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Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities - The New York Times

U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities - The New York Times

Iran War: Would We Be Better With Obama’s Nuclear Deal?

Iran War: Would We Be Better With Obama’s Nuclear Deal?

USA To Examine SMRs For Commercial Shipping – Eurasia Review

USA To Examine SMRs For Commercial Shipping – Eurasia Review

Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate - Inside Climate News

Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate - Inside Climate News

Reports look into the economics of keeping Diablo Canyon open -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Reports look into the economics of keeping Diablo Canyon open -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC Issues Safety Evaluation Report Approving Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR Postulated Initiating Events Topical Report

NRC Issues Safety Evaluation Report Approving Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR Postulated Initiating Events Topical Report

NRC approves Terrestrial Energy safety evaluation report By Investing.com

NRC approves Terrestrial Energy safety evaluation report By Investing.com

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

The U.S. Spent 7 Years Developing a Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile That Could Carry 12 Thermonuclear Warheads — Then Cancelled It - National Security Journal

The U.S. Spent 7 Years Developing a Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile That Could Carry 12 Thermonuclear Warheads — Then Cancelled It - National Security Journal

Why Iran's ballistic missiles pose a greater threat than the nuclear issue | The Jerusalem Post

Why Iran's ballistic missiles pose a greater threat than the nuclear issue | The Jerusalem Post

Rare crystal found in world's first nuclear bomb explosion debris

Rare crystal found in world's first nuclear bomb explosion debris

Meta bets on XGS Energy in second major geothermal deal | Latitude Media

Meta bets on XGS Energy in second major geothermal deal | Latitude Media

US Nuclear Company Fermi Wins Support Of Major Shareholder After Executive Departures

US Nuclear Company Fermi Wins Support Of Major Shareholder After Executive Departures

Trump’s $1 Billion TotalEnergies Deal Is ‘Worthless’ - Heatmap News

Trump’s $1 Billion TotalEnergies Deal Is ‘Worthless’ - Heatmap News

Oklo Gets Its First NRC License - Heatmap News

Oklo Gets Its First NRC License - Heatmap News

Rosatom continuing work for Iran’s Bushehr units 2 and 3 - World Nuclear News

Rosatom continuing work for Iran’s Bushehr units 2 and 3 - World Nuclear News

Construction begins on fourth Taipingling unit - World Nuclear News

Construction begins on fourth Taipingling unit - World Nuclear News

Monday, May 11, 2026

U.S. nuclear capacity factors: More power on order -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

U.S. nuclear capacity factors: More power on order -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Verdict on Nuclear Energy: Who Killed the Future?

The Verdict on Nuclear Energy: Who Killed the Future?

Korea weighs U.S. SMR investment in NuScale partnership with Samsung, Doosan - CHOSUNBIZ

Korea weighs U.S. SMR investment in NuScale partnership with Samsung, Doosan - CHOSUNBIZ

USA To Examine SMRs For Commercial Shipping – Eurasia Review

USA To Examine SMRs For Commercial Shipping – Eurasia Review

The United States gives a 759-megawatt nuclear plant another 20 years of life, enough to power 570,000 homes while electricity demand keeps rising

The United States gives a 759-megawatt nuclear plant another 20 years of life, enough to power 570,000 homes while electricity demand keeps rising

Improving the Efficiency of NRC Power Reactor Licensing: ACRS Reviews - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

Improving the Efficiency of NRC Power Reactor Licensing: ACRS Reviews - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

America’s submarine dominance is under threat

America’s submarine dominance is under threat

Darlington SMR project's foundation module milestone - World Nuclear News

Darlington SMR project's foundation module milestone - World Nuclear News

Kairos Power's new reactor to power Google

Kairos Power's new reactor to power Google

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

Quantum, AI And Nuclear Fusion To Shape Next Phase Of India-US Ties: Kwatra - BW Businessworld

Quantum, AI And Nuclear Fusion To Shape Next Phase Of India-US Ties: Kwatra - BW Businessworld

US tool cuts nuclear fusion material discovery from months to hours

US tool cuts nuclear fusion material discovery from months to hours

Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate - Inside Climate News

Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate - Inside Climate News

L&H Industrial Owner Says Wyoming Can Be World’s Hub For Building Nuclear Reactors | Cowboy State Daily

L&H Industrial Owner Says Wyoming Can Be World’s Hub For Building Nuclear Reactors | Cowboy State Daily

India’s Thorium Push Explained: Why Nuclear Shift Beyond Uranium Matters

India’s Thorium Push Explained: Why Nuclear Shift Beyond Uranium Matters

India plans to shrink nuclear plant buffer zones to attract private investment: Report

India plans to shrink nuclear plant buffer zones to attract private investment: Report

Friday, May 8, 2026

Scoop: Trump is sitting on an executive order pushing advanced transmission | Latitude Media

Scoop: Trump is sitting on an executive order pushing advanced transmission | Latitude Media

Feds Propose Framework to Push Nuclear Microreactor Deployment | Engineering News-Record

Feds Propose Framework to Push Nuclear Microreactor Deployment | Engineering News-Record

Nuclear reactor in central Japan halted after steam leak near turbine - Japan Today

Nuclear reactor in central Japan halted after steam leak near turbine - Japan Today

US Explores Small Modular Reactors for Commercial Shipping Fleet - Bloomberg

US Explores Small Modular Reactors for Commercial Shipping Fleet - Bloomberg

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

US DOE might finance long-lead nuclear reactor components for utility group | S&P Global

US DOE might finance long-lead nuclear reactor components for utility group | S&P Global

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

Yes, Nuclear. How Much? How Soon? | RealClearEnergy

Yes, Nuclear. How Much? How Soon? | RealClearEnergy

USA to examine SMRs for commercial shipping - World Nuclear News

USA to examine SMRs for commercial shipping - World Nuclear News

Will DOE’s ‘nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses’ solve the US nuclear waste problem? | Utility Dive

Will DOE’s ‘nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses’ solve the US nuclear waste problem? | Utility Dive

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

Energy Demands Get Three Mile Island Nuclear Site an AI Makeover

Energy Demands Get Three Mile Island Nuclear Site an AI Makeover

U.S. Secures Largest-Ever HALEU Shipment to Power American Nuclear Industry | Department of Energy

U.S. Secures Largest-Ever HALEU Shipment to Power American Nuclear Industry | Department of Energy

Will the Trump administration's 'nuclear campus' plan break the US nuclear waste gridlock? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Will the Trump administration's 'nuclear campus' plan break the US nuclear waste gridlock? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

Thursday, May 7, 2026

The Shift: Taboo no longer — House Dems want White House to acknowledge Israel’s nukes – Mondoweiss

The Shift: Taboo no longer — House Dems want White House to acknowledge Israel’s nukes – Mondoweiss

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

The $6-trillion threat to climate tech finance | Latitude Media

The $6-trillion threat to climate tech finance | Latitude Media

Feds sign off on expanded license for Framatome’s Richland plant | Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Feds sign off on expanded license for Framatome’s Richland plant | Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Launches Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Initiative to Drive Down Costs for U.S. Shipping, Enhance Energy Dominance | US Department of Transportation

Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Launches Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Initiative to Drive Down Costs for U.S. Shipping, Enhance Energy Dominance | US Department of Transportation

NRC to review Radiant R-50 Part 70 license application -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC to review Radiant R-50 Part 70 license application -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC approves Framatome AFM - Nuclear Engineering International

NRC approves Framatome AFM - Nuclear Engineering International

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

N.J. eyes Salem County for new nuclear reactor - nj.com

N.J. eyes Salem County for new nuclear reactor - nj.com

The World's Biggest Fusion Reactor Just Hit a Milestone | OilPrice.com

The World's Biggest Fusion Reactor Just Hit a Milestone | OilPrice.com

America’s nuclear dry spell is over | Canary Media

America’s nuclear dry spell is over | Canary Media

POLITICO Pro | Article | GAO: DOE’s nuclear waste facilities need $1.5 billion in repairs

POLITICO Pro | Article | GAO: DOE’s nuclear waste facilities need $1.5 billion in repairs

The Man Who Blew Up a Nuclear Station and Disappeared | RealClearEnergy

The Man Who Blew Up a Nuclear Station and Disappeared | RealClearEnergy

Nuclear Waste Is a Wicked Problem | The Breakthrough Institute

Nuclear Waste Is a Wicked Problem | The Breakthrough Institute

High-Activity Nuclear Waste Management Policy: Becoming a Responsible

High-Activity Nuclear Waste Management Policy: Becoming a Responsible

DOE-Idaho Approves Aalo's Documented Safety Analysis for the Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor | Aalo Updates

DOE-Idaho Approves Aalo's Documented Safety Analysis for the Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor | Aalo Updates

US Nuclear Industry Eyes VC Summer Restart as Brookfield Plans New Reactors - Bloomberg

US Nuclear Industry Eyes VC Summer Restart as Brookfield Plans New Reactors - Bloomberg

Our story | Laying the foundation for the G7’s first Small Modular Reactor – OPG

Our story | Laying the foundation for the G7’s first Small Modular Reactor – OPG

Government of Canada Commits to New Strategy for Nuclear Energy - Canada.ca

Government of Canada Commits to New Strategy for Nuclear Energy - Canada.ca

GE Vernova, Blue Energy to collaborate for ‘gas-plus-nuclear power plant’ - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

GE Vernova, Blue Energy to collaborate for ‘gas-plus-nuclear power plant’ - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

US tests nuclear fuel that cuts waste while lasting 8 times longer

US tests nuclear fuel that cuts waste while lasting 8 times longer

The Justice Department’s Appalling Grift Store

The Justice Department’s Appalling Grift Store

The U.S. Finally Has Two New Nuclear Projects Underway - Heatmap News

The U.S. Finally Has Two New Nuclear Projects Underway - Heatmap News

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

White House offers TVA an early look at nuclear rules - E&E News by POLITICO

White House offers TVA an early look at nuclear rules - E&E News by POLITICO

How the CIA Staged Sham Academic Conferences to Thwart Iran’s Nuclear Program — ProPublica

How the CIA Staged Sham Academic Conferences to Thwart Iran’s Nuclear Program — ProPublica

The Case for Exploiting Iran’s Internal Fractures | Council on Foreign Relations

The Case for Exploiting Iran’s Internal Fractures | Council on Foreign Relations

Not Every Obsolete Component Requires a System Modification -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Not Every Obsolete Component Requires a System Modification -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear plant to speed US power for AI boom

2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear plant to speed US power for AI boom

British-US consortium aims to build UK fusion plant - World Nuclear News

British-US consortium aims to build UK fusion plant - World Nuclear News

PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium | Utility Dive

PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium | Utility Dive

Energy hungry data centers are pulling dead reactors to life as nuclear power soars: Cameco CEO

Energy hungry data centers are pulling dead reactors to life as nuclear power soars: Cameco CEO

New TVA CEO stakes out pro-nuclear stance, sending a message to Trump

New TVA CEO stakes out pro-nuclear stance, sending a message to Trump

Congress should fix the nuclear investment tax credit | Utility Dive

Congress should fix the nuclear investment tax credit | Utility Dive

NRC Opens U.S. Reactors to Foreign Investment Under New Rule

NRC Opens U.S. Reactors to Foreign Investment Under New Rule

Nuclear power on a faster timeline is possible. Here is how utilities can make it work. | Utility Dive

Nuclear power on a faster timeline is possible. Here is how utilities can make it work. | Utility Dive

Rage Against The Data Center - Robert Bryce

Rage Against The Data Center - Robert Bryce

New York power grid nuclear | Opinion

New York power grid nuclear | Opinion

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? | SEJ

What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? | SEJ

NRC accepts Radiant’s R-50 microreactor factory application for review - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

NRC accepts Radiant’s R-50 microreactor factory application for review - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

NRC Proposes Part 57 Framework for Microreactor Licensing | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - JDSupra

NRC Proposes Part 57 Framework for Microreactor Licensing | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - JDSupra

As I see it | Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear | South China Morning Post

As I see it | Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear | South China Morning Post

Opinion | Should a desalination project be near a nuclear plant?

Opinion | Should a desalination project be near a nuclear plant?

PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium | Utility Dive

PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium | Utility Dive

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

PR for PG&E | RealClearPolicy

PR for PG&E | RealClearPolicy

Nuclear fuel company Clean Core concludes thorium fuel irradiation, reports high ‘burnup’ | Business News - The Indian Express

Nuclear fuel company Clean Core concludes thorium fuel irradiation, reports high ‘burnup’ | Business News - The Indian Express

AI boom sparks rare warning of ‘significant risks’ to grid - E&E News by POLITICO

AI boom sparks rare warning of ‘significant risks’ to grid - E&E News by POLITICO

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

China’s radical coal rethink turns pollution into power using a fuel cell that skips combustion entirely and promises near-perfect efficiency | TechRadar

China’s radical coal rethink turns pollution into power using a fuel cell that skips combustion entirely and promises near-perfect efficiency | TechRadar

US to speed up nuclear fuel development for future reactors with AI

US to speed up nuclear fuel development for future reactors with AI

2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear plant to speed US power for AI boom

2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear plant to speed US power for AI boom

Inside California's last nuclear power plant -- as locals fear it'll have catastrophic meltdown

Inside California's last nuclear power plant -- as locals fear it'll have catastrophic meltdown