Partner to Commercialize Molten Salt Reactors

US Data Center Boom Slows Due to Power Grid Limits, Wood Mackenzie Says

Nvidia’s Race to Outpace Physics

Report: Westinghouse Plan Could Power Nuclear Revival

Fermi America Showcases Advanced Nuclear Project at NRC Conference

NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation’s Nuclear Plants

Energy Department Announces $500 Million to Strengthen Domestic Critical Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce Eyes Nuclear Reactor Heat to Power Sustainable Jet Fuel Production

US: MARVEL Nuclear Reactor Closer to Achieving ‘Criticality’ with Key Safety Approval

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:

Nuclear, Fusion Companies Sign Deals with Japanese Counterparts

TEPCO Delays Commercial Operation of Recently Restarted Nuclear Reactor

Cap on South Korean Coal, Nuclear Output to be Eased to Cushion Middle East Crisis

French Ministerial Council Reiterates Need for Nuclear Revival

Fluor’s European Nuclear Push And Board Changes Reshape Investment Outlook

Italy Explores Nuclear Return After 40 Years as Energy Costs Hit

Turkey’s New Nuclear Calculus: Brilliant Strategy Or Regulatory Nightmare?

Ontario Power Generation Completes Darlington Nuclear Refurbishment Ahead of Schedule

US, Japan Agree on Their Roles In Potential Nuclear Power Project, Westinghouse Says

Nuclear Plans Hand UK’s Starmer a Way to Woo Trump

UK Government to Implement Reforms to Speed Up Nuclear Delivery

Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor Receives UK Regulatory Approval

Italy Explores Nuclear Return as Energy Costs Hit

Global Leaders Affirm Central Role for Nuclear at 2026 Nuclear Energy Summit

China’s First San’ao Nuclear Power Unit Connects to the Grid

Surging Energy Costs Put German Industry ‘Really in Danger’

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