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

Monday, February 16, 2026

US firm’s mile-deep underground nuclear reactor gets funding boost -

US firm’s mile-deep underground nuclear reactor gets funding boost -

This Startup Wants To Turn America’s Nuclear Waste Into Power

This Startup Wants To Turn America’s Nuclear Waste Into Power

US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability | Reuters

US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability | Reuters

Amazon-backed next-gen nuclear company wins first US fuel license in 50 years

Amazon-backed next-gen nuclear company wins first US fuel license in 50 years

Trump Energy Deputy: Nuclear Power Needed to Meet Demand for AI Infrastructure

Trump Energy Deputy: Nuclear Power Needed to Meet Demand for AI Infrastructure

Pentagon Deploys Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor To Military Base In Historic Energy Initiative

Pentagon Deploys Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor To Military Base In Historic Energy Initiative

War, Energy Departments Team up to Advance Future of Nuclear Power, Military Base Energy Security > U.S. Department of War > Defense Department News | U.S. Department of War

War, Energy Departments Team up to Advance Future of Nuclear Power, Military Base Energy Security > U.S. Department of War > Defense Department News | U.S. Department of War

Department of War transports next-generation nuclear reactor California to Utah | Fox News

Department of War transports next-generation nuclear reactor California to Utah | Fox News

A Nuclear-Power Startup Says It Can Rouse the Slow-Moving Industry

A Nuclear-Power Startup Says It Can Rouse the Slow-Moving Industry

The impact of nuclear energy on social welfare and the future of renewable energy: episode from South Korea | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

The impact of nuclear energy on social welfare and the future of renewable energy: episode from South Korea | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

The impact of nuclear energy on social welfare and the future of renewable energy: episode from South Korea | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

The impact of nuclear energy on social welfare and the future of renewable energy: episode from South Korea | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

To Meet AI’s Energy Needs, America Needs Permitting Reform - The National Interest

To Meet AI’s Energy Needs, America Needs Permitting Reform - The National Interest

Nuclear Power in the U.S.: Times They Are-A-Changin’  - Spencer Fane

Nuclear Power in the U.S.: Times They Are-A-Changin’  - Spencer Fane

Guest Column: Wyoming’s Future Shines Bright With Nuclear Power | Cowboy State Daily

Guest Column: Wyoming’s Future Shines Bright With Nuclear Power | Cowboy State Daily

Small modular nuclear reactors: What are the issues? - BusinessWorld Online

Small modular nuclear reactors: What are the issues? - BusinessWorld Online

Richard Ottinger, 97, Dies; Fought for the Environment in Congress - The New York Times

Richard Ottinger, 97, Dies; Fought for the Environment in Congress - The New York Times

Amazon Bets Big On Tri-Cities Nukes To Feed Seattle’S Cloud Habit

Amazon Bets Big On Tri-Cities Nukes To Feed Seattle’S Cloud Habit

Could Wilmington's GE Vernova Hitachi play role in new NC nuclear plant

Could Wilmington's GE Vernova Hitachi play role in new NC nuclear plant

Trump admin provides $1B federal loan to restart Three Mile Island nuclear reactor

Trump admin provides $1B federal loan to restart Three Mile Island nuclear reactor

U.S. Air Force C-17 transports nuclear reactor to Utah, a first – Deseret News

U.S. Air Force C-17 transports nuclear reactor to Utah, a first – Deseret News

War, Energy Departments Team up to Advance Future of Nuclear Power, Military Base Energy Security > U.S. Department of War > Defense Department News | U.S. Department of War

War, Energy Departments Team up to Advance Future of Nuclear Power, Military Base Energy Security > U.S. Department of War > Defense Department News | U.S. Department of War

First unit at San'ao plant starts up - World Nuclear News

First unit at San'ao plant starts up - World Nuclear News

Electricity - Energy System - IEA

Electricity - Energy System - IEA

Friday, February 13, 2026

Final Investment Decision Approved for Six NuScale SMRs in Romania | Neutron Bytes

Final Investment Decision Approved for Six NuScale SMRs in Romania | Neutron Bytes

Europe Rethinks Nuclear Weapons After US Delivers Reality Check - Bloomberg

Europe Rethinks Nuclear Weapons After US Delivers Reality Check - Bloomberg

Ritter’s Rant 075: Millennials, We Need to Talk

Ritter’s Rant 075: Millennials, We Need to Talk

Final Investment Decision taken for Romanian SMR project - World Nuclear News

Final Investment Decision taken for Romanian SMR project - World Nuclear News

Bannerman partners with CNNC for Namibian uranium project - World Nuclear News

Bannerman partners with CNNC for Namibian uranium project - World Nuclear News

OPG and Port Hope to collaborate on 10 GW new nuclear plan - World Nuclear News

OPG and Port Hope to collaborate on 10 GW new nuclear plan - World Nuclear News

US campaign puts case for disposal, not reprocessing, of used fuel - World Nuclear News

US campaign puts case for disposal, not reprocessing, of used fuel - World Nuclear News

A.I. Data Centers and the Future of America’s Power Grid | Observer

A.I. Data Centers and the Future of America’s Power Grid | Observer

CLEAN SMART bill reintroduced in Senate -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

CLEAN SMART bill reintroduced in Senate -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

This Nuclear Stock Could Be a Big Winner as the U.S. Rushes to Secure Its Fuel Supply - The Globe and Mail

This Nuclear Stock Could Be a Big Winner as the U.S. Rushes to Secure Its Fuel Supply - The Globe and Mail

To Meet AI’s Energy Needs, America Needs Permitting Reform - The National Interest

To Meet AI’s Energy Needs, America Needs Permitting Reform - The National Interest

A Nuclear-Power Startup Says It Can Rouse the Slow-Moving Industry

A Nuclear-Power Startup Says It Can Rouse the Slow-Moving Industry

Global Nuclear Order Pillars Are Cracking

Global Nuclear Order Pillars Are Cracking

Next-gen nuclear reactor with 968°F high-temp output advances with deal

Next-gen nuclear reactor with 968°F high-temp output advances with deal

Russia-Ukraine War: Andrey Kurkov Warns of Rushed Trump, Putin Peace Plan

Russia-Ukraine War: Andrey Kurkov Warns of Rushed Trump, Putin Peace Plan

Europe Rethinks Nuclear Weapons After US Delivers Reality Check - Bloomberg

Europe Rethinks Nuclear Weapons After US Delivers Reality Check - Bloomberg

Thursday, February 12, 2026

US N-Plant Back On Line After Two-Year Break

US N-Plant Back On Line After Two-Year Break

KY utility ratepayers could subsidize nuclear power permitting costs under advancing bill • Kentucky Lantern

KY utility ratepayers could subsidize nuclear power permitting costs under advancing bill • Kentucky Lantern

Can U.S. Nuclear Waste Management Keep Up With the Nuclear Renaissance? - AAF

Can U.S. Nuclear Waste Management Keep Up With the Nuclear Renaissance? - AAF

US N-Plants Set New Performance Record

US N-Plants Set New Performance Record

Washington Is Pouring Billions Into Nuclear Energy. Does That Make NuScale Power a Buy? | The Motley Fool

Washington Is Pouring Billions Into Nuclear Energy. Does That Make NuScale Power a Buy? | The Motley Fool

Radiant Receives DOE Approval For Kaleidos Microreactor Safety Document

Radiant Receives DOE Approval For Kaleidos Microreactor Safety Document

US Court Rules Against NRC in Decommissioning Suit

US Court Rules Against NRC in Decommissioning Suit

Ayotte wants to bring more nuclear power to New Hampshire. How would that work? | New Hampshire Public Radio

Ayotte wants to bring more nuclear power to New Hampshire. How would that work? | New Hampshire Public Radio

General Atomics and Entergy Advance SiGA Technology to Strengthen and Sustain US Energy Security | General Atomics

General Atomics and Entergy Advance SiGA Technology to Strengthen and Sustain US Energy Security | General Atomics

(25) Post | LinkedIn

(25) Post | LinkedIn

Nuclear sector is poised for its biggest IPO in years

Nuclear sector is poised for its biggest IPO in years

DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy Awards $19 Million to Advance Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel | Department of Energy

DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy Awards $19 Million to Advance Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel | Department of Energy

DOE’s Office of Environmental Management Restarts Uranium Recovery in South Carolina to Support Energy Independence | Department of Energy

DOE’s Office of Environmental Management Restarts Uranium Recovery in South Carolina to Support Energy Independence | Department of Energy

At $103B, Duke claims largest spending plan of any regulated US utility | Utility Dive

At $103B, Duke claims largest spending plan of any regulated US utility | Utility Dive

China Announces Construction Milestones At Three Nuclear Power Plants

China Announces Construction Milestones At Three Nuclear Power Plants

3D-printing could unlock nuclear batteries for space, defense missions

3D-printing could unlock nuclear batteries for space, defense missions

Project Omega Emerges From Stealth to Recycle America’s Spent Nuclear Fuel

Project Omega Emerges From Stealth to Recycle America’s Spent Nuclear Fuel

Exclusive: Nuclear fuel recycling startup Project Omega raises $12M

Exclusive: Nuclear fuel recycling startup Project Omega raises $12M

Next-generation nuclear power can meet data center energy demand—if regulations allow it

Next-generation nuclear power can meet data center energy demand—if regulations allow it

America’s nuclear revival faces dangerous fallout from Washington’s waste failure | Fox News

America’s nuclear revival faces dangerous fallout from Washington’s waste failure | Fox News

The Public Confidence Game | The Breakthrough Institute

The Public Confidence Game | The Breakthrough Institute

Study examines benefits of Pallas to future power plant construction - World Nuclear News

Study examines benefits of Pallas to future power plant construction - World Nuclear News

US campaign puts case for disposal, not reprocessing, of used fuel - World Nuclear News

US campaign puts case for disposal, not reprocessing, of used fuel - World Nuclear News

Assessment of proposed Norwegian SMR plant to begin - World Nuclear News

Assessment of proposed Norwegian SMR plant to begin - World Nuclear News

‘Missing’ documents complicate restart of retired Michigan nuclear plant

‘Missing’ documents complicate restart of retired Michigan nuclear plant

Extraterrestrial strategy: How the US could achieve energy dominance in space - Idaho National Laboratory

Extraterrestrial strategy: How the US could achieve energy dominance in space - Idaho National Laboratory

This Startup Wants To Turn America’s Nuclear Waste Into Power

This Startup Wants To Turn America’s Nuclear Waste Into Power

Inside the U.S. Plan to 'QUADRUPLE' Nuclear Energy | RealClearEnergy

Inside the U.S. Plan to 'QUADRUPLE' Nuclear Energy | RealClearEnergy

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

POLITICO Pro | Article | Startup plans to develop long-lasting nuclear batteries

POLITICO Pro | Article | Startup plans to develop long-lasting nuclear batteries

ANL studies AI’s role in nuclear safety - Nuclear Engineering International

ANL studies AI’s role in nuclear safety - Nuclear Engineering International

NEMO Says Integration, Not Technology, Is Key to Nuclear Shipping Rollout - Ship & Bunker

NEMO Says Integration, Not Technology, Is Key to Nuclear Shipping Rollout - Ship & Bunker

Startup plans to develop long-lasting nuclear batteries - E&E News by POLITICO

Startup plans to develop long-lasting nuclear batteries - E&E News by POLITICO

Wyoming Lawmakers Vote Down Nuclear Waste Referendum And Nuclear Cop Bill | Cowboy State Daily

Wyoming Lawmakers Vote Down Nuclear Waste Referendum And Nuclear Cop Bill | Cowboy State Daily

US Job Cuts At DOE And NRC Are Hurting Goal Of Energy Leadership, Says Thinktank

US Job Cuts At DOE And NRC Are Hurting Goal Of Energy Leadership, Says Thinktank

Streamlining Nuclear Licensing: Faster Approvals Without Sacrificing Safety - The National Interest

Streamlining Nuclear Licensing: Faster Approvals Without Sacrificing Safety - The National Interest

LM Updates Tribal Agencies on Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater | Department of Energy

LM Updates Tribal Agencies on Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater | Department of Energy

EPA to Scrap Landmark US Emissions Policy in Major Rollback - Bloomberg

EPA to Scrap Landmark US Emissions Policy in Major Rollback - Bloomberg

Copenhagen Atomics reaches pump testing milestone - World Nuclear News

Copenhagen Atomics reaches pump testing milestone - World Nuclear News

Small nuclear reactors could replace fossil plants after key supply win

Small nuclear reactors could replace fossil plants after key supply win

The Public Confidence Game | The Breakthrough Institute

The Public Confidence Game | The Breakthrough Institute

Exclusive: Nuclear fuel recycling startup Project Omega raises $12M

Exclusive: Nuclear fuel recycling startup Project Omega raises $12M

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

US, Armenia sign agreement on nuclear energy - World Nuclear News

US, Armenia sign agreement on nuclear energy - World Nuclear News

Podcast: What should be the target time to build a nuclear plant? - World Nuclear News

Podcast: What should be the target time to build a nuclear plant? - World Nuclear News

Trump's Destruction of Diplomacy and Disarmament - CounterPunch.org

Trump's Destruction of Diplomacy and Disarmament - CounterPunch.org

Washington's Cult of the Bomb - CounterPunch.org

Washington's Cult of the Bomb - CounterPunch.org

Paducah Achieves Goal to Remove 497 Converters From First Process Building; Seminar Highlights Collaborative Science Driving Moab Project Groundwater Strategy; and much more! - micheletkearney@gmail.com - Gmail

Paducah Achieves Goal to Remove 497 Converters From First Process Building; Seminar Highlights Collaborative Science Driving Moab Project Groundwater Strategy; and much more! - micheletkearney@gmail.com - Gmail

Salvaging a New START - The American Conservative

Salvaging a New START - The American Conservative

Supreme Court declines to hear Beyond Nuclear case on waste storage license - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

Supreme Court declines to hear Beyond Nuclear case on waste storage license - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

Is Green Misanthropy a Uniquely Western Affliction?

Is Green Misanthropy a Uniquely Western Affliction?

The NRC’s Problem Isn’t Caution. It’s Architecture.

The NRC’s Problem Isn’t Caution. It’s Architecture.

Sheinbaum pledges more help to Cuba: “You can’t hang such a people, it’s very unfair” | EL PAÍS Mexico

Sheinbaum pledges more help to Cuba: “You can’t hang such a people, it’s very unfair” | EL PAÍS Mexico

Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests - The New York Times

Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests - The New York Times