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

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Three Reasons Why DOE’s Plutonium Plan Has Deal Breakers | Neutron Bytes

Three Reasons Why DOE’s Plutonium Plan Has Deal Breakers | Neutron Bytes

Several states seem eager to host San Onofre’s waste – Orange County Register

Several states seem eager to host San Onofre’s waste – Orange County Register

Starmer vows new sanctions on Russia and nuclear energy support for Ukraine | G7 | The Guardian

Starmer vows new sanctions on Russia and nuclear energy support for Ukraine | G7 | The Guardian

Who pays for new nuclear plants?

Who pays for new nuclear plants?

Knutsen LNG tanker collaboration goes nuclear

Knutsen LNG tanker collaboration goes nuclear

Priming a continent to introduce nuclear into the energy mix

Priming a continent to introduce nuclear into the energy mix

Rolls-Royce SMR Sweden Win Shows Europe’s Nuclear Revival Becoming an Industrial Race - https://eutoday.net

Rolls-Royce SMR Sweden Win Shows Europe’s Nuclear Revival Becoming an Industrial Race - https://eutoday.net

Can America Build Nuclear Again? Part 1 | AEI

Can America Build Nuclear Again? Part 1 | AEI

Fourth application for Swedish state support for new nuclear - World Nuclear News

Fourth application for Swedish state support for new nuclear - World Nuclear News

Georgia nuclear power plant cleared for 80-year operating life - World Nuclear News

Georgia nuclear power plant cleared for 80-year operating life - World Nuclear News

Reactor pressure vessel installed at Indian nuclear plant - World Nuclear News

Reactor pressure vessel installed at Indian nuclear plant - World Nuclear News

Australian thorium to fuel Ampera energy system - World Nuclear News

Australian thorium to fuel Ampera energy system - World Nuclear News

Study identifies potential SMR sites in Dutch province - World Nuclear News

Study identifies potential SMR sites in Dutch province - World Nuclear News

Nuclear-powered ship conceptual designs approved - World Nuclear News

Nuclear-powered ship conceptual designs approved - World Nuclear News

Report looks into next steps for port calls for nuclear-powered ships - World Nuclear News

Report looks into next steps for port calls for nuclear-powered ships - World Nuclear News

DOE Charts Fusion’s Future in Updated Roadmap | Neutron Bytes

DOE Charts Fusion’s Future in Updated Roadmap | Neutron Bytes

New York eyes new nuclear subsidies - E&E News by POLITICO

New York eyes new nuclear subsidies - E&E News by POLITICO

Highly dangerous plutonium offers no quick fix to US nuclear fuel crunch | Reuters

Highly dangerous plutonium offers no quick fix to US nuclear fuel crunch | Reuters

The power decisions that could shape the next century

The power decisions that could shape the next century

Revival of interest in nuclear power gives hope to start-ups

Revival of interest in nuclear power gives hope to start-ups

Inside the race to rebuild America’s fuel supply chain for a 'second nuclear age' | Fortune

Inside the race to rebuild America’s fuel supply chain for a 'second nuclear age' | Fortune

A Year of Deregulation Ignited an American Nuclear Renaissance | National Review

A Year of Deregulation Ignited an American Nuclear Renaissance | National Review

Department of Energy's Plutonium Program: Converting Waste to Energy

Department of Energy's Plutonium Program: Converting Waste to Energy

Department of Energy's Plutonium Program: Converting Waste to Energy

Department of Energy's Plutonium Program: Converting Waste to Energy

Another Day, Another SMR Startup Goes Public

Another Day, Another SMR Startup Goes Public

Advanced Nuclear Fuels Are Critical to America’s Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

Advanced Nuclear Fuels Are Critical to America’s Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

Fueling the Coming Nuclear Renaissance | RealClearEnergy

Fueling the Coming Nuclear Renaissance | RealClearEnergy

NIA responds to Sweden selecting Rolls-Royce SMR for nuclear export contract - Nuclear Industry Association

NIA responds to Sweden selecting Rolls-Royce SMR for nuclear export contract - Nuclear Industry Association

Great British Energy - Nuclear and Rolls-Royce SMR sign contract - GOV.UK

Great British Energy - Nuclear and Rolls-Royce SMR sign contract - GOV.UK

Swedish new nuclear project selects Rolls-Royce SMRs - World Nuclear News

Swedish new nuclear project selects Rolls-Royce SMRs - World Nuclear News

US eyes Japanese funding for nuclear revival, Lutnick says - Nikkei Asia

US eyes Japanese funding for nuclear revival, Lutnick says - Nikkei Asia

Monday, June 15, 2026

Russia's 4,400-MWe nuclear plant gets 132-ton core catcher for Unit 7

Russia's 4,400-MWe nuclear plant gets 132-ton core catcher for Unit 7

How Many Solar Panels Would It Take To Replace A Nuclear Reactor?

How Many Solar Panels Would It Take To Replace A Nuclear Reactor?

NextEra Dominion Merger: $420B Utility Deal Explained

NextEra Dominion Merger: $420B Utility Deal Explained

NARI speeding up nuclear fusion, SMR research - Taipei Times

NARI speeding up nuclear fusion, SMR research - Taipei Times

Fusion reactors could be monitored for covert plutonium production

Fusion reactors could be monitored for covert plutonium production

Athlos Completes First Preliminary Nuclear Siting Study For Greece

Athlos Completes First Preliminary Nuclear Siting Study For Greece

Energy Department's small nuclear reactor hits crucial milestone | AP News

Energy Department's small nuclear reactor hits crucial milestone | AP News

Why China is betting on big nuclear reactors | MIT Technology Review

Why China is betting on big nuclear reactors | MIT Technology Review

NARI speeding up nuclear fusion, SMR research - Taipei Times

NARI speeding up nuclear fusion, SMR research - Taipei Times

Halo nuclear microreactor adopts custom simulator to speed first power

Halo nuclear microreactor adopts custom simulator to speed first power

Radiant Nuclear Microreactor: Meet the Kaleidos Reactor - Los Angeles Times

Radiant Nuclear Microreactor: Meet the Kaleidos Reactor - Los Angeles Times

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant reconnected to grid after IAEA-brokered ceasefire | Reuters

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant reconnected to grid after IAEA-brokered ceasefire | Reuters

Oklo acquires ARMEC - Nuclear Engineering International

Oklo acquires ARMEC - Nuclear Engineering International

Kola-II prepares for construction - Nuclear Engineering International

Kola-II prepares for construction - Nuclear Engineering International

Rolls-Royce strikes nuclear deal with Japan

Rolls-Royce strikes nuclear deal with Japan

Ireland banned nuclear power for a world that no longer exists – The Irish Times

Ireland banned nuclear power for a world that no longer exists – The Irish Times

Highly dangerous plutonium offers no quick fix to US nuclear fuel crunch | Reuters

Highly dangerous plutonium offers no quick fix to US nuclear fuel crunch | Reuters

Rolls-Royce joins UK-Japan HTGR development agreement - World Nuclear News

Rolls-Royce joins UK-Japan HTGR development agreement - World Nuclear News

Dome lifted into place on Ningde 5 - World Nuclear News

Dome lifted into place on Ningde 5 - World Nuclear News

Swedish new nuclear project selects Rolls-Royce SMRs - World Nuclear News

Swedish new nuclear project selects Rolls-Royce SMRs - World Nuclear News

Saturday, June 13, 2026

What Nuclear Taboo? - by John J. Mearsheimer

What Nuclear Taboo? - by John J. Mearsheimer

Pentagon Weighs Next Steps For Iran's Nuclear Stockpile Under Proposed Agreement - American Liberty News

Pentagon Weighs Next Steps For Iran's Nuclear Stockpile Under Proposed Agreement - American Liberty News

DOE Charts Fusion’s Future in Updated Roadmap | Neutron Bytes

DOE Charts Fusion’s Future in Updated Roadmap | Neutron Bytes

American nuclear energy just reached a milestone decades in the making. Is the ‘renaissance’ finally happening? - The Lion

American nuclear energy just reached a milestone decades in the making. Is the ‘renaissance’ finally happening? - The Lion

(782) Callie Patteson on a new chairman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - YouTube

(782) Callie Patteson on a new chairman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - YouTube

Manufacturers Rally to Advance Nuclear Energy - NAM

Manufacturers Rally to Advance Nuclear Energy - NAM

Halo nuclear microreactor adopts custom simulator to speed first power

Halo nuclear microreactor adopts custom simulator to speed first power

Nuclear-powered large vehicle carrier ship gets design approval

Nuclear-powered large vehicle carrier ship gets design approval

Tulsi Gabbard reveals over 120 US-funded biolabs worldwide | Al Mayadeen English

Tulsi Gabbard reveals over 120 US-funded biolabs worldwide | Al Mayadeen English

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Time for Nuclear Recycling? Prospects and Implications During a Global Nuclear Energy Renewal | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Time for Nuclear Recycling? Prospects and Implications During a Global Nuclear Energy Renewal | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

California Dems push Congress on nuclear waste - E&E News by POLITICO

California Dems push Congress on nuclear waste - E&E News by POLITICO

The man leading Trump’s nuclear renaissance

The man leading Trump’s nuclear renaissance

Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

Diablo Canyon's future: A turning point for nuclear energy

Diablo Canyon's future: A turning point for nuclear energy

‘Independence does not mean isolation’: NRC chief defends agency’s autonomy - E&E News by POLITICO

‘Independence does not mean isolation’: NRC chief defends agency’s autonomy - E&E News by POLITICO

Working together at scale - Nuclear Engineering International

Working together at scale - Nuclear Engineering International

Microsoft to Release New Coding Model Next Week in Comeback Attempt — The Information

Microsoft to Release New Coding Model Next Week in Comeback Attempt — The Information

Transmission projects bolster New York, New England summer reliability: NPCC | Utility Dive

Transmission projects bolster New York, New England summer reliability: NPCC | Utility Dive

Study identifies potential SMR sites in Dutch province - World Nuclear News

Study identifies potential SMR sites in Dutch province - World Nuclear News

Antares

Antares

Antares

Antares

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Dormant US nuclear unit clears key hurdle for 2027 restart

Dormant US nuclear unit clears key hurdle for 2027 restart

Small nuclear reactors could be operational by 2030, chief regulator says

Small nuclear reactors could be operational by 2030, chief regulator says

Jared Kushner makes Hunter Biden scandal look like pocket change: author - Raw Story

Jared Kushner makes Hunter Biden scandal look like pocket change: author - Raw Story

Converging Risks: AI and the Future of Global Security

Converging Risks: AI and the Future of Global Security

Small nuclear reactors could be operational by 2030, chief regulator says

Small nuclear reactors could be operational by 2030, chief regulator says

Portable Nuclear Reactors Move Closer to Powering Military Bases During Outages

Portable Nuclear Reactors Move Closer to Powering Military Bases During Outages

Portable Nuclear Reactors Move Closer to Powering Military Bases During Outages

Portable Nuclear Reactors Move Closer to Powering Military Bases During Outages

Dummy fuel successfully loaded in Akkuyu 1 - World Nuclear News

Dummy fuel successfully loaded in Akkuyu 1 - World Nuclear News

Time for Nuclear Recycling? Prospects and Implications During a Global Nuclear Energy Renewal | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Time for Nuclear Recycling? Prospects and Implications During a Global Nuclear Energy Renewal | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Tennessee forging ahead with nuclear fusion project | Tennessee | thecentersquare.com

Tennessee forging ahead with nuclear fusion project | Tennessee | thecentersquare.com

Driven by AI demand, China on track to pass US as top nuclear energy producer | South China Morning Post

Driven by AI demand, China on track to pass US as top nuclear energy producer | South China Morning Post

Smolensk-II nears first pour - Nuclear Engineering International

Smolensk-II nears first pour - Nuclear Engineering International

Florida nuclear power plant threatened by coastal erosion

Florida nuclear power plant threatened by coastal erosion

West Memphis mayor says nuclear energy could power $45B in business growth

West Memphis mayor says nuclear energy could power $45B in business growth

Startup’s nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Startup’s nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

The Public Backs Nuclear Energy Now - WSJ

The Public Backs Nuclear Energy Now - WSJ

Bruce-3 Reactor Returned To Service Early And Under Budget

Bruce-3 Reactor Returned To Service Early And Under Budget

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Orano USA’s Oak Ridge nuclear facility could be licensed by April 2027

Orano USA’s Oak Ridge nuclear facility could be licensed by April 2027

Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

Red Herrings and Real Progress: Here’s How to Judge the Nuclear Revival - The National Interest

Three Mile Island reactor restart moves closer with federal waiver

Three Mile Island reactor restart moves closer with federal waiver

Pallone Stresses Importance of Nuclear Energy Safety and Transparency at Legislative Hearing | Democrats, Energy and Commerce Committee

Pallone Stresses Importance of Nuclear Energy Safety and Transparency at Legislative Hearing | Democrats, Energy and Commerce Committee

Tennessee forging ahead with nuclear fusion project | Tennessee | thecentersquare.com

Tennessee forging ahead with nuclear fusion project | Tennessee | thecentersquare.com

NRC Annual Enforcement Report Shows Slight Decline in Escalated Enforcement Actions | Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom - JDSupra

NRC Annual Enforcement Report Shows Slight Decline in Escalated Enforcement Actions | Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom - JDSupra

Small nuclear reactors could be operational by 2030, chief regulator says

Small nuclear reactors could be operational by 2030, chief regulator says

Chairman Latta Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Energy Hearing on Nuclear Energy Licensing Reform

Chairman Latta Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Energy Hearing on Nuclear Energy Licensing Reform

NRC issues preliminary EA/FONSI for Crane restart -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC issues preliminary EA/FONSI for Crane restart -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

US microreactor achieves first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, targets 2028 deployment | TechSpot

US microreactor achieves first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, targets 2028 deployment | TechSpot

China Is Building a Nuclear Reactor Small Enough to Ride on a Truck

China Is Building a Nuclear Reactor Small Enough to Ride on a Truck

There Are Only Three Ways the Iran War Ends. One of Them Is Catastrophic - National Security Journal

There Are Only Three Ways the Iran War Ends. One of Them Is Catastrophic - National Security Journal

China's nuclear arsenal growing faster than any other country: Report

China's nuclear arsenal growing faster than any other country: Report

Thirty Seconds to Midnight - by Regis Tremblay

Thirty Seconds to Midnight - by Regis Tremblay

Antares Nuclear Mark-0 Microreactor Achieves Criticality at Idaho National Lab

Antares Nuclear Mark-0 Microreactor Achieves Criticality at Idaho National Lab

Google may quietly tap thousands of homes for electricity instead of building massive power plants for its data centers | TechRadar

Google may quietly tap thousands of homes for electricity instead of building massive power plants for its data centers | TechRadar

Donald Trump lobs fresh threat to 'blow the hell out of' Iran

Donald Trump lobs fresh threat to 'blow the hell out of' Iran

Trump Threatens To 'Destroy' Iran's Enriched Uranium With Or Without Deal - Benzinga

Trump Threatens To 'Destroy' Iran's Enriched Uranium With Or Without Deal - Benzinga