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

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

Friday, June 5, 2026

Four Ways Nuclear Science Is Helping Build a More Sustainable Future

Four Ways Nuclear Science Is Helping Build a More Sustainable Future

IAEA Director General Visits Gulf Region to Strengthen Nuclear Safety and Cooperation

IAEA Director General Visits Gulf Region to Strengthen Nuclear Safety and Cooperation

IAEA Director General Marks Milestone in Uzbekistan’s Nuclear Power Programme

IAEA Director General Marks Milestone in Uzbekistan’s Nuclear Power Programme

US firm's small modular reactor to power advanced nuclear project

US firm's small modular reactor to power advanced nuclear project

Red alert: China’s nuclear surge is an emergency-level threat

Red alert: China’s nuclear surge is an emergency-level threat

TerraPower CEO says SK investment in SMRs was prescient - UPI.com

TerraPower CEO says SK investment in SMRs was prescient - UPI.com

Global alliance plans world's first floating nuclear fusion vessel

Global alliance plans world's first floating nuclear fusion vessel

A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China | TechSpot

A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China | TechSpot

Will Wind Energy Ever Match Nuclear Power? Comparing the Future of Clean Energy Production

Will Wind Energy Ever Match Nuclear Power? Comparing the Future of Clean Energy Production

Will Wind Energy Ever Match Nuclear Power? Comparing the Future of Clean Energy Production

Will Wind Energy Ever Match Nuclear Power? Comparing the Future of Clean Energy Production

Belarus targets radioactive waste disposal facility by 2030 - World Nuclear News

Belarus targets radioactive waste disposal facility by 2030 - World Nuclear News

Italian lawmakers approve framework law on nuclear energy

Italian lawmakers approve framework law on nuclear energy

US SMR developers announce partnerships - World Nuclear News

US SMR developers announce partnerships - World Nuclear News

IAEA brokers local ceasefire to help repair power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant | Reuters

IAEA brokers local ceasefire to help repair power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant | Reuters

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 5/31-6/5: Trump official shares vision of desal plants lining California coast; DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct; Desal startup hopes to rewrite California’s water future; Defining reasonable use, one regulation at a time; and more ... ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 5/31-6/5: Trump official shares vision of desal plants lining California coast; DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct; Desal startup hopes to rewrite California’s water future; Defining reasonable use, one regulation at a time; and more ... ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central

Trump Rages Over Iran Setbacks as Leaks Reveal His Seething Obama Envy | The New Republic

Trump Rages Over Iran Setbacks as Leaks Reveal His Seething Obama Envy | The New Republic

A Billionaire Explains Why American Business Now Feels like the Mafia

A Billionaire Explains Why American Business Now Feels like the Mafia

Blykalla applies for state aid for SMR plant - World Nuclear News

Blykalla applies for state aid for SMR plant - World Nuclear News

Japan proposes replacement of up to 14 nuclear reactors - World Nuclear News

Japan proposes replacement of up to 14 nuclear reactors - World Nuclear News

Ceremony to mark first concrete for Uzbekistan SMR - World Nuclear News

Ceremony to mark first concrete for Uzbekistan SMR - World Nuclear News

New York Doubles Down for Big Iron and SMRs | Neutron Bytes

New York Doubles Down for Big Iron and SMRs | Neutron Bytes

Building Nuclear Reactors the Way Ford Builds Trucks

Building Nuclear Reactors the Way Ford Builds Trucks

About half of California waterways contaminated with Pfas, pesticide analysis finds | California | The Guardian

About half of California waterways contaminated with Pfas, pesticide analysis finds | California | The Guardian

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability launch ambitious plan to map and track water as resources continue to dwindle - ABC7 San Francisco

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability launch ambitious plan to map and track water as resources continue to dwindle - ABC7 San Francisco

Red alert: China’s nuclear surge is an emergency-level threat

Red alert: China’s nuclear surge is an emergency-level threat

A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China | TechSpot

A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China | TechSpot

Kim Jong-un opens nuclear enrichment plant to take on US

Kim Jong-un opens nuclear enrichment plant to take on US

Why pyroprocessing could be a game changer for nuclear waste recycling

Why pyroprocessing could be a game changer for nuclear waste recycling

China proposes nuclear-powered floating island to reshape global shipping | South China Morning Post

China proposes nuclear-powered floating island to reshape global shipping | South China Morning Post

Japan proposes rebuilding ageing nuclear plants to meet power demand | Reuters

Japan proposes rebuilding ageing nuclear plants to meet power demand | Reuters

Beyond the Hype: Assessing Hyperscaler Nuclear Commitments Against U.S. Energy Realities | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Beyond the Hype: Assessing Hyperscaler Nuclear Commitments Against U.S. Energy Realities | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

AI Data Center Boom Risks Breakup of Biggest US Power Grid Operator - Bloomberg

AI Data Center Boom Risks Breakup of Biggest US Power Grid Operator - Bloomberg

New York plans to add gigawatt-level nuclear power, seeks developers

New York plans to add gigawatt-level nuclear power, seeks developers

How Microgrids Can Scale Value-Proposition of Nuclear Reactor-Based Generation | Department of Energy

How Microgrids Can Scale Value-Proposition of Nuclear Reactor-Based Generation | Department of Energy

Antares Achieves Initial Criticality of a Privately Developed Advanced Reactor Under DOE Pilot Program

Antares Achieves Initial Criticality of a Privately Developed Advanced Reactor Under DOE Pilot Program

Constellation’s Three Mile Island nuclear restart gets boost with FERC waiver | Utility Dive

Constellation’s Three Mile Island nuclear restart gets boost with FERC waiver | Utility Dive

Another Day, Another SMR Startup Goes Public

Another Day, Another SMR Startup Goes Public

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Hadron Energy Announces NRC Acceptance of Quality Assurance Program Description for Future Manufacturing License Applications, a First for a Light-Water Microreactor

Hadron Energy Announces NRC Acceptance of Quality Assurance Program Description for Future Manufacturing License Applications, a First for a Light-Water Microreactor

The nuclear future is here. Naturally, it is in court.

The nuclear future is here. Naturally, it is in court.

Another Day, Another SMR Startup Goes Public

Another Day, Another SMR Startup Goes Public

US SMR developers announce partnerships - World Nuclear News

US SMR developers announce partnerships - World Nuclear News

Fusion Startup Helion Nearly Triples Valuation to $15.5 Billion in Thrive-led Round — The Information

Fusion Startup Helion Nearly Triples Valuation to $15.5 Billion in Thrive-led Round — The Information

X-energy Submits Xe-100 HTGR for UK Generic Design Assessment - X-energy

X-energy Submits Xe-100 HTGR for UK Generic Design Assessment - X-energy

Governor Hochul Announces Significant Steps in Development of at Least 1 GW of Nuclear Energy in Upstate New York | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York State

Governor Hochul Announces Significant Steps in Development of at Least 1 GW of Nuclear Energy in Upstate New York | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York State

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

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

Urenco to add 2.1 million SWU of enrichment capacity at its New Mexico plant -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Urenco to add 2.1 million SWU of enrichment capacity at its New Mexico plant -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Ten EU countries call for nuclear to be marked ‘sustainable’ -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Ten EU countries call for nuclear to be marked ‘sustainable’ -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Beyond the Hype: Assessing Hyperscaler Nuclear Commitments Against U.S. Energy Realities | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Beyond the Hype: Assessing Hyperscaler Nuclear Commitments Against U.S. Energy Realities | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Constellation’s Three Mile Island nuclear restart gets boost with FERC waiver | Utility Dive

Constellation’s Three Mile Island nuclear restart gets boost with FERC waiver | Utility Dive

Urenco expanding US uranium enrichment capacity nearly 50% to supply nuclear plants | Reuters

Urenco expanding US uranium enrichment capacity nearly 50% to supply nuclear plants | Reuters

New York plans to add gigawatt-level nuclear power, seeks developers

New York plans to add gigawatt-level nuclear power, seeks developers

US firm targets 50% uranium enrichment capacity expansion

US firm targets 50% uranium enrichment capacity expansion

US: New 3D printing deal aims to cut small nuclear reactor costs

US: New 3D printing deal aims to cut small nuclear reactor costs