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July 2026

July 22

California - Nuclear Startup Valar Atomics in Talks to Raise New Funding at $6B Valuation
California - Bluecore Energy Raises $10M to Advance Compact Nuclear Reactors
Colorado - Mines selected for 2 Genesis Mission projects to apply AI to critical mineral exploration, nuclear energy
New York - Nano Nuclear Energy Is Designing Microreactors
Nation - Four US microreactors hit criticality milestone
Nation - ‘First’ advanced, liquid-fueled nuclear reactor in US secures key safety approval
Nation - New US fusion regulations set to spur deployment
Nation - U.S. Inks Enrichment Deal with Saudi Arabia
Canada - First Nations oppose G1 plan
South America - Argentina just approved a $1.2 billion private nuclear reactor, though the American company behind it is a surprising name
United Kingdom - Jacobs wins small modular reactor planning role
United Kingdom - Nuclear production lines: How will SMR factories work?
Western Europe - Advanced Nuclear Company Unveils Generation IV Reactor Project For Southern France
Central Europe - ČEZ and Rolls-Royce SMR expand Czech small modular reactor partnership
East Asia - Samsung Heavy inks deal with U.S. company on FSMR development
East Asia - Korean-US partnership for floating SMR platform
South Asia - India aims to ready five small nuclear reactors by 2033

July 21

California - 3,000 Shots Closer to Commercial Fusion? Livermore National Lab Touts Pulsar Energy Breakthrough
Idaho - Crapo, Risch, Simpson Celebrate Idaho Nuclear Tech Hub Designation
Idaho - Researchers Achieve Remote, Autonomous Power Control Of Research Reactor In Real Time
Utah - EnergySolutions confirms plans for new nuclear at Kewaunee
New Mexico - LANL nuke waste cleanup contractor's ex-employees allege safety lapses, retaliation
Texas - ASP Isotopes partners with Texas A&M to enhance uranium hexafluoride production
Texas - Natura Resources Receives U.S. DOE Approval of its Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for its Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Deployment
Texas - UH joins Texas' nuclear energy push
Nation - GAO report describes cleanup progress at Moab Mill Site
Nation - Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035
Nation - Center for Used Fuel Research selects two technologies for demonstration of automated used nuclear fuel canister monitoring
Canada - Why these First Nations in B.C. are studying nuclear power
United Kingdom - Labour at Westminster slam SNP government on no new nuclear
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce SMR Signs Agreement For Work At Two Additional Reactor Sites In Czech Republic
United Kingdom - UK Chooses Jacobs To Provide Key Services For Small Modular Reactor Projects
Northern Europe - Sweden’s Uranium Mining Law Reform and the Viken Project Explained
Eastern Europe - Expert warns of severe risks as Minsk plans to end oversight of Chernobyl waste dumps
Africa - Africa’s nuclear energy ambitions gain momentum as fuel supply risks reshape energy security strategy
Middle East - Closing the loop on Bushehr’s plutonium problem
East Asia - China’s Nuclear Leap Forward
East Asia - Japan partners target fusion salt supply
Southeast Asia - Malaysia builds nuclear safety base before any reactor decision

July 20

Idaho - Video: Magic Valley Looks Into Advanced Nuclear Energy Options
Texas - Modular Nuclear Power Moves Fast to Keep Up with AI Data Centers
Texas - Constellation Backs Texas-based Blue Energy to Speed Up SMR Deployment in the U.S.
Indiana - Purdue's unique digital reactor advances the future of nuclear energy
Indiana - Indiana launches nuclear readiness designation system
Maryland - Nuclear power plant developer Blue Energy gets investment from Constellation Tech Ventures
New Jersey - New Jersey Launches Process to Bring Advanced Nuclear Power to State
New Jersey - New Jersey backs new nuclear
New Jersey - Palisades’ Safety Leadership Team Established in Preparation for the Plant’s Restart
Nation - Data centers powered by next-gen nuclear? Don’t fall for Big Tech’s PR hype
Central Europe - Serbian officials lay out nuclear energy timeline
East Africa - Kenya’s nuclear energy ambitions meet fierce local resistance
East Asia - The Japanese alliance will boost the development of FLiBe molten salt for commercial fusion reactors

July 19

New York - Group says four Town of Niagara families being relocated due to radiation levels
Central Europe - The Dispute over Trgovska Gora enters a New Phase
Eastern Europe - Russia’s 370-ton nuclear battery reactor clears key milestone for deployment

July 18

Nevada - Small magnitude 3.6 earthquake 38 miles northwest of Pahrump, Nevada, United States
Washington - Hanford Site cleanup crews lower radiation by 80% in valve pit
Texas - Nuclear-powered ship design with dual molten salt reactors wins approval from US body
East Asia - Video: China's Artificial Sun
Southeast Asia - Malaysia’s nuclear power initiative rests on safety blueprint before any reactor decision

July 17

California - Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation
Idaho - The Energy Department is on track to switch on three small nuclear reactors in Idaho
Arizona - Graphene nanoribbons can withstand extreme environments, could be used in fusion reactors
Tennessee - US Triso Fuel Manufacturer Gets $11 Million Grant For Tennessee Fabrication Campus
Tennessee - New grant to fund continued construction of TRISO-X fuel facilities
Tennessee - World-class nuclear fuel facility that can power next-gen reactors to be built with new funding
Pennsylvania - Simulations show nichrome microstructure could impact corrosion
Maryland - Constellation invests in Blue Energy
New Jersey - NJ's eying a nuclear future. But it'll need the feds to chip in.
New Jersey - New Jersey Bets Big on Small Nuclear Reactors
New York - US startup joins nuclear alliance to power hyperscale computing with microreactors
Nation - The U.S. has begun preparations to decommission the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise
Nation - The human factor in licensing and operating the next generation of nuclear plants
Canada - General Fusion lists on Nasdaq
Canada - B.C. First Nations explore if nuclear power could meet province’s electricity needs
United Kingdom - Small Modular Reactors: How do we know when something is about to go wrong?
United Kingdom - Machine learning for next-generation nuclear reactor design
Eastern Europe - Molten salt reactors target curium
Eastern Europe - Rosatom advances Shelf-M SMR
Eastern Europe - Nuclear Reactors and Radioisotopes for Space
Middle East - Why do we keep ignoring the large quantity of plutonium at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant?
East Asia - Hyundai E&C joins FANCO project
East Asia - South Korean SMR-powered container ship design certified
South Asia - Nuclear Ambitions: Building capacity for a low-carbon future
South Asia - Bangladesh's $12.65 billion nuclear bet faces its biggest test yet
South Asia - India reopens one of world's oldest nuclear power plants and that's just the beginning

July 16

California - Halo reactor: US firm unveils commercial plan for 10MWe nuclear reactor based on light-water tech
California - Pacific Fusion Says Pulsed-Power Prototype Hits Milestone at National Lab
California - Pulsed-power prototype completes 3,000 tests at 95% efficiency for future fusion plants
Idaho - ‘An enduring mission’: DOE Assistant Secretary visits Idaho Environmental Coalition, highlighting cleanup efforts at INL
Arizona - Graphene nanoribbons survive gamma radiation, revealing potential sensors for fusion reactors
New Mexico - US scientists create tiny crystal sensor to measure intense fusion magnetic fields
New Mexico - U.S. underestimates peril if Los Alamos were to leak plutonium, study says
Wisconsin - Aalo-X 10-MWe test reactor taps Rockwell control platform to speed nuclear deployment
Wisconsin - Realta Fusion, Inertia Enterprises select HQ locations
Wisconsin - Fusion research is expanding in Madison. Here's what to know
Indiana - Indiana encouraging localities to earn 'Nuclear Ready' designations
South Carolina - Nuclear watchdogs seek answers on plutonium pit need before comment deadline
Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania legislators pass bill to bolster modular nuclear development
Maryland - Constellation Energy to invest in nuclear technology developer Blue Energy
New Jersey - $15 Billion New Jersey Nuclear Project Targets 1,100-MW Advanced Nuclear Energy under New Law
Maine - UMaine researchers developing sensors for monitoring nuclear fusion reactors
Nation - U.S. Navy awards $418 million contract to dismantle its first nuclear carrier
Canada - Alberta Peace region pitches itself as nuclear energy hub for province and beyond
Western Europe - French Firm Seeks U.S. License for a Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor
West Asia - Türkiye, Canada join forces to build next-generation Turkish nuclear ecosystem
East Asia - New Process Turns Mixed Plastic Waste Directly Into Hydrogen Fuel
East Asia - Korea's molten salt nuclear-powered container ship design wins US approval
East Asia - Three firms interested in applying for Korea's upcoming SMR preliminary review system
East Asia - Critical FLiBe molten salt moves closer to commercial use in fusion power plants
Southeast Asia - Can Small Modular Reactors Make Nuclear Work in Southeast Asia?
South Asia - NTPC-NPCIL JV floats Rs28,000 crore tender for Rajasthan nuclear power project

July 15

California - Deep Isolation CEO Rod Baltzer Issues Letter to Shareholders
Utah - ‘Fuel for the Future’: Utah Office of Energy Development gears up for final Powering Tomorrow workshop
New Mexico - A study reveals that the US underestimates the real risk of a plutonium leak at Los Alamos
Wisconsin - Fusion research center coming to Madison's former Oscar Mayer plant
Wisconsin - U.S. Fusion Energy Startup Taking Over Former Oscar Mayer Plant
Wisconsin - Realta Fusion Secures Former Oscar Mayer Plant for Cutting-Edge Nuclear Facility
Wisconsin - Why Realta Fusion is building a fusion reactor at an old hot dog factory
Illinois - CCTE's ANEEL Fuel Published in Leading Peer-Reviewed Journal, Building on Completed High-Burnup Irradiation at Idaho National Laboratory
Tennessee - Tennessee Is Building America’s Nuclear Fuel Future
Indiana - Braun administration launches program to get Indiana communities to embrace nuclear
Florida - Holtec bets big on small nuclear reactors in its IPO filing
Virginia - Nuclear option: The only logical answer to AI energy crisis
Nation - Researchers demonstrate remote real-time adjustment of PUR-1 reactor
Nation - United States Heavy Water Market Forecast to Reach US$ 125.3 Billion by 2033, Growing Demand from PHWR Reactors Fuels Industry Growth
Nation - Nuclear fusion industry attracts record annual funding of $4.48bn
Canada - A look at Canada’s uranium mining industry and its plan for nuclear plants
Western Europe - Scientists Discover Bacteria That Help Contain Uranium in Flooded German Mine
Western Europe - Kenfo's Billion Euro Breakthrough
Western Europe - Testing Materials For Fusion Power Plants
East Asia - China’s newest nuclear reactor has reached one of its biggest milestones
South Asia - Serious risk to India's largest nuclear plant after sensitive files leaked on dark web: Report
South Asia - Files relating to Kudankulam nuclear power plant exposed in data breach: Report
South Asia - India to issue largest-ever Rs 28,000 crore nuclear EPC tender for indigenous reactor programme
Africa - Two billion years ago a uranium deposit in Gabon switched itself on as a natural nuclear reactor, operating in pulses as groundwater boiled away and slowly returned

July 14

Idaho - Researchers achieve remote, autonomous power control of a research reactor in real time
Idaho - The world’s most powerful test reactor in Idaho just pulled out its first new fuel samples, and now the real test begins
Kansas - Video: Fusion Breakthrough: StellarForge Reactor Achieves Sustained Net-Energy-Gain
Michigan - Molten salt reactors: A new testing facility improves pump shaft seals
Ohio - Ohio leaders tour PORTS site, reaffirm commitment to redevelopment efforts
Pennsylvania - US scientists spot reason behind 'corrosion highways' in advanced nuclear reactors
New Jersey - New Jersey Just Unveiled a $24 Billion Nuclear Opportunity — and Cameco, Brookfield Could Be Best Positioned to Win
Nation - Democrats sound alarm over bill limiting independent reviews of new nuclear reactors
Nation - The U.S. is rushing a fleet of new nuclear reactors for its 250th birthday, but engineers warn the speed has a cost
Nation - Fusion industry raised USD4.5 billion in past year, report says
Canada - Video: Proposed nuclear waste storage site generates mixed reaction in northwestern Ontario
Canada - How Cambridge is powering Ontario’s energy future
South America - First SMR deal in Argentina is nuclear investment landmark
International - Global collaboration: a key driver of nuclear growth worldwide
United Kingdom - Laing O’Rourke’s offsite methods halve time on nuclear project sites
United Kingdom - Shaping our nuclear future
United Kingdom - SGE Unveils Plans for 4.2GW UK Small Modular Reactor Fleet
United Kingdom - Fusion sector investment shifts toward supply chains as commercial push widens
Central Europe - Construction of new Swiss nuclear power plant is economically viable, says new report
East Asia - Hyundai E&C, FANCO to collaborate on SMR project
East Asia - IAEA Reviews China's Nuclear Security at Landmark SMR Inspection
East Asia - China’s Fusion Push Gets Closer, EAST Targets Power Generation by 2030
South Asia - India-Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation
South Asia - Terms finalized for Australian uranium exports to India

July 13

Yucca Mountain - Trump’s nuclear push is reviving a moribund debate over waste
Yucca Mountain - Video: Most useless megaprojects in the world
California - Pelican Energy Partners Acquires Veridiam to Expand Nuclear Supply Chain Platform
Washington - DOE pushes dual-path Hanford cleanup plan
Washington - A rare look at the lab driving Hanford’s cleanup
Utah - KSL News Daily: The nuclear debate Utah can’t avoid
Colorado - Leaders in Colorado's Douglas County exploring nuclear energy options
Tennessee - Firm Breaks Ground on First Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor in America to Power Data Centers for Less
Tennessee - Small Nuclear Reactors Could Reshape Rural Energy Future
Florida - Holtec seeks U.S. IPO as AI boosts demand for nuclear energy
South Carolina - Savannah River Site completes concrete work for Saltstone Disposal Unit 11
New Jersey - Gov. Sherrill signs bill starting nuclear power procurement
New York - Video: Nuclear Power: Why It’s Still a Bad Idea
Nation - Quantum Computers Just Took a Step Toward Solving Nuclear Fusion's Fuel Problem
Nation - Quantum computing breakthrough could accelerate tritium production for future fusion power
Canada - Will Canada become a global nuclear leader? Here’s what one expert says
United Kingdom - Hinkley Point C nuclear technical verifiers appointed for Decommissioning Fund
United Kingdom - Sizewell B gets 20-year life extension; SMR agreements signed around the world
Western Europe - Belgium ushers in new era of nuclear energy with millions in funding
Eastern Europe - Rosatom upgrades route to fast reactor fuel
Africa - Africa Just Showed The World How Fast Nuclear Can Move
East Asia - Clobot Selected for Nuclear Waste Robotics Demonstration Project
East Asia - AI and Chip Expansion Spark New Push for Nuclear Energy in South Korea

July 12

Nevada - Mag. 3.0 earthquake - 50 mi northwest of North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
Idaho - B61-13 Certified Three Months Early, Keeping U.S. Nuclear Build at Record Pace
Kentucky - LG&E and KU partner with X-energy to assess feasibility of small modular reactors in Kentucky
Indiana - America's first digital nuclear reactor begins AI, cybersecurity tests
Nation - Trump administration scrapping nuclear energy rules requiring plants to keep radiation levels as low as reasonably achievable
Nation - Trump says a nuclear renaissance is coming. The deals aren’t.
Nation - The new space race for a lunar base — complete with nuclear reactors — will decide the future of America’s national security
Canada - 'Power hungry': Nuclear renaissance a boon for Canada's mining and reactor sectors
Middle East - Iranian authorities deny reports of an attack on the Bushehr nuclear power plant and a radiation leak
South Asia - Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant is drawing crowds. Here's why the world is watching

July 11

California - World's 1st fusion factory in Livermore aims to be clean energy source for commercial use
New Mexico - U.S. underestimates peril if Los Alamos were to leak plutonium, study says
Kansas - Kansas becomes testing ground for a radical nuclear reactor design
Missouri - Missouri pushes for more nuclear energy to power the future
Indiana - PUR-1: America’s first fully digital nuclear reactor begins testing for advanced action
Nation - U.S. DOE Has Provided Loans For AP1000 Commercial Nuclear Reactors
Canada - SON criticizes lack of consultation on nuclear strategy
United Kingdom - Google backs nuclear fusion firm with capital boost for ‘Alpha’ net-energy reactor

July 10

California - Mosko: Garden Grove Was a Warning, San Onofre Is the Test
Washington -Former worker killed in ‘intense’ wrong-way crash with patrol car on Hanford site
Arizona - Biggs Backs Palo Verde Expansion, Pushes Arizona To Lead Small Modular Reactor Development
New Mexico - U.S. Underestimates Peril if Los Alamos Were to Leak Plutonium, Study Says
Indiana - At the nation’s only all-digital nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S.
Missouri - Guest Editorial: Indian Point going nuclear again? Folks, it just ain't gonna happen!
Virginia - US trade agency eyes small modular reactor cooperation projects in Türkiye
South Carolina - Plaintiffs in SRS plutonium pit lawsuit demand documents, extension of public comment period
Connecticut - Editorial: Nuclear is key to energy production in Connecticut
Nation - Energy Department Implements 5 of 30 Critical GAO Recommendations
South America - Nuclear Energy: The Right Solution for Mexico?
Nation - Defense used fuel recycling project advances to partner selection phase
National - How Nuclear Energy Really Works
Canada - Portland Holdings signs Turkish nuclear deal in latest international move
United Kingdom - UK Government extends Sizewell B power station lifespan by 20 years
United Kingdom - Brian Leishman opposes new nuclear energy near Clacks
United Kingdom - Britain reinforces its long-term nuclear strategy by extending Sizewell B's operation
Western Europe - Proxima Fusion advances fusion engineering with a new stellarator-based demonstrator
Northern Europe - Video: Sweden’s 100,000-year solution to nuclear waste
Central Europe - Swiss power providers show little appetite for building nuclear plants
Central Europe - IAEA-Led Mission Sample ALPS-Treated Water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station under Additional Measures
Middle East - Egypt moves closer to nuclear power as El Dabaa project advances
East Asia - South Korea Renews Push for Uranium Enrichment Rights as SMR Race Accelerates
South Asia - SHANTI Act: The law ....may've started to show results
South Asia - NTPC issues tender for overseas uranium mine acquisition for nuclear push
Oceania - CCWA supports continued ban on uranium mining in WA after Albanese Government inks trade deal with India

July 09

Nevada - Eagle Nuclear tasks key firms for drilling preparation at Aurora uranium project
Nevada - Small earthquakes rattle southern Nevada town
California - Company Races to Build a Commercial Power Plant
California - First US sodium-ion plant to produce 4 GWh of grid storage to power 4 million homes
California - The Fusion Energy Startup Inertia to Unveil New Livermore Facility
Washington - PNNL Overcomes High Pressure Challenges to Advance Plutonium Processing Capabilities
Washington - Medford Council Adopts Taboo on Data Centers, Only to Find It Carries Unintended Implications
Texas - Argentina Plans 300 MW SMR at Atucha
Missouri - More power to Missouri: Will there be a nuclear energy renaissance?
Missouri - Nuclear Expansion Considered in Callaway County
South Carolina - Savannah River implements new approach to H Canyon maintenance
North Carolina - Mountain politicking: How awareness and economic concerns galvanize Ashe residents between stops at the polling booth
Vermont - ‘Broken’ trust: Energy site redevelopment company seeks input from Vernon community on uses for former Vermont Yankee plant
Nation - How Trump and AI Data Centers Are Boosting Nuclear Power
Nation - Here are the strong elements of House and Senate energy legislation that should be included in the final bill
Nation - America’s nuclear resurgence requires more than new reactors
Nation - Industry Update—July 2026
Nation - These 10 states are best positioned to land AI data center deals despite rising public opposition
Nation - NRC Targets Faster Nuclear Licensing With NEPA Streamlining Proposal
Nation - Advanced US nuclear battery deal targets 3000 MW power with $22.5 billion pipeline
Nation - Quantum computing wielded to create extremely rare material critical to nuclear fusion
Canada - Environmental group urges Sask. to abandon nuclear plans
International - Shock in the Atlantic: 200,000 radioactive barrels have been lying on the seabed for 80 years
United Kingdom - Nuclear power plant to continue powering UK until 2055
United Kingdom - UK’s Sizewell B Nuclear Power Plant Granted A 20-Year Life Extension
United Kingdom - Nuclear plant given life extension to power 2,500,000 homes for 20 more years
Central Europe - IAEA and World Bank Expand Nuclear Energy Partnership
East Asia - Daewoo E&C expands into AI-era energy infrastructure
East Asia - China unveils mega semi-submersible crane vessel that lifts 2,425 tons for offshore work
East Asia - Chasing the 2030 Power Generation Target: China's Artificial Sun Race Heats Up
Oceania - Australia and India's Groundbreaking Uranium Deal for Green Energy Expansion

July 08

Nevada - Lawsuit could determine Nevada regulators' ability to curtail water rights
Nevada - Mag. 3.4 earthquake - 47 km SE of Beatty, Nevada
California - A US startup wants to drop a full nuclear reactor a mile down a 30-inch hole, with no concrete dome required
New Mexico - LETTERS: Data centers, hazardous waste, dumps, we've been here before
Michigan - Old nuclear power plants being switched back on as AI drives demand
Florida - US firm secures advanced neutron generators to power next-gen nuclear reactors
Nation - No new plutonium pits!
Nation - Video: The U.S. Has 100,000 Tons of Nuclear Waste. Now What?
Nation - US, Japan, South Korea sign cooperation agreement for deployment of small modular reactors
Nation - Trilateral cooperation agreement on SMR deployment
Canada - SON says it should have been consulted on new federal nuclear strategy
International - NEA: “Transformative scenario” is needed to reach COP28 goal by 2050
United Kingdom - UK’s nuclear waste decommissioning could be handled by teleoperated robots
Western Europe - Proxima Fusion Raises 411 Million Euros
Western Europe - Munich-based fusion energy start-up Proxima raises €411m
Central Europe - IAEA Highlights Importance of Nuclear Liability Frameworks
Central Europe - IAEA and World Bank Group Collaborate to Advance Nuclear Energy for Development
East Africa - Tanzania Advances Nuclear Power ambitions as IAEA review marks next step in Africa’s emerging energy transition
East Africa - Rwanda: Who Will Finance Rwanda's First Small Nuclear Reactor?
Central Asia - How Uzbekistan emerged as an aspiring Nuclear Energy Nation in just a few years: Key findings of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mission
East Asia - Japan, U.S., South Korea Agree to Promote Next-Generation Small Modular Reactors

July 07

California - US startup moves one-mile underground reactor closer to reality with key prototype
Idaho - Microsoft-backed SMR firm Aalo achieves test reactor criticality as part of DOE program
Colorado - Frontier Nuclear Inks Royalty Deal for Colorado Mine Waste Recovery
Kansas - Deep Fission Prototype Reactor Canister Arrives at Kansas Site, Advancing Reactor Proof-of-Concept Program
Tennessee - Nuclear fuel firm Standard Nuclear eyes up to $3.55 billion valuation in US IPO
Nation - How the Future of Military Energy Could Lead to Floating Nuclear Power Plants
Nation - US, Japan, Korea ink SMR pact for Indo-Pacific
Canada - Feds order ‘more detailed update’ on Ignace nuclear transport plan
United Kingdom - £360M Great British Energy SMR Project Advances with Amentum and Cavendish Construction Partnership
United Kingdom - GBE-N launches £1.08bn procurement process for SMR delivery partner
United Kingdom - GB Energy – Nuclear offers £1bn contract for SMR partner
United Kingdom - Polish company SGE hopes to deploy 14 BWRX-300 reactors in U.K.
United Kingdom -The UK's countryside could soon be filled with small nuclear reactors
Western Europe - Google-parent Alphabet just helped turn this German nuclear fusion startup into a $2.4 billion company
Northern Europe - Skanska contracted for Swedish repository expansion work
East Asia - Japan’s nuclear fusion firm picks construction partner for its pilot reactor

July 06

California - Federal regulators begin review of plans for small nuclear reactors at Palisades plant
Idaho - US 10-MWe nuclear reactor reaches criticality for commercial data center power
Idaho - Third experimental nuclear reactor reaches key milestone
Idaho - Aalo Atomics’ Test Reactor Reaches Criticality at INL, Fourth DOE-Authorized Advanced Reactor by July 4
Idaho - Deployable Energy achieves criticality at INL ahead of deadline
Utah - Utah's nuclear strategy aims to meet data center energy demands
Tennessee - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic model chemistry of fusion reactor material
Tennessee - IBM quantum systems advance molten salt chemistry for fusion blankets
Wisconsin - Realta Fusion makes electricity, but not through heat conversion
Massachusetts - Commonwealth Fusion Systems joins UKAEA’s LIBRTI program
Maryland - DARPA Awards $3.37M to Develop Nuclear Waste Batteries for Long-Endurance Drones
Canada - First Nations backs Darlington SMR
United Kingdom - SGE plans UK SMR fleet
United Kingdom - UK Government study identifies Scottish sites with technical potential for new nuclear
United Kingdom - SGE unveils plans for 14 UK Small Modular Reactors
United Kingdom - Great British Energy appoints Amentum and Cavendish in £360M SMR deal
United Kingdom - CFS joins UK tritium programme
United Kingdom - U.K.’s First Prototype Fusion Energy Plant Achieves Critical Milestone
Southwestern Europe - A Nuclear Reactor That Can’t Melt Down? Here’s How It Works
Northern Europe - Skanska builds rock caverns for the final repository of short-lived radioactive waste in Forsmark for about SEK 1 billion
Central Europe - Nuclear power in Switzerland: ‘The most sensible policy is to keep the existing plants running’
Eastern Europe - Ukraine informing international partners about Russian strike on nuclear waste storage facility – Zelensky
Eastern Europe - Fresh look needed at licensing approach for small reactors - Likhachev

July 05

California - A US startup wants to drop a full nuclear reactor a mile down a 30-inch hole and let the rock above replace the containment dome
New York - Hundreds of Residents, Community Leaders Rally Against Gov. Hochul’s Costly and Dangerous Nuclear Agenda on Statewide Day of Action
Nation - 5 nuclear power innovations that could transform our struggling energy grid
United Kingdom - Nuclear fusion gets major push to manage rare tritium for commercial reactors
Central Europe - IAEA launches interactive online tool tracking global spent nuclear fuel inventory and storage status

July 04

Texas - How a third-generation Texas oilman transformed an organic farming company into a leading advanced nuclear startup at a small Christian college
Nation - Nuclear startups milestone shows a new race for power
Nation - Energy Secretary Reports Third Advanced Reactor Criticality
Nation - The US now has three microreactors running – and data centers are watching closely
Canada - Canada wants to build up to 10 new nuclear plants. Will our pension funds pay for them?
United Kingdom - Scottish climate campaigners condemn new nuclear power plans
United Kingdom - SGE plans 14 BWRX-300 SMRs across UK to boost energy capacity
United Kingdom - STEP tokamak gets modular fusion reactor core design to reduce downtime, boost maintenance
East Asia - Forget solar panels? China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ could change how the world is powered

July 03

Idaho - Criticality for third US reactor
Tennessee - TVA clears huge hurdle in race to build America's first small nuclear reactor
Florida - AMPERA Unveils First 3D-Printed Thorium Reactor Core: Subcritical Design Targets AI Power
Nation - Small nuclear waste batteries could fuel drones for 30 years via trickle charging, making Spiderweb scenario a permanent nightmare
Nation - DOE Locks In $1B Centrus HALEU Deal to End US Reliance on Russian Enrichment
Canada - ‘Change course immediately’ Treaty 3 leader tells PM
South America - Argentine government announces private project to build nuclear reactor
United Kingdom - Crushed nuclear concrete can trap 98% of radioactive waste in just 48 hours
United Kingdom - SGE unveils pioneering plan for 4.2GW SMR fleet in the UK
United Kingdom - SGE Bids to Build 14 BWRX-300 SMRs Across the UK in 4.2-GW Fleet Play
United Kingdom - £35bn plan for 14 UK small modular reactors could outpower Hinkley Point C
United Kingdom - Private consortium commits £35bn to UK SMR rollout
Central Europe - IAEA highlights Uzbekistan's nuclear infrastructure progress
East Asia - South Korea Picks Sites for New Nuclear Power Projects
South Asia - Nuclear Power Plants in India, List 2026, Proposed Projects
Central Europe - Polish Billionaire to Invest £35 Billion in Building 14 Small Nuclear Reactors Across the UK for Over 60 Years of Energy Production
United Kingdom - UK set for private 14 nuclear SMRs delivering 4.2 GW to meet 11% of power demand
Northern Europe - Lead-cooled nuclear reactors move closer to deployment with standardized grid design
East Africa - Rwanda signs SMR roadmap
Middle East - Beyond alarmism: A realistic assessment of Bushehr’s plutonium risk

July 02

California - Valar nuclear startup partners with Nvidia on data center aiming to conserve water
California - Oklo’s Groves nuclear project becomes reality in Caldwell County
Washington - Scientists use ultrasound and imaging to inspect the nuclear power fleet in the US
Idaho - Unity advanced reactor achieves nuclear criticality in US energy milestone
Idaho - US nuclear firm receives first custom fuel for 150-hour trial of Kaleidos microreactor
Louisiana - Turner Industries expands nuclear manufacturing footprint in Louisiana
Tennessee - TVA clears huge hurdle in race to build America's first small nuclear reactor
New York - Indian Point Demolition Timeline Stretches into Early 2060s
Connecticut - Leonardo DRS: Proven Nuclear Pedigree Advancing the Nuclear Future
Nation - DOE Celebrates Criticality of 2nd and 3rd Advanced Reactors
Nation - NRC looks to speed up reactor build-out, scrap decades-old radiation standard
Canada - B.C.'s General Fusion could access up to US$338M by going public
Canada - Canada installs West’s first grid-scale modular reactor
United Kingdom - UKAEA And Eni Form JV To Offer Services To Nuclear Fusion Industry
United Kingdom - British researchers test concrete method for Sr-90 treatment
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce plans £12m nuclear training centre
United Kingdom - SGE-led team targets 14 BWRX-300 SMRs in UK
United Kingdom - ‘Fleet’ of small modular nuclear reactors planned for UK
United Kingdom - Laing O’Rourke joins bid for 14-reactor UK SMR fleet
Western Europe - HIP to the future
Central Europe - Switzerland takes 2 nuclear reactors off grid after river gets too hot to cool them
Central Europe - Polish consortium unveils £35billion plan to build 14 nuclear reactors across Britain
Central Europe - £35bn Polish-led nuclear plan to build 14 reactors across UK
Central Europe - Billionaire to Invest £35Bn in Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Across UK
Central Europe - Feasibility study launched to pipe nuclear waste heat to Budapest grid
Eastern Europe - Rosatom proposed a new technology for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing
Baltic Region - Kaunas Talks Put SMR Safety Back on Lithuania’s Nuclear Agenda
Southeast Asia - Micro-Modular Reactors: The Power Source the Indo-Pacific Cannot Ignore

July 01

California - Why Oklo stock is moving today: DOE approves isotope test facility
Alaska - Could nuclear power Alaska’s future?
Idaho - Deployable Energy achieves criticality at INL
Idaho - Third advanced reactor reaches criticality at INL ahead of America’s 250th anniversary
Idaho - Deployable Energy’s Unity Nuclear Reactor Achieves Criticality at INL, Third Under DOE Nuclear Push
Arizona - Arizona still pursuing nuclear energy despite hurdles
Utah - A waterless AI data center? A big experiment is under way in rural Utah
New Mexico - Advanced US nuclear fuel capacity grows with 5th uranium enrichment cascade in New Mexico
Wisconsin - US fusion startup makes history by converting plasma energy directly into electricity
Tennessee - Fast-tracking efficiency in light water reactor fuels
New York - Cogeneration’s Advantage: Efficiency, Resilience, and the Case for Captured Heat
Nation - The Grid, Not Just Generation, Has Become the Central Climate Story
Nation - DOE Seeks to Transform Surplus Plutonium into Nuclear Fuel
Nation - Blue Energy, GE Vernova Advance ‘Gas Bridge’ Model to Unlock Nuclear Finance
Nation - Trump Energy Department hits its target on small nuclear reactors. Now comes the hard part.
Canada - Canada’s dangerous nuclear gamble
Canada - Owner of Ginna nuclear power plant looks to extend license to 2049
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce SMR to open manufacturing development site in Derby
United Kingdom - “High potential” for new nuclear power in Scotland despite planning deadlock
United Kingdom - Can fusion reactors produce their own fuel? MIT spinout joins UK blanket testing
United Kingdom - Commonwealth Fusion Systems joins UKAEA's tritium blanket testing programme
United Kingdom - Commonwealth Fusion Systems to join UK tritium-testing programme at Culham
United Kingdom - UKAEA and Commonwealth Fusion Systems partner to advance tritium production for fusion energy
United Kingdom - UK Confirms 12 SSN-AUKUS Attack Submarines as NATO and AUKUS Expand Nuclear Undersea Deterrence
United Kingdom - No Nuclear Energy In Scotland
United Kingdom - Scotland has “high potential” for new nuclear development
United Kingdom - MSP says 'no' to nuclear power plant as UK Government eyes Fife
Southwestern Europe - Europe’s Nuclear Ambitions Drive New Interest in Italian Uranium Exploration
Central Europe - Poland’s OSGE Begins State Support Bid For Construction Of Small Modular Reactor Fleet
East Africa - Russia and Rwanda hold first nuclear energy joint committee meeting
Central Asia - IAEA Reviews Progress of Uzbekistan’s Nuclear Power Plans
East Asia - China tests record-breaking superconducting magnets for fusion reactor
East Asia - Japan Funds Solar Power for Cuban Hospitals Amid Energy Crisis
South Asia - India Launches World’s First Hydrogen Production Plant Using Promising Method That Harnesses Heat from Nuclear Reactor

June 2026

June 30

Yucca Mountain - NIMBY Is Choking America's Nuclear Revival
California - Opinion: Garden Grove was a warning; San Onofre is the test
Idaho - Rare quantum behavior found in plutonium could improve future nuclear technology
New Mexico - NMSU offers nuclear engineering program this summer
Wisconsin - Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first
New York - New York Gov. Huchul’s Push for Nuclear Power
Nation - NRC proposes new rule for disposing of high-activity radioactive waste
Nation - NRC Charts a Disposal Path for Nuclear Waste Stuck at a ‘Dead End’
Nation - Modern Rules for Everyday Radioactive Materials
Nation - Redesigning Nuclear Regulation: How US And UK Frameworks Are Evolving To Support Advanced Nuclear Technologies
Canada - Canada releases Nuclear Energy Strategy targeting up to 10 new large reactors and doubled uranium exports by 2040
Canada - Video: The impacts of nuclear waste
Canada - First Nations group takes stake in Ontario nuclear plant
Canada - Canada just lowered the West’s first grid-scale small reactor, built to power 300,000 homes
Canada - Hydrogen electrolyzer to adapt for fusion fuel by extracting tritium from heavy water
Ranked: Countries Building the Most Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
United Kingdom - Innovative robotics trialled to tackle nuclear waste challenges
United Kingdom - U.K. delivers final cask of vitrified HLW to Germany
United Kingdom - Last Energy’s Welsh micro reactors: civil and geotechnical design notes
United Kingdom - Holtec and EDF submit plans for SMR reactors at former UK coal power site
United Kingdom - GBE-N ‘doesn’t hold’ breakdown of proposed £20bn budget for SMR contract
Western Europe - German startups compete in global race for nuclear fusion
Western Europe - Global firms and German startups compete in realizing nuclear fusion
Northern Europe - Hitachi Energy backs modular nuclear
East Africa - Why Kenya's Nuclear Energy Push Could Power the Global AI Revolution
East Africa - Rwanda, Russian nuclear firm sign roadmap on small modular reactors
Central Asia - Kyrgyzstan Moves to Introduce Unified Monitoring System for Uranium Waste Sites
East Asia - S. Korea looks to strengthen SMR industry as special law nears enforcement
East Asia - Japan develops world-class system to monitor fusion plasma at 34 points simultaneously
Southeast Asia - Singapore inks agreement on nuclear safety and radiation protection with Indonesia

June 29

California - Hadron Energy Engages DLA Piper’s Government Affairs Team to Advance Federal Commercial Deployment of the Halo Microreactor
Washington - WA nuclear facility is 75, but still the ‘backbone’ of nation’s most complex cleanup
Washington - Ecology seeks comment on major permit for Hanford Nuclear Site
Washington - Richland-area residents asked to weigh in on Hanford Site cleanup permit
Idaho - US launches 1st small modular reactor in nearly 50 years
Utah - A Utah Project Bets That Small, Factory-Built Reactors Can Solve America’s Looming Power Crunch
Illinois - Walmart turns to Illinois nuclear plant for 176 megawatts in its first direct deal
Illinois - Nuclear Microreactor That Could Power up to 15k Homes Under Review
Ohio - 1.5GW Elementl Power Nuclear Power Plant In Ohio Advances With PJM Filing, GE Vernova Reactor Deal
Ohio - Ohio SMR Project Advances With PJM Filing, GE Reactor Deal
Florida - Holtec and EDF submit proposal to deploy SMR-300 at Cottam, Nottinghamshire
New York - Rolls-Royce SMR to open £12m Derby manufacturing centre to accelerate production
Nation - How $17.5 Billion In Federal Loans Are Meant To Drive Nuclear Energy
Nation - Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line
Nation - The Remarkable Success of the Reactor Pilot Program
Canada - ‘Change course immediately’: Treaty 3 grand chief warns Ottawa over move to fast-track nuclear waste repository
Canada - Arctic roads and nuclear repository could be fast-tracked for approval by feds
Canada - Municipal groups back Northern waste repository, warn highways need upgrading
Canada - Next Hydrogen, a Canadian Company, Expands Further Into the Fusion Market Through Strategic Collaboration with Fusion Fuel Cycles Inc.
United Kingdom - Scaling Geopolymers for Safer, Lower-Carbon Waste Management
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce’s US$15.8m SMR Part Manufacturing Site in the UK
United Kingdom - UK's first private SMR planned for former coal power station
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce SMR plans manufacturing development centre in Derby
Western Europe - Nuclear renaissance: giving way to small modular reactors
Western Europe - French software giant secures £30m UK fusion contract
Northwestern Europe - Using lithium vapour to protect fusion reactors from extreme heat
Northern Europe - Are Lead-Cooled Reactors The Future Of Nuclear Power?
Northern Europe - Blykalla teams up with Hitachi for SMR deployment
Southwestern Europe - General Fusion to help deploy nuclear power plants in Italy under new framework deal
Southwestern Europe - This Reactor Works with No Fuel. It Could Change the Future of Fission.
East Asia - South Korea is treating nuclear construction speed as an AI infrastructure problem and it's right
East Asia - China makes breakthroughs in fusion, carbon fiber and offshore energy
East Asia - World's Largest Superconducting Magnet for Fusion Reactor Unveiled in Hefei
South Asia - Kalpakkam milestone: World's first nuclear hydrogen plant strengthens India's clean energy leadership

June 28

Idaho - In Idaho, the next generation of US nuclear reactors nears reality
Idaho - Small enough for a pickup truck: New nuclear reactors mark US energy renaissance
Texas - Natura Resources signs HALEU supply deal with startup Quadrant Nuclear Industries for molten salt reactors
Ohio - Elementl Power advances plans for up to 1.5 GW of advanced nuclear generation capacity in southeast Ohio
New York - Nano Nuclear 15 MWe gen IV microreactor to undergo US NRC review
Nation - Video: The Secret Nuclear City America Built Under Greenland's Ice
Nation - From interplanetary spaceships to lunar reactors, our future in space looks nuclear‑powered
The World Is Racing to Develop New Nuclear Fuels
United Kingdom - UK hits major milestone with 1.3GW SMRs, site to undergo coal to nuclear conversion
East Asia - Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans
South Asia - India Leads Green Energy Race, Commissions World's First Nuclear Heat-Based Hydrogen Production Plant
South Asia - India inaugurates world’s first hydrogen plant powered by nuclear reactor heat

June 27

Washington - America’s Chernobyl waiting to happen
Texas - American Fusion moves 5MW Texatron fusion engine closer to independent validation
Nation - DOE unveils $17.5B nuclear loan plan amid waste concerns
Nation - Two advanced reactors reach criticality as U.S. nears July 4 goal
Canada - Canada just cut a hole in the roof of a working nuclear reactor, hauled out eight steam generators weighing 100 tons each, and lowered new ones into the same hole, bringing the reactor back online seven months early to run another 35 years
Central Europe - IAEA Urges Early Public Engagement for SMR Projects
East Asia - China neighbor launches world’s first nuclear process heat-based hydrogen production facility
East Asia - China Achieves Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Superconducting Magnets
East Asia - World's largest superconducting magnet completed in China

June 26

California - Zeno repurposes Vallecitos hot cells
Washington - DOE-EM issues draft RFP for Hanford lab work, awards WIPP monitoring grant
Nation - Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
Canada - Northern Ontario leaders react to possible fast-tracking of nuclear waste repository
United Kingdom - 'Extreme' weather having 'significant impact' on Kent's nuclear power stations
United Kingdom - Controversial Sellafield nuclear storage plan moves forward
United Kingdom - CORWM visits Sizewell A and Sizewell B
United Kingdom - CORWM visits Dungeness A and B
Southern Europe - Sogin begins re-encapsulation of uranium-thorium fuel
East Asia - Minamitori Island's ecosystem at risk from nuclear waste site survey: lab

June 25

Yucca Mountain - Canada’s Deep Geological Repository Gains Federal Support in 2026
California - US SMR firm Deep Fission sees customer pipeline swell to 18.5GW, on the back of growing data center interest
New Mexico - A ‘radical’ approach to americium chemistry
New Jersey - The nuclear energy gamble: Higher electric bills for dirty energy
New Jersey - Oyster Creek Could Return To Nuclear Power With Four New Reactors
Nation - NASA Found a Secret Military Base Buried 100 Feet Deep in Greenland's Ice Shelf
Canada - Nuclear storage site considered for national interest status
Canada – Video: Chief of Wabigoon Lake First Nation speaks on being host of nuclear waste repository | APTN News
Canada - Port Hope waste plan extended
Canada - Candaian repository put forward for federal support
Canada - Municipal groups back Ignace nuclear waste repository but warn highways need uprading
Canada - Video: Ignace nuclear waste site being considered for national interest designation
Oceania - Exclusive: Northern Endeavour NORMs to come all the way back to Australia
International - Floating Nuclear: A New Offshore Energy Frontier
United Kingdom - Why old nuclear-site concrete could become a tool for trapping strontium-90
United Kingdom - UK Completes Historic Nuclear Waste Repatriation to Germany
United Kingdom - Final shipment marks completion of UK’s waste return to Germany
United Kingdom - Plans lodged for four mini nuclear reactors at former coal power station
United Kingdom - Nuclear-powered launch for Cottam data centre project
Central Europe - IAEA releases interactive tool on global spent nuclear fuel
Eastern Europe - Russia plans 441-ton nuclear fuel plant to recycle global waste stockpile
Southern Europe - Italy’s Sogin Begins Re-Encapsulation Of Elk River Nuclear Fuel Elements

June 24

Yucca Mountain - Nuclear Testing Continues in Nevada. Western Shoshone Want It to Stop.
Nevada - All aboard! Model trains chugging into the museum
California - Google’s nuclear technology strategy advances with Kairos and GE Vernova
California - Mile-deep nuclear reactor concept attracts data center boom with massive 18.5 GW demand
Florida - Major nuclear project plan for former Cottam power station
Florida - Cottam nuclear power plant proposal by Holtec, EDF advances Britain’s SMR ambitions
Florida - Holtec and EDF Energy Submit Plans for New Nuclear Projects in Britain
Florida - Holtec and EDF submit UK SMR project proposal
Vermont - Future of Vermont Yankee site being explored: Options include data center, nuclear reactor or battery storage
New Hampshire - Small modular reactors discussed at conference on next-generation nuclear in New Hampshire
Nation - EPA Proposes Commonsense NEPA Reforms to Get America Building Again
Nation - What Is Criticality? (And 7 Other Misunderstood Nuclear Energy Terms)
Nation - Video: Expert Explains How to Fix America’s 100,000-Ton Nuclear Waste Crisis
Nation - Video: Why Finland Solved Nuclear Waste and the U.S. Still Isn’t Close | WSJ Pro Perfected
Canada - Long-term strategy calls for up to 10 new reactors in Canada
Canada - Feds push to have 3 northern projects fast-tracked under Building Canada Act
Canada - Canada Initiates Process to List Major Projects under the Building Canada Act
Canada - Arctic roads, nuclear repository first to be designated as national interest projects
Canada - Nuclear storage site considered for national interest status
Canada - Ottawa starts process to name 3 projects as in national interest
Canada - Canada Building West’s First Grid-Scale SMR
Canada - Ontario First Nations Invest $715M in Nuclear Project as Critics Warn of Financial Risk
United Kingdom - Wylfa SMR Project Hits £900M British Contract Milestone
United Kingdom - UK SMR programme at Wylfa hitting target for British contracts
United Kingdom - Former Nottinghamshire Coal Plant Site Targeted for Major Nuclear Energy Development
Western Europe - CASTOR shipment arrives at former anti-nuclear movement stronghold
Western Europe - International scientific exchange on advanced nuclear fuel cycles
Northwestern Europe - Embracing nuclear is one thing, but disposing the waste could be the real challenge
Northwestern Europe - Sweden selects Rolls-Royce for its nuclear future
Eastern Europe - Russia planning 'high-capacity' nuclear fuel reprocessing plant
East Asia - Japan and IAEA team up to promote small modular reactors
East Asia - Japan, IAEA Team Up to Promote Small Modular Reactors
East Asia - South Korea's HanmiGlobal plans U.S. unit for SMR projects
Southeast Asia - Nuclear energy not clean, green, safe, says expert

June 23

California - Deep Isolation moves to field testing
Arizona - Hobbs vetoes bill to fast-track small nuclear reactors at Arizona data centers
Ohio - Elementl Power plans nuclear project in southeast Ohio
Delaware - Delaware’s Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force drafting findings and recommendations from its work
Nation - U.S. energy secretary announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors
Canada - Several First Nations sign deal with Ottawa, Ontario to own part of a nuclear reactor
Canada - 7 First Nations sign nuclear reactor ownership deal with Ottawa, Ontario
Canada - AtkinsRealis Gains on Canada’s Expanded Nuclear Strategy
Canada - Hiawatha and Alderville joining ownership of new nuclear reactor
Canada - Nuclear in Nunavut — The big idea
United Kingdom - BWXT SMR tech eyed for FNPPs
Northern Europe - Finland buried nuclear waste in copper canisters 430 meters down, but the metal may not survive as long as the promise
Central Europe - IAEA launches used fuel database
Central Europe - IAEA Launches Global Tool Tracking Spent Nuclear Fuel
Central Asia - Central Asia’s Nuclear Push: Uzbekistan Starts Construction as Kazakhstan Plans at Least Three Plants

June 22

California - Valar Atomics achieves criticality in DOE Reactor Pilot Program
California - Another US Advanced Reactor Hits Criticality Milestone
Idaho - HALEU Availability Program
Utah - Valar’s Ward 250 reaches criticality in Utah
Wyoming - Wyoming Uranium Surges As Nuclear Demand, National Security Concerns Align
New Mexico - Old Church Rock Abandoned Uranium Mine
North Dakota - North Dakota lawmakers to consider exception to nuclear waste storage ban
Wisconsin - SHINE enters agreement for advancing efforts to recycle spent nuclear fuel
Minnesota - State launching study to determine whether to lift moratorium on new nuclear power plants
Ohio - Southern Ohio is being used as a nuclear guinea pig again, this time to power Meta’s data centers
Ohio - Ohio Set to Host a New Nuclear Plant Powered by Small Modular Reactors
Virginia - Modeling nuclear fusion at lightning speed
Nation - Pentagon Could Outpace Tech Giants on Small Nuclear Projects
Nation - US Military Accelerates Microreactor Investments to Secure Energy Grid
Nation - Proposed NRC Rule Seeks to Accelerate Nuclear Energy Tech Deployment
Western Pacific - GPA: No official talks with Pentagon, but nuclear power evaluated for Guam
Canada - Ottawa’s nuclear energy strategy seeks more new reactors, global exports
Canada - Canada unveils plan for 10 new nuclear reactors by 2040
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce boosts UK-Japan nuclear push
United Kingdom - TerraPower starts UK GDA
Central Europe - IAEA Releases First Public Tool to Map the World's Spent Nuclear Fuel
West Asia - Construction completed at first unit of Türkiye's Akkuyu nuclear plant: Rosatom
East Asia - KMOU launches marine SMR task force as S. Korea seeks role in global certification race
East Asia - An "artificial sun" has been ignited inside a South Korean reactor. It is several times hotter than the sun.
East Asia - Video: This Chinese reactor could change global energy forever
South Asia - India opens nuclear sector to France

June 21

Utah - Nuclear reactor in Utah reaches criticality milestone for advanced energy
Maryland - A Maryland company built a nuclear reactor with no fuel rods at all, running on graphite spheres the size of billiard balls that you feed in from the top while it runs like a slow gumball machine, and the first four are headed for a chemical plant in Texas
Vermont- Future of Vermont Yankee site being explored: Options include data center, nuclear reactor or battery storage
Washington DC - US firm unveils 1.5 GW nuclear plant project with 300 MW small modular reactors
Nation - The Strategic Importance of Trump's 'Office of Fusion'
Nation - Whatever Happened to the Small Modular Reactor Revolution?
Canada - Canada just lowered a 953-tonne slab of steel and concrete into a 35-meter shaft in Ontario and ended a decade of talk, starting the Western world’s first grid-scale small nuclear reactor, a machine that fits on two soccer fields and powers 300,000 homes
Canada - Q&A: Nuclear microreactors offer a solution for Canada’s energy infrastructure weaknesses
Southeast Asia - Anti-nuclear groups oppose Bataan nuke plant revival

June 20

Idaho - Idaho National Laboratory identifies topological Kondo insulating state in plutonium hexaboride
Utah - Utah reactor reaches criticality in historic nuclear milestone
New York - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Formally Accepted Nano Nuclear's Construction Permit Application. Here's What That Means for Investors.
Vermont - Community and the state grapple with potential redevelopment of Vermont Yankee site
Nation - Why small modular reactors are becoming a national security priority
United Kingdom - NWS £382M LLWR vault optimisation: capping design notes for ground engineers
Western Europe - Germany receives its nuclear waste: a problem without safe burial
South Asia - India’s oldest nuclear reactors return to service after major refurbishment
South Asia - India’s oldest nuclear power reactors are back on the electricity grid
South Asia - Indian government mulls expanding Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor programme with industry partners

June 19

Yucca Mountain - Video: They Spent $15 Billion Digging Tunnels for This. They've Never Been Used.
California - US startups to bolster nuclear fuel supply
Oregon - NuScale Power Gets First Mover Advantage as Nuclear Regulatory Commission Backs Small Modular Reactor Design
Oregon - NuScale Power halts after gains on Paragon SMR deal, Juneteenth pause
Utah - Small nuclear reactor achieves 'criticality' in eastern Utah lab
Utah - Valar Atomics' nuclear reactor reaches criticality in Utah
Utah - US-backed Ward 250 nuclear reactor achieves criticality under DOE program in Utah
Texas - Advanced nuclear project secures 77-acre US site for molten salt reactor testing
Ohio - Elementl Power plans BWRX-300 SMRs in Ohio
Ohio - Elementl Power Developing Ohio SMR Project with GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Ohio - Nuclear power plant in the works for Meigs County, Ohio
Ohio - HALEU deal strengthens fuel supply for five Ohio advanced reactors
Vermont - Future of Vermont Yankee site being explored: Options include data center, nuclear reactor or battery storage
Washington DC - AUKUS has a major waste problem, and it’s not just money
Nation - Small Reactors, Big Ambitions
Nation - How Military Microreactors May Lead the Nuclear Energy Revolution
Nation - Centrus, Oklo HALEU agreement to support reactor deployment
Nation - DOE reports second reactor pilot success
Nation - Department of Energy Celebrates Second Advanced Reactor Achieving Criticality
Canada - CNL clarifies details of Port Hope historic waste agreement
Canada - John Borshoff’s Uranium Vision: Shaping Nuclear Energy’s Future
Canada - Transportation concerns dominate public feedback on NWMO nuclear waste project, Kenora council hears
Canada - Saskatchewan and Poland to collaborate on nuclear development
United Kingdom - Market engagement launched for £382M vault optimisation and capping delivery contract
United Kingdom - UK Energy Firm Explores Floating Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
Northwestern Europe - Port of Rotterdam Study: Existing Safety Frameworks Could Assess Nuclear-Powered Ships
Northern Europe - Sweden Chooses Rolls-Royce for New Nuclear Reactors

June 18

California - Nuclear Partners Aim to Commercialize Advanced, Recycled Fuel
Oregon - NuScale Power Leverages NRC Approval to Advance Modular Nuclear Energy
Washington - Fusion plant clears regulatory milestone
Texas - Texas A&M System Announces Another Small Nuclear Reactor Will Be Built On The RELLIS Campus
Texas - America’s nuclear energy race accelerates at Texas A&M-RELLIS
Ohio - Advanced Nuclear Energy Project Could Bring Hundreds of Jobs and Billions in Investment to Southern Ohio
Nation - America’s Military Readiness Depends On Deployable Nuclear Power – AnalysisNation - America’s Military Readiness Depends On Deployable Nuclear Power – Analysis
Canada - New nuclear energy manufacturing coming to Durham
Canada - Ontario nuclear deal could bring supply chain opportunities to Northumberland
United Kingdom - Two steps forward for U.K. advanced nuclear
United Kingdom - UK Safely Completes Final Shipment of High-Level Nuclear Waste to Germany
United Kingdom - Third Vitrified Waste Shipment UK-Germany Complete
United Kingdom - Core Power to Assess Reactor Tech for Floating Nuclear Power Plants
Northern Europe - Developer expects contract for difference support scheme for Estonia's nuclear plant
Northern Europe - Estonia's Parliament passes new nuclear energy law
Eastern Europe - Rosatom targets Southeast Asia with new nuclear projects in Indonesia
South Africa - Necsa, Siemens Energy partner on small modular reactors and skills development
Middle East - Egypt leads nuclear expertise
East Asia - Sites selected for Korean nuclear new build
East Asia - No more nuclear phase-out: Korea selects sites for new reactors
East Asia - KHNP picks two sites for three new nuclear reactors

June 17

California - Deep Isolation Nuclear Appoints Drilling Veteran Jon Tedrick to Lead World’s First Full-scale Deep Borehole Disposal Demonstration
California - Applied Atomics Secures Exclusive Land-Based License for mPower™ Small Modular Reactor Technology from BWX Technologies
California - Environmental group opposes increased plutonium research at LLNL as feds seek to expand nuclear weapons production
Utah - Green River nuclear project gets new life, but major questions remain
Utah - ‘From rock to reactor’: Utah Office of Energy Development gears up for second nuclear energy workshop June 18
North Dakota - Missouri River is best source of water for nuclear energy in North Dakota, regulator says
Wisconsin - SHINE and newcleo Partner to Advance U.S. Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycling
Canada - Fusion Was Always "Twenty Years Away." One Company Is Betting the Wait Is Over -- and Taking It Public.
Canada - Ontario Targets European SMR Market with New Nuclear Supply Chain Partnership
Canada - Ontario plans to build SMR manufacturing facility in Durham Region
United Kingdom - Britain's Chernobyl: the deadly nuclear accident that could have turned the Lake District into a radioactive wasteland
United Kingdom - UK’s new nuclear control room simulator mimics multiple reactor types safely
United Kingdom - UK and Japan Strengthen Nuclear Partnership With Rolls-Royce AMR Deal
Northern Europe - Building a nuclear strategy for ships
Northern Europe - Nordic Baseload Power Becomes Fourth Swedish Company To Submit Application For Nuclear Financial Support
West Asia - Türkiye to hold talks with Canadian firms on CANDU nuclear technology: Minister
East Asia - Yeongdeok to Host Two Reactors, Gijang to Build SMR
East Asia - South Korea to build two new nuclear reactors
East Asia - KHNP selects candidate sites for new nuclear reactors

June 16

California - Hadron Energy Announces Publication of Its First U.S. Patent Application for the Integral Architecture Behind the Halo Micro-Modular Reactor
Washington - Helion says it is first US fusion energy firm to clear regulatory licenses
Utah - Green River nuclear project gets new life, but major questions remain
Kansas - The Nuclear Reactors Coming to a Small Town Near You
West Virginia - DEP plans radioactive dust disposal mandates after Huntington site removal failures
South Carolina - Hensel Phelps Begins Construction on Procurement Warehouse Supporting Savannah River Plutonium Program
New York - New York releases advanced nuclear options paper as state builds path to 5 GW expansion
Washington, DC - This DOE-funded startup could finally solve America's nuclear waste problem
Nation - America’s Military Readiness Depends on Deployable Nuclear Power
Nation - Three Reasons Why DOE’s Plutonium Plan Has Deal Breakers
Canada - First Nations rally together to oppose nuclear waste transportation and storage in northwestern Ontario
Canada - Scott Moe signs nuclear energy agreement with Poland during European trip
Marshall Islands - Video: The US buried 85,000 cubic meters of nuclear waste here - and the ocean is rising
Southwestern Europe - Italy edges towards nuclear referendum in 2028 or 2029
Northern Europe - Finland buried nuclear waste in copper canisters 430 meters underground, but some scientists warn the metal may not last long enough
Northern Europe - Fourth application for Swedish state support for new nuclear
Northern Europe - Rolls-Royce SMR Sweden Win Shows Europe’s Nuclear Revival Becoming an Industrial Race
Northern Europe - Rolls-Royce’s small nuclear reactors chosen for adding 1.5 GW power in Sweden
Central Europe - The Interconnection of Nuclear Energy and Quantum Technology
Southeastern Europe - Greece will be forced to build nuclear power plants
West Asia - One Energy Market Theme Is Still 'Not Crowded', And That's Exactly Why This Fund Manager Likes It
South Asia - PNRA and Radioactive Waste Management in Pakistan

June 15

Yucca Mountain - Several states seem eager to host San Onofre’s waste
California - Silicon Valley Is Funding a Nuclear Renaissance
Washington - AI could help PNNL pack more nuclear waste into glass
Idaho - Critical Momentum: The Nuclear Renaissance Heats Up
Tennessee - Oak Ridge teams clear legacy radioactive waste early
Tennessee - New measurements to advance molten salt reactor technologies
New York - New York State policy roadmap proposes billions in nuclear subsidies
Vermont - Energy development company inks lease deal for Vermont Yankee property
Nation - Highly dangerous plutonium offers no quick fix to US nuclear fuel crunch
Nation - Ex-nuclear regulator wages long-shot bid for Congress
Nation - Analysis: Highly dangerous plutonium offers no quick fix to US nuclear fuel crunch
Nation - Power Play: Transforming Cold War Plutonium into the Future of U.S. Energy
Canada - Saskatchewan, Czech Republic aim to cooperate on SMRs and MMRs
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce joins UK-Japan HTGR development agreement
United Kingdom - Government backing helps UK’s Rolls-Royce SMR win multibillion-pound Sweden nuclear export contract
Southwestern Europe - A 155-ton reactor in Italy running on molten lead, with electric heaters faking the uranium, is about to make real electricity with zero nuclear fuel inside, a full-size test of the metal before any fuel goes in
Northern Europe - Sweden's Vattenfall picks Rolls-Royce SMR for nuclear power project
Northern Europe - Swedish new nuclear project selects Rolls-Royce SMRs
Northern Europe - Studsvik Applies For State Support For 1.4-GW SMR Programme In Sweden
Central Europe - Micromechanical Testing for Nuclear Materials Research
Eastern Europe - Lithuania dismantles nuclear reactor in Ignalina; thinks of tourist attraction
East Africa - Analysis: A Nuclear Shakeup Of Kenya's Energy Mix Stirs Opposition
Central Asia - Why Kazakhstan’s first NPP could end up more expensive than Uzbekistan’s
East Asia - Japan restarts world's largest nuclear power plant: Nuclear waste crisis intensifies
East Asia - Bringing Nuclear Fusion Closer
East Asia - Taiwan allocates NT$250 million to nuclear fusion research
East Asia - Replacement of Nuclear Reactors: Aim to Achieve New Targets by Overcoming Challenges
Southeast Asia - Lack of public understanding of nuclear energy in S-E Asia a challenge: IAEA chief
South Asia - Explained | Why India-France Nuclear Ties Are Set For A Strategic Upgrade

June 14

Washington - Sun on a desk: Avalanche startup achieves massive results with a tiny reactor
Utah - Utah State University expands INL collaboration with SUPER agreement
Nation - U.S. races to rebuild nuclear fuel chain ahead of 2028 ban
Nation - Ghost particles could reveal secret production of bomb-making material in fusion reactors
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce is building small nuclear reactors for the UK and Japan
United Kingdom - Nuclear waste from Sellafield sets sail for German facility
United Kingdom - UK, Japan and Rolls-Royce join forces on advanced nuclear tech
Western Europe - Revival of interest in nuclear power gives hope to start-ups
Western Europe - Germany unveils CA-1EA drone as China nears SMR milestone
Southwestern Europe - Fincantieri Pilots Mini-Nuclear Power to Keep Ships Sailing for 25 Years Without Fuel
Central Europe - First export small modular nuclear plant breaks ground in Uzbekistan
East Asia - China’s Linglong One is set to become the world’s first commercial onshore small modular reactor this year
East Asia - Nuclear Drives “All of the Above” Trend in Energy Security

June 13

California - Inside the race—and the uranium gap—to rebuild America’s fuel supply chain for a ‘second nuclear age’
Oregon - NuScale Power Drives Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Energy Renaissance
Virginia - Fusion reactors could be monitored for covert plutonium production
Nation - DOE Charts Fusion’s Future in Updated Roadmap
Oceania - AUKUS faces public pushback at inquiry hearing in Australia
United Kingdom - UK and Japan to Collaborate on Mini Nuclear Reactors for Industry and Military

June 12

Nevada - 4.5 magnitude earthquake reported outside Silver Springs
California - Oklo’s Advanced Nuclear Reactor “Aurora” Gets U.S. Design Approval
Colorado - Rocky Flats: Atomic amnesia and the half-life of memory
New Mexico - Testing the waters: Feds stop paying to sample LANL runoff
Nebraska - Nuclear in my backyard: A Nebraska utility is skirting the public backlash that plagues wind and solar
Massachusetts - Commonwealth Fusion Systems updates ARC fusion reactor model
Nation - NRC Chairman Nieh speaks at Energy Summit
Nation - Higher fuel prices touch DOE complex from Hanford to SRS
Nation - Trump Seeks Nuclear Revival With Japanese Funds
Nation - The Pentagon Is Blocking Wind Farms
United Kingdom - US anti-nuclear campaigner to back campaign against siting of nuclear reactors in Maesteg
Western Europe - German advisory board reset signals softer stance on sustainable finance ambition
Northern Europe - Studsvik seeks state support to build 1,400 MW nuclear power in Sweden
Central Europe - Poland’s nuclear plan (PPEJ) advances, but unresolved questions risk delay, CATF says
East Africa - Rosatom Strengthens Partnership with Tanzania: from Mkuju River Uranium to Floating Nuclear Solutions
East Africa - If We Are Getting Power Plants On Boats, Let A Few Be Nuclear
South Africa - Necsa | Driving nuclear energy technology innovation
East Asia - Japan’s nuclear plant reboot shows waste plan flaws
East Asia - Japan revises its preparations for a megaquake hitting Tokyo area
East Asia - Nuclear shipping: Large vehicle carrier with molten salt reactor gets design approval
East Asia - China to Surpass US, EU Nuclear Capacity by 2030 in Race for AI Power

June 11

Yucca Mountain - How Would a Democratic Congress Fight Inflation?
California - San Onofre: New tech could monitor nuclear waste 24-7
Idaho - U.S. Department of Energy Approves Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis for Aurora Powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory
Colorado - DOE approves Xcimer’s laser fusion power plant design
Colorado - US backs commercial fusion plant design built for decades of continuous power
New Mexico - Top N.M. environmental official warns of possible federal retaliation in regulatory clashes
Texas - 'People's Conference on Nuclear Power Reactors' Convening in Seadrift, Texas
Texas - American Fusion expands Texatron fusion engine patent portfolio and advances 5MW development program (AMFN)
Tennessee - Fast-tracking efficiency in light water reactor fuels
Tennessee - Nuclear reactor accident testing equipped with real-time visual tracking tech by US lab
Florida - Ampera looks to thorium
Massachusetts - “When We Build The ARC Fusion Power Plant, It Will Work”: Company Claims Nuclear Fusion Reactor Design Will Produce More Energy Than It Consumes
New Jersey - Delivery of magnet bundle to Princeton Plasma Physics Lab signals a new age of fusion research
New York - Hochul announces plan to increase New York's nuclear capacity
Nation - Video: A nuclear spacecraft is being built for Mars - then NASA wants it ready by the 2028 launch window
International - Op-ed: Can small nuclear reactors deliver for Europe?
United Kingdom - UKAEA boosts UKI2S with £20m to accelerate fusion and deep tech innovation
Western Europe - What does France’s nuclear waste plan in Bure mean for Luxembourg?
Western Europe - How Siemens Energy has positioned itself for the nuclear revival
Northwestern Europe - Study identifies potential SMR sites in Dutch province
Eastern Europe - Russian data centres in microreactor play
Eastern Europe - Zaporizhia NPP loses all off-site power for 19th time – IAEA
South Africa - Rosatom starts building world first, export small modular nuclear plant: lessons for South Africa?
East Asia - South Korea overhauls nuclear inspections, expands ongoing checks by 2027
East Asia - Nuclear-powered ship conceptual designs approved
East Asia - Why China is betting on big nuclear reactors
East Asia - Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans
South Asia - The Atom That Can Free India: Why Small Modular Reactors May Become the Quiet Foundation of India’s Energy Sovereignty

June 10

California - Startup that wants to make nuclear power underground for data centers plans IPO
California - Antares starts a national-security chain reaction
Oregon - University of Virginia’s College at Wise Debuts NuScale Energy Exploration Center
Washington - Avalanche’s desktop fusion reactor delivers blistering-hot plasma
Idaho - Portable Nuclear Reactors Move Closer to Powering Military Bases During Outages
Colorado - DOE Approves Xcimer Energy Fusion Power Plant Design
Tennessee - Tennessee is first to create Nuclear Fusion rules
Michigan - ‘Man who killed offshore wind’ now pushing fossil fuels and nuclear for Koch-funded Mackinac Center in Michigan
Florida - US firm taps Australian thorium reserves for advanced nuclear reactor fuel
Virginia - ARC fusion plant papers back CFS grid target
Maryland - Video: The man leading Trump’s nuclear renaissance
Delaware - From Spotlight Delaware: State task force delay likely shelves nuclear legislation until next year
New Jersey - US nuclear fusion firm shifts stellarator complexity to software using flat magnetic coils
New Hampshire - Nuclear power dominated energy discussions this session. A pair of bills now head to Ayotte’s desk.
Nation - US launches new roadmap to fast-track commercial fusion energy
Western Europe - From Cutting-Edge Research to Industry: Focused Energy Plans Spin-Off of Sourcelight
Northwestern Europe - Norwegian shipowner Knutsen eyes nuclear retrofit of gas carrier
Southwestern Europe - Ansaldo completes Krško upgrades
Northern Europe - Blykalla seeks funding for SEALER park
Central Europe - Video: NDTV Inside A Slovakian Nuclear Plant As Tech Transfer Talks Gain Ground
Eastern Europe - Russia and China are winning the nuclear fuel race. We have the answer sitting in storage
Eastern Europe - Bangladesh, Russia to deepen cooperation for energy security
Eastern Europe - Russia offers floating nuclear plant option to Bangladesh
Eastern Europe - The undeclared $500 billion war, with data centers and uranium: Russia prepares its nuclear AI "batteries"
West Africa - Togo Lays Groundwork for Expanded Nuclear and Radiological Use
Central Asia - Rosatom starts construction of the world’s first export small modular nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan
East Asia - China’s Standardized, Low-Cost Nuclear Power Push Signals Potential Upheaval in the Global Market as It Nears World’s Largest Nuclear Fleet
East Asia - Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans

June 09

Yucca Mountain - The Gubernatorial Choice Before South Carolinians
Nevada - Update: 3.8 magnitude earthquake registered close to Summerlin South, NV on June 4
Washington - Helion advances fusion energy program
Massachusetts - MIT Maritime Consortium wins ABS approval
Nation - Small nuclear reactors could be operational by 2030, regulator says in first interview
Nation - US Could Deploy Advanced Nuclear Reactors by 2030
Nation - Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival
Nation - US Races to Critical: Four Advanced Nuclear Reactors Set to Go Online Before July 4 Deadline
United Kingdom - Nuclear work fuels Altrad growth despite profit decline
Northern Europe - New SMR Power Plant Proposed for Sweden
Central Europe - Switzerland just began digging an 88-foot pit for what’s set to be the world’s most powerful flow battery, a tank of liquid that can inject the power of a nuclear plant in milliseconds
Central Europe - ‘The Scream’ projected onto Swiss parliament during nuclear debate
Southeastern Europe - SMRs to be considered at Romanian port
Southeastern Europe - New concept aims to advance nuclear-powered container shipping
East Asia - South Korea's artificial Sun ran for 102 seconds and it could change the future of energy
East Asia - Japan could replace up to 14 reactors by the 2050s under new proposal
East Asia - China Is Building a Nuclear Reactor Small Enough to Ride on a Truck
East Asia - Alibaba in Talks with Nuclear Power SOEs Over Small Modular Reactors for Data Centers
Southeast Asia - Deep underground nuclear waste storage could be feasible in Singapore, study shows

June 08

California - Modular next-gen US nuclear reactor goes critical
California - Antares’ reactor meets DOE milestone
California - Scientists Simulated Nuclear Fallout in The Lab And Got a Surprise
Idaho - INL reports findings on unusual quantum behavior of plutonium
Idaho - US microreactor achieves first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, targets 2028 deployment
Idaho - America's new nuclear future underway: Microreactors ready for full testing
Idaho - Newly Discovered Plutonium State Could Advance Nuclear Reactor Safety
Arizona - Senate passes bill allowing small nuclear reactors in Pinal
Arizona - Arizona Senate looks to sidestep rural zoning codes for new nuclear generation
New Mexico - Spent fuel recycling and conditioning topic of U.S.-Japan meeting
Tennessee - Tennessee forging ahead with nuclear fusion project
Virginia - Scientists warn future fusion reactors could secretly produce nuclear weapons material
New York - A Nuclear Power Plant In The Finger Lakes?-Part 2
Nation - Video: America's new nuclear future underway: Microreactors ready for full testing
Nation - Microreactor Targeting Military Applications Reaches Critical Milestone
Canada - 'This poison is coming': First Nations warn against nuclear waste
Canada - Video: Grassy Narrows expressing concern over nuclear waste transportation proposal | APTN News
Canada - Video: Weekend rally opposes nuclear waste storage in region
Canada - Refurbishment of Bruce Power Unit 3 reactor completed ahead of schedule and under budget, province says
United Kingdom - Spiralling costs, fish discos and vast radioactive waste. Is nuclear really the solution to Britain’s energy problem?
United Kingdom - Sellafield event for SMEs as it pushes for next stage of decommissioning
United Kingdom -Enforcement action after cables fall 18 metres at Sellafield
Western Europe - Research on magnetic plasma confinement wins Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Outstanding Paper Prize
Central Europe - DP World launches SMR feasibility study at Port of Constanța
Central Europe - Ansaldo upgrades critical systems at Slovenia nuclear plant
Central Europe - Why Uzbekistan chose Russia for its nuclear future
Central Europe - What lies behind China’s offer to build small modular nuclear reactors in Serbia?
Eastern Europe - Ukraine accuses Russia of attacking Chornobyl nuclear waste storage site
Africa - Africa’s Nuclear Future Is Small (Modular Reactors)
Central Asia - First concrete for Uzbek SMR
East Asia - South Korea's "artificial sun" ran for 102 seconds, just changed the global energy game
East Asia - China has responded to the strike on the nuclear waste storage facility in Chernobyl
Southeast Asia - Deep underground nuclear waste storage could be feasible in Singapore, study shows
South Asia - Nuclear breakthrough with new micro-reactor boosts US plans for global market including India

June 07

Idaho - Antares reaches reactor criticality under Trump pilot program, marking major nuclear milestone
Idaho - Rare plutonium state that could improve nuclear reactors uncovered by US researchers
Nation - Micro-reactor marks US nuclear revival
Nation - Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone
Eastern Europe - Ukraine says drone hit nuclear fuel storage facility near Chernobyl
East Asia - Japan Nuclear Reactor Replacement Plan Sets 14-Unit Target for First Time Since Fukushima
East Asia - Inside the world’s largest fusion machine, magnets chilled to colder than deep space sit a few feet from a plasma built to hit 100 million degrees — and Japan just switched the first systems on
East Asia - Video: China's artificial sun

June 06

Nevada - 3.8-magnitude earthquake hits near Las Vegas
California - Nuclear Renaissance? First Private Advanced Reactor Hits Major Milestone
California - Google may buy a little bit of power from thousands of US households to power its data centers
California - Alameda startup breaks ground on next generation nuclear power plant
Idaho - INL Discovers Plutonium Compound With Unique Surface Conductivity
Idaho - INL Details Plutonium’s Unique Electrical Conductivity on Surfaces
Tennessee - Orano USA’s Oak Ridge nuclear facility could be licensed by April 2027
Maryland - Can X-Energy’s (XE) UK Reactor Bid Reframe Its Competitive Position In Advanced Nuclear?
Massachusetts - Nuclear fusion plasma’s magnetic field mystery solved to predict reactor heat loss
Nation - Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor achieves first criticality milestone
Nation - New Mobile Nuclear Reactors Could Help Military Bases Survive 2 Weeks Without Power
Canada - 'This poison is coming': First Nations warn against nuclear waste
Canada - Canada has a way to break the oil pipeline deadlock
United Kingdom - Fusion and battery projects signal new clean energy push
East Africa - Kenya’s Nuclear Future: The Site, The Technology, and The Questions That Matter
East Asia - China's 'Artificial Sun' Is Gearing Up For A Major Milestone By 2027
East Asia - China targets 2027 for first self-sustained fusion reactor burn

June 05

California - Antares Mark-0 Becomes First Advanced Nuclear Reactor to Achieve Criticality Under DOE Pilot Program
Wyoming - US Accelerates Non-Light-Water SMR as Antares Clears Commercialization Hurdle
Idaho - Mark-0 advanced reactor achieves criticality in major US nuclear milestone
Tennessee - Knoxville company's Oak Ridge nuclear reactor will be used at UK plant
Virginia - Fusion Power’s Newest Problem Is People Secretly Making Nukes
Pennsylvania - US underground ‘Gravity’ nuclear startup partners to build scalable 1.5 GW reactor tech
New Jersey - Fusion Power’s Newest Problem Is People Secretly Making Nukes
New York - New York Doubles Down for Big Iron and SMRs
Massachusetts - Study supports physics of fusion power generation, says US developer
Nation - First Privately Developed US Nuclear Reactor In Over 40 Years Achieves First Criticality
Nation - US nuclear start-up marks mini-reactor breakthrough
Nation - First privately developed U.S. nuclear reactor in over 40 years achieves first criticality point
Northern Europe - In Finland, radioactive spent nuclear fuel soon to be buried underground
Northern Europe - This June, the world’s first nuclear waste repository reaches its final phase in Finland. The structure will be 433 meters deep and promises to store radioactive fuel for at least 100,000 years.
Northern Europe - Inside Onkalo: The world's first nuclear waste vault built for 100,000 years of isolation
Northern Europe - Blykalla Applies for Government Financing for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Park in Sweden
Northern Europe - Sweden's Blykalla applies for state funds to build nuclear reactor park
Central Europe - Rosatom begins construction of Uzbekistan’s first nuclear plant
Southeast Africa - Govt moves to strengthen radiation safety framework
United Arab Emirates - Power and desalinated water by small modular reactors
Central Asia - Uzbekistan Calls Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction a Historic Day, Pledges More Projects
Central Asia - Uzbekistan Begins Construction of First Nuclear Power Plant
East Asia - Japan seeks to replace up to 5 nuclear reactors by 2040s, 14 by 2050s
East Asia - Japan plans nuclear reactor replacements by 2050
East Asia - Academic Societies Urge 2-4 More Large Reactors in 12th Power Plan

June 04

Yucca Mountain - A mountain was hollowed out for nuclear waste, but the real story is the 90,000 tons that never reached the desert
Yucca Mountain - The nuclear future is here. Naturally, it is in court.
Nevada - Las Vegas earthquakes renew Nevada’s fault fears
Nevada - 4.1 magnitude earthquake felt across Las Vegas valley
Nevada - Las Vegas Earthquake: Shaking Felt In Southern Nevada After 4.1 Quake Strikes Near Summerlin South
California - Diode laser pump sources for future fusion power plants
California - US SMR developers announce partnerships
California - Hadron Energy Announces NRC Acceptance of Quality Assurance Program Description for Future Manufacturing License Applications, a First for a Light-Water Microreactor
Washington - Helion hits $15.5B valuation with $465M in new cash as it aims to commercialize fusion this decade
Washington - Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft
Idaho - America's new nuclear future underway: Microreactors ready for full testing in Idaho
Idaho - DOE and INL announce success of first private advanced Nuclear Reactor test in decades
Idaho - A quantum leap: INL discovers new behavior in plutonium that could reshape nuclear science
Utah - Utah Chooses its SMR to Power the State’s Advanced Nuclear Project
Wyoming - TerraPower CEO says SK investment in SMRs was prescient
Nebraska - 'Perfect thing to have in our backyard' Norfolk says small modular nuclear reactor could be a game-changer
Nebraska - Video: Norfolk sees small modular nuclear reactor as game-changer for economic growth
Tennessee - Tennessee to become first state with nuclear fusion regulations
Indiana - NX Atomics and Sciaky bring EBAM to small modular reactor components
Virginia - BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program
New York - New York Needs Reactor Developers for Large-Scale Nuclear Project
Massachusetts - Commonwealth Fusion Systems Builds on Learnings From SPARC to Publish Five-Peer-Reviewed Papers Validating the Physics of the ARC Fusion Power Plant
Massachusetts - US firm validates 1.1-GW nuclear fusion plant design to deliver 400 MW electricity
Massachusetts - Commonwealth Fusion says papers validate its quest to generate power
Massachusetts - CFS Publishes Papers Validating Physics of ARC Fusion Power Plant
Massachusetts - AI boom: Demand for data centers drives innovation by energy, tech industries to produce new power sources
New York - New York opens RFQ, RFA windows for nuclear development and workforce
New Jersey - Princeton researchers use machine learning to prevent plasma instabilities in two fusion tokamaks for the first time at commercial-scale conditions
Canada - No Nuclear Waste in our Territory: Rally with Grassy Narrows + Fort William First Nation
Canada - A Canadian leader in nuclear fusion comes home—with big plans to make power
Canada - Canada has a way to break the oil pipeline deadlock
United Kingdom - World’s first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
United Kingdom - The UK Took the Reactor Graphite It Was Going to Bury for Millennia, Drove the Radioactive Carbon Off as Gas, and Sealed It Inside a Diamond That Now Trickles Electricity on a 5,700-Year Clock
United Kingdom - UK Nuclear Build: From Mega-Projects to Modular Reactors
United Kingdom - Hinkley Point C’s second nuclear reactor craned into place
Western Europe - ITER Project Ahead of Schedule: World's Largest Fusion Reactor
Western Europe - newcleo's Reactor Technology Uses Fuel Made from Reprocessed Nuclear Waste
Western Europe - IAEA reviews assessment of Malta’s regulatory system for radiation safety
Northern Europe - Finland moves to open Onkalo nuclear repository for 100,000 years
Northern Europe - Video: The World’s First Nuclear Dustbin: Buried for 1,00,000 Years!
Northern Europe - Finland set to launch world's first permanent nuclear waste repository
Eastern Europe - Belarus targets radioactive waste disposal facility by 2030
Eastern Europe - Belarusian radioactive waste disposal facility expected to be ready to receive waste by 2031
Southwestern Europe - Lower House approves bill for Italy's return to nuclear power (2)
Southwestern Europe - Green light from the Chamber of Deputies for the nuclear bill: mini-reactors instead of old power plants
Southwestern Europe - Italy moves closer to nuclear power
Southeastern Europe - DP World Launches Nuclear Energy Study at Port of Constanta in Romania
West Asia - The Geopolitics of the Atom: Turkey-South Korea SMR Cooperation and the Significance of Small Modular Reactors in the International System
West Asia - Consortium unveils floating fusion vessel plan for 2032 launch
Central Asia - Ceremony marks reclamation work on uranium sites in Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia - Uzbekistan Approves Construction of Small Modular Nuclear Power Unit
East Asia - China’s mini reactor does not look like a giant plant, but it can power homes, desalinate water, and change remote energy
East Asia - A chamber hotter than the Sun stayed stable for 102 seconds, and energy’s oldest promise suddenly looks less impossible
East Asia - Three fusion advances highlight commercial potential
South Asia - India’s Fairwood Nuclear, South Korea’s SK Securities sign pact to advance small reactor projects

June 03

California - Scientists simulated a nuclear fireball and found a surprise in the fallout
Wyoming - US approves first commercial SMR in 40 years, powers AI era
Colorado - How one place in Colorado achieved 100% clean energy this spring
Colorado - Xcimer Fires Up World's Largest Private Fusion Laser
New Mexico - America’s Only Commercial Uranium Enricher Is Privately Building a New Plant Amid a Widening Nuclear Fuel Supply Gap
New Mexico - Molten Salt Solutions Expands Across Nuclear Sector with New Customer Fissionaire
Texas - Nuclear Safety From the Ground Up
Illinois - ANS Annual Conference session focuses on maritime nuclear
Tennessee - Standard Nuclear Selected by U.S. Department of Energy for Advanced Negotiations Under Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program
Florida - US firm’s small modular reactor that generates 300 MWe electricity to power nuclear project
Indiana - US: 5th-gen VELA nuclear reactor fleet to get 3D-printed parts with new deal
New Jersey - 30-Day Detection Limit For Kilograms of Plutonium in Fusion Plants
New Jersey - Four members of Governor’s Nuclear Policy Task Force to address Rowan’s June 9 conference on ‘Expanding New Jersey's Nuclear Generation Capacity’
New York - New York seeks reactor developers to build gigawatt-scale nuclear power project
New York - NANO advances nuclear fuel logistics
New York - U.S. Department of Energy Selects Exodys Energy for Advanced Negotiations Under Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program
Nation - IAEA schedules August launch of ATLAS maritime nuclear initiative
Nation - How Microgrids Can Scale Value-Proposition of Nuclear Reactor-Based Generation
International - EU data center sustainability label delayed over nuclear controversy
United Kingdom - A British Company Is Selling Factory-Built Gas Power Plants That Snap Together in 30-Megawatt Blocks — Each Enough to Power a Small City, and on the Grid Years Before a Nuclear Plant Could
United Kingdom - Step forward in £4.6 billion Sellafield nuclear decommissioning programme
United Kingdom - AtkinsRéalis expands nuclear partnership to support UK low-carbon energy goals
United Kingdom - First Minister pressed over Welsh Government support for Wylfa small modular reactors
United Kingdom - X-energy hails 'important regulatory milestone' in plans to bring new nuclear technology reactor to Hartlepool
United Kingdom - West Burton fusion project reaches major milestone as STEP takes control of site
Western Europe - Framatome to spend $111M at Jeumont plant to mass-produce EPR2 nuclear parts using auto-style methods
Northern Europe - Finland to open world’s first nuclear waste tomb
Northern Europe - World's first nuclear dustbin almost ready. It will be sealed for 1,00,000 years
Northern Europe - Alleima expands capacity as nuclear demand grows
Eastern Europe - Tajik uranium sites get rehab approval
Central Europe - Switzerland Digs Massive Hole To Bury Nuclear-Scale Battery Into the Earth
West Asia - Türkiye and South Korea announce nuclear partnership. Kaynak: haber.aero
West Asia - Turkish, South Korean nuclear firms team up on SMR deployment in Türkiye
East Asia - South Korean local election candidates lack detailed climate plans, group says
East Asia - China's offer for a nuclear reactor: What Serbia got and what we still don't know
South Asia - Small Reactors, Big Aspirations: India's Path Toward 100 GW Nuclear Capacity

June 02

California - Pacific Fusion hits 440 gigawatts in fusion prototype test
California - Pacific Fusion Touts Funding, Technical Achievements on Way to Fusion Power
California - Analyst sees Oklo better positioned than Nano Nuclear Energy
Iowa - What does it take to restore a nuclear power plant?
Pennsylvania - Day & Zimmermann, Deep Fission Partner to Build Underground Small Modular Reactor
New York - New York Hopes To Build New Advanced Nuclear Power Plant
Nation - A safer nuclear fuel is gaining steam — but cost remains a hurdle
Nation - Small Modular (Nuclear) Reactors: is the dream still alive?
Nation - United States and Argentina Co-Host Regional Workshop on Nuclear Energy Technology in Buenos Aires
International - EU Commissioner gives go-ahead for Brabant's molten salt reactor
United Kingdom - UK fusion beam programme established
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce SMR strengthens supply chain
United Kingdom - Europe struggles to connect €100B worth of renewable projects: Report
United Kingdom - This Nuclear Battery Can Outlive Civilization Without A Single Recharge
Western Europe - IAEA Launches Global Initiative to Advance Nuclear-Powered Shipping and Offshore Energy
Western Europe - Record funding for European fusion
Central Europe - Croatia weighs storage options for the energy transition
Southeastern Europe - Greece Wants to Launch a Floating Nuclear Power Plant
United Arab Emirates - Which Middle East and North Africa countries have nuclear programmes?
East Asia - South Korea, US launch security talks on nuclear-powered submarine
East Asia - Japan begins removing nuclear fuel from Fukushima reactor
Southeast Asia - Singapore and United Kingdom sign nuclear safety information exchange agreement
South Asia - Energy security: Small modular reactors can ensure reliable power supply for defence manufacturing
South Asia - SMRs key to India’s energy security, defence manufacturing and digital infrastructure: Experts

June 01

Washington - GAO: Grouting Hanford tank waste could cost $1.1B
Utah - Blue Castle project to be revived as SMR facility
Colorado - Nuclear’s moment: The ANS Annual Conference opens in the Mile-High City
Tennessee - Breaking ground on a new approach to construction
Nation - We were going to bury 20 tons of nuclear fuel. Finally, we have a way to use it instead.
Nation - Department of Energy Names Five Companies to Manage Surplus U.S. Plutonium
Nation - US Government Plans to Fuel Nuclear Startups With Plutonium
Nation - Some Data Centers Are Doing A Lot More Than Jus Processing & Storing Data
United Kingdom - Second reactor lifted into place at Hinkley Point
United Kingdom - In pictures: Second Hinkley Point C reactor vessel installed
Western Europe - Focused Energy secures USD 240 million for world’s first commercial laser fusion plant
Western Europe - A New Magnet Test Facility Safeguards the Future of Nuclear Fusion
Western Europe - ITER begins operations at its magnet cold test facility
Western Europe - What makes a fast reactor different?
Northwestern Europe - Eindhoven launches test site for reactor that turns nuclear waste into fuel
Northern Europe - Finland opened what’s being billed as the first facility for permanently disposing of spent nuclear fuel, a milestone meant to turn nuclear waste from “temporary storage” into an engineered end state
Central Europe - Kazakhstan partners with Russia for new nuclear power plant
Eastern Europe - Drone Strike Causes Damage To Turbine Building At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Eastern Europe - Belarus identifies three possible sites for radioactive waste storage facility
Southeastern Europe - Floating nuclear barges could be converted into nuclear power plants around these small, remote islands, study finds
East Asia - China Announces Milestones At Two Nuclear Power Plants
East Asia - China brings world’s first 30 MW supercritical CO2 waste heat power plant online

May 2026

May 31

California - Nuclear fusion durability gets US breakthrough with first-ever hydrogen-uranium scan
Nation - Why Are Nuclear Fuel Rods Thrown Out With 90% Of Their Potential Power Left?
Nation - U.S. Pushing Small Modular Reactors For Commercial Shipping In Major Nuclear Maritime Push
Nation - A Year of Deregulation Ignited an American Nuclear Renaissance
Nation - Video: Skip navigation Search Create Avatar image Senate Hearing Turns Tense Over Cost Of Expanding Plutonium Pit Production
Nation - Trump Offers Weapons-Grade Plutonium to U.S. Nuclear Developers
Nation - Video: Skip navigation Search Create Avatar image 'Can You Provide That?': Reed Asks Wright For Estimate On Cost Of Plutonium Pit Production
Canada - Algonquin community's opposition to planned Chalk River nuclear dump upheld at appeal
United Kingdom - Britain’s Nuclear Renaissance Faces Mounting Cost Pressures
Northern Europe - IAEA Experts Praise Lithuania's Nuclear Safety System After Review Mission
Eastern Europe - Attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant "playing with fire," UN says
Eastern Europe - Russia warns nuclear disaster looms as Ukraine 'strikes' Europe's largest nuke power plant
East Africa - As Ethiopia expands nuclear power, IAEA warns Africa against becoming a Radioactive Waste dumping ground
East Asia - World's 1st supercritical CO₂ waste heat plant fully online in China

May 30

California - DOE Opens Talks with Oklo About Plutonium Fuels
Kentucky - Rising demand, data centers push Kentucky toward nuclear power
Virginia - US Navy to Power Virginia Base Using Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Reactors
Pennsylvania - US firm to advance nuclear metal powder development with new contract
Nation - Why does Trump want to transfer Cold War-era plutonium to nuclear start-ups?
Nation - Opposition to AI Data Centers Is Exploding Across the Country. This Nuclear Start-up Might Have the Perfect Solution.
Nation - DOE advances plan to supply plutonium fuel to five startups
Nation - States Accelerate Nuclear Planning as Power Demand Reshapes Energy Strategy
Canada - Canada invests more than 2 billion dollars to upgrade an old nuclear laboratory and try to rival the world’s major atomic energy powers.
Canada - Video: Ontario’s plan to build a nuclear power plant
International - World’s largest tokamak cools 330-ton superconducting magnet for fusion plasma
United Kingdom - Decommissioning milestone reached at Trawsfynydd nuclear site
Eastern Europe - Russia Completes First RITM-200 Reactor Unit For Floating Nuclear Power Fleet
Southeastern Europe - Revolutionary shift: tiny floating nuclear plants to supply clean energy and water to Greek islands
East Africa - Ghana's Nuclear Crossroads: Big Reactors or Small Unites - A Decision Policymakers Cannot Delay
East Asia - Korea’s plan for nuclear sub

May 29

Yucca Mountain - America built a nuclear tomb under the Nevada desert, then left it empty while the waste stayed scattered across the country
Utah - Holtec International’s SMR-300 Chosen to Power the Green River Advanced Nuclear Project in Utah
Utah - Green River nuclear project revived with shift to small modular reactors
Tennessee - Knoxville company's Oak Ridge nuclear reactor will be used at UK plant
Michigan - Lawmakers celebrate as judge blocks Manhattan Project waste dumping in Wayne County
Massachusetts - Massachusetts Senate Prepares Energy Bill as Lawmakers Clash Over Nuclear Power, Mass Save Cuts
Nation - Trump Administration Plans to Quadruple US Nuclear Power Capacity by 2050
Nation - U.S. Bets Big on Nuclear to Beat China in AI Race
Nation - Deploying nuclear power: Financing, risk, and execution in the current market environment
Western Europe - A nuclear megaproject meant to attack radioactive waste is standing still, and the clock is now running against the government
East Africa - Kenyan nuclear authority addresses power plant protests
East Asia - China switched on a mini nuclear reactor only 14 meters tall, and the strange part is how many homes it can power
East Asia - China leverages nuclear energy exports to deepen Southeast Asia ties

May 28

Nevada - Mag. 3.7 earthquake - 22 mi southeast of Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada
Washington - Helion begins construction of fusion power plant for Microsoft
Utah - Nuclear energy project resumes in Utah after 19-year struggle
Utah - Proposed Green River nuclear plant returns in new form
Utah - Fulcrum Point Holdings, a Hi Tech Solutions affiliate, announce Joint Venture with Blue Castle to advance nuclear project in Green River
Colorado - National awards to be presented at 2026 ANS Annual Conference
Nebraska - State news: Nebraska, Minnesota assess potential nuclear construction
Wisconsin - Did Wisconsin have a ban on building new nuclear power plants before 2016?
Tennessee - Yager talks landfill, nuclear waste, data centers, and more
Alabama - Marshall County residents push back against proposed quarry
Florida - Private nuclear can solve data center energy crunch
Michigan - Radioactive waste shipments to Wayne County landfill permanently halted
Pennsylvania - Nuclear energy to power data centers in Ohio, Pa.
New Jersey - Thea Energy Raises $100 Million in New Funding to Advance Fusion Technology
New York - Recently Acquired NANO Nuclear Subsidiary Secured Transportation Services (STS) Completes Three DOE and NNSA Aligned Nuclear Materials Transport Missions
Nation - Fusion Energy’s Next Barrier Is Winning Public Trust
Nation - ‘Innovation Café’ focuses on small modular reactors
Nation - Nuclear Power Is the Only Real Answer to AI Electricity Demand and These 3 ETFs Own the Trade
Nation - US plutonium fuel partners in advanced talks
Nation - U.S. Turns Cold War Plutonium Into Nuclear Fuel
Nation - DOE selects five companies to negotiate receipt of surplus U.S. plutonium
Canada - Canada commits $2.2 billion to revitalize Chalk River Laboratories, expand nuclear energy
Canada - Canada’s nuclear ambitions need fuel security, not just new reactors
United Kingdom - Trawsfynydd nuclear site readies for £70m transformation
United Kingdom - Trawsfynydd decommissioning passes major milestone as high-risk waste programme ends
United Kingdom - UK nuclear site completes decommissioning process
United Kingdom - Residents to pick name for Anglesey’s new Wylfa SMR project
Western Europe - Finding practical solutions with feedback, collaboration for safety assessment database projects
Western Europe - Fusion Startup Focused Energy Raises Record $240 Million
Western Europe - Focused Energy secures US$240 million: the world’s first laser fusion power plant is set to be built in Germany
Central Europe - Bohunice decommissioning enters final phase
Central Europe - IAEA Launches Project to Develop Advanced Nuclear Fuels
Northwestern Europe - GRAHAM opens new office to support nuclear growth plans
Northern Europe - Blykalla, Studsvik File for Up to 1.7 GW of New Swedish Nuclear Capacity as Government Proposes $3.7B Capital Commitment to Ringhals SMR Project
Northern Europe - The copper canisters Finland chose to seal its nuclear waste are expected by some scientists to begin corroding within centuries
Northeastern Europe - Russia signs $16.5 billion deal to build first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan
Southern Europe - Ansaldo Nucleare delivers system for ITER fusion project
East Asia - Doosan Enerbility joins Rolls-Royce SMR projects as strategic partner
East Asia - Škoda JS, Doosan Enerbility get key Rolls-Royce SMR work
East Asia - The Next Front in China’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Is Nuclear Energy
East Asia - China offers to build modular nuclear reactor in Serbia

May 27

Yucca Mountain - Why does Colorado have 33,000 pounds of nuclear waste decaying outside of Denver? And other nuclear power questions, answered.
California - Scientists Create Miniature Fireballs to Study Fallout From Nuclear Accidents
California - Underground nuclear reactor developer goes public
California - Oklo selected for US surplus plutonium programme
Texas - Texas to Host a Hybrid Power Plant Combining Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy
Virginia - Residents wrangle over transmission line proposal for rural Virginia
New York - Judge permanently blocks Manhattan Project radioactive waste from Wayne Disposal landfill
Massachusetts - 5 energy affordability policies to watch right now in Mass.
Massachusetts - After six months, no decision on Pilgrim radioactive water disposal
Nation - US advances plan to convert Cold War plutonium stockpiles into nuclear reactor fuel
Nation - US opens door for companies to turn cold war plutonium into nuclear fuel
Nation - US Govt ask nuclear startups to use plutonium
Nation - U.S.-Japan collaboration turns out “Super Engineers”
Nation - DOE picks 5 companies to negotiate access to Cold War plutonium as reactor fuel
Nation - US Wants Startups to Turn Cold War Plutonium Into Reactor Fuel
Nation - US DOE negotiating with reactor developers to use surplus plutonium for fuel
Nation - Video: US Turning Nuclear Waste Into Reactor Fuel? Breakthrough Tech Could Revolutionize Energy Forever?
Nation - Pentagon spurs US microreactor race but commercial hurdles remain
Nation - Three Reforms to Improve Nuclear Energy’s Economic Outlook
Nation - U.S. Navy to power Norfolk base using aircraft carrier
International - Fast Reactor Technology Moves Toward Global Deployment as Nations Accelerate Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Plans
United Kingdom - Landmark decommissioning milestone reached at Trawsfynydd
Western Europe - Fusion Power Fallacy: Tritium Bottleneck Still Haunts Clean Energy Claims
Western Europe - RWE increases investment in Focused Energy
Western Europe - Focused Energy to establish laser fusion ‘blueprint’ at German power plant
Western Europe - Hesse-based project raises millions for nuclear fusion
Western Europe - France’s lead-cooled fast reactor demonstrator plant completes vessel installation
Northern Europe - Finland Built a Nuclear Waste Tomb 430 Meters Into 1.9-Billion-Year-Old Bedrock, Then Plans to Seal It and Hope Nobody Finds It for 100,000 Years
Eastern Europe - Here comes the next-generation reactor for Arctic floating plants
Eastern Europe - First RITM-200 reactor unit manufactured for floating nuclear plant
East Asia - HD Hyundai Expands into SMR Reactor Manufacturing
East Asia - Two major problems of fusion reactors solved at once
South Asia - Operator Information Support System implemented at Rooppur nuclear plant

May 26

California - How one company plans to put a nuclear microreactor at Buckley
California - TAE, UKAEA joint venture formally established
California - URS bets on nuclear to power AI and lower emissions
California - Reviving Plutonium: The Future of Nuclear Fuel
California - Oklo Selected by US DOE For Advanced Negotiations Under Surplus Plutonium Programme
Minnesota - Minnesota lawmakers agree to study possibility of building new nuclear plants
Illinois - NRC accepts permit application for NANO Nuclear microreactor at University of Illinois
Virginia - Residents Wrangle Over Transmission Line Proposal for Rural Virginia
New York - Nano Nuclear Energy Advances Portable Microreactor Commercialization Plan
New York - US nuclear recycling plant could extract 100 times more energy from uranium fuel
Connecticut - CT to study nuclear industry workforce needs
Nation - US advanced reactor race faces tight deadlines and fuel hurdles
Nation - US picks potential partners for using Cold War-era plutonium as fuel
Nation - NRC rolls out reforms to accelerate small reactor licensing
Nation - Advanced Reactors Hit Key Commercialization Milestones
Northern Europe - Third application lodged for Swedish SMR plant
Eastern Europe - 2 billion kWh electricity: Russia’s most powerful nuclear reactor passes key milestone
Africa - Africa’s Nuclear Energy Ambitions Face Financing Hurdle as IAEA Pushes for New Investment Model
East Africa - Holtec International Brings SMR-300 Technology to Rwanda to Shape Africa’s Nuclear Future
East Asia - China's coastal regions forge new paths for prosperity from the sea
East Asia - Radiation damage in tungsten under high-energy He-ion irradiation
East Asia - Next power move in China’s SE Asia strategy is nuclear
Southeast Asia - AI-driven electricity demand powering hybrid financing for advanced nuclear startups
South Asia - NLC India Signs Key Nuclear Power Agreement With NPCIL

May 25

Nevada - Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes near Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, USA
California - Deep Fission Revives Public Listing Plans, but Questions Around the Nuclear Startup Remain
Oregon - The ghosts of Trojan: 5 ways Oregon’s only nuclear plant still haunts the Northwest
Texas - Powerful Collaboration! Texas Plans to Build a 2.5 Gigawatt Nuclear and Gas Hybrid Power Plant to Address the Surge in AI Energy Demand
Nebraska - Sutherland makes short list for small nuke plant
Missouri - Army Corps expands Coldwater Creek contamination testing to north St. Louis subdivision
Illinois - Unlocking Nuclear’s Potential with AI
Ohio - One of the world’s largest salt mines sits beneath Lake Erie, an underground industrial city that most people living above it never realize exists until they see the depth and scale
Ohio - Engineers just designed a tiny battery that runs on nuclear waste and could power a sensor for decades without a single recharge
New York - New York Company To Develop Pilot Facility For Advanced Nuclear Reactor Fuel
Nation - Federal nuclear waste cleanup office faces 45% vacancy rate, federal watchdog warns
Nation - Energy Dept. Short of Key Employees for Nuclear Waste Cleanup, Says GAO
Nation - Energy Department Awards Funding to Expedite Small Modular Reactor Projects
Canada - The making of a made-in-Canada energy future
Canada - Video: Big nuclear plan leaves small town wrestling with radioactive past
National - Nuclear ETFs to Gain as the Globe Rides the Atomic Wave
Northwestern Europe - Dáil to consider ending Ireland’s ban on nuclear power
Northern Europe - Studsvik applies to build up to 1,400 MW of new nuclear power at its home site in Nyköping
Central Europe - That eerie blue light surrounding nuclear reactors has a fascinating scientific explanation
Eastern Europe - Ukraine probes depleted uranium missile as Russia fires Oreshnik
East Africa - Rwanda Advances Nuclear Energy Plans With Focus On Small Modular Reactors For Future Power Security
West Asia - The only solution: Former Energy Minister Alaboyun on why Türkiye must bet on small nuclear now
West Asia - Unit 1 at Türkiye's 1st nuclear power plant undergoes final checks
Central Asia - Chhattisgarh: Fly Ash Crisis Deepens In Korba; Experts Warn Coal Plant Waste More Dangerous Than Radioactive Waste
Southeast Asia - Cambodia and nuclear power: Can it? Should it?
South Asia - Rooppur’s journey from vision to reality
South Asia - Scientists are turning nuclear waste into batteries that could last for centuries
South Asia - NLC signs MoU with NPCIL for nuclear power projects
South Asia - India's Pivot To Small Nuclear Reactors Is A Win For L&T

May 24

Texas - Hybrid Texas power plant blends the best of gas and nuclear
Michigan - Lessons learned from an Army Corps radioactive waste disposal plan for Michigan that went South
Florida - Private nuclear can solve data center energy crunch | Opinion
New York - Constellation Seeks Early Site Permit at Oswego, NY
Nation - Global warming is ‘nowhere close to the world’s top 5 or 10 problems,’ Energy secretary says
Nation - Nuclear waste decay slashed from 100,000 years to 300 in breakthrough initiative.
Nation - Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford To Act As Floating Nuclear Power Plant For Facilities On Land
Nation - Q&A: ‘Slightly used nuclear fuel’. How recycling nuclear waste can address the energy crisis
Nation - Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford To Act As Floating Nuclear Power Plant For Facilities On Land
Western Europe - Inside the World's Biggest Bet on Fusion Energy
Western Europe - 10 Times Hotter Than the Sun: Inside World's Largest Fusion Reactor
Eastern Europe - Depleted uranium found in Russian missile recovered in Ukraine
South Asia - India enters advanced nuclear reactor league with PFBR milestone: Report

May 23

California - Controlled experiments reveal how nuclear fallout particles form
California - What began as a bizarre 1959 metal experiment could end up changing how the world reuses heat and generates electricity
California - Deep Fission seeks $157M NASDAQ IPO after previous failed listing
Texas - US firm targets high-energy nuclear fuel for advanced reactors with strategic deal
Texas - US’ nuclear project clears key NRC environmental milestone, to cut emissions by 440,000 tons
Missouri - Callaway County legislator, Ameren respond to solar facility concerns
Massachusetts - Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs a 106,000-pound vessel and hits 75% completion on the SPARC reactor in Massachusetts, a milestone that speeds up America’s fusion timeline
Nation - Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Market to Reach US$99.50 Billion by 2033 as Aging Reactor Retirements, Waste Management and Robotic Dismantling Redefine Nuclear Cleanup
Nation - Next-Generation Nuclear for a New Golden Age
Nation - U.S. Exploring Small Modular Nuclear Reactors In Marine Transportation
Nation - Advanced Nuclear Fuels Are Critical to America’s Nuclear Revival
Nation - Why Is Fusion Energy Always ’10 Years Away’?
Canada - Push Back on Reduced Assessment of Nuclear Projects
United Kingdom - It’s Time For America To Turn The Page On Its Nuclear Fears
Western Europe - A billion-euro nuclear reactor driven by a particle accelerator is frozen, and a government decision could decide its fate
Northern Europe - Some Data Centers Are Doing A Lot More Than Just Processing & Storing Data
East Africa - Nuclear Agency Reveals Next Move After Residents Oppose Govt's Multi-Billion Project
East Africa - NuPEA: No nuclear project without community consent
South Asia - India enters advanced nuclear reactor league with PFBR milestone: Report

May 22

Nevada - Nevada Newsmakers Friday, Michael Naft, Clark County Commission
Idaho - Mayor's Commentary: Nuclear Innovation Is In Our DNA
Ohio - AEP, other Ohio utilities could own nuclear power plants under state bill
Nation - US nuclear firm advances 4th-gen 45 MWth Kronos modular reactor with key clearance
Nation - How Trump’s Nuclear Orders Fast-Tracked the SMR Era
Nation - DOE allocates more than USD$94 million to accelerate SMR deployment in the U.S.
Nation - Waste of the Day: Radioactive Wasted Money
Nation - Rebuilding America’s Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain: Vulnerabilities and Solutions
Nation - What the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's new logo says about American energy ambitions
International - Everything to know about nuclear energy in the EU
United Kingdom - Nuclear plant vulnerability
Northern Europe - NNE: Nuclear power plant could be operational in Norway by the 2030s
South Africa - Big shift for nuclear laws in South Africa
West Asia - US and Armenia deepen cooperation on small modular reactors
Southeast Asia - Understanding Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies: How Singapore Is Assessing Its Potential
South Asia - Modularising PHWR Technology into Bharat Small Reactors in Shorter Timeframe Feasible

May 21

California - Sandy Fire Map: Toxic Waste Site With Nuclear Past in Path of Blaze
California - Sandy fire burns near former nuclear test site, triggering air monitoring efforts
California - Deep Fission: $156 Million IPO Launched For Underground Nuclear Reactor Technology
California - A blueprint for scalable fusion power
Oregon - The ghosts of Trojan: 5 ways Oregon’s only nuclear plant still haunts the Northwest
Washington - U.S. House proposes even deeper Hanford cuts than Trump administration
Washington - GOP budget plan in US House calls for cuts at Hanford nuclear cleanup site
Washington - HD Hyundai joins TerraPower’s Natrium reactor supply chain
Washington - TerraPower and HD Hyundai sign Natrium reactor agreements
Wyoming - Bill Gates-backed TerraPower partners with Hyundai for next-gen 345-MW nuclear reactor
Nebraska - Video: NPPD Narrows Nuclear Reactor sites to Four including Sutherland
Nebraska - Continuing Coverage: Lincoln County leaders push for Sutherland as NPPD Small Modular Reactor search narrows
Illinois - Microreactor application accepted for review by US regulator
Michigan - Michigan environmental news: Small fire triggers Fermi 2 shutdown
Nation - US envoy signals major India-US nuclear energy push
Nation - Maintaining the Credibility and Independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nation - Progress Report: Reclaiming American Nuclear Leadership
Nation - How Trump’s Nuclear Orders Sparked America’s Nuclear Revival
Canada - Government of Canada Announces $2.2 Billion Capital Commitment for Chalk River Laboratories Renewal
Canada - SINUS: Training future experts in nuclear reactor systems simulation
Canada - Canada Is Running Out of Nuclear Engineers — and the Timing Couldn’t Be Worse
Northern Europe - Finland puts the world’s first nuclear waste warehouse into operation
Northern Europe - More Nuclear-Powered District Heating Planned in Finland
Eastern Europe - Russia plans to build nine fast-neutron nuclear power units by 2042
Southeastern Europe - Nuclearelectrica announces that the SMR Doicești project is advancing according to international standards
East Africa - Rwanda expedites its nuclear ambition via a new agreement with a major nuclear agency
East Africa - Tanzania’s nuclear question: Can East Africa afford a dangerous nuclear future?
South Africa - Africa is planning to have its yellowcake and eat it
East Asia - Survey begins to determine remote island’s suitability for nuclear disposal site
East Asia - China and Russia Nuclear MoUs: Strategic Energy Agreements 2026
Southeast Asia - House bill that would help solve flood, garbage woes gets final approval
South Asia - Rooppur NPP: First stage of operational readiness toward the initial 300-350MW electricity supply to the national grid
South Asia - Is Power Generation, Ecosystem Around Small Modular Reactors: India’s Nuclear Objectives For US Talks

May 20

California - Rapidly Growing California Wildfire Threatens Contaminated Nuclear Reactor Site
California - Inside San Diego's fusion lab creating a tiny sun
Washington: Hanford Cleanup: DOE’s Plans to Grout and Dispose of Millions of Gallons of Tank Waste
Washington - Video: 100K gallons of radioactive waste turned to glass
Wyoming - Dow gets EA/FONSI for Seadrift project
Texas - The Nuclear Option: Data Centers and the Responsible Provision of Power
Nebraska - NPPD identifies 4 Nebraska communities as potential small modular reactor sites
Michigan - Better helium reporting to improve fission and fusion materials modeling
Nation - How Trump’s EO 14300 Is Reshaping NRC Nuclear Licensing and Regulation
Nation - Why Is the US Army Leading the Way on Nuclear Microreactors?
Nation - Trump’s Nuclear Executive Orders Set Up the US for Another 250 Years
Nation - Putting a nuclear reactor on the moon: big promise, bigger challenges
Canada - How Prairie pacifists halted a 1976 plan for a Sask. uranium refinery
Canada - Canada funds fusion-based copper-67 production project
United Kingdom - Sellafield pioneers safer, smarter ‘flat pack’ approach
United Kingdom - Sizewell C investors expected to reap £4bn in profit from UK energy bill levy
Western Europe - German government plans first nuclear fusion power plant by the 2040s
Northern Europe - Blykalla submits application for six-SMR site in Sweden
Eastern Europe - Russia strikes Ukraine with radioactive drone carrying uranium-tipped missile
East Africa - Why Africa is turning to small modular reactors for its nuclear future
Middle East - US-Saudi nuclear pact faces scrutiny over safeguards
East Asia - South Korea Unveils Bold Plan For Global Nuclear Leadership
East Asia - Nuclear Waste Site Survey Begins for Remote Tokyo Island
East Asia - Japanese gov't begins nuclear waste site survey on Minamitori Island
Southeast Asia - Singapore emerging as potential regional leader in global fusion energy race
Southeast Asia - World’s largest nuclear fusion firm partners A*STAR to develop commercial power plant tech
South Asia - Power generation, ecosystem around small modular reactors: India's nuclear objectives with US talks
Oceania - Video: Australia ‘demonising’ the nuclear industry despite potential to lower energy costs

May 19

Yucca Mountain - Project Omega’s Spent Fuel Recycling: America’s Hidden Energy Goldmine
California - Wildfire Crews Race to Keep Fierce California Blaze From Former Nuclear Reactor Site
Washington - Helion Energy wants to build fusion power on a start-up timeline
Texas - Licensing milestone for Texas SMR plant
Texas - American fusion highlights commercialization progress for Texatron fusion engine (AMFN)
Texas - Industrial Advanced Nuclear Project in the US Hits Major Milestone
Tennessee - ORNL completes challenging molten salt property measurements
Michigan - Fire at DTE Energy's Fermi 2 nuclear plant leads to temporary shutdown
Massachusetts - CFS reports progress in assembling the SPARC demonstration reactor for net energy
Maine - Maine Maritime Academy to offer nuclear engineering technology major
Nation - How many solar panels would it take to equal one nuclear reactor?
Nation - US nuclear cleanup costs spiral
Nation - US backs advanced SMR supply chain
Nation - Proactive Policy Supports Expanding America’s Nuclear Fuel Supply
Nation - Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Shortages in Mission-Critical Positions Have Continued to Increase
Nation - Nuclear waste oversight at risk as staffing vacancies mount, watchdog warns
International - The return of nuclear energy: Why the world is reconsidering atomic power after years of decline
United Kingdom - Video: A reactor made 69 megajoules from almost nothing - then scientists faced the real problem
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce seeks local apprentices for UK’s first SMR
United Kingdom - Power from Sizewell C will be more expensive than Hinkley Point, says UK watchdog
Western Europe - Germany promotes fusion technology
Central Asia - Kazakhstan bans foreign nuclear waste
East Asia - Ministry of Science and ICT launches 2031 nuclear strategy with SMRs and AI
Southeast Asia - How will S’pore be assessed for its ability to make an informed choice on deploying nuclear energy?
Southeast Asia - Singapore to undergo 2027 int’l review on advanced nuclear readiness

May 18

Washington - TerraPower Buys South Korea’s Sodium Reactor Safety-Test IP as Seoul’s Own Program Lost a Year to Budget Cuts
Washington - Major cleanup milestone reached at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant
Washington - 100,000 gallons of radioactive nuclear waste made safer in Eastern WA
Idaho - Idaho National Laboratory opens Structural Properties Laboratory for advanced nuclear research
Wyoming - Bill Gates Pushes New Nuclear Energy Vision
Wyoming - Bill Gates Wants To Reinvent Nuclear Power Completely
New Mexico - Calling nuclear weapons immoral, Archbishop Wester urges halt to
Texas - NRC Clears Long Mott’s Environmental Review on a Faster Path—Another Milestone for Commercial Advanced Nuclear
Wisconsin - Kewaunee County on the cusp of a nuclear power revival
Missouri - NEA head gives talk about growing global interest in nuclear energy
Kentucky - Kentucky Legislative Leaders Continue Push To Advance Nuclear Energy Development
South Carolina - Savannah River marks the closure of another legacy waste tank
Virginia - Small nuclear power projects will be subject of 2 public meetings in Wise County
Maryland - X-energy gets federal environmental approval for Texas nuclear reactors
Delaware - BLSK Energy to Produce Advanced Reactor Fuel
New York - NY nuclear operator will seek site approval for new nuke plant in Oswego County
New York - Federal grant awarded to nuclear operators gets Oswego County one step closer to building additional reactors
Nation - Small modular nuclear reactors are a dead end
Nation - US DOE Awards Over $94MM to Light Water SMR Advancement Projects
Nation - US Awards $94 Million to Accelerate SMR Development
Nation - NRC Finalizes Generic Environmental Impact Statement for New Nuclear Reactors
Nation - How Trump’s Nuclear Executive Orders Jump-Started the US Nuclear Revival
United Kingdom - Have your say on proposed change to permit at Hinkley Point C
Western Europe - Germany: Research Minister Rejects Use of Mini Nuclear Power Plants
Western Europe - Three fusion ‘hubs’ to be established in Germany
Northwestern Europe - Build a nuclear power plant in Aghada? Forget this pipedream
Northern Europe - Blykalla applies to build Swedish SMR plant
Southeastern Europe - Concrete pouring completed for first part of Cernavoda refurb project
Southeastern Europe - Romanian PM questions viability of Nuclearelectrica’s SMR project
Southeastern Europe - Nuclearelectrica completes first continuous concrete pour for the permanent structures of the Cernavoda NPP Unit 1 refurbishment project
East Africa - Inside Rwanda’s Plan to Break Past Its 1,000 MW Energy Limit with Nuclear Power
United Arab Emirates - IAEA concern after drone strike close to Barakah nuclear power plant
United Arab Emirates - How Barakah Nuclear Power Plant made the UAE a global clean energy leader
East Asia - Inside the Power Core of the AI Era: A Visit to the Shinhanul Nuclear Power Plant [Report]
South Asia - "SHANTI Act has opened door for new day": Nuclear Energy Institute chief on India-US civil nuclear ties
South Asia - US nuclear industry delegation visiting India to explore opportunities

May 17

Nevada - Opinion: Candidates aren't talking about data centers. They'll regret their silence.
Washington - DOE Awards $94 Million for Light Water SMRs
Idaho - NRC Approves Oklo Key Nuclear Design Criteria for Aurora Powerhouse
Wyoming - Bill Gates-backed TerraPower taps Korean nuclear tech
Wyoming - Developing advanced reactor technology: Bill Gates’ Company Buys Rights to Korea’s STELLA Nuclear System
Wisconsin - Wisconsin leaders push for state role in growing nuclear fusion industry
Tennessee - Molten Salt Reactors Move Closer to Reality After Breakthrough at U.S. Lab
Kentucky - A nuclear power future has bipartisan backing in Kentucky. But not everyone is sold.
Virginia - Feds award Framatome $8.8 million to expand production
Massachusetts - Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs a 48-ton vessel and reaches 75% of the SPARC reactor in Massachusetts
National - Powering Future Conflicts: The Case for Going Nuclear
International - Nuclear Making a Comeback but Uranium Supply Squeezed
United Kingdom - The UK just committed £2 billion to quantum computing and £2.5 billion to nuclear fusion — a national bet on energy independence
United Arab Emirates - UAE reports drone strike near Abu Dhabi nuclear power plant
East Asia - China offers Southeast Asia clear nuclear power advantages
East Asia - Scientists May Have Solved Two of Fusion Energy’s Biggest Problems at Once
East Asia - Japanese nuclear municipalities tax spent fuel and multiply revenue
Southeast Asia - First CEO of NUS nuclear institute aims to lead with a realistic eye on energy shift challenges
South Asia - Uranium Recovery Revolution: UCIL and Hindustan Copper's Strategic Partnership
South Asia - US nuclear industry delegation visiting India to explore opportunities

May 16

California - Deep Isolation Expands Borehole Demo Program as R&D Spend Widens Losses and Investor Outreach Ramps Up
Washington - TerraPower progresses deployment of sodium fast reactor platform after receiving U.S. regulatory clearance
Utah - Utah State to advance nuclear energy research, partnering with INL
South Carolina - Practice run for Iran? US carts off Venezuelan uranium — with British help
Pennsylvania - Environmental groups disagree with landfill leachate study findings
New York - Goldman Sees 17% Rise in Uranium Demand with SMR Growth
New York - Nano Nuclear Advances Kronos Reactor as UIUC Files NRC Application
Nation - Trump administration readying a plan to impose Colorado River water cuts on Western states
Nation - Can US nuclear expansion accommodate thorium reactors?
Nation - US nuclear buildout prioritizes uranium despite thorium advances abroad
International - World’s largest operating tokamak begins commissioning with major 8-meter coils upgrade
Northern Europe - Sweden is relying on nuclear power
Eastern Europe - Global nuclear output hits record as US funds SMRs, Zaporizhzhia risk grows
East Africa - Russia To Build Nuclear Power Plant In Rwanda
East Africa - Opinion | France’s Nuclear Lessons: Can Kenya Finally Get Reliable, Affordable Power Without Repeating Costly Mistakes?
East Asia - On the 13th, the first stage of the radioactive waste (protective waste) cave disposal facility
East Asia - Feature: Remote Japanese island draws scrutiny over nuclear waste, rare earth plans
East Asia - Japan nuclear plant to halt reactor following radioactive steam leak
South Asia - UCIL to extract uranium from Hindustan Copper's tailings, to set up recovery plant in Jharkhand: CMD

May 15

Nevada - Nuclear commissioner says small reactors could power TRI
New Mexico - New Mexico Uranium ISR Projects: Geology, Permitting & Potential
Kentucky - A nuclear power future has bipartisan backing in Kentucky. But not everyone is sold.
Virginia - The future of nuclear fusion energy could be at Jefferson Lab
Massachusetts - US nuclear fusion firm begins installing final 48-ton vacuum vessel half for net energy
Nation - Republicans Move Forward with Energy and Water Funding Bill that Raises Costs and Leaves Americans More Vulnerable to Nuclear Threats
Nation - DOE awards $94m to accelerate light-water SMRs deployment in the US
Nation - US DOE awards $94m to eight American companies to speed up SMR implementation
Nation - US federal funds awarded to spur SMR deployment
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce SMR secures GBE-N SMR Technical Partner contract
United Kingdom - Small reactors with a big range of use cases
Northwestern Europe - John Dolan: Imagine the blowback if they built a nuclear plant in Cork...
Northern Europe - Lightbridge, Studsvik advance fuel tech
Central Europe - Croatia's Energy Minister: "Nuclear power should meet a third of energy needs by 2040."
Eastern Europe - Russia makes first 175 MW output reactor unit to power Leningrad nuclear icebreaker
Southeastern Europe - Greece has cheap green energy in abundance. So why are electricity bills still so high?
Africa - Nuclear Power in Africa: Opportunities for the Future
South Asia - Are small modular reactors India’s nuclear future?

May 14

Nevada - The Other Side of the Nuclear Renaissance: How Domestic Uranium Lands on the Pre-Feasibility Calendar
California - Deep Isolation Launches Texas Demonstration as R&D Spend Widens Losses in First Quarter 2026
California - Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc. Reports Operational and Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2026
California - US nuclear firm deploys ‘Prometheus’ to design advanced reactors and next-gen fuel systems
California - TAE Technologies, UKAEA Advance Development of Core Fusion Technology
New Mexico - Hearing to address possible plutonium pit production expansion
Texas - Fervo becomes clean energy’s biggest-ever IPO with $10B valuation—powered by the earth’s heat and AI’s hunger
Tennessee - Oak Ridge hails demolition of two enrichment buildings in single year
Kentucky - A nuclear power future has bipartisan backing in Kentucky. But not everyone is sold.
Indiana - FANCO and AtkinsRéalis form strategic alliance for SMR deployment
Indiana - US firm’s 240 MWe nuclear reactor with first closed-fuel-cycle gets new deal boost
Nation - Republican Energy and Water Development Funding Bill Increases Costs, Weakens National Security
Nation - Nuclear Cleanup Costs Continue to Spiral as Deferred Maintenance and Repair Needs Grow
Nation - The State of Fusion Energy in 2026: Real Reactors, Real Grids, Real Caveats
Nation - Future of Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Market 2026
Canada - Canada aims to double electricity grid capacity by 2050 as demand soars
International - Nuclear-Powered AI: The Risks of De-Regulation
United Kingdom - Labour accused of making nuclear sector ‘more dangerous’ after capture by ‘vested interests’
United Kingdom - New video opens the lid on Hinkley Point C’s first reactor
Western Europe - Belgium and the Netherlands to enhance nuclear cooperation
Western Europe - The power to change
Central Europe - The end of the Russian era: Visegrad Group nations forge a new nuclear future
Southcentral Europe - Italy Plans to Legalize Nuclear Power This Summer
Eastern Europe - How Russia signals nuclear resolve with civilian nuclear energy infrastructure
East Asia - Disposal Facility Built on Land Instead of a Cave... Goal to Process 4,000 Drums of Radioactive Waste This Year
South Asia - Tata Power CEO confirms interest in small modular reactors

May 13

California - AtkinsRéalis signs 20-year agreement for engineering services with First American Nuclear
California - First American Nuclear and AtkinsRéalis Announce Strategic Alliance to Develop Advanced Reactor and Fuel Reprocessing Energy Parks
Washington - WSU has funds for its ‘Reactor Ready’ initiative
Wyoming - Lummis reflects on future of nuclear power in Wyoming
Maryland - Maryland enacts Utility Relief Act amid rising energy costs
New York - NANO explores nuclear powered AI
Massachusetts - Nuclear fusion reactors gain real-time AI shield to tackle plasma collapse risk
Nation - Nuclear Power’s Second Revolution Needs More Fuel
Canada - Chief challenges NWMO claims on responsiveness
Canada - UKAEA and Stellarex Energy to advance fusion power development
Oceania - Lawmakers want answers about micro-nuclear reactors on Guam
Western Europe - Belgium and the Netherlands to enhance nuclear cooperation
Western Europe - Belgium and the Netherlands agree closer nuclear cooperation
Western Europe - Framatome to develop innovative fuels for Czech research reactors
Southwestern Europe - Terra Innovatum and Sant’Anna Partner on Micro Modular Reactor AI
Iberian Peninsula - Russian cargo ship sunk off Spain carried nuclear reactors for North Korea, probe reveals
Central Europe - Kazakhstan eyes establishing national operator to handle radioactive waste
Central Europe - Kazakhstan to Ban Storage of Foreign Radioactive Waste
East Asia - Korea Completes Surface Disposal Facility for Low-Level Radioactive Waste
East Asia - Shanghai JetLab Power Technology: Plasma Thrusters Bring Nuclear Fusion Tech to Space
South Asia - Tata Power CEO confirms interest in small modular reactors
South Asia - Atoms for net-zero: A 100 GW bet on India’s nuclear expansion

May 12

Nevada - Dark Nevada tourist spot that captivated Americans for decades just canceled all future tours
Missouri - Missouri nuclear power plant debate stalls over funding question
Connecticut - CT will face higher power needs and one source is called ‘transformational.’ Not everyone agrees.
Nation - We Found Billions in Potential Savings Possible if Federal Government Acts Now
Nation - Energy and Water Development: FY2027 Appropriations
Western Pacific - Lawmakers want answers about micro-nuclear reactors on Guam
South America - NNSA removes HEU from legacy Venezuelan research reactor
United Kingdom - Nuclear isn’t ‘special’, it’s a delivery challenge
Northern Europe - Finland has cut power sector emissions by 80 percent in a decade
Northern Europe - Norway emerges as testing ground for nuclear-powered vessels
Central Europe - Work Starts on First SMR Power Project in Czech Republic
East Asia - Taiwan, Wyoming sign MOUs on nuclear reactors, carbon capture
South Asia - India’s nuclear gamble meets institutional reality
South Asia - India to halve nuclear plant safety zones amid expansion push

May 11

Nevada - In future, small nuclear reactors could power TRI, other major data centers, U.S. nuclear commissioner says
California - NRC Approves Nuclear Design Criteria for Oklo Aurora Powerhouse
Washington - WSU lands $1.4M DOE grant to train next wave of nuclear workers
Texas - Quantum Leap Energy Enters into Memorandum of Understanding with European Nuclear Technology Company for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Supply Collaboration
Texas - ASP Isotopes spikes after signing MoU for enriched uranium supply
Illinois - Clean Core’s fuel test complete at INL’s ATR
Virginia - Bechtel Boosts Role in Nuclear Power Resurgence With New Union Apprenticeship Pact
New York - Small Modular Reactors still face big doubts
Nation - USA To Examine SMRs For Commercial Shipping
Nation - The Many Shapes of Nuclear Power’s Revival
Canada - Bruce Power, Ontario reach $300M predevelopment agreement on Bruce C
United Kingdom - New Research will Use Sustainable Smouldering Technology to Tackle Nuclear Waste
United Kingdom - LLW Repository 2026 Environmental Safety Case Submission - Guide to the Key Points
United Kingdom - A private fusion consortium wants to bring stellarator power to the UK grid by the 2030s
Northwest Europe - Norwegian state expedites Kjeller licence transfer
Central Europe - Poland Site Suitable For Nuclear Project, Says National Atomic Energy Agency
West Africa - Togo Moves to Operationalize Nuclear Safety Authority
East Asia - First Hualong One nuclear power project in the GBA begins construction of a new reactor unit
Southeast Asia - US tech giant explores small-scale nuclear power deployment in Vietnam
South Asia - India to shrink zones around nuclear reactors to free up land, says report
South Asia - India weighs smaller nuclear buffer zones to accelerate 100 GW target
South Asia - India to shrink zones around nuclear reactors to free up land, sources say
South Asia - Government Weighs Smaller Nuclear Safety Zones To Support Expansion

May 10

Nevada - Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Lyon County, 37 mi east of Carson City
Iowa - Next-gen nuclear fusion alloy discovery reduced from months to hours with new US tool
North Carolina - Terrestrial Energy and Riot Platforms Join Forces to Power Data Centers with Advanced Nuclear Technology
Massachusetts - Fusion firm seeks first-ever US grid connection
Nation - The Timeline and Potential of Nuclear Energy Development
Nation - A New Regulatory Paradigm for Advanced Nuclear Energy
Canada - Yukonomist: Going nuclear
Western Europe - This 1,000 ton magnet can lift an aircraft carrier and drive the future of fusion
East Asia - Japan faces tough road ahead over nuclear-fuel reprocessing plant
South Asia - India’s Tiny Nuclear Power Share Could Trigger Massive Energy Expansion

May 09

California - Deep Isolation – Weekly Recap
Idaho - What is ANEEL and why thorium could change nuclear energy
Kentucky - Brookfield Corporation and The Nuclear Company Partner to Advance Nuclear Development in the United States
Nation - U.S. government increases backing for advanced reactor deployment and capacity enhancement technologies
Canada - 'It's not a done deal': Community nearest nuclear waste site to hire lawyer
Northeastern Europe - Russia and US achieve nuclear firsts in waste reduction and AI power

May 08

California - Should this water desalination project be linked to a nuclear plant?
Texas - Blue Energy and GE Vernova plan gas-plus-nuclear plant in Texas
Texas - Hybrid Gas & Nuclear Plant Aims to Quickly Deliver Power to Data Centers
Minnesota - Support Grows For Nuclear Energy Expansion In Northern Minnesota
Kentucky - Kentucky data center operator eyes small nuclear reactors to power next project
Florida - 2 challenges for nuclear power startup Ampera
North Carolina - US nuclear firm to deploy multiple 390 MW reactors for 4 GW power under new deal
Nation - Plutonium Pit Bomb Production: the Beginning of the End
Nation - Trump wants shipping to go nuclear
Canada - Saskatchewan's plan to extend life of coal power to cost $26B over 25 years
United Kingdom - Designing the End of Nuclear
United Kingdom - NSW Upper House vote signals shift in Australia’s nuclear debate
United Kingdom - The People Powering Nuclear's Future
United Kingdom - Government nearing decision to select site for nuclear waste facility
United Kingdom - Aecom forms partnership with two nuclear fusion organisations to develop UK’s first private power plant
Western Europe - Merz unveils Germany’s fusion energy ambitions
Western Europe - ITER Magnet Milestone Tests Fusion’s Construction Supply Chain
South Africa - Opinion | Why the Digital Savannah Needs a Nuclear-Powered Silicon Savannah
East Asia - How China uses the Non-Aligned Movement to avoid nuclear accountability
South Asia - India opens the door to private investment in nuclear energy, raising liability concerns
South Asia - India’s nuclear breakthrough strengthens its energy security ambitions05.07.26 - California - Questions Emerge over Infant Health near Diablo Canyon as Nuclear Plant Gets 20-Year Extension

May 07

California - Questions Emerge over Infant Health near Diablo Canyon as Nuclear Plant Gets 20-Year Extension
California - Should Water Desalination Project Be Linked to Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant?
Oregon - Oregon may boost fees for moving radioactive material through state
Washington - In a first, US nuclear fusion firm adds fission tech using 10MW underground microreactors
Washington - Murray, union leaders warn of layoffs under Trump proposed Hanford budget
Colorado - Military’s selection of Buckley base as possible site for nuclear microreactor spurs questions in Aurora
Washington - Zap Energy becomes the first fusion company to add traditional nuclear fission to its business — a move that stunned the industry
Iowa - New AI tool to identify materials for plasma-facing components
Nation - The Climate Reckoning That the Nuclear Arms Control Can’t Ignore
Nation - Video: The US Government Secretly Dumped 47,800 Barrels of Nuclear Waste in the Pacific
Nation - How come we have nuclear ships but not small nuclear power plants?
Nation - MARAD launches initiative to develop Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
Nation - NASA takes step toward ion engines powered by fission reactors
Nation - U.S. Secures Largest-Ever HALEU Shipment to Power American Nuclear Industry
Nation - US receives record 1.7 metric tons of HALEU uranium shipment for advanced reactors
Canada - World’s largest nuclear facility could be built in Ontario with new $300M deal
Canada - OGP’s first SMR hit construction milestone
Canada - Ontario advances first major nuclear project in three decades
Canada - Saskatchewan's plan to extend life of coal power to cost $26B over 25 years
International - World’s Largest Fusion Reactor Achieves Key Milestone
International - Why history should tell us the future is not nuclear
International - SMRs v renewables: mini nuclear's costs judgement day is coming
United Kingdom - UK-US consortium unveils plan for UK’s first commercial fusion power plant
United Kingdom - UK Infinity Fusion Consortium launches
United Kingdom - Tokamak Energy, AECOM Join 400 MWe Fusion Power Project
United Kingdom - Video: Type One Energy, Tokamak Energy, and AECOM Form the UK Infinity Fusion Consortium to Accelerate
United Kingdom - Fusion consortium established to advance private-sector fusion
Western Europe - World's largest fusion reactor nears reality, to replicate Sun's energy
Central Europe - Cooling without pumps: New measurement data for modular reactors
Central Europe - Passive Cooling Advances: New Measurement Data for Modular Reactors
Southwestern Europe - Sogin signs graphite decomm collab

May 06

California - Should this water desalination project be linked to a nuclear plant?
Washington - Zap Energy expands into fission
New Mexico - Navajo Advances Cleanup at Old Church Rock Mine with New Technology
Missouri - Public hearings come to Kansas City as US ramps up plutonium production for nuclear weapons
Tennessee - US fast-tracks licensing for 50-unit-per-year microreactor factory in Tennessee
North Carolina - Terrestrial Energy and Riot Platforms Launch Collaboration to Develop Nuclear-Powered Large-Scale Data Center Projects
New Jersey - This N.J. county could be home to the state’s next nuclear reactor, governor says
Massachusetts - ‘All kinds of cancer’: New study will assess radiation risk from old nuclear plant in Plymouth
Nation - What goes around comes around: The revival of Toshiba’s 4S?
Nation - NRC to review Radiant R-50 Part 70 license application
United Kingdom - Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy joins UK push for commercial fusion plant
United Kingdom - Urenco produces Europe’s first batch of longer-lasting nuclear fuel in UK
United Kingdom - UK fusion consortium to develop power plant projects
United Kingdom - UK Infinity Fusion Consortium launches private fusion initiative
Western Europe - Belgium moves to nationalise nuclear
Western Europe - Belgium in talks to acquire country’s nuclear power facilities
Eastern Europe - Belarus plans to build radioactive waste disposal facility
South Asia - India licences NFC-Kota fuel plant

May 05

California - US turns to AI to fast-track nuclear fuel testing for future reactor rollout
California - Inside California’s last nuclear power plant — as locals fear it’ll have catastrophic meltdown
Oregon - Why Industries Are Moving to Behind-the-Meter Power
Texas - Private Energy Company Withdraws Its Interest In Building Nuclear Reactors Next To A BTU Power Plant
Texas - Blue Energy and GE Vernova Plan Hybrid Nuclear-Gas Power Plant in Texas
Texas - Giant power plant in Texas will combine gas and nuclear power to feed AI data centers and promises to deliver electricity even before the reactors are ready.
Illinois - CCTE Successfully Concludes Thorium Fuel Irradiation, Surpasses 60GWd/MTU Burnup in INL Reactor
Tennessee - Oak Ridge groundbreaking for reactor celebrates partnerships
Tennessee - America’s nuclear dry spell is over
Tennessee - Radiant on Track to Build the First Commercial Nuclear Microreactors Factory in America
Kentucky - Joint venture formed with a focus on finishing Summer-2 and -3
Kentucky - KY's largest utilities are eyeing small nuclear reactors to power data centers
Georgia - North Augusta meets to discuss plutonium pit production at SRS
South Carolina - The first—and maybe last—peek inside a plutonium pit facility
Nation - US turns to AI to fast-track nuclear fuel testing for future reactor rollout
Nation - Better Data and Project Prioritization Vital to Managing Aging Infrastructure and Communicating Needs
Nation - Key Takeaways From The U.S. Department Of Energy's FY 2027 Budget Hearings
Nation - U.S. Nuclear Renaissance Enters Steel-in-Ground Phase
Nation - Nuclear Power Is Becoming Part of the AI Infrastructure Supply Chain
Canada - Final Trio of Workshops to Support Public Comments in Review of Nuclear Waste Plan by May 10th
Canada - Canada Unleashes Massive Nuclear and Climate Financing to Accelerate Clean Energy Push
Canada - Ontario marks SMR milestone with installation of 2.1M-pound reactor foundation at Darlington
Western Europe - Ship modified for transport of used MOX fuel
Western Europe - Third nuclear waste shipment arrives in Germany's Ahaus
Northwestern Europe - Norwegian municipalities initiate investigation work
Northern Europe - Blykalla and ABB enhance cooperation
Central Europe - CODAP explores AI applications and database expansion
South Asia - Environmental Cost of War in Nuclear South Asia
Southeast Asia - PHL may turn to other countries’ nuclear waste disposal methods

May 04

Nevada - Earthquakes in Nevada sparks rumors of military testing at Area 51
Nevada - Quake strikes area northwest of Las Vegas
Nevada - Earthquake swarm rattles Nevada where ground has been slowly ripping apart for third week
California - A rare look inside California’s last nuclear power plant
Oregon - Investors Eye NuScale Power Advantage in Small Modular Reactor Market
Washington - Another Hanford Tank Emptied, 41K Gallons of Waste Transferred
Washington - Zap Energy: The First Fission-Fusion Company
Arizona - NuCube Energy Opens Phoenix Office and Names Michael Green Chief Legal Officer Amid Arizona Expansion
Pennsylvania - Electricity grid manager PJM says developers are proposing 800+ new power projects
Nation - DOE announces 10-year partnership on W7-X stellarator
Nation - Are Advanced Nuclear Reactors As Good As They’re Promoted To Be
Nation - NRC Proposes New Framework to Enable High-Volume Microreactor Deployment
Nation - Top US nuclear regulator is rewriting its rules for new era of reactors
Nation - US Air Force selects three firms for nuclear microreactors
Canada - A small northern Ontario town refused radioactive waste. It’s gone to Sarnia instead
Canada - Work on Darlington Nuclear’s 1st small modular reactor progressing well, energy minister says
National - Industry Update—May 2026
United Kingdom - AI Tools Advance Fusion Energy on Three Fronts Simultaneously
East Asia - 10-MW nuclear reactor on truck bed: Power bank for AI data centres
South Asia - Nuclear scaling challenge
South Asia - Nuclear Milestone: Kalpakkam 500 MWe PFBR achieves first criticality

May 03

Nevada - Mag. 2.5 quake - Esmeralda County, 33 mi west of Tonopah, Nye County
Nevada - Magnitude 3.5 earthquake reported near Yerington
Idaho - NRIC Launch Pad Selects Four Startups
Kentucky - X-Energy And Kentucky Utilities Test Xe 100 Path To First Projects
Kentucky - LG&E and KU Evaluate Small Modular Reactors to Support Kentucky Energy Needs
Connecticut - CT eyes more nuclear energy capabilities for future. Here’s what that could mean
Nation - Why the US must deliver full US nuclear propulsion and fuel cycle technology to South Korea now
International - Europe's First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Project Using NuScale Technology
Western Europe - Belgium Plans to Nationalize Nuclear Power Plants
Western Europe - Instead of a closed nuclear power plant in France, a radioactive metal recycling plant
Eastern Europe - Should Lithuania re-embrace nuclear energy with small modular reactors?
East Asia - South Korea eyes offshore nuclear reactors amid global race

May 02

Nevada - 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Nevada reportedly felt as far as Sacramento
Nevada - Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Rattles Western Nevada and Lake Tahoe
Wyoming - Wyoming celebrates 'nuclear renaissance' as feds approve license for a new reactor
Texas - Human-guided AI system could strengthen advanced reactor monitoring and control
Massachusetts - Commonwealth Fusion Systems requests connection of its ARC plant to the PJM market
Nation - The Next-Generation Of Nuclear Power Is About To Take A Big Step Forward
Canada - Ontario marks major milestone on Darlington small modular reactor project
Western Europe - World first: Particle polarization survived laser-plasma acceleration for nuclear fusion
Northern Europe - Nuclear Waste Repository: Sweden’s Nuclear Industry Bets on Its Own Method
South Asia - India's latest nuclear reactor win can lead to 700 years of energy security
South Asia - India Clears Key Milestone for Kudankulam Units 5 & 6, Boosting Nuclear Expansion
South Asia - India's latest nuclear reactor win can lead to 700 years of energy security
South Asia - Kudankulam project: AERB permits equipment erection for units 5, 6

May 01

Nevada - Area 51 earthquake swarm sparks nuclear test fears at secret base
Nevada - Series of earthquakes, including a Magnitude 4.9 quake, rattle western Nevada
Nevada - Rapid-fire earthquakes rattle Nevada region slowly tearing apart as strongest nears 5.0 magnitude
California - Solstice Advanced Materials Ties Halo Micro Reactor Fuel To Valuation Story
California - Oklo continues plutonium fuel development with LANL and Nvidia partnership
California - Deep Isolation Announces Timing of First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call Details
Washington - Radioactive waste emptied from aging, leak-prone tank in Eastern WA
Utah - In a first, US university’s nuclear reactor to power a high-performance GPU node
Utah - US Reactor Switches On For First Time in 50 Years to Power Data Centers
New Mexico - Nukes and AI Deepen New Mexico’s Water Crisis
Texas - ZettaJoule Pursues a Second Act for Japan’s High-Temperature Nuclear Reactor
Kentucky - Kentucky’s largest utility to ‘explore’ bringing small nuclear reactors to the state
Florida - NRC approves St. Lucie SLRs
Maryland – ‘Long-anticipated’ refresh of nuclear regulatory guidance welcomed
Massachusetts - Meta looks to novel technologies to power AI data centres
Nation - DOE issues call for private sector to restart spent nuclear fuel reprocessing
Canada - Nuclear Energy Strategy announced at CNA2026
Canada - Darlington SMR project's foundation module milestone
Canada - Marking an SMR milestone: Massive crawler crane installs 2.1-million-pound basemat
Canada - Ontario Darlington SMR project reaches construction milestone
National - Fusion Won’t Replace Energy Policy
International - Europe's fusion lead at risk without EU strategy warn CEOs
United Kingdom - ‘Long-anticipated’ refresh of nuclear regulatory guidance welcomed
Northern Europe - SDE wants Riigikogu to have final say on nuclear power plant
Northeastern Europe - Russia’s 820 MW sodium-cooled reactor ‘burns’ next-gen actinide nuclear fuel successfully
Northeastern Europe - Russia and US achieve nuclear firsts in waste reduction and AI power
Eastern Europe - Global nuclear advances mark breakthroughs in waste, power, and space
Eastern Europe - 40 years later: The changing future of nuclear energy after Chernobyl
East Asia - Inner Containment Dome Installed At China’s Shidaowan-1 Nuclear Plant
East Asia - China warns over Japan’s alleged nuclear ambitions
East Asia - Gyeongnam moves to become global export hub for nuclear power and SMR industries

April 2026

April 30

Yucca Mountain - What America Owes The Nuclear Future
Nevada - Area 51 struck by 17 earthquakes in 24 hours as 4.4 magnitude quake hits Nevada base
California - Diablo Canyon advocacy, Midwest nuclear legislation among April state news items
California - Hadron Energy Secures U.S. Uranium Conversion Agreement with ConverDyn, Locking In Domestic Fuel Supply for the Halo Micro-Modular Reactor
Washington - ZAP Energy Doubles Down on Fission and Fusion
New Mexico - Nukes and AI require 1.4 million gallons of water a day at New Mexico lab
Texas - A Modular AI-Digital Twin Framework for Advanced Nuclear Operations
Tennessee - ORNL Wins Award for Using 3D Printing to Build Nuclear Infrastructure
Ohio - US backs small modular reactors for cheaper, faster nuclear power
Ohio - US companies developing small modular reactors to cut costs, boost flexibility in nuclear power: Report
Massachusetts - This company says nuclear fusion could finally power the grid — and soon
Nation - Linda Pentz Gunter on the Case Against Nuclear Power
Nation - DOE Opens Nuclear Energy Launch Pad and DOME Test Bed to Industry Applicants, Sets July 8 Deadline
Nation - Deployable Energy Selected for DOE's Nuclear Energy Launch Pad Program
Canada - First new nuclear reactor in 30 years moves forward in Ontario town
International - Europe’s energy security demands nuclear on land and at sea
International - Energy: ENEA studies safety of fast modular reactors
Western Europe - Belgium seeks nationalization of nuclear power plants
Western Europe - Belgium takes over entire nuclear fleet from Engie in surprise move
Northeastern Europe - Pilot operation completed of fuel with minor actinides
East Asia - Thermonuclear fusion in a reactor successfully sustained for more than one minute for the first time
East Asia - China's 'Artificial Sun' Advances Toward Fusion Energy Breakthrough
South Asia - AERB grants operating license to Nuclear Fuel Complex-Kota
South Asia - AERB grants licence to NFC-Kota to fuel 700 MWe nuclear reactors
South Asia - Towards a secure nuclear future
South Asia - Why Pakistan Cannot Replace Fossil Fuel Power Generation With Nuclear Power

April 29

Nevada - Mag. 4.4 earthquake - Lincoln County, 65 mi north of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
Nevada - Magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes Las Vegas
Washington - Scientists leverage AI to optimize glass formulas for liquid radioactive waste
Washington - How to Build a Better Kind of Nuclear Power? This Side Hustle Might Help.
Washington - Zap Energy’s nuclear double play: Fusion startup adds traditional fission to its lineup, in industry first
Washington - TerraPower starts building 345 MW nuclear plant in US using advanced Natrium technology
Wyoming - Bill Gates’ nuclear bet just cleared a U.S. construction permit, and the real shock is how this Wyoming reactor could power the AI boom
Utah - US research reactor first to produce electricity
Colorado - Colorado’s legislature is preparing to jump start nuclear power. Green advocates want to pull the plug.
New Mexico - New Mexico comes after DOE again on WIPP waste
New Mexico - Oklo launches nuclear AI partnership
Texas - US makes room-temp material with 100x stronger electric control for low-power computing
Iowa - What restarting the Duane Arnold power plant tells us about nuclear energy under the Trump administration
Louisiana - Turner Industries to build nuclear fabrication facilities in New Iberia and Port Allen
Georgia - Georgia Tech Alumni Fuel Nation’s Largest Nuclear Plant
Florida - St. Lucie Nuclear Extensions Shape NextEra Energy Cash Flow Outlook
Virginia - Virginia Tech, SURA partner up to manage nuclear research facility
Nation - US Iter Completes Final Deliveries For Nuclear Fusion Project’s Central Solenoid Magnet
Nation - US delivers 135-ton ‘beating heart’ magnet for world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor
Canada - Canada Launches New Nuclear Energy Strategy to Secure Power Grid
International - EU energy mix: Crisis pushes balance on nuclear, renewables and security
Northern Europe - 13 Things Worth Knowing About Finland’s Nuclear Expansion
Northeastern Europe - BN-800 actinide trial complete
Eastern Europe - Statement by the Commission and the High Representative ahead of the 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster
Southeastern Europe - Radiation Levels 70 Times Above Normal Found in Sofia Neighborhood
South Africa - The dawn of South Africa’s second nuclear age
East Asia - Senator sounding an alarm on Japan nuclear waste plan
East Asia - Korea Targets 2035 Launch of SMR-Powered Ships Combining Nuclear and Shipbuilding
South Asia - How Uranium Will Generate Electricity at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

April 28

California - The View Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant
California - Meta Signs a Deal to Secure 1GW of Power
California - Environmental Groups Celebrate Defeat of AB 2647
South Carolina - In quickest review, NRC approves 20-year renewal for Robinson
Pennsylvania - A Tiny Town Is Building So Many Data Centers That There’ll Be Almost Nothing Else Left
Massachusetts - Commonwealth announces new step toward making U.S. fusion real
Massachusetts - Fusion Energy Group Seeks PJM Connection for First Commercial Power Plant
Massachusetts - Commonwealth becomes first fusion energy firm trying to connect to major US grid
Nation - Trump's Triumph: Nuclear Fusion Roadmap, the Next Breakthrough in America's 'Tech Revolution'
Canada - ARC Clean Technology Commends DOE Effort to Expand Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling
International - EU energy mix: Crisis pushes balance on nuclear, renewables and security
United Kingdom - Early market engagement sought on £40M Dounreay decommissioning tender
United Kingdom - Unlocking the potential of modular reactors
Western Europe - France’s Stellaria Signs LOI On Feasibility Studies For Key Reactor Facilities
Eastern Europe - Chernobyl 40 years later: Learning from the past
Southern Europe - Terra Innovatum Poised for Accelerated, Scalable Deployment as NRC Advances Draft Part 57 Microreactor Rulemaking
South Africa - NRWDI moves into delivery phase on radioactive waste projects
East Asia - 228-tonne inner safety dome installed at China’s 1100 MW nuclear power plant site
East Asia - Helical Fusion Launches Helix Program “Official Partners” to Build Japan’s Industrial Coalition for Commercial Fusion Energy
East Asia - Taipower eyes nuclear restart amid safety and waste concerns
South Asia - India's Invisible Hand In Bangladesh’s Atomic Energy Debut As Dhaka Loads Nuclear Fuel At Rooppur Unit-1
South Asia - How fuel loading will be carried out at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
South Asia - How power is generated at a nuclear plant
Australia - Scientists use sunlight to turn problematic plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel

April 27

Yucca Mountain - Five "Pro-Nuclear But" Myths
Utah - Utah wants a new nuclear sector to rise in Brigham City. What will it take to pull it off?
Wyoming - TerraPower begins construction of its 345 MW Natrium reactor project (US)
Colorado - EDITORIAL: Colorado’s next step toward nuclear
Texas - Pfluger Spotlights NRC Approval of West Texas Molten Salt Reactor
Massachusetts - Fusion energy just changed forever
New Hampshire - Governor Ayotte mistaken about nuclear power: Commentary
New Hampshire - House defeats advanced nuclear proposal from Senate
Nation - Return of the Yellow Monster of the Diné: Uranium Mining on the Big Rez
Nation - The POWER Interview: Solving the Problem of Fuel for Nuclear Reactors
Nation - NRC introduces microreactor regulatory framework
Nation - Nuclear Fusion’s Funding Rush Comes With a Catch
Nation - As the Trump administration and major tech companies promote nuclear energy, is the industry making a comeback?
Nation - Small modular reactors and microreactors under development in the United States
Nation - Should you be worried about nuclear reactors in your neighborhood?
Canada - Ontario, Yukon partner on Small Modular Reactor development
United Kingdom - FLARE concept attracts major investment
United Kingdom - UKAEA backs Oxford fusion energy project
Central Europe - Czech SMR project - early works contract signed
South Africa - South Africa hunts for nuclear talent abroad as new reactor plans advance
South Asia - India Set to Become Second Nation to Operate Commercial Fast Breeder Reactor

April 26

California - The United States has never built anything like this before: now a startup wants to bury a small nuclear reactor 6,000 feet underground, with a target date of July 2026
Washington - What is nuclear fusion — and can it power WA’s data centers?
Idaho - Idaho National Laboratory unveils DOME facility ahead of America’s 250th birthday
Kansas - Kansas Department of Commerce formalizes agreement with TerraPower to support Natrium reactor deployment
Michigan - Fermi Nuclear chief hails Korea work ethic, partners on US reactor build
Massachusetts - A major milestone has just been achieved in harnessing unlimited nuclear fusion energy
Nation - Nuclear Stockpile Funding Decision Shapes National Security
Nation - Another US Airbase Is Getting a Nuclear Microreactor
Nation - How The Trump Administration Is Fast-Tracking Nuclear Microreactors
Nation - French firm’s high burnup nuclear fuel secures key approval for US reactor fleet
Canada - Is Canada interested in nuclear energy again? | Heather Exner-Pirot
Northeastern Europe - Russia Just Burned the World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Waste—Here’s Why It Matters
East Asia - Inside the municipal scramble for Seoul’s nuclear future
South Asia - PM Modi calls Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor criticality ‘historic milestone’ in nuclear journey
South Asia - Rosatom Receives Bangladesh NPP Operating Licence

April 25

Wyoming - Wyoming communities want time to consider embracing nuclear energy, as feds rush to expand industry
Virginia - Jefferson Lab awarded $8M for accelerator technology to enable transmutation
New Jersey - A return to nuclear energy? Some in NJ are pushing for it as others say not so fast.
Nation - NRC introduces accelerated licensing framework incorporating DOE data for reactor evaluations
Nation - Why militaries are eyeing nuclear reactors to power future operations?
South America - Brazil has just taken the first step to bring small modular nuclear reactors to the country, with the Ministry of Mines and Energy establishing a working group that will define where to build, how to finance, and who will operate this new energy technology.
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Wins Fresh Europe SMR Deal as Czech Nuclear Bet Moves Forward
Western Europe - Scientists chase limitless energy with complex new machine
Central Europe - Czech Republic plans to build its first mini nuclear power plant
Eastern Europe - Inside the abandoned city reclaimed by nature after world's worst nuclear disaster
Eastern Europe - Nuclear energy makes a comeback amid new energy crisis
East Asia - FEATURE / 'Non-nuclear' homeland revisited: Lai remarks raise questions
South Asia - Bangladesh clears first nuclear unit for operation

April 24

Wyoming - TerraPower begins construction on Natrium power plant in Kemmerer
Wyoming - Let’s consider the consequences of a nuclear Wyoming
Wyoming - TerraPower Announces Official Start Of Construction For Natrium Nuclear Plant In Wyoming
New Mexico - New Mexico environment officials mandate more legacy nuclear waste at WIPP
Maryland - Amazon-backed nuclear reactor developer X-Energy raises over $1 billion in IPO
Vermont - This Day in History: A fight to stop radioactive waste in Vermont
Nation - Goodbye to 100,000 years of nuclear waste: a project using particle accelerators promises to reduce the radioactive nightmare to just a few centuries
Canada - Frontier Nuclear affiliate starts small modular reactor commercialisation work in US
Canada - Ontario, Yukon Sign Pact to Explore Small Modular Reactors for Northern Energy Needs
Canada - Alberta panel report supports leaning into nuclear power, but province won't commit
United Kingdom - Russian oilman tried to buy golf course on railway to British nuclear site
Northwestern Europe - Thorizon broadens MSR coalition
Central Europe - First SMR in the Czech Republic advances into early works as Rolls-Royce signs contract
Eastern Europe - Chernobyl at 40
Eastern Europe - Chernobyl 40 years later: Learning from the past
East Asia - Japan injects new life into Fukushima with nuclear plant ‘hope tourism’
Southeast Asia - Can Cebu host nuclear power plants?

April 23

California - Committee to Bridge the Gap Supports California Nuclear Moratorium After AB 2647 Defeat
Wyoming - TerraPower’s Kemmerer 1 Enters Construction: Timeline of the Natrium Project’s Road to First Power
Wyoming - TerraPower starts construction of 'first US utility-scale advanced nuclear plant'
Wyoming - TerraPower breaks ground on a rarity: A nuclear reactor, Wyoming’s first
Colorado - Could nuclear power come to Colorado Springs? New research with national labs will examine the potential
Colorado - Colorado's Buckley Space Force picked to have nuclear microreactor on base
New Mexico - Tighter regs for nuclear storage
New Mexico - State environment secretary claims DOE is ‘walking away’ from nuclear waste cleanup
Texas - Joint Base San Antonio Selected for Pilot Micro Nuclear Reactor Program
Texas - Experts warn of risks involved in welcoming nuclear reactor at San Antonio Air Force base
Texas - US Air Force selects third base for housing nuclear reactor to power military missions
Tennessee - Taming Chaos: The Frontier Supercomputer Unveils the Secrets of the Impossible
Ohio - Scientists realize high hopes at Ohio nuclear-site-turned-nature-preserve
Maryland - 'IKEA kit' nuclear power plant startup gets $380 million to build reactors in shipyards
Massachusetts - A Case For American Nuclear Energy
Tennessee - First 4th Generation Nuclear Reactor Foundation Laid in the US
Vermont - Dean criticizes nuclear, data centers in Vermont energy debate
Nation - DOE Secretary Wright Outlines $53.9 Billion FY 2027 Energy Budget
Nation - Air Force selects three microreactor developers for ANPI
Nation - House defeats advanced nuclear proposal from Senate
Nation - DOE offices issue nuclear recycling solicitations
Canada - Ontario, Yukon team up on nuclear energy
Canada - Ontario and Yukon Working Together for Small Modular Reactor Development
United Kingdom - The UK fires up a fusion rocket for the first time and accelerates the race to conquer Mars before anyone else
Western Europe - ITER vacuum vessel exempted from fission-based regulation
Central Europe - Uzbekistan’s first two small reactors estimated at $1bn
East Asia - Daewoo E&C expands into full nuclear value chain
East Asia - Nuclear Leaders Highlight Power Needs for AI Era
East Asia - Japan Considers Storing Nuclear Waste on a Remote, Uninhabited Island
South Asia - World's first nuclear waste vault: Why Finland is burying radioactive waste 400 metres underground

April 22

Yucca Mountain - Northern Nevada at center of proposed uranium project
Yucca Mountain - Trump's Nuclear Push Meets Reality As GE Vernova Targets Power By 2030
Nevada - Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles parts of Silver Springs
Nevada - 4.8 quake rattles northwestern Nevada on Wednesday
California - US firm to scale laser-based nuclear fusion 'breakthrough' with new partnership
California - Hadron Energy Submits Principal Design Criteria Whitepaper to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Marking Pivotal Licensing Milestone for Halo Microreactor
Idaho - America’s New Nuclear Era Starts in Idaho
Idaho - DOME test bed at Idaho National Laboratory opens for advanced nuclear reactors
Colorado - Air Force Selects Radiant to Deliver Microreactors to Buckley Space Force Base
New Mexico - New Mexicans over nuclear: Demand a governor that stands for us
Texas - Nuclear microreactor coming to San Antonio to back military missions
Texas - Air Force selects Joint Base San Antonio for nuclear microreactor program
Tennessee - Kairos Power Breaks Ground On Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant In Tennessee
Kentucky - Kentucky General Assembly Lends Support for Nuclear Development with Senate Bill 57
Illinois - World’s Fastest Supercomputer Creates Supernova, Fusion Power AI Models
Indiana - Indiana's nuclear energy exploration leaves locals questioning the future of LEAP
Indiana - Indiana pharma company explores nuclear energy options
Indiana - When it comes to small modular nukes, caution, skepticism are justified
South Carolina - Debate heats up in South Carolina over plutonium pit plant at Savannah River Site
South Carolina - Nuclear watchdogs toured a planned SC plutonium plant. Here’s what they saw.
South Carolina - Federal review outlines plutonium pit production plan for Savannah River Site
Virginia - World’s First Commercial Fusion Plant Planned for Virginia by Developer Commonwealth
Nation - Chairman Latta Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Energy Hearing Conducting Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Canada - Alberta goverment shares possible vision for nuclear energy in the province
Canada - Alberta panel report supports leaning into nuclear power, but province won't commit
Canada - Report shows Albertans open to nuclear energy but have questions, concerns
United Kingdom - UKAEA backs First Light Fusion in £25m funding round
United Kingdom - New technology, new training
United Kingdom - UK fusion energy strategy sets out commercial pathway
United Kingdom - "The future of space will look less like single-use expeditionary missions and more like a transport network": Pulsar Fusion's quest to build a nuclear fusion exhaust system for deep-space travel hits "first plasma" milestone
Western Europe - World’s first non-nuclear lead-cooled reactor to generate electricity begins installation
Eastern Europe - Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after Chernobyl
Central Asia - Uzbek State Uranium Company Begins Mining At Qizilkok Deposit
Central Asia - Uzbekistan Plans $1 Billion for First Two Small Nuclear Reactors
East Asia - China's nuclear energy industry progressing rapidly, expert says
East Asia - The world’s largest nuclear reactor is back online, and its reopening raises an uncomfortable question about the world’s energy future
South Asia - India To Invite Bids For 220 MW Small Modular Reactor

April 21

Nevada - Area residents feel rattled
California - Cal Poly Humboldt’s Vincent Ialenti Presents on Nuclear Waste Storage in Humboldt Bay and Beyond April 30th
California - Construction Starts on First Commercial-Scale Gen IV Nuclear Reactor
Idaho - Idaho to receive spent TRIGA fuel from Penn State
New Mexico - Carlsbad ready to sue New Mexico
Texas - The AI Power Surge: Why Energy Infrastructure Is Becoming the Next Critical Bottleneck
Tennessee - Kairos breaks ground for first 4th-gen nuclear reactor in US to power Google data centers
Massachusetts - Harnessing the Star's Power: Fusion Energy Revolution Set to Begin
Massachusetts - First commercial fusion plant nears construction in US, Commonwealth CEO says
Massachusetts - PSFC showcases technologies applicable to both fusion and geothermal energy during representative’s visit
New England - Northeastern U.S. States Finally Embrace Nuclear Energy
Nation - Reprocessing Gamble Could Drain Nuclear Waste Fund, Raise Electricity Prices
Nation - Nuclear cleanup enables a brighter nuclear future
Nation - U.S.-based nuclear startup reaches key milestone in development of demonstration microreactor
Nation - US targets 5 GW more nuclear power through low-cost finance
Nation - US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power
International - Surging AI needs and geopolitical supply shocks herald nuclear energy revival
United Kingdom - Oxford spin-out eyes fusion energy development in £25m investment boost
United Kingdom - Fusion firm raises £25m in first close to develop pioneering tech
Central Europe - Kazakhstan sets nuclear build plan
Central Europe - Poland advances Stalowa Wola SMRs
Southeastern Europe - Europe Opens State Aid Investigation Into Romania’s Plans For Cernavodă-1 Lifetime Extension
West Asia - Turkish firms in talks with Rosatom for Akkuyu nuclear plant stakes
East Asia - Japan to carry out study on remote Pacific island for its fourth nuclear waste site
Southeast Asia - Chulalongkorn University's Engineering Prepares for "SMRs"--Newer, Safer Small Nuclear Power Plants for Clean Energy in Thailand

April 20

Oregon - Upstart company plans to fuel 'Nuclear Renaissance' by mining massive uranium deposit
Washington - FANCO’s EAGL‑1 enters review
Washington - Feds want to cut Hanford cleanup budget
Wyoming - Wyoming communities want time to consider embracing nuclear energy, as feds rush to expand industry
South Carolina - Impacts of plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site unveiled
New Jersey - Fusion Mystery Solved: Researchers Decode Why Plasma Hits Tokamaks Unevenly
Vermont - Vermont is being sold two bad ideas on energy
Nation - NNSA Charts Buildup as Delays Mount
Nation - Mike Levin Presses Chris Wright On DoE's 'Decades-Long Failure' To Address Nuclear Waste Storage
Nation - NRC Struggles to Keep Pace With Nuclear Boom
Nation - Generative model explores tungsten microstructure under fusion conditions
Nation - Where are the AUKUS nuclear waste costings (let alone the dump sites)?
Nation - Why the US Should Recycle Its Used Nuclear Fuel
Canada - Bruce Power To Share Nuclear Expertise As SaskPower Evaluates Reactor Technologies
Canada - CNL to manufacture test bundles of thorium-based fuel
Canada - Federal reviewers seek more input into proposed nuclear waste site
Canada - Nuclear waste transportation tour features 12 stops
United Kingdom - STEP fusion digital backbone expands
Western Europe - Merz: Germany will build first thermonuclear reactor
Western Europe - The 'dumb machine' promising a clean energy breakthrough
Western Europe - Key ruling on ITER vessel strengthens fit-for-purpose fusion regulatory approach
Northwestern Europe - The Netherlands to build first commercial molten salt reactor
Central Europe - Fusion power may struggle to compete with renewables on cost
Central Asia - Kazakhstan Plans to Build at Least Three Nuclear Power Plants by 2050
Central Asia - Kazakhstan strategy considers four nuclear power plants
East Asia - Japan’s TEPCO resumes operations; Monday earthquake triggers response
East Asia - Japan approves survey for construction of radioactive waste disposal site
East Asia - Japan warns of slightly increased risk of mega-quake after a 7.7-magnitude one
East Asia - China May Overtake US as World’s Top Nuclear Power Operator by 2030, CNEA Says
East Asia - China's Artificial Sun
South Asia - India’s nuclear breakthrough lights path to energy independence

April 19

Nevada - More earthquakes rattle region Sunday morning southeast of Silver Springs
California - BT Explainer: Why Reliance, Adani are banking on nuclear fusion reactors over thorium
Washington - U.S. energy secretary defends Snake River dams, criticizes environmentalists
Idaho - Test facility for mini nuclear reactors – USA launches DOME in Idaho
Wyoming - Kemmerer Races To Build Homes As TerraPower Nuclear Plant On Fast Track
Colorado - Nuclear reactor planned at Buckley amid rush to develop more power
Illinois - US firm’s thorium nuclear fuel bundles move to manufacturing for commercial reactors
New Jersey - Q&A with Tim Judson: Why New Jersey’s nuclear energy revival could prove costly
Nation - Let’s Make Space Nuclear Again
Canada - Thunderbird Reactor: New room-temperature fusion reactor that fits on a tabletop
International - Fusion power may never be cost-competitive with renewables, study warns
International - Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom
United Kingdom - UK & Rolls Royce Sign Deal for Three SMRS at Wylfa
United Kingdom - Government signs deal for three modular nuclear reactors for energy for 3 million homes
South Africa - Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new Eastern Cape nuclear power plant
South Asia - Operating nuclear plants is ‘lifetime commitment’: Experts
South Asia - India Adds a new Nuke To Its Fleet
South Asia - Operating nuclear plants is ‘lifetime commitment’: Experts

April 18

Wisconsin - Manitowoc letter urges nuclear option for data center power
South Carolina - Rising costs, environmental impact of SC nuclear bomb factory sparks rare tour
New Hampshire - New Hampshire and nuclear waste have a fraught history. The path ahead is still unclear.
Nation - New Bill: Senator Mike Lee introduces S. 4284: Nuclear Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2026
Nation - Physicists uncover quantum states that quietly govern muon-catalyzed fusion
Canada - SaskPower, Bruce Power team up to explore large-scale nuclear reactors in Saskatchewan
United Kingdom - Nuclear engineers near Peterborough secure orders worth £10 million plus as concerns grow over energy security
Northern Europe - Laser pulses reveal secret ‘rugby ball’ shape of Universe’s heaviest atoms
Northern Europe - Sweden Backs Nuclear Expansion Plan
Eastern Europe - Chernobyl disaster zone - four decades on: Inside abandoned town sealed off from the world
South Africa - Eskom’s nuclear power plan faces a challenge
Central Asia - Kazakhstan to Launch 3 Nuclear Power Plants By 2050
East Asia - As wars throttle gas, Japan is embracing nuclear

April 17

Yucca Mountain - Wright: DOE got responses from 28 states for nuclear hubs
Nevada - Aftershocks occurring in area near Monday’s 5.7 quake
Washington - FANCO EAGL-1 SMR Regulatory Engagement Advances Construction Pathway in US Nuclear Project
Wyoming - Wyoming communities want time to consider embracing nuclear energy, as feds rush to expand industry
Wyoming - Wyoming Faces Critical Decisions on Nuclear Waste Storage as Industry Expands
Tennessee - Next-generation ‘salt-cooled’ nuclear plant breaks ground in Oak Ridge
Tennessee - Kairos Power breaks ground on nuclear reactor to bring more electricity to Tennessee's power grid
Indiana - Eli Lilly signs LOI with Indiana on nuclear power projects
Indiana - Braun, Eli Lilly enter agreement to add nuclear energy to IN grid
Virginia - Scientists Test Specialized Fuel For Nuclear Fusion Energy
Pennsylvania - US dumping ground that stores hundreds of drums with nuclear waste set to be cleaned up
New York - Eastman Business Park on state’s list for possible small nuclear power plant
Massachusetts - Nuclear debate heats up on Beacon Hill
Nation - NASA Plans Lunar Nuclear Reactors To Power Long-Term Moon Missions: Report
Canada - Have a say on nuclear waste transportation and burial
Canada - Clean Core And CNL To Manufacture Demonstration Aneel Nuclear Fuel Bundles
United Kingdom - JET uses robot workforce to undertake world-first decommissioning of a fusion plant
United Kingdom - UK’s first small modular reactor plant to be rolled out by Rolls-Royce
United Kingdom - Northern Ireland 'should consider small nuclear reactors' says MP - but UK government says Executive against it
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce SMR secures contract to build fleet of small modular reactors.
Western Europe - EU seeks input in evaluating waste management policy
Western Europe - Research on the storage and disposal of radioactive waste
Northwestern Europe - Mammoet partners for Dutch SMRs
Northern Europe - The case for new nuclear power in Sweden, examined
East Asia - China’s Nuclear Power Boom Is Accelerating Faster Than Expected
Southeast Asia - Proponents push nuclear energy as safest option
South Asia - Nuclear power key to India’s energy independence: Former US Energy Secretary (IANS interview)
South Asia - Accelerate Clean, Modular, Nuclear Reactor Design with AI Physics
South Asia - India to open bidding for indigenous small nuclear reactor project

April 16

Washington - US nuclear firm submits plan for 240 MW small modular reactor to power 1.5 million homes
Washington - First American Nuclear files NRC engagement plan for EAGL-1 lead-bismuth small modular reactor
Idaho - Secretary of Energy makes promises for America's 'nuclear renaissance'
Utah - EnergySolutions Acquires WMG Expanding Radioactive Management Capabilities for Nuclear Industry
Wyoming - Uranium makes resurgence, as wind and solar added to the mix
Wyoming - Wyoming communities want time to consider embracing nuclear energy, as feds rush to expand industry
Iowa - Iowa House passes sales tax break for nuclear facility restart
Illinois - Application lodged to build microreactor at US university
Virginia - US tests spin-polarized fuel in 180-million-degree Fahrenheit tokamaks for fusion power
Maryland - X-Energy Nuclear IPO Seeks $814M Backed by Amazon
Pennsylvania - Giant nuclear waste dump in Pennsylvania set to be dug up after decades of lawsuits and public outcry
Pennslvania - Editorial: Nuclear decay, bureaucratic delay
Nation - First new planned US nuclear reactors likely to get government loans, energy chief says
Nation - States are overturning nuclear power bans amid energy crunch
Nation - Spent fuel solutions
Nation - NRC Finalizes New Optional Licensing Framework for Advanced Reactors
Nation - Military Goes Nuclear: Tiny Reactors Power the Future of U.S. Bases
Nation - Waste management systems aboard nuclear-powered supercarrier examined fully
Canada - Bruce Power to share large reactor experience with SaskPower
International - EU opens in-depth investigation into Romanian state aid for Cernavoda 1 nuclear reactor
United Kingdom - GBE‑N awards £300m owner’s engineer contract for UK SMR project
United Kingdom - UK government unveils five-year plan to boost country’s nuclear fusion industry
Western Europe - Grohnde NPP is defueled
Northern Europe - Finland's plan to bury spent nuclear waste carries risk to future generations
Central Europe - Merz says nuclear power will not solve Germany's energy problems
Eastern Europe - The nuclear renaissance is real in politics. It doesn’t exist as construction
Southeast Europe - Bulgaria launches LLW/ILW repository
East Asia - South Korea’s SMART SMR Export to Canada Faces Major Setbacks
East Asia - TEPCO resumes commercial operations at world's largest nuclear plant
South Asia - India To Launch Bids For Bharat Small Modular Reactor, Setting Template For Future Nuclear Projects

April 15

Yucca Mountain - Achieving the U.S. Nuclear Fuel Independence Through Strategic Infrastructure Development
California - The Trump/Newsom Push for Nuclear Power and Against Renewables
Indiana - First American Nuclear Submits Regulatory Engagement Plan for Fast-Spectrum Small Modular Reactor (SMR)
Ohio - Nuclear workforce expansion gets $20 million boost
Pennsylvania - Giant nuclear waste dump in Armstrong County set to be dug up
Pennsylvania - Crews Finally Tear Into Apollo’s Long-Hidden Nuclear Dump
Pennsylvania - 6K Additive showcases US refractory metal powder production
Pennsylvania - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins excavation at SLDA
New York - New York Considers Moratorium on New Nuclear Power
Nation - Integrating Waste Management for Advanced Reactors: The Universal Canister System and Project UPWARDS
Nation - USS Colorado: Nuclear-Powered STEALTH Submarine
Nation - Nuclear in space: US plans mid-power reactor with lunar fission surface power
United Kingdom - Cheques, not chat: Britain finally builds its nuclear future
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce, GBE-N contract kickstarts U.K.’s SMR plans for Wylfa site
United Kingdom - £1.3bn UK fusion strategy sets out path ‘from lab to grid’
United Kingdom - Britain's atomic brain trust gives itself till 2030 to unpick fusion challenges
Northern Europe - Sweden's bold plan for nuclear waste
Southeast Europe - Bulgarian repository officially opened
East Africa - Siaya Tipped for Kenya’s First Nuclear Plant in Sh500 Billion Energy Plan
East Asia - Remote island eyed for HLW
East Asia - Japan to survey Pacific island for potential HLW repository
South Asia - India’s nuclear breakthrough lights path to energy independence

April 14

Nevada - Magnitude 5.68 earthquake hits near Lahontan Reservoir
Nevada - Nevada Officials Report Damage After 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake
Nevada - Dozens of earthquakes strike Nevada where the ground is slowly splitting apart after 5.7 magnitude shockwave
Nevada - Security Camera Captures Moment 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Nevada
California - Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world’s most elaborate science experiments
Idaho - Little pitches Idaho to lead America’s nuclear future. Critics fear a ‘waste dump’
Utah - Here’s how much money companies helping Utah court a nuclear campus gave elected officials
Wisconsin - Conditional funding announced for US fusion-based isotope facility
Michigan - Quantum Computing Speeds Nuclear Calculations
Virginia - Spin-Polarized Fusion Fuel Project Gets a Boost
Pennsylvania - Long-awaited remediation work at Parks Township nuclear dump begins
Massachusetts - Opponents defend barrier to nuclear power development
New Hampshire - Op-Ed: Gov. Ayotte Mistaken About Nuclear Power
Nation - Why “Mini” Nuclear Reactors Might Not Fix Our Climate Crisis
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce to build 470-megawatt nuclear reactors to power 3 million UK homes
United Kingdom - UK advances small modular reactors to strengthen energy security
United Kingdom - UKAEA unveils 2026-2030 fusion roadmap
United Kingdom - Five year plan to make fusion a reality
United Kingdom - Tokamak Energy Named as Magnet Systems Partner for STEP Fusion Programme
Western Europe - Dutch nuclear new-build partnership announced
Northern Europe - Swedish state to take stake in nuclear development firm
Central Europe - The units at Czech nuclear power plant Dukovany could operate for up to 80 years
Eastern Europe - Greenpeace warns of potential 'catastrophic' Chernobyl collapse
West Africa - Ghana and Rwanda Sign Nuclear Safety Regulation Pact
East Asia - Govt Seeks to Goose Stagnant Debate on Radioactive Waste Final Disposal Site
Southeast Asia - National Repository for Radioactive Waste Unveiled at Kozloduy Plant
Southeast Asia - Vietnam reaffirms commitment to peaceful nuclear energy development
United Kingdom - $95M Tokamak Energy deal moves UK closer to building a fusion power plant

April 13

Nevada - Rosen visits Nevada nuclear site, pushes against resuming explosive testing
Washington - Hanford Begins Permanent Disposal of Vitrified Radioactive Waste
Washington - Hanford places first vitrified waste canisters in disposal cell
Idaho - First-of-a-kind microreactor test bed open for business
Idaho -World’s First Nuclear Reactor Test Bed is Ready For Advanced Reactors
Utah - Amid ‘nuclear renaissance,’ Idaho worries about job demands coming to the Intermountain West
Colorado - Colorado, Montana bases selected for DOD microreactor program
Tennessee - ORNL puts Curtiss-Wright’s next-gen fission chamber through high-heat evaluation
New York - This Battery Uses Radioactive Decay to Deliver 100 Years of Power
New York - Claim to release radioactive waster in Hudson River for 60 years
Nation - New Jersey, Kentucky and Texas Clear the Way for Advanced Nuclear Power
Nation - US Air Force picks two bases for tiny nuclear reactors to boost power security
Canada - City residents leave nuclear open house with mixed bag of opinions
International - Modular nuclear reactors are the solution to energy problems?
United Kingdom - Green light to build nuclear power station that promises 8,000 jobs
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce snub for British steel after signing contract to build UK's first mini nuclear reactor
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce signs landmark contract that paves way for UK’s first small modular reactors
East Asia - Japan eyes remote Pacific island for nuclear waste storage: Report
East Asia - Mayor signals willingness for nuclear waste site survey on Minamitori Island

April 12

California - Nuclear waste is a ‘problem from hell.’ California should keep banning new reactors | Opinion
Washington - Hanford radioactive waste disposal site hits new milestone
Utah - Utah Announces Plans for Nuclear Fuel Recycling Facility
Iowa - Small Modular Reactors And Iowa
Illinois - After Trump’s EPA’s reversal of landmark climate change ruling, what does it mean for Illinois?
Michigan - Inside the nuclear weapons research Los Alamos will conduct with University of Michigan
New Jersey - NJ Advances Nuclear Expansion
Nation - There’s a Glaring Safety Problem With Nuclear Energy Startups
Colorado - An entrepreneur is transforming a Cold War-era nuclear silo into an underground data center. Look inside.
International - Modern nuclear technologies gain traction as EU reassesses energy strategy
Central Europe - AfD: Reopen Nuclear Plants and Repeal ‘Green’ Energy Laws

April 11

Yucca Mountain - Deep borehole nuclear waste disposal gains validation from new tests
Idaho - Idaho Lab Opens Its DOME Nuclear Test Bed
Colorado - Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado selected as preferred site of nuclear microreactor
Colorado - Pentagon approves nuclear microreactors for missile and space warning bases
Iowa - Governor’s Task Force Gets Estimate Of Small-Scale Nuclear Plant Costs
Missouri - Tests confirm more radioactive contamination in Missouri tied to atomic bomb waste disposal
Florida - Advanced Nuclear Company Opens World Headquarters in Florida
New York - The Push to Get a Fourth Nuclear Power Plant
Northern Europe - First Deep-Underground Nuclear Waste Storage Facility Nears Launch
Northern Europe - Buried in Bedrock: The Underground Site Designed to Outlast Civilisation

April 10

California - Intel, Google partner to advance AI infrastructure with Xeon CPUs and IPUs
Washington - World’s first commercial-ready deep borehole nuclear waste disposal inches closer to reality
Utah - Moab celebrates end of uranium tailings pile after decades of work
New Mexico - Feds release draft of environmental review on pit production
New Mexico - Fuse to open Albuquerque facility, adding to state’s nuclear fusion push
Texas - Largest US uranium discovery in decade begins production with 6-million-pound resource
Oklahoma - Oklahoma Senate passes bill to create nuclear energy office
Louisiana -Jeff Landry, Entergy want more nuclear power in Louisiana. Here's why.
West Virginia - Plan to increase energy production in W.Va.
New York - How AI Is Reshaping Nuclear Energy And Nuclear Medicine
Nation - Navy takes nuclear-powered sub offline after $800 million cost run-up
Nation - Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Nation - Big Tech Puts Financial Heft Behind Next-Gen Nuclear Power as AI Demand Surges
South America - U.S. firm to invest $230 million-plus in Argentine nuclear fuel plant
International - EU Commission unveils plan for small nuclear reactors by early 2030s
South Asia - India to delay maintenance shut down of 10,000 MW coal-fired power capacity to July
South Asia - India says it will surge nuclear energy capacity by more than 1,000% in next 21 years

April 09

Yucca Mountain - US Nuclear Pitch to States Complicated by Spent Fuel Storage Ask
Yucca Mountain - New Jersey lifts de-facto moratorium on new nuclear facilities in effort to tackle affordability crisis
California - Deep Isolation selected for DOE SCALEUP
California - Deep Isolation Approved For Testing of Underground Nuclear Waste Disposal
Washington - US’ nuclear fusion startup to build radioactive batteries for use in space
Idaho - 100-foot tall US nuclear DOME launched for advanced 20 MW microreactor testing
New Mexico - NM congressional delegation registers opposition to uranium mining in Carson National Forest
Texas - Texas governor to attend Entergy groundbreaking ceremony in Port Arthur Thursday for two natural gas power stations
Texas - Fluor joins Seadrift SMR project
Oklahoma - Senate to consider creation of Nuclear Energy Office
Wisconsin - Dept. of Energy commits $263M to Janesville fusion facility for medical isotope production
Kentucky - Gov. Beshear signs bill aiming to lower utility costs through nuclear energy
Tennessee - US scientists turn plastic waste into fuel with 60% gasoline yield at 392°F
Florida - Ampera opens Palm Beach Gardens facility to build compact, 'ultra-safe' mobile nuclear power reactors
New Jersey - New Jersey Lifts Radioactive Waste Rule to Spur Nuclear Plant Construction
New Jersey - New Jersey lifts 40-year nuclear power moratorium
New Jersey - NJ lifts 50-year block on new nuclear power plants
New York - Nuclear proposal stirs Schuyler debate
New York - Nuclear power plant was proposed at Camp Monterey prison. Where it stands
New Hampshire - New Hampshire answers Trump administration’s call for potential nuclear ‘lifecycle’ campus
Nation - Air Force names 2 bases that could host nuclear ‘microreactors’
Nation - As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risks
Nation - NRC moves forward with sunset of aircraft impact assessment rule
International - IAEA flags leading SMR projects
United Kingdom - New fusion research at Sheffield
United Kingdom - £85m funding boost announced for green energy firm
Northwestern Europe - How Europe Can Build Without Breaking Its Cities
Northern Europe - A 1.9 billion-year-old bedrock will soon house the world’s first permanent nuclear waste site
Central Europe - US to Build Small Nuclear Reactors in Hungary
Central Europe - Czechs extend lifespan of major nuclear plant by 20 years, second plant under review
South Africa - New Nuclear Frontier: South Africa investigating advanced nuclear fission reactor technology
East Asia - Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare earth elements
East Asia - Korean scientists develop eco-friendly thermoelectric material to turn heat into electricity
East Asia - SMRs not viable short-term, Taiwan must plan early: Expert
South Asia - Explainer: Why Kalpakkam’s criticality is India’s big nuclear moment
Mississippi - Groups appeal permit allowing 41 gas turbines at xAI Southaven data center

April 08

Yucca Mountain - Permanent disposal of radioactive waste started at Eastern WA site
Yucca Mountain - New Jersey becomes second state this year to lift its nuclear moratorium
Nevada - States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame
California - Deep Isolation Nuclear Selected for ARPA-E SCALEUP Program
California - Deep Isolation selected for new US federal support
Washington - How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power
Washington - Hanford starts disposing vitrified tank waste in Richland
Washington - ‘A slap in the face’: Sen. Patty Murray slams proposed $400M Hanford budget cut
Colorado - Finding the balance between water and energy for a more sustainable future
Texas - Google deviates from clean energy pledges with plans to use gas plant to power AI data centers in Texas
Missouri - Missouri residents would pay for utilities to build nuclear power plants under bill passed by House
Missouri - Jeff City House Backs Plan To Bill Customers For Nuclear Plants Still Under Construction
Illinois - US lab’s 60-ton ‘giant cage’ detector filters ‘fake’ cosmic noise with 99.99% accuracy
Florida - US firm’s micro nuclear reactor could make vessels cruise for decades without refueling
Ohio - Davis-Besse gets new funding to train next generation of nuclear energy workers
Ohio - U.S. Department of Energy investing $50 million in nuclear energy education in Great Lakes region
Tennessee - 100 violations, $3.1M fine issued in Tennessee plant blast that killed 16
North Carolina - Improving Safety When Transporting Radioactive Material Using Composite Metal Foam
New Jersey - Mikie Sherrill pares back de facto New Jersey nuclear energy moratorium
Nation - GAIN vouchers go to Constellation, Nano Nuclear, and NuCube
Nation - Solar-Plus-Storage Systems: Trends And Considerations For Hyperscale Data Centers
Nation - Cloudflare races to secure internet before quantum breakthrough
International - The ongoing progress of deep geological repositories
International - Can small nuclear reactors solve EU’s energy woes?
United Kingdom - Minister declares Ireland needs to start talking about going nuclear
Western Europe- Norway should not work towards nuclear power generation now, commission finds
Western Europe - Commission calls for Norway to prepare for nuclear energy
Northern Europe - GE Vernova Hitachi, AFRY to collaborate on SMR deployment
South Asia - India Hails ‘Defining Step’ In Nuclear Programme As Fast Breeder Reactor Reaches First Criticality
South Asia - India approves over $4 billion investment for two hydro-electric projects in Arunachal Pradesh
South Asia - India says it has enough coal stocks to meet power demand

April 07

California - US nuclear startup Antares gets DOE approval for its Mark-0 reactor demonstrator
California - TAE Technologies Completes Multi-State Site Evaluation Tour for First Fusion Power Plant
California - Nuclear start-up Oklo just scored key regulatory approvals. Why hasn't the stock gone up?
California - Deep Isolation Nuclear Selected for ARPA-E SCALEUP Award to Advance Universal Canister System and Deep Borehole Disposal
California - Nuclear Innovator Deep Isolation to Display Full-Size Universal Canister System at the 2026 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in San Diego, California
New Mexico - Federal budget could mean nearly $1.7B more for Los Alamos lab
Texas - Texas Bets on Advanced Nuclear: What It Means for Industrial Energy Security
Texas - Fluor Wins SMR Contract for Dow Texas Project
Texas - X-Energy selects Fluor for nuclear project at Dow site in Texas
Iowa - Iowa considers new nuclear reactor project
Tennessee - TOSHA issues record $3.1M fine after deadly explosion at McEwen plant
Massachusetts - Lauren Fortier: Automating Nuclear Plant Operations for Clean Energy Viability
Massachusetts - MassDEP fines Springfield factory for hazardous waste, air pollution
Nation - NASA Can Design a Nuclear Reactor for the Moon But Can’t Build a Modern Database to Manage It
Nation - Commercial nuclear fuel recycling key to a sustainable supply: report
Nation - What happened to atomic trains? - The nuclear locomotive that never needed fuel stops
Nation - NRC proposes new rule for DOE, Pentagon-authorized reactors
Nation - Nuclear energy regulators roll back security drill requirements
International - Can small nuclear reactors solve EU's energy woes?
United Kingdom - Cavendish Nuclear Wins SMR Role
Western Europe - Europe's Energy Crossroads: Can Small Modular Reactors Power a Sustainable Future?
West Asia - Russia evacuates 175 Rosatom staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant via Armenia
Central Asia - 23 radioactive ponds loom over this town - and one could collapse
East Asia - China Announces Start Of Construction At Jinqimen-2 Nuclear Plant
East Asia - Change Under Pressure: Taiwan Moves To Sustainable Energy Independence
South Asia - First criticality for Indian fast breeder reactor
South Asia - India’s fast breeder reactor just went critical and it could power the country for centuries
South Asia - India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Goes Critical, Boosting Nuclear Energy Vision
South Asia - Kalpakkam nuclear reactor reflects India’s engineering enterprise: PM Modi​
South Asia - Nuclear fuel self-reliance is now within India's reach

April 06

California - Op-Ed: Reprocessing San Onofre’s nuclear waste is a risky bet
Washington - Hanford Tank Waste Matrix Impact on Ion Exchange Performance Using Crystalline Silicotitanate
Washington - VIDEO: WA Premier Mark McGowan and Federal Defence Minister Richard Marles discuss nuclear waste storage.
New Mexico - WIPP one of few EM sites selected for more money in DOE 2027 request
Texas - Financial Solutions Electric Sector Research Transportation Research Energy Texas opens $350M advanced nuclear grant program
Texas - Texas launches historic energy plan to lead construction of advanced nuclear reactors
Iowa - Iowa’s Nuclear Energy Task Force gets report on costs
Iowa - Iowa governor’s Nuclear Energy Task Force meets today
New Hampshire - New Hampshire and nuclear waste have a fraught history. The path ahead is still unclear.
Nation - Trump budget hikes nuclear warhead spending, cuts nuclear cleanup
Nation - Scaling Advanced Nuclear Power: Picking Winners Now
Northern Europe - Can we store nuclear waste safety?
South Asia - India's First Indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor Attains Criticality

April 05

Yucca Mountain - Flow and transport in fractured tuff at Yucca Mountain: numerical experiments on fast preferential flow mechanisms
Virginia - Private Company Achieves Breakthrough in Fusion Energy with Record Net Power Gain
Nation - DOE FY27 Budget Requests $45 Billion in Nuclear Funding
Nation - Designing a Safer Nuclear Future
United Kingdom - This changes everything: nuclear waste becomes tritium, the American innovation that could reboot global fusion
Southeast Asia - Thailand Prepares for Nuclear Energy Expansion

April 04

Washington - Trump admin proposes $400M cut at Hanford nuclear site. ‘Slap in the face’
Oklahoma - Oklahoma Study Finds Nuclear Power Feasible But Challenges Remain
Michigan - Prep work for new small modular reactors at Palisades now underway
Nation - Nuclear Waste Storage and Transport Containers Market Growth Analysis, Dynamics, Key Players and Innovations, Outlook and Forecast 2026-2034
Nation - Working To Advance Nuclear Renaissance
Nation - Nuclear fusion reactor for cleaner energy
International - Five Countries Reversed Their Nuclear Policies This Year. The First New Reactor Is 15 Years Away
International - Chernobyl: the nuclear legacy that continues to divide Europe
United Kingdom - PhD Saturn CDT Mechanistic Influence of Chloride on Magnox Metal Corrosion in Encapsulated Nuclear Waste Products
Western Europe - German scientists develop electrochemical method to coat fusion reactors with pure tungsten
Northern Europe - Finland joins U.S. FIRST program as contributing partner for small modular reactor technology
Southeast Asia - Former Official Advocates for Small Nuclear Plants in Thailand

April 03

Yucca Mountain - Diablo Canyon, California’s last nuclear power plant, wins final approval to keep operating
Nevada - Engineering Ph.D. student aims to monitor nuclear waste canisters from the inside
Utah - Inside Utah’s pitch for a federal nuclear hub. It’s bigger than you think.
Utah - Gov. Cox bids for a nuclear campus in Tooele
Utah - Utah Pitches Massive Federal Nuclear Hub Across the State
Colorado - The Centennial State’s nuclear energy opportunity | OPINION
Texas - City of Bryan joins Texas Nuclear Alliance, signaling commitment to nuclear energy future
Tennessee - Containerized nuclear power: Ampera challenges bureaucracy with its TRISO particle-based thorium micro-reactor.
Tennessee - Oak Ridge bids for DOE Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus
Indiana - Small modular reactors can help reduce the cost of nuclear
Michigan - Michigan is a target for Small Nuclear Reactors
Delaware - Could the Indian River power plant be restarted?
New Jersey - US plasma breakthrough resolves decades-old heat load mystery in nuclear fusion reactors
New York - US firm’s 15 MW micro nuclear reactor advances toward deployment with landmark filing
Massachusetts - MIT Researcher Builds Simulations to Unlock Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors
Massachusetts - MIT Professor Sees AI as Key to Nuclear Power's Future
Massachusetts - Working to advance the nuclear renaissance
Maine - Maine Set to be the First State to Ban Data Centers
Maine - Hazardous Waste Guide: Radioactive Materials
Nation - Budget of the U.S. Government
Nation - The President’s Budget For FY2027 Has Been Released: Requests $53.9 Billion In Discretionary Budget Authority For Department Of Energy, $386 Million Cut To Environmental Management
Nation - Fast-tracking nuclear facilities raises worker safety concerns
Nation - NRC Publishes Historic Part 53 Rule, Creating First New Reactor Licensing Framework Since 1989
International - Nuclear energy: how PWRs, EPRs and SMRs work, costs, safety and the future of civil nuclear power
International - Under Construction
International - Intercooling in Fusion Reactors: Thermal Stability
International - The race between France and Finland begins for control of a new generation of nuclear reactors that will not produce a single watt of electricity
United Kingdom - Nuclear News Weekly Summary w/e 3rd April 2026
Western Europe - French nuclear power: Blue Origin start-up confirms France’s push into small modular reactors for industrial heat
Western Europe - Deuterium Tritium Fusion Reactors in ITER Tokamaks Achieving Net Energy Gain Through Plasma Confinement
West Asia - The future of nuclear energy in Armenia: debate, risks and strategic choices around the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant
East Asia - Japan invests up to $40B in Tennessee and Alabama nuclear reactors
Southeast Asia - Former Official Advocates for Small Nuclear Plants in Thailand

April 02

Nevada - Air Resources Laboratory / Special Operations And Research Division (SORD)
California - Transporting Spent Nuclear Fuel Focus of SONGS Engagement Panel
Tennessee - NashVillager Podcast: Nuclear waste in Tennessee
Florida - US firm making thorium-fueled nuclear reactors to file for NRC license under new regulations
Virginia - US firm advances nuclear fuel design with new assembly patent for next-gen reactors
Nation - How Should Nuclear Power Plant Waste Be Managed?
Nation - The Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Process
Nation - Risk Mitigation in Progressive Cavity Pump Designs for Hazardous Material Handling
Canada - OPG applies for operating licence for BWRX-300 SMR
Central Europe - What you need to know about SMRs – small modular reactors
Central Europe - Polish companies team up for regional SMR deployment
Eastern Europe - Ukraine Approves Plans For Nuclear Fuel Assembly Production Facility
East Asia - Ogasawara chief to clarify stance on nuclear waste site survey

April 01

California - A 27-year-old just raised $450 million to bet that AI’s future runs on nuclear power
Texas - Texas Launches $350M Nuclear Fund—$280M for Reactor Construction Reimbursements Across ERCOT
Texas - Exclusive: Texas Opens $350M Advanced Nuclear Grant Programs to Spur Reactor Buildout, Supply Chain
Minnesota - Minnesota inches closer to lifting nuclear energy ban
Tennessee - Tennessee could take more nuclear waste through federal partnership
Tennessee - Tennessee Considers Hosting More Nuclear Waste
Tennessee - How Small Modular Reactors Move From Concept to Construction in the U.S.
New Hampshire - U.S. Looks to Deploy Advanced Nuclear Reactors Across States
New York - Gray: New York needs a backbone, and advanced nuclear is it
Nation - Unlocking U.S. Nuclear Growth Requires a Waste Strategy
Nation - Who’s in the running for DOE Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses?
Nation - IG cites DOE oversight ‘failures’ on NuScale nuclear project
International - The world's smallest nuclear reactor explained
International - The military use of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
United Kingdom - UK Awards £300 Million Contract For Flagship Reactor Project At Wylfa
United Kingdom - Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom - Next-gen nuclear reactor clears key hurdle to resurrect former coal-fired power plant
United Kingdom - Amentum JV Wins $406 Million Contract for UK's First Small Modular Reactor Program
United Kingdom - Radioactive nuclear waste challenge fails in Manchester
Western Europe - France plans inquiry as cost of nuclear waste project hits €33bn
Eastern Europe - Fuel That Refuses to Die: Russia’s REMIX Breakthrough Reshapes Nuclear Power
East Asia - Nuclear power and the energy transition, where costs, timelines, safety and waste really stand

March 2026

March 31

Washington - GAO Report Says Redefining Nuclear Waste Could Save Tens of Billions
Washington - Echoes from the deep: A scuba diver’s ocean footprint and his path to protecting the Columbia River at Hanford
Washington - Digital twin for Natrium reactor
Idaho - Idaho aims to anchor new nuclear innovation campus in Idaho
Texas - Texas outlines $350M advanced nuclear funding programs
Wisconsin - The safety breakthrough behind tomorrow’s compact nuclear reactors
Michigan - Site preparations beginning for new small modular reactors planned at Palisades
Massachusetts - MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems Set Record With 20-Tesla Superconducting Magnet
Massachusetts - MIT Spin-off Achieves Net Energy Gain in Compact Fusion Reactor
New England - New England Governors Announce Commitment to Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy
New England - New England Governors Direct Agencies to Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy, Support Continued Operation of Existing Nuclear Resources
Nation - DOE AI accelerates licensing
Nation - NRC Finalizes Part 53 Rule, Creating New Voluntary Licensing Path for Nuclear Plants
Nation - Video shows how one small mistake triggered a nuclear disaster
Nation - New Technology May Reduce Timeline for Storage of Nuclear Waste
Nation - GAO: Clarification of HLW definition could save DOE billions
Nation - How Small Modular Reactors Are Changing U.S. Nuclear Energy
Nation - NRC unveils new licensing rule
Nation - Tiny Nuclear Reactors Could Power America
Nation - Why America Should Lead on Floating Nuclear
Nation - Securing the Future: Building the US Nuclear Security Workforce Pipeline
Nation - Stellarators are among the leading fusion energy candidates
Marshall Islands - There’s a radioactive time bomb in the Pacific Ocean
International - AI just solved a major fusion problem that humans could not
United Kingdom - Holtec SMR design clears key UK regulatory stage
United Kingdom - Holtec small modular reactor completes nuclear regulators’ design assessment
South Africa - Necsa launches an expression of interest into Small Modular Reactor technologies
South Africa - South Africa's Necsa seeks SMR partnership
East Asia - China begins fusion reactor tests and enters race for almost unlimited clean energy
East Asia - Nuclear Power in Taiwan

March 30

California - Deep Isolation Validates Borehole Disposal for Recycled Nuclear Fuel Waste
California - California's last nuclear power plant has turned to AI to solve its big paperwork problem
Alaska - U.S. Air Force opens power reactor RFI
Texas - New US company plans uranium conversion facility
North Dakota - North Dakota Lawmakers Study Nuclear Feasibility, Weigh Radioactive Waste Storage Options
Kentucky - Kentucky Legislature Approves Nuclear Energy Development Program
Kentucky - Kentucky Passes Nuclear Site Readiness Bill, Authorizes $25 Million Per Project
Michigan - Palisades Nuclear Plant another step closer to restarting
New Hampshire - New Hampshire to assess deployment of advanced reactors
Nation - New Process Shortens Nuclear Waste Timeline From 100,000 Years To Only Hundreds
Nation - Trump’s Weakening Of Nuclear Reactor Regulations Sparks Opposition
Nation - NRC Streamlines Reactor Oversight Process to Focus on High-Risk Safety Areas
Nation - Nuclear Power in the USA
Nation - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bets on AI to Tame a Mountain of Licensing Paperwork
Nation - How next-gen nuclear could help meet energy demands
Nation - Safety of Nuclear Power Reactors
National - World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements
Canada - Small modular reactors too risky, but consider another ‘large-scale’ nuclear plant: NB Power review
Southeast Europe - Bulgarian repository moves closer to commissioning
East Asia - Japan eyes remote island for nuclear waste storage, sparks safety fears among critics
East Asia - Where can Japan store its nuclear waste? Island plan raises alarm

March 29

Wyoming - Wyoming Poised To Be A Nuclear Leader As Industry Reaches U.S. Tipping Point
Nation - Nuclear Charges Ahead with New Opportunities in AI and Outer Space
Nation - US uses AI to boost efficiency, accuracy of nuclear technology licensing applications
Nation - NRC considers eliminating half-century-old radiation standard
Nation - Why this nuclear fusion breakthrough matters
United Kingdom - US-UK Nuclear Deal: Unlocking the Power of Advanced Reactors (2026)
South Africa - Africa's nuclear power push faces big obstacles

March 28

California - DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator
Utah - Utah Bids for Nuclear Fuel 'Lifecycle' Campus in Tooele County
Texas - Fermi America plans massive AI complex powered by nuclear in Amarillo
South Carolina - Yucca Mountain and the Ethics of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
Nation - Nuclear Microreactors: Breakthrough Power or Serious Risk?
Nation - Using AI to Reduce Reactor Licensing Timelines
International - Nuclear Renaissance: Why Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are the Mining Industry’s Next Power Play
United Kingdom - Scientists make breakthrough with magnets in pursuit of limitless energy source
Southern Europe - Designing a nuclear fusion reactor for tomorrow’s electricity generating plants

March 27

Washington - US firm validates safe disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear reactor using borehole tech
Washington - Worker at Hanford nuclear site dies on the job
Washington - A Faster Path to Power: What Natrium’s NRC Approval Means for AI Infrastructure
Utah - Utah wants to turn nuclear waste into a new energy source
Utah - Nuclear Waste Management in the United States
Utah - Utah wants to build a massive federal nuclear facility near Great Salt Lake
Texas - First US uranium conversion plant in 70 years to fuel next-gen nuclear reactors
Texas - State officials outline funding, strategy for $350M advanced nuclear energy expansion
Alabama - North Alabama’s Bellefonte site eyed for revival as $40 billion U.S.-Japan deal brings small modular reactors
Pennsylvania - $6M Department of Energy grant supports workforce development in nuclear energy
Nation - U.S. To Revamp Nuclear Reactor Licensing In First Overhaul Since 1956
Nation - US Power Shortage: How Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Could Fill the Gap
Nation - NRC issues new final rule setting licensing regs for advanced nuclear reactors
Nation - Beyond the NRC: Deploying Nuclear Reactors under DOE and DOW Oversight Authority
Nation - Status of the DoE Reactor Pilot Project
Nation and International - Nuclear Power in the World Today
Eastern Europe - First 10 years of Russian final waste repository reviewed
West Asia - Nuclear Power in Armenia
East Asia - Japan's Nuclear Fuel Cycle
East Asia - China's artificial sun

March 26

Yucca Mountain - The state and future of nuclear waste
California - Deep Isolation validates borehole disposal for recycled SNF waste
Washington - Worker at Hanford nuclear site dies on the job
Washington - Big announcement could help make new WA modular nuclear reactor a reality
Alaska - Air Force Seeks Suppliers to Deliver on Nuclear Micro-Reactor Goals
Idaho - Aalo Atomics Completes Construction Of Critical Test Reactor In Idaho
Wyoming - Marsh Risk Secures Insurance for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant in Wyoming
North Dakota - North Dakota lawmakers study nuclear waste storage
Tennessee - Tennessee wants to bury the nation’s nuclear trash. Here’s what to know
Kentucky - Kentucky Nuclear Energy Bill Passes Legislature, Heads to Governor
Alabama - Alabama set to get small modular nuclear reactors under $40 billion U.S.-Japan deal
New Hampshire - In executive order, Ayotte reiterates commitment to ‘advanced nuclear’
Nation - Department of Energy Unleashes AI to Reduce Reactor Licensing Timelines
Nation - NRC Unveils First New Reactor Licensing Process in Decades to Speed Deployment While Maintaining Safety
Nation - U.S. Advanced Nuclear Supply Chain Faces Market Paralysis, Russian and Chinese Dependencies
Canada - Chiefs implored to 'stand firm' against nuclear waste project
Canada - Does SMR stand for spending money recklessly?
United Kingdom - Advanced Nuclear Framework
West Asia - Global demand for this industrial stock may be about to soar
Southeast Asia - Singapore to bolster nuclear safety capabilities
South Asia - BARC Finds Thorium Fuel Concept Incompatible with India's Three-Stage Nuclear Programme

March 25

Yucca Mountain - Storage options for waste key as North Dakota lawmakers study nuclear energy
California - Deep Isolation further validates borehole technology
Washington - Big announcement could help make new WA modular nuclear reactor a reality
Texas - NRC seeks public comments on Project Matador environmental review
North Dakota - Storage options for waste key as North Dakota lawmakers study nuclear energy
Louisiana - Louisiana unveils nuclear framework, announces $45M grant
Alabama - New Nuclear Reactors Planned for North Alabama Under $40 Billion U.S.–Japan Deal
Alabama - US-Japan energy deal potentially targets North Alabama in $40 billion nuclear power project
Virginia - Lightbridge advances LWR fuel tests
Delaware - Understanding Low-Level Nuclear Waste: A Comprehensive Guide
Massachusetts - Are nuclear power plants too expensive to build?
Nation - Safety meltdown: Trump’s weakening of nuclear reactor regulations sparks opposition
Nation - GAO again says DOE could save money by tweaking HLW definition
Nation - Advanced Nuclear Tech Developer Aims to Deploy Multiple SMR Plants
Nation - Nuclear Waste Cleanup
Nation - States are lifting bans on nuclear power
Nation - Abandoned Uranium Mine Waste Remediation
Nation - The top 3 nuclear energy stocks to buy right now
International - Waste and recycling
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce SMR, Studsvik enhance collaboration
United Kingdom - Newcleo kicks off US regulatory interactions
United Kingdom - UK partnership supports ODIN deployment
Western Europe - Discussing nuclear liability and radioactive waste disposal facilities
Northern Europe - SMR permit filed in Sweden
Southeast Asia - Nuclear Power in Vietnam

March 24

California - Nuclear Waste Innovator Deep Isolation Further Validates Borehole Technology for Safe Disposal of Recycled Fuel Waste
Washington - ‘The opportunity is here’: TerraPower CEO credits NRC for moving quickly on projects
Utah - Utah Republicans see storing nuclear waste as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’
Utah - Utah may turn IPP area into a special district to accelerate sale of coal generators there
Nebraska - Huskers Go Nuclear conference includes industry leaders, researchers
Alabama - U.S.-Japan deal expected to bring nuclear power, lower energy costs to Alabama
Wisconsin - New tool boosts safety checks for compact heat exchangers in nuclear reactors
South Carolina - NNSA announces construction of specialized training facility for plutonium pit production at SRS
Virginia - Nuclear Power Plants Near Major US Cities
Maryland - Amazon-backed nuclear SMR firm X-energy files for IPO
Nation - Low enriched uranium could offer faster deployment of small reactors
Canada - First Nations and allies rally in Winnipeg against proposed nuclear waste site
United Kingdom - U.K. government to take over Hunterston B for decommissioning
United Kingdom - Storage facility for nuclear submarine waste gets go-ahead at Rosyth
United Kingdom - Surrey researchers boost performance of flexible thermoelectrics
United Kingdom - Third and final shipment of vitrified waste from the UK to Germany
United Kingdom - Hunterston B power station moves to NDA group as decommissioning gears up
United Kingdom - U.K. government to take over Hunterston B for decommissioning
Western Europe - EU to invest €330 million to accelerate fusion energy and support nuclear technologies and skills
Northern Europe - Blykalla advances Swedish SMR park
Central Europe - IAEA Warns Majority of Nuclear Material Thefts Occur During Transport
Central Asia - Uzbekistan Nuclear Project To Become “Global Showcase”
East Asia - Radiation-resistant chip could boost nuclear decommissioning
South Asia - Pranos Fusion Raises $6.8 Mn to Power India’s Nuclear Fusion Dreams

March 23

Yucca Mountain - Trump killed Yucca Mountain — now AI is driving America’s nuclear comeback
Washington - OpenAI in Talks With Helion to Secure Fusion Energy
Washington - VIDEO: WA Premier Mark McGowan and Federal Defence Minister Richard Marles discuss nuclear waste storage.
Maryland - NSI report addresses supply chain bottlenecks
Maryland - Amazon-backed X-Energy files for IPO hot on the heels of $1.4B raise to scale small modular nuclear reactors
Nation - Fusion developers go public as AI boom widens funding sources
Canada - ‘We will not be poisoned again’: Environmental advocates protest proposed nuclear waste dump site
Canada - Canadian, Turkish firms ink partnership deals to develop SMRs in Türkiye
International - Nuclear energyEU to invest €330 million to accelerate fusion energy and support nuclear technologies and skills
United Kingdom - Scientists make breakthrough with magnets in pursuit of limitless energy source
United Kingdom - UK Reviews Nuclear Liability Rules for New Reactor Designs
Central Europe - Fusion power experience rates are overestimated
Central Europe - IAEA Hosts Conference on the Safe and Secure Transport of Nuclear and Radioactive Material
East Africa - Rwanda's First SMR by the 2030s
East Asia - South Korea to open new surface facility for low-level radioactive waste
East Asia - South Korea expands radioactive waste disposal and storage under new plan
East Asia - Japan and South Korea Accelerate Nuclear Growth in 2026

March 22

Nation - AI data centers eye nuclear lifeline
Nation - AI power demand is driving new bets on nuclear fusion
National - Energy crisis fuels nuclear power surge
Marshall Island - An infamous “nuclear sarcophagus” is leaking – and there is cause for concern
Canada - Community braces for impact as nuclear repository project looms over Grassy Narrows First Nation
Canada - Meet the watercolor painting community Skip navigation Search Create Avatar image Community braces for impact as nuclear repository project looms over Grassy Narrows First Nation
United Kingdom - TerraPower files Natrium reactor application with UK nuclear regulators
Eastern Europe - Public discussion of choice of radioactive waste burial site to begin in Belarus in August
West Africa - Significance Of Small Modular Reactors Investment To Nigeria’s Energy Security
West Asia - Thorium key to India's energy self-reliance amid global LPG crisis
East Asia - Lai reveals nuclear power revival plan
East Asia - Lai says nuclear restart won't change Taiwan's push for green energy
East Asia - Taiwan president says Taiwan could restart two nuclear power plants
Southeast Asia - Lt. Governor Advocates Small Modular Reactors for Select Andaman & Nicobar Locations at Bharat Electricity Summit 2026

March 21

Marshall Island - Runit Dome at risk: 120,000 tons of radioactive waste from nuclear explosion threaten the Pacific
National - US-Japan To Go Nuclear With $40B SMR Initiative
United Kingdom - Build nuclear reactors with British-made steel
Iberian Peninsula - From small reactors in series to thorium fuel: innovation in nuclear power
Iberian Peninsula - What if we need to take another look at nuclear power?
East Asia - US races to lock SMR deal with Korea

March 20

Idaho - Idaho Researchers Build First Microreactor Control System in Decades
Idaho - Scientists unveil game-changing tech set to revolutionize nuclear power: 'It reduces all the hazards'
Texas - Aalo completes assembly of experimental reactor
Maryland - X-energy, Talen to assess deployment of multiple SMR plants
Nation - Next-gen nuclear has a chicken-and-egg problem
Nation - Multiple Bottlenecks Face New Nuclear Builds
Nation - Trump, Takaichi unveil $40 billion US nuclear project
Nation - US, Japan unveil nuclear deal, bet $40B on small modular reactors in next gen energy push after Trump-Takaichi meet
Nation - Europe Leads Waste to Energy Market While Asia-Pacific Shows Fastest Growth
United Kingdom - Hunterston B nuclear plant handed over as major decomissioning under way
United Kingdom - Huge Scottish nuclear power station to begin decommissioning process
Western Europe - Why Brussels is betting on nuclear fusion now
Western Europe - EU nuclear energy plan commits €330M to fusion power and reactor research
Northern Europe - Estonian government greenlights nuclear energy bill
Middle East - Making the Case for Fusion Energy in the Middle East
West Asia - Turkey intensifies talks to build 2 more nuclear power plants
East Asia - Lai signals openness to nuclear energy for AI development
East Asia - Footage from Drones Reveals Significant Damage Inside Fukushima Reactor After 15 Years

March 19

Oregon - NuScale Power and Ebara Elliott Energy Announce a Strategic Partnership to Showcase Use of Advanced Nuclear Technology to Power Petrochemical Plants
Washington - New nuclear race takes shape in Washington
Minnesota - The Great Lakes Are Wasting a Massive Source of Clean Energy
Minnesota - With 2040 carbon-free deadline looming, bipartisan legislators look to overturn nuke moratorium
Maryland - X-energy, Talen Energy to Evaluate Gigawatt-Scale Xe-100 SMR Deployment
New York - US: NANO’s advanced nuclear fuel transportation solution achieves design milestone
Nation - The U.S. Plan to Pull Helium Out of the Moon, Bring it to Earth
Nation - Trump, Takaichi to announce $40B GE Vernova Hitachi reactor project
Canada - Canada Signals Interest in Ethiopia’s Nuclear Plans with Focus on Small Modular Reactors
United Kingdom - Overhaul of safety and environment rules will make UK ‘nuclear nation’ - Starmer
United Kingdom - From Heritage Care to Energy Insight: The Evolving Role of Dalkia UK at Parliament
United Kingdom - AI, uncertainty and fusion
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce Charts a New Course: Powering Sustainable Aviation from Within
United Kingdom - Second-generation nuclear reactor demolition era begins
Western Europe - France and Greece Move Toward Nuclear Cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean
Western Europe - EU to invest €330 million to accelerate fusion energy and support nuclear technologies and skills
Western Europe - EU commits €330M to fusion energy, nuclear technology
Western Europe - Thorizon and Hyundai back MSR
Western Europe - Nuclear's cleanup cost threatens the expansion dream
Northern Europe - Planning for Swedish SMR plant proceeds
Northern Europe - Swedish Nuclear Company Blykalla To Proceed With Planning For Small Modular Reactor Park
East Asia - Returning to Fukushima 15 Years After the Great East Japan Disaster
East Asia - Japan Set to Invest ¥11.5 Trillion in U.S. Energy Sector, Including Next-Generation Small Nuclear Reactors
East Asia - Japan to Invest $40 Billion in US Small Modular Reactors

March 18

California - US’ nuclear firm gets safety design approval for isotope reactor initiative
California - Licensing of Oklo pilot reactor facilities advances
Oregon - Can AI Data Center Demand Drive NuScale Power's Revenue Growth?
Utah - Voices: I grew up on contaminated land without knowing it. Utah must protect its future families.
Wyoming - NRC Approves Natrium Reactor Construction Permit
Illinois - US 3D printing breakthrough could speed approval of next-gen nuclear reactor parts
Georgia - KSU researchers approaching disaster cleanup from different angles
Florida - Laser Photonics Attends WM Symposia to Present Custom Nuclear Decontamination Solution
Massachusetts - What do new nuclear reactors mean for waste?
Nation - The Nuclear ETFs Powering AI Data Centers and Posting Triple-Digit Returns
Nation - The 5 States Where The Most People Rely On Nuclear Power
Nation - Significant U.S. Uranium Deposit Advances with Permitting Team NUCL, CCJ, UEC, SMR, and NXE as Uranium Demand Meets Domestic Supply Urgency
Nation - RIC session addresses reactor restarts—and lessons learned at Palisades
Canada - Atomic Advantage: Canada's generational opportunity in a new Nuclear Age
National - From Uranium to Thorium: The New Equation Driving Global Nuclear Innovation
United Kingdom - Bringing together the UK’s expertise in radioactive waste management
United Kingdom - ONR oversees first relicensing of an EDF Advanced Gas-Cooled reactor site
United Kingdom - Two weeks to go: Hunterston B achieves licence milestone
United Kingdom - 'Plymouth dodged a nuclear power station bullet once - we must stop it happening again'
United Kingdom - AL_A to design UK's first government-backed fusion power plant
United Kingdom - ​From concept to delivery - exciting development for Bassetlaw’s groundbreaking fusion power plant
United Kingdom - “World’s most powerful AI supercomputer” launched to accelerate fusion energy
United Kingdom - The U.K. Will Turn Old Coal Facility Into its First Fusion Power Plant
Northern Europe - Energy Commissioner: Latvia’s energy sector is more vulnerable than it appears
Central Europe - How Is Radioactive Material Transported Safely and Securely?
East Africa - Siaya Nuclear Plant: Progress & Safety Concerns | Francis Agar
Middle East - No impact on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactor after projectile strikes: UN watchdog
West Asia - West Asia conflict sends energy jitters across Asia, revives nuclear ambitions in Japan, South Korea
Southeast Asia - GE Vernova and Hitachi partner to deploy BWRX-300 reactors in Southeast Asia
South Asia - The rise of Bangladesh’s nuclear diplomacy

March 17

California - Oklo Gets Its First NRC License
Idaho - Oklo’s Atomic Alchemy Granted U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission License for Isotope Material
Idaho - Oklo Announces U.S. Department of Energy Approval for Nuclear Safety Design Agreement of Aurora Powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory
Texas - Natura Resources Advances Reactor Physics and Safety Analysis Through High-Performance Computing Collaboration with University of Texas at Austin
Louisiana - Louisiana preparing nuclear energy framework as power demand grows
Virginia - Lightbridge Receives Notice of Allowance on New Patent from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania publishes long-awaited study on radioactivity in landfill runoff
Pennsylvania - Department of Environmental Protection Study Shows No Radiation Risk From Leachate in PA’s Landfills
New Jersey - New Jersey Assembly Advances Nuclear Energy Bill—What It Means For Your Wallet
New Jersey - Assembly bill supporting nuclear energy expansion in N.J. advances
Rhode Island - The Pentagon is looking to nuclear waste for power
Nation - NRC considers eliminating half-century-old radiation standard
Nation - Fusion Update: NRC Publishes Proposed Regulatory Framework For Fusion Machines
Nation - RIC session focuses on interagency collaboration
Canada - Carney Government in Talks with Saskatchewan to Fast-Track Uranium Mining and Nuclear Energy Projects
United Kingdom - Multibillion-pound project to produce almost limitless low carbon energy in the Midlands is ‘the most exciting engineering scheme in the world’
United Kingdom - Councillors set to hear Sellafield site update report
United Kingdom - AWI Secures Nuclear Quality Accreditation to Unlock Global Growth
United Kingdom - AL_A to design pioneering £200m fusion power plant
United Kingdom - UK fusion boom with Kier JV on £200M plant, £45M supercomputer and tritium facility supplier
United Kingdom - UK accelerates fusion research
United Kingdom - £200m contract awarded for Nottinghamshire fusion energy prototype project
United Kingdom - World’s most powerful AI supercomputer dedicated to fusion energy begins work
United Kingdom - Nuclear waste project progress report to councillors
Northwest Europe - Flanders looking for four sites to install four nuclear reactors
East Africa - Harnessing nuclear energy for Africa’s development
East Asia - TEPCO delays commercial operation of recently restarted nuclear reactor
East Asia - China plans to put a new type of reactor into operation in 2027 that uses nuclear waste as fuel
Southeast Asia - Indonesia-Japan Cooperation Opens the Way for Green Energy, a Perfect Momentum to Strengthen National Energy Resilience
South Asia - Emerging Sub-Segments Transforming the Digital Twin Nuclear Decommissioning Market Landscape

March 16

California - Deep Fission Begins Drilling For Underground Nuclear Reactor Project
Louisiana - Louisiana preparing nuclear energy framework as power demand grows
New Hampshire - As state eyes new nuclear, Seabrook’s neighbors offer insight formed over decades
Nation - Nuclear, fusion companies sign deals with Japanese counterparts
Canada - AECL funding to dip to $1.7 billion
United Kingdom - UK splashes £45M on AI supercomputer to help crack fusion power
United Kingdom - UK to invest £2.5bn into ‘holy grail’ nuclear fusion energy
United Kingdom - Construction partner named to £200m West Burton fusion energy plant - “this is the moment we move from research to delivery”
United Kingdom - Britain on course to lead global race for fusion energy as STEP project moves from research to delivery
United Kingdom - Kier-led consortium lands £200m fusion energy plant
United Kingdom - ILIOS appointment speeds delivery of STEP Fusion at West Burton
Central Europe - Studsvik signs cooperation agreement in fusion energy
East Africa - Rwanda readies for first SMR
East Asia - Nuclear fusion reactor completion targeted for 2038 in Japan
East Asia - Japan’s nuclear fusion firm begins construction of first demonstration device
East Asia - Helical Fusion Announces Construction Site for Phase 1 of “Helix HARUKA,” Marking Transition to Manufacturing and Assembly of Fusion Hardware
East Asia - Singapore's nuclear pivot is not a question — it has already been answered
Southeast Asia - Nuclear Power and Aluminium Investment Transforms West Kalimantan’s Future
South Asia - Thorium Strategy Gains Focus in India’s 100 GWe Nuclear Power Roadmap
Marshall Island - A Cold War Nuclear Waste Dome Is Cracking Open over a Disaster the U.S. Buried in the Pacific

March 15

Oregon - NuScale highlights role of its small modular reactor technology in supplying dependable industrial nuclear energy
Idaho - Trump initiative speeds up nuclear tech
Texas - Fort Hood looking at potential nuclear reactor — a small one — as well as other improvements
Ohio - Nuclear Fuel Deals Take Center Stage for SMRs
Nation - Trucker Awarded $20,000 for Hauling a Massive Amount of Nuclear Waste
Nation - The invisible technology that could finally make commercial fusion possible
Nation - AI comes with a hefty charge. Are you the one who gets stuck with the bill?
United Kingdom - The troubled search for Britain’s deep sea nuclear waste graveyard
United Kingdom - Britain investing £2.5 BILLION in 'holy grail' of energy in bid to make UK 'completely independent' from price shocks
Southwestern Europe - Italy considers returning to nuclear energy after decades of ban
Northern Europe - Leningrad-2 Nuclear Power Plant
East Africa - Rwanda plans to introduce nuclear energy into the mix - IAEA confirms infrastructure progress
South Africa - Russia, South Africa Sign Nuclear Power MoU
East Asia - Japan government briefs Ogasawara islanders on nuclear waste plan
East Asia - Police seize ₱19.5M hazardous materials
East Asia - China Nears Completion of World’s First Waste-Burning Nuclear Reactor
East Asia - China builds the first commercial ADS reactor: generating green energy from nuclear waste

March 14

Washington - Is nuclear power making a comeback in Washington state?
Idaho - U.S. Advanced Reactor is a Step Closer to Criticality Following Safety Approval
Wyoming - Officials spark backlash with controversial decision impacting nuclear waste: 'Very problematic for the future'
Kansas - Deep Fission drills its first underground nuclear borehole in Kansas
Wisconsin - Lawmakers push ambitious nuclear plan
Nation - Scientists push for hidden technology that could unlock clean power sources of the future
United Kingdom - Government plans nuclear overhaul to speed up new reactors
United Kingdom - Global Leaders Back Nuclear Power Expansion at 2026 Paris Summit
Western Europe - Start of radioactive waste removal from Germany’s Asse mine postponed indefinitely
Iberian Peninsula - Portugal’s Nuclear Void: Energy Crisis Oversight?
East Asia - Japan Govt Briefs Locals on Nuclear Waste Plan on Tokyo Island
Southeast Asia - GE Vernova And Hitachi Explore Small Modular Reactor Deployment Across Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia - Nuclear power back on Southeast Asia’s agenda – the opportunity for Small Modular Reactors
South Asia - Government Allocates ₹20,000 Crore for Small Modular Reactor Development
Marshall Islands - Cracks appear in Runit Dome amid sea level rise in Marshall Islands

March 13

California - Opinion: Why reprocessing San Onofre’s nuclear waste is a bad idea
Indiana - First time in US: Alpha-E tabletop nuclear fusion device installed at Purdue University
Alabama - Alabama A&M University to Participate in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Research
Nation - The Importance of an Independent Nuclear Safety Regulator: Roundtable Summary
Nation - Big Tech’s Nuclear Energy Investment Surge Transforms 2026 Market
United Kingdom - Overhaul of nuclear system to speed up building and cut costs
United Kingdom - UK says to speed up nuclear power development
United Kingdom - European Commission sets course for SMR deployment in early 2030s
United Kingdom - Arup appointed for Wylfa nuclear power plant project on Anglesey - will support delivery of the UK’s first SMR
United Kingdom - LDA Design joins pathfinder GBE-N project
Central Europe - The upper house of the Swiss Parliament voted to amend the nuclear energy law.
Southeast Europe - Earthquake-prone Greece long shunned nuclear power. Could that be about to change?
South Africa - HALEU-Thorium Fuel
South Asia - Govt Allocates Rs 20,000 Crore For Small Modular Reactor Development Under Nuclear Energy Mission
South Africa - ‘Zombie’ nuclear project: Nuclear-1 environmental authorisation faces legal battle
Southeast Asia - Singapore to have a nuclear power plant? Here’s what the government has to say

March 12

California - World’s first underground nuclear borehole drilling starts for US firm’s Gravity reactor
Washington - Project Omega’s nuclear tech gets scientific boost from PNNL collaboration
Arizona - One year after federal layoffs, WMS has more upbeat vibe
Arizona - KORAD Brings Korean Radioactive Waste Technology to the World Stage in the United States
Arizona - N3B Intern Paul Alcazar Claims Best Undergraduate Poster At 52nd Annual Waste Management Symposia In Phoenix, Ariz.
Wyoming - Meta partners with TerraPower to deploy eight Natrium advanced nuclear reactors
Idaho - MARVEL PDSA approval could serve as blueprint
Wyoming - U.S. Approves Wyoming Nuclear Reactor Project
Illinois - World’s most advanced supercomputers decode nuclear reactor turbulence to advance safety
Illinois - Argonne receives DOE funding to advance AI for science
Tennessee - US scientists reach milestone in imaging nuclear fuel under extreme accident stress
Ohio - Draft bill would let utilities own nuclear plants in Ohio
New Jersey - Scientists team up with AI in project to design limitless energy devices: 'Excited about the possibility'
Nation - GAO says DOE unable to 'fully analyze' why cost increases, delays occur with nuclear waste cleanup
Nation - US: MARVEL nuclear reactor closer to achieving ‘criticality’ with key safety approval
Nation - Nuclear Power at a Crossroads: How Regulatory Shifts Could Redefine America’s Energy Future
Nation - Small Modular Reactors & Microreactors
Nation - Uranium Needs to be Discussed: Big tech demand meets structural deficit
International - Amentum JV wins decommissioning deals
United Kingdom - Arup to support delivery of the UK's first SMR
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce: Is Nuclear Energy the Key to SAF Production?
United Kingdom - European Commission backs homegrown Small Modular Reactors to boost EU energy security
United Kingdom - Parliament Question: Deployment Of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
United Kingdom - Great British Energy-Nuclear selects Arup to support delivery of the UK’s first SMR
Western Europe - EDF Launches Advisory Board To Support Financing Of New Nuclear Projects
Western Europe - Uzbekistan to Engage France’s Framatome in Nuclear Power Plant Projects
Northwest Europe - Labour would stage nuclear power investment summit days after Holyrood election
Central Europe - Switzerland edges toward lifting ban on new nuclear plants
Southwest Europe - Portugal has no nuclear power plants. Is this a 'strategic mistake' in light of the energy crisis?
East Africa - Rwanda plans up to $6billion investment in nuclear power as Kagame targets high-income economy by 2050
East Asia - China to launch world’s first accelerator-driven nuclear reactor in 2027

March 11

Yucca Mountain - Hanford's legacy looms over Washington nuclear debate
California - Deep Fission begins drilling first data acquisition well
Washington - Why adding new nuclear power in Washington will take time
Washington - Washington nuclear comeback gains steam
Washington - Washington's nuclear push revives the waste question
Minnesota - 200 gallons of oil leak detected at US nuclear plant that powers 500,000 homes
Illinois - Multiple people hospitalized after chemical exposure at Byron nuclear plant in Illinois
Illinois - 350 feet underground US lab helps turn qubits into sensors for dark matter research
Tennessee - Like Trump, TVA has touted 'beautiful clean coal.' How clean is it?
Tennessee - Touring Oak Ridge’s future nuclear energy hub: TVA and Kairos Power
Massachusetts - Healey’s shift toward nuclear energy raises affordability, feasibility questions
Massachusetts - YOUR VIEW: Town should join effort for ‘Small Nuclear Units’
Nation - DOE clears key safety step for MARVEL, a test case for next-generation microreactors
Nation - DOE unveils nuclear Launch Pad
Nation - How the Pentagon Is Fumbling the Nuclear Energy Renaissance
International - Europe's dash to scrap nuclear power plants was 'a mistake' EU chief admits amid rising energy bills
International - Amentum-led Joint Venture selected for $112 Million Clean-up at Four European Nuclear Research Sites
United Kingdom - Energy generating waste site set to expand
United Kingdom - Next stage for nuclear and clean energy site
United Kingdom - EU unveils strategy to rapidly deploy small and advanced modular reactors
United Kingdom - Licence unlocks UK SMR rollout
Western Europe - World's largest nuclear reactor aims to power Earth with virtually unlimited energy: 'The most complex machine ever designed'
Western Europe - Merz says Germany won't join EU return to nuclear energy
Northern Europe - Finland’s FiR1 reactor land released
South Africa - Nuclear energy: A solution for South Africa's economic revival
East Asia - Japan Marks 15 Years Since Tsunami Disaster As Prime Minister Pushes More Nuclear Energy Use
East Asia - Fukushima expert warns Taiwan against restarting nuclear power plants

March 10

Wyoming - Nuclear reactor to be built in Wyoming
New Mexico - LANL, Sandia contractors earn high marks from Department of Energy reviews
Minnesota - About 200 gallons of oil leaked from equipment at Monticello nuclear plant
Arkansas - Entergy Arkansas to host Ironwood power plant vendor fair for local contractors
Illinois - First proton beams circulate in US test accelerator built to shape future colliders
Illinois - 8 Injured In Chemical Exposure At IL Nuclear Plant: Reports
Tennessee - Land transfer marks next step in making Oak Ridge a nuclear industry hotbed
Ohio - Ohio corruption trial traces tactics to prop up nuclear and coal plants
Maryland - Maryland's main energy producer is growing -- but concerns about nuclear energy remain
New York - Despite Trump push, New York opposes reopening Indian Point nuclear power plant
New York - Protesters call out officials for high utility bills after crucial power plant shutdown: 'We're paying the price'
Connecticut - CT must act now if it wants new nuclear power by 2035, state official says
Nation - U.S. power use to beat record highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI use surges
Nation - DOE announces decision to restart SRS facility that recycles plutonium
Nation - Trump has undermined the agency tasked with making sure America never has another nuclear meltdown
Nation - Trump Is Bringing Historic Changes to the U.S. Energy Sector
Nation - Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans inspection time cuts
South Pacific - Supreme Court to hear Guam hazardous waste explosions case
United Kingdom - Next stage for nuclear and clean energy site
United Kingdom - Sellafield Ltd floats streamlined £90m IT and hosting plan
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce eyes nuclear reactor heat to power sustainable jet fuel production
United Kingdom - EU Commission unveils plan for small nuclear reactors by early 2030s
United Kingdom - EU chief, Macron say Mideast war exposes Europe’s energy vulnerability
Western Europe - France to harness nuclear power for AI data centres, says Macron
Western Europe - Greenpeace activists storm stage at France's nuclear summit, confront Macron
Northwestern Europe - Brussels backs mini-nuclear power plants to secure low-carbon power
Central Europe - Germany's phase-out of nuclear energy 'irreversible,' says Merz
Southern Europe - Terra Innovatum secures nuclear-grade graphite for planned micro-reactor in US
West Asia - Engineers combine 222 laser modes into one fiber using tiny photonic lantern

March 09

California - Deep Isolation Leadership to Present Innovations in Nuclear Waste Disposal at Waste Management 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona
Oregon - Oregon lawmakers consider nuclear power study as energy shortages loom
Wyoming - Wyoming nuclear power plant receives federal approval for reactor construction
Wisconsin - Effort to revive Kewaunee County site comes amid rising interest in nuclear energy
Tennessee - Nuclear graphite company won’t seek to build facility in Claiborne County
Ohio - One dead after incident at industrial waste disposal facility; HAZMAT called
South Carolina - Antares executive describes nuclear microreactors for military and other applications
New Hampshire - Ayotte is eyeing a nuclear future, but New Hampshire should watch its step
Nation - DOE-backed project aims to cut nuclear waste hazard to 300 years
Nation - US Supreme Court to hear Guam hazardous waste explosions case
Nation - US military airlifts crucial technology in push to test burgeoning energy source: 'Today is history'
United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce SMR launches nuclear safety graduate programme
United Kingdom - Equilibrion and Rolls-Royce SMR announce collaboration to advance the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel using nuclear energy
Northern Europe - Studsvik acquires Swedish SMR project development firm
Central Europe - IAEA details fusion waste strategies
Eastern Europe - Ukraine's power import rises amid repairs at nuclear plant, ExPro consultancy says
East Asia - Helsinki energy group plans large investment in small nuclear reactors
East Asia - Busan Breaks Ground on Nation's First SMR Manufacturing Support Center
East Asia - Fukishima at 15: The Fallout Continues
East Asia - Fukushima at 15: Living with radioactive hot spots and stigma as Japan’s government pushes for more reactors
East Asia - World’s most complex nuclear clean-up operation plans first large-scale fuel sample

March 08

Yucca Mountain - It Takes Weeks To Refuel A Nuclear Power Plant - Here's Why
Washington - US lab’s high-purity gas conversion, purification systems to boost quantum material production
Washington - Washington State University celebrating milestone of nuclear research reactor
Idaho - Nuclear Power from Thorium: No Hallelujah Moment Yet for HALEU as Fuel
Wyoming - US advances nuclear revival with approval of Natrium Gen IV reactor
Tennessee - Community members raise concerns over proposed nuclear graphite facility in Claiborne County
Nation - DOE flips nuclear waste debate upside down because 100,000-year risk falls to 300
Nation - The Hidden Technology That Could Finally Make Fusion Power Work
Nation - US advances nuclear revival with approval of Natrium Gen IV reactor
Nation - Sen. John Kennedy: Iran had taken ‘baby steps’ to restart nuclear program
Canada - Officials spark backlash with controversial nuclear power plans: 'Irresponsible'
Western Europe - Startup achieves breakthrough to unlock next-gen energy
Western Europe - SMR reactors as a brake on electricity prices – government argues over nuclear option
Middle East - How Giant Freakin’ Lasers Could Cut Our Reliance On Oil
East Asia - Tokyo rally marks 15 years since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
East Asia - China's new nuclear reactor could transform waste into clean energy
East Asia - Japan’s Fukushima clean-up offers a blueprint for nuclear recovery
East Asia - As Fukushima memories fade, Japan embraces a nuclear-powered future

March 07

Wyoming - Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Wins Historic US Approval For Natrium Reactor As Trump Pushes Nuclear Power Expansion
Wyoming - US Approves TerraPower Nuclear Reactor Project in Wyoming
Wyoming - TerraPower Wins Approval to Construct New Nuclear Reactor
Wisconsin - Lawmakers propose bold action to stabilize electricity prices: 'We could be the powerhouse'
Tennessee - America’s Nuclear Energy Renaissance: Reviving Oak Ridge’s Legacy for a Clean, Secure Future
Pennsylvania - Emergency management officials tour Three Mile Island plant as restart plans progress
New York - Upstate New York Communities Eye Nuclear Power
Nation - Scientists team up with AI in project to design limitless energy devices: 'Excited about the possibility'
Nation - Congressman Mike Lawler, Energy Secretary Chris Wright Visit Indian Point, Call For Rebuilding And Reopening Nuclear Facilities
Nation - Fusion Reactors Can Hold a Star: So Why Do They Struggle at the Wall?
Canada - Canada-India nuclear deal
East Asia - ‘1,000-year source’: China plans to fire up world-first accelerator-driven nuclear reactor
East Asia - China Cracked a Fusion Barrier That Was Never Supposed to Break, and the Race to Build a Star on Earth Is Now Very Real

March 06

Nevada - Update: Earthquake of 3.1 magnitude recorded close to Beatty, NV on March 5
California - Trump era rules juice nuclear power industry, downplay safety concerns
Washington - Hanford nuclear site contractor pays $5M to settle fraud claims
Idaho - Custom 10 MWe Steam Turbine Will Power Modular Nuclear Reactors
Arizona - Uranium exploration returns to Lucky Boy site between Globe and El Capitan
Utah - Utah is interested in recycling nuclear fuel. Here are the basics to know
Wyoming - NRC issues construction permit for TerraPower’s Wyoming reactor
Wyoming - US Grants Bill Gates-Backed Company First Permit To Construct Commercial Nuclear Reactor In 8 Years
Wyoming - The NRC OKs TerraPower’s advanced-reactor construction permit
Wyoming - Nuclear power plant receives federal approval for reactor construction
Texas - Companies Rush SMR Nuclear Reactor Designs To Market As Revival Begins
Texas - Quantum Leap Energy Enters into Memorandum of Understanding with a Large U.S. Energy Company Regarding Evaluation of Support to Advance Domestic Enriched Uranium Fuel Supply Chain
Kentucky - Nuclear energy grants aim to grow Kentucky jobs, training
Nation - NNSA issues RFP for Savannah River Site; pit plant tour set
Nation - DOE Fusion Roadmap: Path to Commercial Fusion Power
Nation - Lifecycle hub RFI highlights importance of back-end of the fuel cycle, panelists say
Nation - US establishes Nuclear Energy Launch Pad
United Kingdom - Standardising containers for the UK's nuclear waste
United Kingdom - GBE-N granted licence to generate electricity
Central Europe - Swiss Companies Eye Transport and Infrastructure Cooperation with Kazakhstan
East Asia - ‘World-first accelerator-driven nuclear reactor’ nears as China eyes ‘1000-year’ energy source
East Asia - Unification minister points to N Korea's Kusong as 3rd site hosting uranium enrichment facility
East Asia - Scientists make AI-powered breakthrough that could unlock next-gen energy source: 'Represents an evolution'
East Asia - Fast-Tracking Nuclear Energy: A US-South Korea Partnership

March 05

Nevada - US nuclear weapons testing facilities rattled by more than 100 mysterious earthquakes
Utah - US military airlifts crucial technology in push to test burgeoning energy source: 'Today is history'
Colorado - New bipartisan bill would keep Grand Junction uranium disposal site open longer
Wyoming - NRC approves TerraPower construction permit
Texas - 10 MWe steam turbine to boost next-gen sodium-cooled US nuclear reactor’s efficiency
Wisconsin - Wisconsin bets big on nuclear through university-state partnership
Nation - America's Nine Largest Nuclear Waste Sites
United Kingdom - Research aims to bring MSRs closer to commercialisation
United Kingdom - New standardised container initiative to provide safety and cost benefits for generations to come
United Kingdom - How the SNP's pig-headed nuclear policy has cost Scotland billions of pounds and thousands of new jobs
Western Europe - Advancing fusion energy: Innovative breeding blanket designs at KIT
Southeast Asia - America Backs First Manila SMR Study: The New Nuclear Roadmap for Philippine Power

March 04

Nevada - Earthquake swarm near Tonopah, Nevada
Idaho - U.S. Nuclear Plant Makes High-Precision Swap in Microreactor Production
Utah - Utah lawmaker wants his district to store and recycle nuclear waste
Wyoming - US issues first commercial construction permit for a nuclear reactor in years to a Wyoming project
Wyoming - A Nuclear Reactor Backed by Bill Gates Gets Federal Approval to Start Building
Wyoming - Bill Gates-backed TerraPower begins nuclear reactor construction
Wyoming - A Historic First: NRC Clears TerraPower’s Natrium Nuclear Reactor for Construction
Texas - Aalo secures fuel and turbine for experimental reactor
Texas - Aalo Atomics Signs Contract to Secure Fabricated Fuel Rods From Global Nuclear Fuel
Alabama - Researchers make groundbreaking discovery in pursuit of near-limitless energy device: 'It may be possible'
Illinois - How Argonne's Aurora Supercomputer is Opening New Horizons for Fusion Energy Research
Nation - NRC Proposes Regulatory Framework for Fusion
Canada - Nuclear powerhouse
Canada - Canada’s resource future runs on nuclear
United Kingdom - First Light validates tritium breeding
Western Europe - Proxima signs stellarator roadmap
Western Europe - The Dark Horse That Could Deliver the World's First Fusion Reactor
Central Europe - Scientists drill into 175-million-year-old clay rock to solve nuclear waste storage problem
East Asia - Japan eyes remote Pacific island for nuclear waste
East Asia - Standard design approval sought for i-SMR

March 03

Nevada - Magnitude 3.9 earthquake strikes near Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Nevada - Nevada-California Border Earthquake: 4.0 Magnitude Shakes Area South of Creech Air Force Base Tuesday
Nevada - 44 tremors in 24 hours? What's happening in Nevada's 'Area 52'?
Texas - Texas becomes first state to test uncommon energy source: 'There are a lot of indications that we are [ready]'
Texas - Texas A&M partners with start-up for potential HTGR research reactor
Texas - Aalo Atomics Signs Contract to Secure Fabricated Fuel Rods From Global Nuclear Fuel
Wisconsin - Shine Raises $240 Million to Commercialize Fusion
Illinois - ANL supports nuclear materials science
Illinois - How Argonne’s Aurora supercomputer is opening up new horizons for fusion energy research
Tennessee - Tennessee’s terrible power choices
Nation - Navigating Nuclear- Unused Combined Licenses Provide a Shortcut to New Builds
Nation - Digital Test Bed Could Accelerate Advanced Reactor Development
Nation - New National Report: Pushing for commercial fusion energy and new plasma technologies
International - The role of nuclear energy in the global power mix
International - Should Europe place big bets on small modular reactors?
Western Europe - EU Industry Group Urges Stable Market Rules To Cut Energy System Costs
East Asia - Japan Govt Asks Tokyo Island to Accept N-Waste Site Survey
East Asia - KHNP, EMA to cooperate on Singapore SMR study
East Asia - Singapore targets SMRs as South Korea formalises nuclear ties
East Asia - South Korea, Singapore sign pact to study small modular reactors

March 02

California - Why California is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban
Idaho - Idaho Project Advances Cleanup With Expanded Storage
Idaho - INL opens $15M molten salt testing facility to advance nuclear reactor technologies
Wyoming - Will Wyoming enter the microreactor race?
Texas - University Signs Deal For Modular High-Temperature Gas Reactor Tests
Tennessee - Costs rise for every TVA energy source but small modular nuclear, wind
Ohio - An Ohio lawmaker wants the state to make way for nuclear fusion regulations
South Carolina - Savannah River Slashes Waste as Costs Surge
Virginia - Scientists Don't Just Want to Neutralize Radioactive Waste—They Want It to Power Our Future
Nation - Sam Cardwell: Tech companies lead the way with new nuclear contracts
Nation - Oak Ridge’s UCOR expands collaboration with UT
Nation - Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Market (2026): Amazon-Backed Company Firm Achieves First US Fuel License in 50 Years
Nation - Highlights from the 2025 ANS State of the Nuclear Workforce survey
Nation - How an Amended DOE Contract for Nuclear Waste Will Affect New Reactors: Considerations for Policymakers
Western Europe - World’s First Commercialized Fusion Power Plant Dream is Close to Reality
East Asia - Japanese delegation visit the UK to get the inside track on innovation in decommissioning
East Asia - Where will Fukushima’s nuclear waste go? Japanese governors reject tainted soil
East Asia - Korea and Singapore launch FTA upgrade talks, deepen SMR and AI cooperation
Southeast Asia - Malaysia renews Lynas Rare Earths' license for 10 years, orders end to radioactive waste by 2031
South Asia - Small nuclear reactors in your town? It could be reality soon
Middle East - IAEA Reports No Radiation Increase After Strikes In Iran

March 01

Nevada - Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 49 mi northeast of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada
Nevada - Mag. 3.9 earthquake - 48 mi northeast of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada
Arizona - Arizona Eyes Small Nuclear Reactors to Meet Growing Energy Demand
New Mexico - Federal memo urges increased plutonium pit production at LANL
Texas - Extreme high-temperature small modular reactor to be built at US’ experiment station
Nation - Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Energy Lasts for 100,000 Years but Particle Accelerators Could Slash That Timeline to a Few Centuries
Nation - Soaring costs imperil US nuclear revival
Canada - India Canada Uranium Supply Agreement: Strategic 10-Year Nuclear Partnership
United Kingdom - UK firm overcomes key barrier to fusion energy scale-up, validates new nuclear fuel concept
Western Europe - ‘World’s first commercial fusion power plant’ development to get boost with new agreement
Western Europe - Proxima Fusion: $2 Billion Alpha Project Anchors Plan For Europe’s First Commercial Stellarator Power Plant

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February 28

Idaho - Why NVIDIA Is Now a Major Player in Nuclear Energy Development
Arizona - Arizona House kills nuclear reactor bill, then passes nearly identical one hours later
Massachusetts - Mass. House passes bill aimed at taming spiraling utility costs; Senate fate unclear
Maryland - X-energy launches construction of its TX-1 advanced nuclear fuel fabrication complex
Nation - U.S. Developing Fusion Energy Regulations To Advance Nuclear Power
Nation - Experts raise concerns about US officials' nuclear power plans: 'We're going to have to have some things figured out'
International - The Global Race to Unlock Nuclear Fusion

February 27

California - Deep Fission to Host Public Meeting in Parsons, Kansas on March 12
California - US labs map liquid metal path to future fusion power plants
California - Silicon Valley’s Hard Pivot , From Apps to Atoms
Washington - WA lawmakers push for state to embrace nuclear energy
Arizona - Arizona House kills nuclear reactor bill, then passes nearly identical one hours later
Utah - Valar Atomics hosts community open house, giving a public glimpse at its Ward-250 test reactor
Utah - Pioneering AI for Science: Why UT is a Digital Twin Powerhouse
Wisconsin - From Decommissioning to Data Centers: The Bold Plan to Rebuild Kewaunee Power Station
Massachusetts - Bill aims to lower utility bills by cutting back Mass Save program
Nation - US-built nuclear reactor simulator to power cheaper microreactors and space tech
Nation - Griffin in the loop: A digital multiphysics test bed for next-gen reactors
Nation - US Takes Step to Solidify Rules on Nuclear Fusion Energy
Nation - Nuclear Power Needs Realism, Freedom
Nation - Nuclear Power is All the Rage
Canada - Officials spark backlash with concerning plan for nuclear waste: 'Will change dramatically'
Canada - Small modular reactors, big dreams: Ontario’s nuclear pitch
Canada - Federal Court of Appeal upholds interpretation of nuclear safety regulations as reasonable
Western Europe - First Light Fusion validates tritium breeding concept
Western Europe - Proxima targets grid-connected fusion in 2030s
Western Europe - Proxima Fusion Signs MoU With RWE And Bavaria To Develop Fusion Power
Central Europe - Lithuania assessing potential for BWRX-300 deployment
Northeastern Europe -Researchers achieve major breakthrough in effort to build limitless energy device: 'This milestone marks a key step'
Eastern Europe - Potential sites identified for SMRs in Chernobyl exclusion zone
West Asia - Armenia Considers Options for Modular Nuclear Power Plant, Says PM
East Asia - South Korean Catholics call for denuclearization ahead of Fukushima anniversary

February 26

Eagle Nuclear’s $30M SPAC Merger Fuels Uranium and SMR Integration
Washington legislators look to nuclear
Rural Utah hopes for a piece of the state’s nuclear ambitions
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, ZettaJoule Sign Landmark U.S. Agreement (MOU) to Explore Building Transformative Very-High-Temperature Gas Research Reactor
Deep Fission in Urenco fuel deal
SHINE Technologies: $240 Million Raised For Nuclear Fusion And Medical Isotope Expansion
SHINE Raises $240 Million in Funding to Advance Commercial Fusion Technology
Indiana’s Odd Priorities: Weaken Water Protections, Increase Energy Production
Illinois goes all-in on more nuclear power
Lockheed Martin plans to deploy 5 to 10 kilowatt nuclear fission system for lunar base
Mission Possible: The NRC’s Shift Is More Than Symbolic
Is Trump making nuclear great again?
ONR introduces new regulatory approach for former Magnox nuclear sites
Welsh Government wants Rolls Royce nuclear component factory built on Deeside
A Swarm of Brainless Creatures Shut Down a Nuclear Power Plant—and They Did It by Liquefying
Decommissioning: The last stage in the life of a nuclear power plant
Agreement to build German nuclear fusion power plant
Proxima Fusion seeks €2 Billion to build a nuclear fusion test facility
Ukraine Allocates €31M For Repairs At Chernobyl Confinement Following 2025 Drone Hit
Ukraine allocates $37 million to strengthen safety at Chornobyl plant
Third unit for Belarus NPP planned
Government allocates more than 1.6 billion hryvnia to repair and protect Chornobyl shelter, damaged by Russian drone
UNODC Labels Toxic Waste Environmental Crime
About 880 tons of hazardous materials inside the plant/ A snake-shaped robot will remove radioactive waste in Fukushima
New world record – fusion reactor held plasma stable for 22 minutes
Myanmar to join Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management soon, says Permanent Representative to UN on small nuclear power plant project

February 25

California bill looks to craft advanced nuclear exception to moratorium
Oregon bill would create new feasibility study
INL opens molten salt testing facility
Griffin in the loop: A digital multiphysics test bed for next-gen reactors
Mile-deep underground ‘Gravity’ nuclear reactors to get uranium from Urenco
Phillipsburg Council Votes Unanimously to Shut the Door on Data Centers
The hidden health crisis tied to America's nuclear arsenal: How Native American families suffer the grisly side-effects from uranium mines
Governor visits UW–Madison nuclear energy research
New approach to qualifying nuclear reactor components rolling out
EDF Energy improvement notice after Hunterston B incident
Holtec explains clearing trees along Blue Star Highway
Touring the Oak Ridge sites of TRISO-X, Standard Nuclear, Radiant Nuclear
Is South Korean Capital the Missing Ingredient in America’s Nuclear Comeback?
Court dismisses appeal in Elliot Lake case where radioactive waste used as backfill
Waste plan concerns go to NWMO
NDA unveils decommissioning roadmap
Nuclear can: UK firm’s 100-year shield lands deal for plutonium, special materials mission
GE Vernova And OSGE Sign Polish Generic Design Agreement For BWRX-300
OSGE signs contract for Polish modular reactor design
Romania’s Coal-to-NuScale SMR Conversion Secures FID, Moves Into Implementation With Caveats
Understanding the debate around Armenia’s next nuclear plant
Solar-powered ‘biohybrid system’ offers 94% uranium cleanup efficiency in water
Chinese hydrogen tech firm touts nuclear fusion as new revenue driver
Philippines Establishes Licensing Roadmap For Nuclear Power Projects
Novel Joule heating process produces graphene from waste peanut shells

February 24

Yucca Mountain - Scientists Develop Accelerator That Could Slash Nuclear Waste Lifespan by 99%
Video: 175-foot Cold War-era nuclear exhaust tower demolished at Hanford Site
To power Utah’s data center boom, companies are turning to fossil fuels
Advanced nuclear reactors and data centers support rural economic development
The Microreactor Race Is On
Small modular reactors, big dreams: Ontario’s nuclear pitch
Blue Capsule starts ELISE project
NDA publishes latest nuclear decommissioning strategy
This major European power ditched nuclear energy - now it wants it back
Pentagon Plans 300 MW Floating Nuclear Power Plant for U.S. Military Base by 2028.
Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems and Other Advanced Digital Technologies for Enhancing Nuclear Power Plant Performance
NANO Nuclear Energy Signs Memorandum of Understanding with EHC Investment L.L.C to Advance Micro Modular Reactor Deployment in the UAE
Kazakhstan Uranium Supply to India Expands with Strategic 2026 Agreement

February 23

Yucca Mountain - Learning to Love the Atom Again Why the Future of Artificial Intelligence is Nuclear
Small magnitude 3.7 quake hits 20 miles southwest of Alamo, Nevada, United States early evening
Kairos, DOE enhance collaboration on advanced reactor design
New milestone – Private company Helion reaches 150 million degrees in nuclear fusion
National lab in WA has key role in Trump AI mission to transform science
NuScale launches AI fuel study
INL teams with Nvidia in Prometheus project to accelerate nuclear deployment
Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel hears worries, but mostly support for Three Mile Island restart
Federal court to hear appeal of ruling in connection with uranium waste rock used as fill in Elliot Lake
Elliot Lake resident's appeal could redefine uranium waste cleanup in Canada
Bill Gates is building an 'artificial sun' that could replace coal in the US
US Plans To Deploy Massive 300MW Floating Nuclear Power Plant By 2028
Hinkley Point C delayed by a year
NDA publishes latest nuclear decommissioning strategy
Nuclear equipment plant in Gujarat, tie-ups to manufacture 200 SMRs—Holtec’s ambitious plans for India
Japan's nuclear policy needs scientific verification
US supports Philippines SMRs

February 22

Yucca Mountain - The U.S. Is Asking States to Volunteer to Store Nuclear Waste, Offering Billions to Keep It Forever
California Needs to End Its Outdated Nuclear Power Plant Moratorium to Survive
Pentagon and Energy Department Successfully Airlift Small Nuclear Reactor from California to Utah
Officials spark backlash with concerning plan for nuclear waste: 'Will change dramatically'
Public comment period opens on advanced nuclear reactors as Paducah region eyes future energy development
Scientists achieve breakthrough that could unlock nearly limitless energy source: 'Advantages over other designs'
Energy firms chase a mind-blowing new power source that could fuel a global fleet
SMR supply chain, labour force provide much discussion
UK Consortium Proposes Floating Nuclear Plant for U.S. Military
UK Innovators Reveal Portable Fusion Reactor Prototype Next Decade
Norway greenlights assessment for nuclear SMR project
Collaboration critical as fusion developers push toward MW-scale pilots
Researchers achieve major breakthrough in effort to build limitless energy device: 'This milestone marks a key step'
India’s Small Reactor, Large Ambition

February 21

How America Quietly Made Nuclear Power Great Again
Pentagon Airlifts Microreactor to Utah, Paving Way for Nuclear Power Renaissance
Pentagon and Energy Department Airlift Small Nuclear Reactor to Utah, Promoting Rapid Deployment of Nuclear Power
INL Partners with NVIDIA on Nuclear AI Apps
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Tours At Los Alamos National Laboratory Set For May 5, 6, And 7.
Bill Gates-backed fusion startup begins licensing for futuristic reactor in Tennessee
US government scientists make game-changing nuclear breakthrough: 'Strategic resources for the nation'
Judge Allows Nuclear Waste Dump Into Hudson River
Officials spark backlash with project that could pose nuclear threat: 'Irradiated particles'
Spinning Plasma Solves a Long-Standing Fusion Reactor Mystery

February 20

Americium, curium and californium—crystallizing the rarest elements
Sam Altman’s Fusion Power Bet Just Got Hotter Than The Sun
NRC board to hear challenges to Dow’s Long Mott application
Bill Gates Is Backing A Fusion Site To Build An Artificial Sun And Power The World
States reviewing DOE nuclear lifecycle hub inquiry
Nuclear Safety Commission greenlights Wheeler River uranium mine
Digital twin strengthens SMRs by reducing failures and costs
Advanced Molten Salt Reactors Are Pushing Towards Deployment
The Trump administration is powering the nuclear renaissance
US advanced molten salt reactors move closer to deployment with new nuclear fuel
Nuclear power safety challenges: The role of silicones in extreme environments
Fueling the Future: South Korea’s Capital and America’s Nuclear Reboot
Second round of projects under consideration for Japan’s $550 billion pledge
Canada Regulator Issues Licence For Site Preparation At Wheeler River
EDF pushes back Hinkley Point C start-up by another year
CEO Statement: Natrium Reactor Accepted into UK Regulatory Process
Copenhagen Atomics secures thorium supply from Norway
Huge advanced computer to model ground chemistry for nuclear-disposal project
Russia’s Nuclear Regulator Issues 10-Year Operating Licence For Zaporizhzhia-2

February 19

Feds exclude untested nuclear reactors from environmental review
State issues nearly $16M in fines over legacy waste at LANL
Wisconsin and UW-Madison partner to study future of nuclear energy
Wisconsin PSC, UW-Madison partner to identify possible nuclear plant sites
Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart Approved in Michigan
Clayco backs historic DOE bid for nuclear-powered data center campus
US particle accelerators turn nuclear waste into electricity, cut radioactive life by 99.7%
Gen IV Nuclear Reactors and Their Role in Future Energy
Nuclear energy revival fueled by growing embrace by the Left
US seeks to boost nuclear energy ties in Slovakia, Hungary
Nuclear Power in the U.S.: Part 2. Technologies and Projects That Are Shaping the Industry
Sellafield awards contract to support plutonium repackaging
French firm’s sodium test rig to replicate nuclear reactor’s temperatures reaching 1,382°F
FID for Doicești SMR
Cernavodă nuclear plant upgrade more feasible than SMR project in Doicești – Romania’s PM
Japan Considers Investing in Nuclear Reactor Development in the US

February 18

Yucca Mountain - Advanced nuclear reactors can recycle spent nuclear fuel
Oregon lawmakers consider nuclear power study as energy shortages loom
OR Nuclear Energy Feasibility Study bill moves forward
Ward250 reactor rides cargo to Utah
Momentum is building to meet electricity demand in Texas with small nuclear reactors
Elon Musk’s Starbase targets protected Texas coastal lands for expansion
New Mexico Fines DOE Los Alamos Nuclear Complex $16M for Delayed Waste Cleanup
Gov. Evers, Public Service Commission: Announce partnership to study future of nuclear energy in Wisconsin
Feds Exclude Untested Nuclear Reactors From Environmental Review
Governor Pritzker takes important step toward advancing nuclear energy in Illinois
A nuclear shift buoyed by billions — and the waters of the Great Lakes
Developing a national research program on liquid metals for fusion
NSI argues for direct disposal as quickest path to nuclear scaling
'Enough to power city of 100,000 people': How A1B reactor is heart of Gerald R. Ford-Class Supercarrier
Nuclear waste heat can turn deserts into farmland
The $ Billion Nuclear Comeback: Are We Ready?
World-first plasma confinement via levitated magnet achieved to unlock nuclear fusion
Blue Capsule begins building sodium test loop
Sellafield awards contract to support plutonium repackaging
Romania Leads Europe In Next-Generation Nuclear Energy
Jeonbuk National University researchers develop an innovative prussian-blue based electrode for effective and efficient cesium removal
Jeonbuk National University Innovates Prussian Blue Electrode for Advanced Cesium Removal
Researchers make major breakthrough in pursuit of nearly limitless energy source: 'Addresses a central challenge'

February 17

Idaho National Laboratory to accelerate nuclear energy deployment with NVIDIA AI through the Genesis Mission
Here are the companies that have offered to run the idled Intermountain Power Plant’s coal units
New Mexico holds DOE’s feet to fire in removal of LANL waste
New Mexico LANL Waste Disposal Faces $15.8 Million Penalty
ASP Isotopes Announces Quantum Leap Energy to Establish Global Headquarters in Austin, TX
US Regulator Grants Licence To Triso-X For Haleu Fuel Production In Tennessee
Florida House committee moves proposal that could add more nuclear power to state’s energy resources
Giant X-Rays Deliver the Sharpest View Yet of Fusion Plasma Gone Haywire
Small modular nuclear reactors: What are the issues?
Construction of Steady Energy pilot plant begins
Paducah mayor urges public input on federal nuclear reactor proposal
Deep Fission Wins Fresh Investor Backing for Nuclear Reactor Burial
The Geopolitical Bull Case for Nuclear
Technical Considerations of Subsurface Placement of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
Concerns mount about growing stockpiles of radioactive waste next to Ottawa River
Rolls-Royce leads Europe’s SMR push
NEA Agreement Boosts Africa’s Push Towards Nuclear Energy
Finnish firm to advise Estonia on its nuclear power station project

February 16

‘Historic first’: Massive US military jet airlifts nuclear microreactor to Utah
US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability
US Energy, War Department Airlift Next-Generation Nuclear Reactor For The First Time In Operation Windlord
Colorado engineers turn nuclear waste into tritium, solving fusion’s biggest bottleneck
New Mexico environment officials issue nearly $16 million fines to Los Alamos National Lab over legacy waste
NRC Intervention Tests the Data Center Case for SMRs in Texas
Duke eyes new nuclear plant in NC; Wilmington company could play a role
Holtec IPO Poised At $10B, Could Be Nuclear’s Largest
House committee moves proposal that could add more nuclear power to Florida’s energy resources
World's first nuclear reactor that's able to be mass-produced just passed a key US safety approval test
U.S. airlifts nuclear microreactor in first rapid deployment test
US military conducts first nuclear microreactor air transport
U.S. Military Tests Potential of Microreactors in Groundbreaking Flight
Let the Problem Shape the Strategy
Close-Up: Saving Nuclear Power Plants to Cost $33 Billion
Defuelling of German plant completed
Officials spark backlash with controversial nuclear waste plan: 'This is a message to all of us'
Project Omega comes out of stealth with nuclear batteries and recycling
China Announces Progress At Three Nuclear Construction Sites
China’s Taipingling-1 Nuclear Power Plant Connected To Grid, Produces First Electricity
China breaks a historic barrier in nuclear fusion

February 15

More than 16 million tons of radioactive mill waste removed from project near the Colorado River
US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability
The future of American nuclear energy just touched down in Utah
Next-generation nuclear reactor delivered to Hill Air Force Base
War, Energy Departments Team up to Advance Future of Nuclear Power, Military Base Energy Security
US military airlifts mini nuclear reactor in first-ever flight
Pentagon transports, set to test next-generation mobile nuclear reactor
Scientists make game-changing breakthrough in pursuit of near
Sam Altman and Bill Gates Bet Big on Limitless Clean Energy
Recycling Nuclear Fuel Has Two Benefits, and One of Those Helps Energy Security
Energy Secretary Chris Wright Remarks on Transporting Nuclear Reactor
Environment: The energy transition is underway – nuclear is not part of it
Rolls-Royce Is Leading Europe's Small Nuclear Reactor Race
America Tests Thorium’s Promise as China Moves to Scale

February 14

Officials unveil ambitious project that could transform power grid: 'First-of-its-kind'
Energy firms work to unlock next-gen power source with incredible potential: 'There could be a global fleet'
Whether The Endangerment Finding Stays Or Goes Will Be Up To The Supreme Court
NASA plans to deploy a lunar surface fission reactor by 2030
Pentagon Deploys Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor To Military Base In Historic Energy Initiative
Cameco CEO on whirlwind Washington trip for talks on reactor deal
Latin America's Bold Renewable Energy Bet
Final Investment Decision Taken for Romania’s Landmark SMR Project
Armenia's nuclear plant can run until 2046, talk of modular reactors premature, expert says
Recycled Nuclear Fuel Key to Breaking Russia’s Energy Grip
China produces its first domestic uranium. 30 million tons could follow
China has just broken a barrier that physicists believed to be unbreakable for decades, and its 150 million-degree artificial sun could bring us closer than ever to the energy of the stars
China achieves a plasma density never before reached in a fusion reactor

February 13

First-ever plasma instability images at US lab bring fusion energy closer to reality
US team unlocks nuclear fusion plasma control to prevent tokamak walls from melting
BWXT cites progress on TRISO fuel production for Antares
The Nuclear “Behind-the-Meter” Arms Race: Why Big Tech is Becoming the New Big Utility
Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline
Helion reaches record 150 million degrees Celsius as it strives for ambitious commercial fusion launch
Sam Altman’s fusion startup Helion Energy hits 150 million degree plasma temperature—a milestone that could bring first grid power in 2028
Oak Ridge Partners with NuScale on AI-Guided Nuclear Fuel Management
America’s nuclear comeback is finally here
US-built surrogate reactor-powered LEDs mimic nuclear fission with zero radiation
Halliburton’s Deep Borehole Nuclear Project Adds New Angle To Valuation
Ohio Lawmakers Consider Bill That Would Essentially Ban Solar and Wind Projects
US construction gears up for more nuclear power plant projects
CLEAN SMART bill reintroduced in Senate
‘World’s first mass-producible nuclear reactor’ gets key US safety approval
US is moving ahead with colocated nukes and datacenters
OPG signs deal with Port Hope, Ont., to build new large nuclear reactor
Final Investment Decision taken for Romanian SMR project
Romania to build one small reactor to test before proceeding with six-unit SMR project
Russia warns against US nuclear plant plan in Armenia
NEA, African Union and the African Commission on Nuclear Energy partner to advance nuclear energy co-operation
South Korea Passes ‘SMR Special Act’ With Aim Of Becoming Global Leader In Technology
China’s new nuclear‑powered attack submarine under construction, satellite images show

February 12

Yucca Mountain - Can U.S. Nuclear Waste Management Keep Up With the Nuclear Renaissance?
Yucca Mountain - Senate Panel Rejects Bid To Classify Nuclear As Renewable Energy In New Mexico
NuScale Power to Collaborate with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Explore Artificial Intelligence-Guided Nuclear Fuel Management
Lawmakers propose amendments on nuclear study bill, but environmental groups and tribal members still have concerns
Nuclear waste referendum fails House vote
NuScale partners with Oak Ridge to study AI fuel management
NMED Acts To Hold DOE Accountable For Legacy Waste
Another DOE contractor at INL reduces staff by about 50 employees
New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos
Luján, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Develop, Demonstrate, And Deploy Technologies To Accelerate Nuclear Waste Cleanup
US targets 500 kWe nuclear reactor on Moon by 2030
World Nuclear Association’s inaugural outlook report: Growing global nuclear capacity by 2050
US: ORNL tests fusion materials to develop thermal ‘blanket’ for nuclear reactors
US scientists trap plutonium atom inside tiny molecular ‘cage’ for the first time
OPG signs deal with Port Hope to build large nuclear reactor
JRC transfers nuclear research equipment to the Czech Academy of Science
France Bets On Nuclear Power To Phase Out Fossil Fuels
300 MWe lead-cooled nuclear reactor with 968°F high-temp output advances with new deal
Assessment of proposed Norwegian SMR plant to begin
EAGLES-newcleo in LEANDREA move
Why Siemens is an Essential Part of Global Nuclear Energy
Armenia may extend Metsamor nuclear plant operation until 2046
Namibia’s nuclear power ambitions offer path to energy security

February 11

Borehole nuclear: US firm’s mile-deep underground reactor gets funding boost
Simplified targets advance pulsed fusion
Hanford begins removing waste from 24th single-shell tank
New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos
ANL studies AI’s role in nuclear safety
Uranium recovery resumes at SRS
Vermont officials consider move toward ‘clean’ vs. renewable energy
US Pledges $9 Billion Investment In Armenia Nuclear Power
United States, Armenia reach agreement on nuclear cooperation
Everyone talks about solar or wind power — British researchers achieve to produce energy with diamonds
Godzilla: Giant robot helps assemble parts of world’s largest fusion tokamak
Glass Technology Services secures nuclear fusion project funding
Nuclear’s Next Chapter: newcleo Raises $88M to Scale SMR Powered by Nuclear Waste
Eagles and Newcleo team up for LFR technology demonstrator
Polish Research Network And OSGE Join Forces On Development Of SMRs
Officials spark backlash with controversial nuclear waste plan: 'This is a message to all of us'
Japan restarts reactor at world’s largest nuclear power plant after 14-year shutdown
India extends tax break for nuclear buildout

February 10

Deep Fission: $80 Million Secured And Blue Owl Tie-Up For Digital Infrastructure Power Deployments
H Canyon restarts uranium recovery operations
Scientists make game-changing breakthrough in pursuit of near-limitless energy source: 'It helps accelerate'
DOE selects 5 US firms to advance used nuclear fuel recycling tech at home
How Realistic Is Nuclear Power for AI Data Centers?
Trump seeks to loosen environmental regulations to ‘unleash’ nuclear energy
Not China, Not Russia – This Country Generates The Most Nuclear Power
Vance’s $9 billion figure for ‘exports’ in US–Armenia nuclear energy cooperation sparks confusion
The U.S. Will Give Moscow a Slap on the Wrist: $9 Billion Allocated to Armenia to Abandon Nuclear Energy from Russia
Anglesey: Company awarded £25million Wylfa nuclear contract
Plasma Simulations Become Dramatically Faster with New Field-Aligned Modelling Technique
The coming age of compact fusion: local power for a data-hungry world
Newcleo Secures $88 Million To Advance Nuclear Waste-Fueled Reactors
Small nuclear reactors could replace fossil plants after key supply win
Nuclear: ENEA ready to play the pivot role in accelerating research
IAEA conducts safety review of South Africa’s SAFARI-1
Sanae Takaichi supermajority opens path to nuclear-led, industry-driven energy transition in Japan
Production of 99Mo via photofission reaction in natural-uranium-bearing molten salt targets
Chipmaking Hub Taiwan Reaffirms Support for New Nuclear Tech

February 09

Yucca Mountain - America can’t duck and cover from Washington’s nuclear waste disposal failure
Research Brings Results in Search for ‘Holy Grail’ of Clean Energy
America can’t duck and cover from Washington’s nuclear waste disposal failure
Energy firms work to unlock next-gen power source with incredible potential: 'There could be a global fleet'
NM legislator wants another $50M spent on uranium mine cleanup
State House passes nuclear power bill
Demolition set for homes contaminated by radioactive waste in Florissant
US Awards Over $19 Million To Five Companies For R&D On Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Technologies
US funding for research into recycling used nuclear fuel
Which EU countries could reverse their nuclear energy phaseouts?
Nuclear framework creates pipeline for private investment
New U.K. Advanced Nuclear Framework opens opportunities for U.S. firms
Wylfa nuclear contract worth £25m has been awarded
Armenia to receive $9 billion in investment through TRIPP fund
Radioactive waste in the Balkans
China’s first private fusion firm delivers record-breaking plasma stability

February 08

Yucca Mountain - America Searches for Volunteers to Babysit Nuclear Waste Until the Sun Burns Out
Startup launches multimillion-dollar effort to unlock 'nearly limitless' power source: 'The holy grail of energy'
US Government Seeking Volunteers to Store Nuclear Sludge
newcleo: $85 Million Raised For Advanced Nuclear Developer Platform
Will Power-Hungry AI Be the Catalyst for a Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough?
Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Caucus lauds state House’s passing of bill boosting small modular reactors and microreactors
Maharashtra Explores Small Modular Reactors For Power
China sets global record in Nuclear fusion with HH70 tokamak

February 07

House Passes Bills Authorizing Clean Manufacturing, Reduced Fees For Small Nuclear Reactors, Advances Solar Warehouse Bill
Volunteers wanted for nuclear waste storage
Wanted: Volunteers to host nuclear waste, forever
India-US Energy Pact Boosts Coal and Nuclear Cooperation
Coking coal to nuclear reactors: India-US pact fuels strategic energy partnership
The Fukushima reactors hold a secret after the disaster: life where there shouldn’t be any
5,700 years without recharging: the diamond nuclear battery built to outlast civilization

February 06

Yucca Mountain - WANTED: Volunteers to host nuclear waste, forever
Fusion simplification demonstrated by Pacific Fusion and Sandia
Nuclear startup TerraPower is moving fast. Some say too fast.
Pacific Fusion’s Cost-Cutting Breakthrough Could Reshape the Race for Commercial Nuclear Energy
Local conservation group protests Dow’s nuclear energy facility, has backing of NRC
Six homes being demolished in Florissant due to radioactive contamination
Is Wayne County’s health at risk from radioactive waste?
Army Corps will start demo on homes near Coldwater Creek built on top of radioactive contamination
Volunteers Needed for Nuclear Waste Storage
Rep. Monique Miller advocates for small modular nuclear reactors to secure Florida’s energy independence
Trump administration looks for volunteers to host nuclear waste
Rolls-Royce SMR Taps Yokogawa to Supply Control Systems for Small Modular Reactor Fleet
Designing nuclear energy systems with non-proliferation in mind
Armenia Hints at Preference for American Nuclear Reactor to Replace Aging Russian Plant
Near-perfect bonding between key fusion reactor materials achieved
Japan fusion startup completes ‘one-of-a-kind’ coil manufacturing machine

February 05

Yucca Mountain - DOE prepares to send nuclear waste cross-country
Deep Isolation launches borehole disposal demonstration program
Nuclear waste to be disposed deep underground using US firm’s borehole technology
Amazon partners with Energy Northwest to advance next-generation nuclear power deployment in Washington State
Bill to limit regulation of small nuclear reactors in Arizona passes committee
Nuclear Heat Meets Water Waste in New Permian Partnership
Unanimous House Vote Opens Door to Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors
State Representatives Rob Matzie and Tom Mehaffie laud passage of bill to clear the way for construction of small modular nuclear reactors
Energy Department Moves To Fast-Track Advanced Nuclear Reactor Approvals
DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy Awards $19 Million to Advance Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel
DOE’s Nuclear Fuel and Fusion Partnership Signals a New Era for U.S. Power Markets
WANTED: Volunteers to host nuclear waste, forever
Our Clean Nuclear Future Has a Labor Problem
Officials take action as concerns arise about nuclear power plants: 'Preparing for that possibility'
Developer eyes Augusta for $2 million waste transfer station
Small modular reactors are gaining momentum in the EU
UK to develop advanced nuclear technologies
New approach to low-level Dounreay waste stored in ‘underground vault’
A Nuclear Renaissance for Scotland?
Nuclear Power in Russia
Tata Power awaits regulatory clarity on nuclear plans; exploring land options in
India Advances Small Modular Reactor Development for Clean Energy

February 04

How Halliburton’s (HAL) Deep Borehole Nuclear Waste Trial Has Changed Its Investment Story
Utah on the cusp of a regulated and safe uranium boom
New supercomputer Teton quadruples INL computing power
NM legislator wants another $50M spent on uranium mine cleanup
New-wave reactors emerge as experts raise safety concerns over American nuclear expansion.
Pennsylvania House passes bill to attract next generation nuclear developments
Trial in progress over radioactive waste disposal plans
US government strikes 'groundbreaking' deal for next-gen nuclear power: 'Safe, reliable'
DOE proposes nuclear hubs
US to exclude advanced nuclear from NEPA environmental process
This Ain’t Your Grandpa’s Nuclear
ICYMI: NYT: A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
US lab uses lasers, heat to map neptunium for producing deep-space nuclear fuel
Here’s the full meal deal on large nuclear reactors for Saskatchewan
First containers of waste from Dounreay reach permanent disposal
UK Government buries '200 containers of radioactive waste'
UK looks at subsidizing small modular reactors to power AI boom
UK seeking pipeline of advanced nuclear projects
Reuters: Britain unveils plan to fast-track advanced nuclear reactors
Government to unlock advanced nuclear to grow economy
Newcleo Raises $85 Million to Advance Fourth-Generation Nuclear Reactors
They dumped nuclear waste in this lake - now 30 minutes can kill you
Russia backs Uzbek nuclear waste plans
Small Modular Reactors to be used at brownfield sites: MoS Jitendra Singh
South Korea plans reactor new build

February 03

Yucca Mountain - Trump administration makes move to look elsewhere for nuke waste dump
Nevada - Trump administration makes move to look elsewhere for nuke waste dump
Deep Isolation launches full-scale demonstration programme
When Sustainable Energy Becomes Unsustainable
Los Alamos Tour Engages Tribal Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee
Mississippi lawmakers push nuclear power expansion legislation
Next-Generation Nuclear Power Can Meet Data Center Energy Demand—If Regulations Allow It
Department of Energy Establishes National Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exclusion for Advanced Reactors: What It Is, Who It Helps, and How to Use It Now
OPG completes Darlington refurbishment construction
Aegis Launches Homeland Nuclear Subsidiary to Drive SMR and Micro-Reactor Integration
Yokogawa will supply controls for Rolls-Royce’s small modular reactors
No superpowers, yet something is thriving in Fukushima's radioactive water. How?
China reshaping Central Asia's Russia-dominated nuclear landscape
Why Korean cities are competing to host nuclear reactors

February 02

Yucca Mountain - New Trump Nuclear Reactor Policy: “Trust Us”
Deep Isolation Launches Full-Scale Demonstration Program for Nuclear Waste Disposal
Deep Isolation launches demonstration program for nuclear waste disposal
Why states are being asked to host nuclear waste recycling sites
Department of Energy Delegation Visits Vitreous State Laboratory
Getting Canada's nuclear waste to repository eyed for Ontario's northwest a key concern as public weighs in
Experts divided on how a large nuclear reactor might impact the province
Anti-nuclear advocates ‘really pleased’ about waste site feedback
Work begins on final liner for southern legacy waste trenches at Cumbria nuclear repository
Cluster radioactivity in extreme laser fields: A theoretical exploration

February 01

South Dakota Inches Toward Studying Nuclear Power As Data Center Energy Demands Loom
US Awards $800 Million to TVA, Holtec to Spur Small Nuke Plants
Slovakia and the United States finalise civilian nuclear agreement supporting a new Jaslovské Bohunice reactor
Union Budget 2026 bets on critical minerals, nuclear energy, advanced science

January 2026

January 31

Photos: US site turns Manhattan Project, Cold War-era radioactive waste into stable glass
US firm to produce high-purity nuclear materials for next-gen fusion, fission reactors
DOE Seeks Homes for the Elements of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Experts divided on how a large nuclear reactor might impact the province
Canada Just Made History: 600 Million Neutrons per Second—Our Biggest Leap Toward Controlled Nuclear Fusion
Bihar's First Nuclear Power Plant Using Small Modular Reactor Technology Is Likely To Come Up In Nawada
Officials take action as concerns arise about nuclear power plants: 'Preparing for that possibility'

January 30

New Mexico legislator wants another $50M spent on uranium mine cleanup
South Dakota inches toward studying nuclear power as data center energy demands loom
A Wisconsin nuclear power plant along Lake Michigan may restart
Type One Energy initiates licensing of fusion power plant
ORNL, Kyoto Fusioneering to develop Tenn. fusion testing facility
US government strikes 'groundbreaking' deal for next-gen nuclear power: 'Safe, reliable'
Is nuclear energy renewable?
DOE solicits information from states on nuclear lifecycle hubs
Do you want nuclear waste in your state?
Grand Gulf’s early site permit renewal application on the docket
US to build critical fusion fuel breeding blanket facility as DOE, Japan’s firm team up
Looking into future, SaskPower starts large nuclear technologies evaluation
Nuclear fusion gets repair revolution with 1st tested plug-and-socket magnets
Launch of edition 3.1 and new rolling update: NEA Small Modular Reactor Digital Dashboard
Latvian government launches costly study: could Latvia have a nuclear power plant?
Poll: almost three quarters of Estonians support a nuclear power plant
Rosatom showcases small floating nuclear power plant, SMR tech at IEW
Chinese scientists make groundbreaking discovery in pursuit of limitless energy: 'A practical and scalable pathway'
Skills and public confidence before nuclear reactors
Expert Explains: Why Thorium-based nuclear power generation is key to securing India’s energy independence

January 29

Small Reactors, Big Impact: How Matt Memmott is Reimagining Nuclear Power in Utah
NextEra considering new nuclear capacity
N.J. bill would force decommissioned nuclear plants to keep paying towns after shutdown
Researchers make AI-powered breakthrough in pursuit of limitless energy source: 'Revolutionary technology'
US to build all-in-one ‘integrated’ nuclear sites with advanced reactors, fuel cycle
Transportable nuclear power plant advances microreactor deployment in remote regions
Saskatchewan to evaluate large nuclear reactor technologies
Prodigy completes R&D project for transportable nuclear power plants
Nuclear fusion reactors get repair boost with first tested ‘plug-and-socket’ magnets
Stellaria seeks green light for world’s 1st fast-neutron nuclear reactor
Renewable fission at industrial scale
Armenia holds talks with several countries on small modular nuclear reactor
L&T in talks with Holtec on potential entry into US nuclear energy market: Subramanian Sarma

January 28

Yucca Mountain - Department of Energy announces new efforts to boost nuclear fuel supply chain
US Department of Energy looks into ammonia leaks at Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
PNNL Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Glass
Warning signs going up at Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge warning of possible radioactive contamination
Nuclear waste, state land use top Wyoming Legislature’s energy agenda
America’s small nuclear gamble
Navigating Nuclear- Tennessee
ORNL launches fusion test facility
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
Trump Nuclear State Outreach Plan Surfaces Old Waste Hurdle (1)
U.S. DOE wants states to host nuclear waste and spent-fuel recycling hubs — April 1 deadline
Large nuclear reactors being considered for use in Saskatchewan
Province says work to be done on larger nuclear projects as SMR work continues
Major milestone for Cumbria’s low level waste repository
STEP Fusion milestone: Remountable magnet technology passes major tests
Stellaria seeks permission to build world’s first fast-neutron nuclear reactor
First concrete for Uzbekistan SMR 'well before December'

January 27

Argonne plays “bad guy” to test next-gen nuclear reactor concepts
US lab probes insider sabotage risks in next-generation nuclear reactors
America, meet NuCorp, a mythical answer to nuclear waste woes
Researchers achieve major breakthrough in the quest for limitless energy: 'Their work has advanced our understanding'
Thoughts on plan for nuclear waste burial pour in
UKAEA spinout to develop ‘high-power’ microwaves for fusion
Five Reasons the Clean Energy Transition Needs Nuclear Power
Video: Caged drones inspect UK fusion site under decommissioning in historic first
EU lawmakers back declaration urging the bloc to lead in commercial fusion energy
Stellaria seeks permission to build experimental reactor
Nuclear experts weigh in on ambitious waste facility — here's why it's important
Denmark launches SMR study
Five Reasons the Clean Energy Transition Needs Nuclear Power

January 26

X-energy inks deal for SMR components
Hawaii report recommends against nuclear development
Shut Out of the Courtroom: When Procedure Trumps Policy in Nuclear Waste Litigation
Kairos Power Finalises Contract To Receive Haleu From US DOE
Oak Ridge team plans powerful test facility for next generation fusion components
8 Big Wins for Nuclear in the Trump Administration’s First Year
New expert group to focus on extended storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste
Plans for two new reactors confirmed by South Korea
Government revives plan to build two large reactors by 2038, deploy SMRs by 2035
South Korea Announces Plans For Two New Large-Scale Nuclear Plants

January 25

Yucca Mountain - US Experts Urge New Company to Tackle Nuclear Waste Challenge
Team of 'heavyweights' launches effort to unlock limitless energy source: 'We are in the decisive decade'
Worrisome radioactive waste gets a new dry home at Hanford
County in Southeastern Utah has a Radioactive Target on its Back
Record-breaking high-temperature superconductor wire for nuclear fusion tested by Russia

January 24

We’re asking the wrong question about the San Onofre nuclear plant

January 23

Yucca Mountain - Nuclear Energy Now – Japan Restarts the World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant
US firm to get highly concentrated nuclear fuel for demonstration reactor Hermes
US technology to slash complex nuclear fusion simulation time from months to real-time
How Small Modular Reactor Laws Are Reshaping State Nuclear Energy Policy
World’s first public ‘pure-play’ fusion company: General Fusion bypasses magnets, lasers
Brazil expands cooperation with China on nuclear energy and small reactors
Civil construction of replacement Trino waste store completed
Reactor at world’s largest nuclear power plant halted again hours after restart

January 22

Hanford Site completes first transfer of radioactive capsules to long-term storage
Cutting lethal radioactive leak risks in Eastern WA takes major step
US nuclear fusion facility to test powerful materials under extreme 10 MW heat flux
New Tennessee facility accelerates fusion materials development
Consortium selected to deliver Europe’s first SMR power stations
Court issues major ruling in US nuclear power plant's legal battle with residents: 'We feel very good'
Trump Could Offer Deals to U.S. States to Store Nuclear Waste
Authorities say they can’t extend 1st nuclear site comment period
B.C. fusion company to go public after major cash injection
Decommissioning underpins ambitions for homegrown clean energy
Denmark considering building small nuclear reactors
Denmark mulls small nuclear reactors, lifting of 1985 nuke ban
‘World’s simplest’, small nuclear reactors that can power a city being evaluated for safety
Nuclear experts weigh in on ambitious waste facility — here's why it's important
Environmental agency doubts suitability of many nuclear waste sites
Korea Expands Fusion Energy Budget With Focus on AI and Innovation
South Asia - Will Thorium based power plants be the future in India ?

January 21

Yucca Mountain - US to offer states deals to host nuclear waste, source says
San Diego Union Tribune: Why reprocessing San Onofre nuclear waste is not a short-term fix
US engineers have excavated more than 8 km of tunnels 300 meters deep within the volcanic tuff of Yucca Mountain to test a nuclear repository capable of isolating spent fuel for up to 10.000 years.
US magnetic control could shield fusion reactors against high-energy electron bombardment
Report: Trump administration proposing to steer investments to states that take nuclear waste
EnergySolutions confirms plans for new nuclear at Kewaunee
University of Tennessee to partner with ORNL, Type One Energy on world-class facility to validate next-gen fusion
Ignace residents hear from environmental, nuclear officials
Brazil builds its first micro nuclear reactor and promises to revolutionize access to clean energy
Billion-times more efficient nuclear fusion could be unlocked with low-frequency lasers
Sellafield-linked Amentum to help deliver UK's first SMRs
Sellafield-linked firm to help deliver UK's first small nuclear reactors
Ukraine: Current status of nuclear power installations
KHNP takes stake in TerraPower
Korea Launches Nuclear Fusion Demonstration Reactor Development
Tepco restarts reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, world’s largest nuclear plant

January 20

Should WA embrace nuclear to meet clean energy goals? There’s a bipartisan push
Congress approves record $3.2 billion for Hanford nuclear cleanup
Amentum to be delivery partner for Rolls-Royce SMR
What Canada’s nuclear waste plan means for New Brunswick
Government funding for Saskatchewan SMR test facility
South Korea raises spent fuel levy to fund waste sites and decommissioning
China’s nuclear fusion startup leverages AI to boost device operation, plasma control

January 19

US nuclear site that turns radioactive waste into glass gets record funding
Sen. Josh Hawley's provision on budget bill may fast-track West Lake Landfill cleanup after 50-year wait
Nano Nuclear Issues RFI For Support On Loki Nuclear Plant For Space Missions
Small modular reactors (SMRs) emerge as AI energy solution
The Department of Energy Ends ALARA
Small modular nuclear reactor testing centre planned for Regina
Federal and provincial governments investing in Saskatchewan’s nuclear energy future
Slovakia-US energy deal targets 1,200 MW nuclear reactor for grid-scale power

January 18

Hanford nuclear cleanup gets federal budget bump
US firm proves deep borehole technology for next-gen reactor waste two miles down
Understanding Tomorrow’s Nuclear Energy lecture series
Nuclear site review could ‘prejudice’ legal case, says First Nation
Nuclear fusion seems hot right now — but how close is fusion power?
UK-made super strong materials to shield fusion reactors from sun-level extreme heat
China advances nuclear fusion technology, aims power generation showcase by 2030
15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest nuclear plant

January 17

'Not Something That We Can Brush Under The Rug': Matsui Calls For Plan To Deal With Nuclear Waste
Fusion power plant plan is a 'calculated risk'
Proliferation Risks Associated with Small Modular Reactors
China starts building world’s first hybrid nuclear plant for 33-million-ton industrial steam

January 16

Nuclear energy, reconsidered: What’s changed, and why it matters for Alaska
Dead US nuclear plant closer to resurrection as American firm plans to build SMRs at site
NY Gov Hochul Adds 4GW to Her Nuclear Plan
Nuclear Energy Now – DOE Launches Spent Fuel Research Center
The top 10 states of nuclear
Award-winning US code maps how neutrons, photons move through nuclear fusion reactors
4 things to watch at DOE in 2026
NASA, DOE aim for nuclear reactor on moon by 2030
Federal regulators to visit Ignace during nuclear site review
Nuclear Power’s Second Act
Project Phoenix report backs SMR use in Slovakia
SMR cooperation with Washington offers Ankara key opportunity, says US Nuclear Energy Institute head
Scientists make key breakthrough in pursuit of limitless energy device: 'Long-hypothesized’
India turns to small modular nuclear reactors to meet climate targets

January 15

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state
INL to host Center for Used Fuel Research
Texas A&M has big plans for building small nuclear reactors for its program in College Station
A Nuclear Power Perspective for 2026
World’s largest stellarator fusion power design gets funding boost to become reality
Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions
newcleo achieves important milestone with nuclear safety program submission to French Nuclear Regulator
Olkiluoto waste facility cleared to operate
Finland Regulator Issues Operating Permit For Very Low-Level Waste Repository at Olkiluoto
Czech Republic Invests A Further €156 Million In Temelín Nuclear Station Modernisation
Israeli nuclear fusion firm fires first plasma in two months toward 20 MW goal
South Korea has just maintained a stable plasma inferno for six minutes, and scientists say this is a game changer
Singapore ramps up manpower, research on nuclear energy as power source

January 14

Tests confirm integrity of Deep Isolation disposal canister
Holtec submits partial construction permit application for SMRs at Palisades
Is Nuclear Waste As Dangerous As People Think? Here's The Reality
Bill Gates' Terrapower to supply Meta Platforms with nuclear reactors
DOE and NASA renew commitment with MOU to develop lunar nuclear reactor by 2030
Scientists issue warning about looming crisis at nuclear waste crater: 'It's scary'
Innovation in Nuclear Decommissioning Driving Britain’s Clean Energy Future
Sweden decided to bury nuclear waste half a kilometer deep, spend billions, seal it all in solid rock, and bet that this solution will last 100 years without anyone ever touching it again.
Radium sources yield cancer-fighting Ac-225 in IAEA program
SMR’s Present & Future in Romania: Doicesti Project Going Forward

January 13

Nuclear Waste Innovator Deep Isolation Confirms Safety and Readiness of Its Universal Canister System
NuScale Power Is Down 64% From Its Peak. Here's Why It Could Fall Further in 2026.
U.S. Department of Energy Certifies Thea Energy’s Fusion Pilot Plant Preconceptual Design
US firms partner to bring nuclear microreactors to federal and commercial sites
Transport of nuclear waste not expected in review
Thunder Bay developer gets council nod for local subdivision
Drop-in events over fusion power plant plans
Bosnia threatens legal action over Croatia’s nuclear waste site near border
Ferrovial to build Spain’s first nuclear fusion experimentation center
New Life for Uranium Lands: IAEA Launches Plan for Central Asia
Whistle Blown on Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Safety After Falsified Report

January 12

Yucca Mountain - This Nuclear Renaissance Has a Waste Management Problem
How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint
Hochul ratchets up NY’s nuclear plans, aims to lead U.S. in building new reactors
Nuclear Fusion Energy’s Long Promised Future Starts to Look Commercially Real
Slovakia Planning Agreement With US On Nuclear Energy, Says PM
Officials alarmed after discovery of 400 radioactive barrels in unexpected location: 'Predatory practices'
China's fusion reactor surpasses plasma density limits
China’s EAST Tokamak Breaks Fusion Density Limit for Stable Plasma
China Cracks the Code on a Fusion Limit Scientists Failed to Beat for Decades

January 11

Desmond praised for new approach to San Onofre nuclear waste
Holtec Submits License Application to NRC for the Palisades Twin SMR-300s
Nuclear startups are back in vogue with small reactors, and big challenges
Government drops $800 million on 2 nuclear technology projects: 'Shaping the nation's ... future'
After Decades of Work, Humanity’s Largest Science Project Just Entered Its Most Critical Phase to Harness the Power of the Stars
The illusion of nuclear abundance: Why NTPC’s expansion demands public scrutiny
Scientists make key breakthrough in pursuit of limitless energy device: 'Long-hypothesized'

January 10

Meta makes nuclear reactor history with ‘landmark’ 6.6 GW deal to power AI supercluster
AI Nuclear Energy Demand Reshapes Global Power Markets in 2025

January 09

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state
TerraPower in Mega Deal with Meta for Eight Natrium 345 MW Advanced Nuclear Plants
Meta Signs Deal with Bill Gates’ TerraPower to Build up to 8 Advanced Nuclear Reactors in U.S.
Nuclear power isn’t an option for Wisconsin data centers | Opinion
Illinois lifts moratorium on new large nuclear reactors
Top nuclear magazine names Tennessee No. 1 state: ‘Epicenter’
US advanced reactor fuel cuts reliance on Russia with first nuclear material shipment
Florida must act fast to break its dangerous reliance on natural gas
Meta Announces 6.6 GW Of Nuclear Energy Projects To Power AI Revolution
Meta signs 3 deals for nuclear energy to power AI data centers
Meta signs 20-year deal with Ohio nuclear plants for upgrades to power AI operations
US firm to build Gen IV nuclear reactor that uses molten salt as both fuel and coolant
Takeaways from frack waste investigation in Pennsylvania
US Army Selects Nine Bases for Microreactors
Fusion Energy Research Breakthrough: Nuclear Fusion Progress Delivers Longer Reactions for Clean Energy
Data Centers Are Driving Up Your Electricity Costs. Nuclear, Solar and Hydrogen Might Help.
2025: The year in nuclear
China’s “artificial sun” breaks a fusion limit once deemed impossible

January 08

US energy company installs first fusion magnet, nears clean power breakthrough
‘Record funding’ for WA nuclear cleanup passes House. Wins for other projects
DOE delivers HALEU feedstock for advanced reactor fuel
Terrestrial Energy, Oklo execute DOE agreements
From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
Canada Regulatory Approval Spent Fuel Repository Assessment Begins 2026
MAST Upgrade launches new experiments to accelerate UK fusion energy
Rolls-Royce SMR project could kickstart EU supply chain
Nuclear energy: EAGLES-300 confirmed among the eight projects of the European Industrial Alliance on SMRs
Map shows Japan's nuclear power as world's biggest plant nears restart

January 07

Why OKLO's Reactor Design Is Built on Proven Nuclear Systems
DOE signs two more OTAs in Reactor Pilot Program
Bentz warns of future power shortfall in Oregon, calls for changes to energy policy
Part Of $2.7 Billion From Feds Is For Laser Tech That Could Be Used On Wyoming Uranium
Natura to utilise historic molten salt in next gen nuclear SMRs
Officials break ground on first-of-its-kind underground nuclear reactor: 'For decades to come'
Linn County Board of Supervisors Approves Host Community Agreement with NEDA
Oak Ridge Uranium Enrichment Development: Strategic Progress and Updates
Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last?
This Physics Conundrum Stumped Fictional Scientists. Real Scientists Just Solved It.
Advanced nuclear fuel production in US to get boost with new contract, help security needs
Going further with fusion, together
Building a Fusion-Ready Workforce: Why STEM and Trades Education Are Key to America’s Energy Future
DOE announces awards for three university nuclear education outreach programs
Uranium Enrichment Infrastructure Investment: America’s $2.7 Billion Strategic Plan
US commits $2.7bn to revitalise uranium enrichment and nuclear fuel supply
US Uranium Enrichment Orders Secure $2.7B Domestic Fuel Independence
Why Big Tech and the Pentagon Both Need Micro Nuclear Reactors
Canada’s deep geological repository enters regulatory decision-making process
UK’s flagship fusion machine starts fifth scientific campaign to double heating power
Regulatory and Liability Challenges to Unlocking Nuclear Power for Maritime
Nvidia Is Helping This Fusion Startup Reduce Years of Work to Weeks Through a ‘Digital Twin’
Consultation set to launch on multibillion-pound Nottinghamshire fusion energy plant
Nuclear steam-side upgrades aim to deliver fast, firm megawatts
Third tier of Iran’s Bushehr 2 nuclear power unit installed
China’s ‘artificial sun’ breaks nuclear fusion limit thought to be impossible
Scientists in China make breakthrough with fusion energy
Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data

January 06

Nuclear Power Ventures Heat Up Around Washington State
Residents divided over proposed nuclear construction plans: 'Where is the waste going to be stored?
Work Has Started On A First-Of-A-Kind Underground Nuclear Reactor
Energy company begins construction on next-gen nuclear facility: 'The most robust nuclear fuel on Earth'
Terrestrial Energy surges on DOE agreement for pilot nuclear reactor program
How Commonwealth Fusion Systems is designing its first fusion reactor
Government drops $800 million on 2 nuclear technology projects: 'Shaping the nation's ... future'
$2.7B Uranium Enrichment Orders Transform American Energy Independence
Energy Department makes $2.7 billion bet on nuclear reactor fuel supply chain
Washington Commits $2.7 Billion to Break Russia’s Grip on Nuclear Fuel
A chance to ‘be involved’: Nuclear waste site assessment begins
Plans for new facility at Rosyth to store waste from old nuclear subs
High-Temperature neutron flux detectors for Generation IV reactors and SMRs
Chinese Fusion Reactor Achieves Plasma Density Previously Thought to Be Impossible
China Moves Closer to Fusion Breakeven as Scientists Beat a Key Limit
Japan nuclear plant may have underestimated earthquake risks
Hard work ahead: India’s push for 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047

January 05

Trump Media merges with nuclear fusion firm TAE in $6 billion deal
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies in $6 billion deal
An energized 2025 and what it means for Utah and the West
Next-generation reactors revolutionize US energy with ultra modular breakthrough
Natura Secures Enriched Molten Salt Allocation from Department of Energy
Minnesota doesn’t have an easy path to 100% carbon-free electricity
Duke Energy submits an ESP application to the NRC
US company launches joint venture that could unlock limitless energy source: 'We're building critical infrastructure'
UCalgary professor talks about potential of nuclear energy during Alberta engagement session
A Tungsten Miracle Happened in the Heart of a Fusion Reactor
UK Fusion energy developer awards £7.9m modular HPC data center contract to Boxxe
Get Involved: Middletown warehouses, Sussex big box stores, and nuclear reactors across the state
Multibillion-pound Nottinghamshire fusion energy plant ‘critical to the future of mankind’
'Scottish taxpayers will pick up a £300 million 'nuclear tax' tab.'

January 04

Washington State is Becoming a Major Nuclear Energy Hub
Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state
Idaho lab produces first fuel for fast molten salt reactor, paving way for maritime deployment
Georgia plant shows nuclear energy's potential — and risks in meeting AI power demand
The US dumped approximately 27 barrels of radioactive and highly polluting waste on the ocean floor
Deep Geological Nuclear Waste Repository Technology and Global Implementation
China Reaches New Milestone in "Artificial Sun" Experiment
China launches construction of unusual nuclear power plant: 'Adopting this technology'
Startup signs groundbreaking deal with major supermarket chain — and it could revolutionize grocery stores

January 03

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington
Next-generation Nuclear: The United States Unveils an Ultra-Modular Reactor Designed to Revolutionize Energy Production
Future nuclear fusion reactors could produce dark matter
Duke Energy Submits Early Site Permit at Coal Plant Site
AI research team shares new details on mind-blowing nuclear construction project: 'The fastest path'
Why U.S. Nuclear Licensing Moves So Slowly
Nuclear Energy Production: Understanding the Complete Uranium Fuel Cycle
Concerns raised over impact of proposed radioactive waste dump
Scientists make game-changing breakthrough in pursuit of limitless energy source: 'One of the key milestones'
Knowledge Nugget: India–US Thorium Fuel partnership and its significance for UPSC exam

January 02

Data centers are one of the fastest growing industries. Will Lyon County ever join in?
NuScale Power (SMR) soars 15% on 2026 nuclear renaissance
Army tests nuclear microreactors as US pushes next generation energy
Texas creates advanced nuclear office, names director, invests $350 million
Officials break ground on first-of-its-kind underground nuclear reactor: 'For decades to come'
A Kansas nuclear engineering program is back and students are quickly signing up
NTPC exploring international collaborations to push nuclear plans
The Kentucky Resource Council is part of the anti-nuclear, anti-energy movement
Duke Energy submits early site permit application for nuclear project
Duke Energy’s Nuclear Bet Signals the AI Power Shift
Duke Energy submits early site permit application for potential North Carolina nuclear development
Three Mile Island revival ‘will never work,’ says former top Trump energy official
Army tests nuclear microreactors as US pushes next-generation energy
Defense Dept Goes Big On Nuclear At Military Bases
High-Temperature neutron flux detectors for Generation IV reactors and SMRs
Nuclear Energy Now – Legislation Introduced to Establish the Office of Fusion
China verifies density-free regime in EAST tokamak and advances nuclear fusion
China’s Artificial Sun Breaks Key Barrier in Pursuit of Fusion Energy
India-Canada Uranium Deal: $2.8 Billion Strategic Nuclear Partnership
Nuclear Power Essential for AI-Driven Industrial Revolution, Says IT Ministry
NTPC ties up with US-based Clean Core to advance thorium fuel use in India

January 01

7 developments rising across Richland, Kennewick and Pasco
Energy company begins construction on next-gen nuclear facility: 'The most robust nuclear fuel on Earth'
The United States will recover the world's only stockpile of rare plutonium hidden in Cold War nuclear waste.
Duke Energy in early stages of expanding nuclear power to Stokes County
There Is No Such Thing as a Fail-Safe Nuclear Power Plant
Why are Meta, Amazon, and Google turning to nuclear power?
SMRs Explained: Real-World Economics, Fuel Bottlenecks, and the Race to Scale
New Lab Partnership Looks to Improve Laser-Fusion Efficiency
China Advances Toward Fusion Ignition With Major Plasma Breakthrough
Physicists Finally Solved One Of The Biggest Mysteries About Fusion Energy
NTPC partners US firm to deploy thorium fuel in India’s nuclear reactors : Report