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Friday, October 23, 2026

AEP, Amazon, X-Energy to explore 960 MW small modular reactor project in Indiana (AEP:NASDAQ) | Seeking Alpha

AEP, Amazon, X-Energy to explore 960 MW small modular reactor project in Indiana (AEP:NASDAQ) | Seeking Alpha

Second part of construction permit application submitted for SMRs at Palisades - World Nuclear News

Second part of construction permit application submitted for SMRs at Palisades - World Nuclear News

Fermi America, Blue Energy make strides in Texas -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Fermi America, Blue Energy make strides in Texas -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Developer reveals proposed location for small modular reactor in Amherst County - Cardinal News

Developer reveals proposed location for small modular reactor in Amherst County - Cardinal News

First Small Nuclear Reactors Seeking to Connect to Texas Grid

First Small Nuclear Reactors Seeking to Connect to Texas Grid

US Regulator To Approve Construction Of Small Modular Reactor At Clinch River

US Regulator To Approve Construction Of Small Modular Reactor At Clinch River

Hitachi eyes small nuclear reactors in Japan as power costs rise - The Japan Times

Hitachi eyes small nuclear reactors in Japan as power costs rise - The Japan Times

Canada’s big bet on small nuclear reactors - WP Intelligence

Canada’s big bet on small nuclear reactors - WP Intelligence

Nuclear power takes centre stage at ICC Energy Summit, experts map road to kick-start Bharat Small Reactor Programme

Nuclear power takes centre stage at ICC Energy Summit, experts map road to kick-start Bharat Small Reactor Programme

Joint venture formed for six-unit SMR plant in Poland - World Nuclear News

Joint venture formed for six-unit SMR plant in Poland - World Nuclear News

A viewpoint makes the case for common SMR regulation within ASEAN | energynews.pro

A viewpoint makes the case for common SMR regulation within ASEAN | energynews.pro

Uzbekistan and IAEA launch seminar on small modular reactor technologies | Daryo

Uzbekistan and IAEA launch seminar on small modular reactor technologies | Daryo

Small modular reactors shape Thailand’s clean-energy future

Small modular reactors shape Thailand’s clean-energy future

IAEA SMR School in the Russian Federation Offers Insights into Operating Technologies

IAEA SMR School in the Russian Federation Offers Insights into Operating Technologies

Türkiye readies draft law for small modular reactors, energy minister says - Türkiye Today

Türkiye readies draft law for small modular reactors, energy minister says - Türkiye Today

Brussels backs mini-nuclear power plants to secure low-carbon power | Euronews

Brussels backs mini-nuclear power plants to secure low-carbon power | Euronews

Russia Sees Huge Trade Potential with Thailand, Proposes SMR Talks

Russia Sees Huge Trade Potential with Thailand, Proposes SMR Talks

SMR | Small Modular And Advanced Reactor Database -

SMR | Small Modular And Advanced Reactor Database -

Romania’s SMR project with NuScale hits deadlock as 80% of conditions are not met | Romania Insider

Romania’s SMR project with NuScale hits deadlock as 80% of conditions are not met | Romania Insider

Korea's SMR push: Top tier tech hits regulatory bottleneck

Korea's SMR push: Top tier tech hits regulatory bottleneck

India targets 100 GWe nuclear capacity by 2047, five indigenous SMRs by 2033: Jitendra Singh - DD India

India targets 100 GWe nuclear capacity by 2047, five indigenous SMRs by 2033: Jitendra Singh - DD India

ČEZ launches SMR project at Temelín in Czechia, ministry to begin assessing its impacts

ČEZ launches SMR project at Temelín in Czechia, ministry to begin assessing its impacts

Finland grants licence for world's first nuclear waste repository

Finland grants licence for world's first nuclear waste repository

U.S. Navy taps portable reactor to power Indiana base

U.S. Navy taps portable reactor to power Indiana base

Fusion startup Helion is developing new semiconductors that could double output of its power plants | TechCrunch

Fusion startup Helion is developing new semiconductors that could double output of its power plants | TechCrunch

A 484-megawatt reactor on the Missouri River ran 43 years and took 10 more to tear down, its 500,000-pound steel vessel was cut into 43 pieces with a torch and shipped out by rail, and a six-bay garage is one of six buildings still standing where the plant used to be

A 484-megawatt reactor on the Missouri River ran 43 years and took 10 more to tear down, its 500,000-pound steel vessel was cut into 43 pieces with a torch and shipped out by rail, and a six-bay garage is one of six buildings still standing where the plant used to be

How NRC's New Rules Alter Foreign-Financed Reactor Deals - Law360

How NRC's New Rules Alter Foreign-Financed Reactor Deals - Law360

NRC opens new licensing path for advanced nuclear reactors using federal test data - Oil & Gas 360

NRC opens new licensing path for advanced nuclear reactors using federal test data - Oil & Gas 360

US NRC Finalises Rule To Simplify Licensing Of Government-Tested Reactor Designs

US NRC Finalises Rule To Simplify Licensing Of Government-Tested Reactor Designs

NRC finalizes rule allowing commercial reactor license applicants to reuse DOE, DOD data  | FedScoop

NRC finalizes rule allowing commercial reactor license applicants to reuse DOE, DOD data  | FedScoop

NRC Finalizes Rule Allowing Reactor Applicants to Use DOE, DOW Demonstration Data

NRC Finalizes Rule Allowing Reactor Applicants to Use DOE, DOW Demonstration Data

US nuclear power regulator allows applicants to include data from agency projects | The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO

US nuclear power regulator allows applicants to include data from agency projects | The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO

Musk says he will fight back if congressional Democrats investigate DOGE - The Washington Post

Musk says he will fight back if congressional Democrats investigate DOGE - The Washington Post

What is Nuclear Fuel?

What is Nuclear Fuel?

Atoms4Food: Protecting Biodiversity

Atoms4Food: Protecting Biodiversity

Musk's Starlink Controversy Shows the Real Dangers of Big Tech

Musk's Starlink Controversy Shows the Real Dangers of Big Tech

The Nuclear Company Unveils a Chinese-Style Reactor Megaproject in Kentucky - Heatmap News

The Nuclear Company Unveils a Chinese-Style Reactor Megaproject in Kentucky - Heatmap News

Vatican diplomat warns UN of arms race in space, calls for ban on all space weapons - OSV News

Vatican diplomat warns UN of arms race in space, calls for ban on all space weapons - OSV News

ABS And US DOE Join Forces To Advance Use Of Commercial Nuclear Technology At Sea

ABS And US DOE Join Forces To Advance Use Of Commercial Nuclear Technology At Sea

IAEA schedules August launch of ATLAS maritime nuclear initiative -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

IAEA schedules August launch of ATLAS maritime nuclear initiative -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Deployable Energy to test its Unity nuclear battery in DOME - World Nuclear News

Deployable Energy to test its Unity nuclear battery in DOME - World Nuclear News

SMR | Small Modular And Advanced Reactor Database -

SMR | Small Modular And Advanced Reactor Database -

Small Modular Reactors: 4 Bold Signs of a Smart Revival

Small Modular Reactors: 4 Bold Signs of a Smart Revival

Thorizon, Urenco to cooperate on MSR fuel cycle - World Nuclear News

Thorizon, Urenco to cooperate on MSR fuel cycle - World Nuclear News

BWXT set for Canadian transportable reactor - Nuclear Engineering International

BWXT set for Canadian transportable reactor - Nuclear Engineering International

Europe Makes its First SMR Investment

Europe Makes its First SMR Investment

Europe Makes its First SMR Investment

Europe Makes its First SMR Investment

Leading Polish business owners invest in small nuclear reactor venture | Notes From Poland

Leading Polish business owners invest in small nuclear reactor venture | Notes From Poland

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Two Steps Forward for Advanced Nuclear

Two Steps Forward for Advanced Nuclear

SMRs could be part of Port of Rotterdam's future, says study - World Nuclear News

SMRs could be part of Port of Rotterdam's future, says study - World Nuclear News

Radiant microreactor selected for deployment by US Navy - World Nuclear News

Radiant microreactor selected for deployment by US Navy - World Nuclear News

The challenge of securing uranium from seawater - podcast - World Nuclear News

The challenge of securing uranium from seawater - podcast - World Nuclear News

OPG firm joins UK BWRX-300 project - World Nuclear News

OPG firm joins UK BWRX-300 project - World Nuclear News

Startup plans to rejuvenate the nuclear power industry with a new manufacturing approach | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Startup plans to rejuvenate the nuclear power industry with a new manufacturing approach | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

US to install 8 CANDU nuclear plants with 6GW capacity in Indiana

US to install 8 CANDU nuclear plants with 6GW capacity in Indiana

DOE’s Julie Kozeracki on the Federal Role in US Nuclear Financing - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

DOE’s Julie Kozeracki on the Federal Role in US Nuclear Financing - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

Nuclear developments in Wyoming, Kentucky, and Louisiana -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Nuclear developments in Wyoming, Kentucky, and Louisiana -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Nuclear power now has bipartisan support

Nuclear power now has bipartisan support

A security dilemma made worse: How war with Iran backfired - Defense Priorities

A security dilemma made worse: How war with Iran backfired - Defense Priorities "'It's possible that the U.S. may stop sharing some of the real-time intelligence Ukraine relies on for the oil refinery strikes,'" said Jennifer Kavanagh, a senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities think tank in Washington. The chances that the U.S. cuts Starlink satellite internet access for Ukraine, its key source of military communication, is quite small, she said. However, if the U.S. stopped selling weapons through NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List program, the implications could be more significant since Europe can't backfill these supplies." – DEFP Director of Military Analysis Jennifer Kavanagh in "Zelenskyy risks split with Trump as Kyiv resists U.S. pressure"

Damned If They Do, Damned If They Don't: The Assurance Dilemma in International Coercion | International Security | MIT Press

Damned If They Do, Damned If They Don't: The Assurance Dilemma in International Coercion | International Security | MIT Press

Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Trump Should Stop Deal-or-War Strategy

Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Trump Should Stop Deal-or-War Strategy

The End of the Non-Proliferation Paradigm | Compact

The End of the Non-Proliferation Paradigm | Compact

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How Trump Made the World Go Nuclear - The American Conservative

How Trump Made the World Go Nuclear - The American Conservative

The AI Boom Needs Superconducting Wire, Not Another Record | RealClearEnergy

The AI Boom Needs Superconducting Wire, Not Another Record | RealClearEnergy

China’s 20th Politburo and Standing Committee: members and new faces

China’s 20th Politburo and Standing Committee: members and new faces

Oak Ridge National Lab researchers working to put nuclear reactor on the moon | wbir.com

Oak Ridge National Lab researchers working to put nuclear reactor on the moon | wbir.com

IPP, Columbia University establish international fusion research center -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

IPP, Columbia University establish international fusion research center -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Deep Fission signs 25-year power deal for planned Kansas nuclear project (FISN:NASDAQ) | Seeking Alpha

Deep Fission signs 25-year power deal for planned Kansas nuclear project (FISN:NASDAQ) | Seeking Alpha

Simulator brings Natrium operations closer - Nuclear Engineering International

Simulator brings Natrium operations closer - Nuclear Engineering International

Westinghouse investing $1B to make a new kind of uranium at SC nuclear fuel factory • SC Daily Gazette

Westinghouse investing $1B to make a new kind of uranium at SC nuclear fuel factory • SC Daily Gazette

Gillette Targeted For Massive $575 Million Uranium Processing Plant | Cowboy State Daily

Gillette Targeted For Massive $575 Million Uranium Processing Plant | Cowboy State Daily

Exclusive-Hungary considers replacing Russia's Rosatom in nuclear project

Exclusive-Hungary considers replacing Russia's Rosatom in nuclear project

Designing and Powering the Future Grid | EC&M

Designing and Powering the Future Grid | EC&M

Startup plans to rejuvenate the nuclear power industry with a new manufacturing approach | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Startup plans to rejuvenate the nuclear power industry with a new manufacturing approach | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Nuclear Company Proposes 6.6-GW AP1000 Nuclear Campus in Kentucky

The Nuclear Company Proposes 6.6-GW AP1000 Nuclear Campus in Kentucky

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

The Nuclear Company Unveils a Chinese-Style Reactor Megaproject in Kentucky - Heatmap News

The Nuclear Company Unveils a Chinese-Style Reactor Megaproject in Kentucky - Heatmap News

IAEA says Barakah drone-strike response was effective - World Nuclear News

IAEA says Barakah drone-strike response was effective - World Nuclear News

Westinghouse invests USD1 billion in US LEU+ fuel plant - World Nuclear News

Westinghouse invests USD1 billion in US LEU+ fuel plant - World Nuclear News

ASEAN nations assessing nuclear energy option - World Nuclear News

ASEAN nations assessing nuclear energy option - World Nuclear News

The Nuclear Company proposes 6.6 GW Kentucky project - World Nuclear News

The Nuclear Company proposes 6.6 GW Kentucky project - World Nuclear News

The Nuclear Company Announces Prosperity One, a 6.6 Gigawatt Nuclear Power Campus in Lewis County, Kentucky

The Nuclear Company Announces Prosperity One, a 6.6 Gigawatt Nuclear Power Campus in Lewis County, Kentucky

X-energy, Amazon, American Electric Power Partner to Bring SMR Project to Indiana - X-energy

X-energy, Amazon, American Electric Power Partner to Bring SMR Project to Indiana - X-energy

Institutional, Not Neutronic: Why Advanced Reactors Actually Get Built, or Don’t | Neutron Bytes

Institutional, Not Neutronic: Why Advanced Reactors Actually Get Built, or Don’t | Neutron Bytes

Why Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Is Recycling in Name Only - The National Interest

Why Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Is Recycling in Name Only - The National Interest

Viewpoint: Unlocking ASEAN's nuclear potential - a case for regulatory convergence on SMRs - World Nuclear News

Viewpoint: Unlocking ASEAN's nuclear potential - a case for regulatory convergence on SMRs - World Nuclear News

Tech Companies Drive Nuclear Power Plant Expansions, More Electricity | RealClearEnergy

Tech Companies Drive Nuclear Power Plant Expansions, More Electricity | RealClearEnergy

Can China Turn Its Small Modular Reactor Ambitions into Commercial Reality? | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Can China Turn Its Small Modular Reactor Ambitions into Commercial Reality? | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Nuclear Recycling Needs New Technology, Not Government Subsidies - The National Interest

Nuclear Recycling Needs New Technology, Not Government Subsidies - The National Interest

Korea Builds Reactors Fast; Licensing Slows Them DownNeutron Bytes

Korea Builds Reactors Fast; Licensing Slows Them DownNeutron Bytes

The Nuclear Company Announces Prosperity One, a 6.6 Gigawatt Nuclear Power Campus in Lewis County, Kentucky

The Nuclear Company Announces Prosperity One, a 6.6 Gigawatt Nuclear Power Campus in Lewis County, Kentucky

What Does The Nuclear Company Do? - Heatmap News

What Does The Nuclear Company Do? - Heatmap News

Monday, October 19, 2026

Joint venture to produce HALEU in South Africa - World Nuclear News

Joint venture to produce HALEU in South Africa - World Nuclear News

Rosatom signs floating nuclear power deal for Indonesia - World Nuclear News

Rosatom signs floating nuclear power deal for Indonesia - World Nuclear News

AEP, Amazon and X-energy planning 12-SMR plant - World Nuclear News

AEP, Amazon and X-energy planning 12-SMR plant - World Nuclear News

17 GW Texas project passes key hurdle for world's largest private grid

17 GW Texas project passes key hurdle for world's largest private grid

US nuclear fusion reactor to test custom exhaust to tame plasma heat

US nuclear fusion reactor to test custom exhaust to tame plasma heat

Nuclear reactor design uses swappable cores to beat salt degradation

Nuclear reactor design uses swappable cores to beat salt degradation

Found silicon inside nuclear fuel before it ever entered a reactor

Found silicon inside nuclear fuel before it ever entered a reactor

Louisiana regulators want ratepayers to finance nuclear 'exploration' | Louisiana | thecentersquare.com

Louisiana regulators want ratepayers to finance nuclear 'exploration' | Louisiana | thecentersquare.com

New 3D-printing method could help build advanced nuclear reactors faster

New 3D-printing method could help build advanced nuclear reactors faster

3 Universities Form Nuclear Alliance to Tackle Next-Gen Workforce Gap through Cross-Campus Virtual Training | Energy Tech

3 Universities Form Nuclear Alliance to Tackle Next-Gen Workforce Gap through Cross-Campus Virtual Training | Energy Tech

US revives closed nuclear plants as electricity demand grows | AP News

US revives closed nuclear plants as electricity demand grows | AP News

Germany launches fusion milestone programme - Nuclear Engineering International

Germany launches fusion milestone programme - Nuclear Engineering International

Poland agrees second NPP - Nuclear Engineering International

Poland agrees second NPP - Nuclear Engineering International

Electrification - IEA

Electrification - IEA

Europe’s nuclear renewal - Nuclear Engineering International

Europe’s nuclear renewal - Nuclear Engineering International

Russia Signs Agreement With Indonesia For Floating Nuclear Power Plants

Russia Signs Agreement With Indonesia For Floating Nuclear Power Plants

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Friday, October 16, 2026

POLITICO Pro | Article | Energy industry launches House campaign for permitting deal

POLITICO Pro | Article | Energy industry launches House campaign for permitting deal

Slovakia Connects New Nuclear Reactor, Strengthening Power Export Role - Bloomberg

Slovakia Connects New Nuclear Reactor, Strengthening Power Export Role - Bloomberg

Nusano, Primo Biotechnology ink isotope supply deal | AuntMinnie

Nusano, Primo Biotechnology ink isotope supply deal | AuntMinnie

US DOE funding to accelerate molten salt reactor development - World Nuclear News

US DOE funding to accelerate molten salt reactor development - World Nuclear News

NRC finds “chilled work environment” at Palisades -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC finds “chilled work environment” at Palisades -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

How much more can nuclear power plants give? | MIT Technology Review

How much more can nuclear power plants give? | MIT Technology Review

Joint venture formed for six-unit SMR plant in Poland - World Nuclear News

Joint venture formed for six-unit SMR plant in Poland - World Nuclear News

Democratic Senators Move to Block U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal - The New York Times

Democratic Senators Move to Block U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal - The New York Times

Hitachi eyes small nuclear reactors in Japan as power costs rise - The Japan Times

Hitachi eyes small nuclear reactors in Japan as power costs rise - The Japan Times

The Nuclear Power Bubble Begins to Leak - The National Interest

The Nuclear Power Bubble Begins to Leak - The National Interest

Institutional, Not Neutronic: Why Advanced Reactors Actually Get Built, or Don’t | Neutron Bytes

Institutional, Not Neutronic: Why Advanced Reactors Actually Get Built, or Don’t | Neutron Bytes

NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE 101: Wet Storage | Department of Energy

NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE 101: Wet Storage | Department of Energy

US Clean Energy Set to Reach New Highs as Tax-Credit Cliff Looms - Bloomberg

US Clean Energy Set to Reach New Highs as Tax-Credit Cliff Looms - Bloomberg

Climate philanthropies move over $36 million to drive down cooling emissions amid record-breaking heatwaves - ClimateWorks Foundation

Climate philanthropies move over $36 million to drive down cooling emissions amid record-breaking heatwaves - ClimateWorks Foundation

What Does The Nuclear Company Do? - Heatmap News

What Does The Nuclear Company Do? - Heatmap News