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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Finland's world-first nuclear waste repository is built to last 100,000 years

Finland's world-first nuclear waste repository is built to last 100,000 years

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From Heatmap Federal regulators clear the way for Three Mile Island’s restart "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest operator of nuclear plants, approval to transfer the right to connect to the grid from its Eddystone gas-fired plant outside Philadelphia to the Three Mile Island nuclear plant. The approval marks a major step forward for Constellation’s plan to turn the defunct atomic station into its new Crane Clean Energy Center and begin producing electricity as early as next year. Previously, PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator, had warned that the plant could not begin supplying new power until 2031. But Constellation said this week’s waiver puts it back on track for a 2027 restart. Meanwhile, Europe’s top producer of nuclear fuel is ramping up its capacity in the U.S. Urenco, the nuclear fuel enricher co-owned by the British and Dutch governments, on Tuesday announced plans to expand capacity at the only U.S. commercial uranium enrichment facility by nearly 50%, marking what it called a major commitment to strengthening the domestic supply chain. The multi-billion-dollar investment will increase the output from the firm’s National Enrichment Facility in Eunice, New Mexico. “For more than 15 years, Urenco USA has provided its U.S. utility customers with a reliable domestic supply of enriched uranium to power their nuclear reactors,” Boris Schucht, the chief executive of Urenco Global, said in a statement. “This expansion reinforces our commitment to a resilient U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain focused on meeting the long-term needs of our customers as well as supporting U.S. energy security through continued investment by Urenco.”

The USS Gerald R. Ford's Next Mission Is As A Floating Nuclear Power Plant

The USS Gerald R. Ford's Next Mission Is As A Floating Nuclear Power Plant

It’s Time To Act Against China’s Maritime Tsunami And Rebuild America’s Shipyards | The Daily Caller

It’s Time To Act Against China’s Maritime Tsunami And Rebuild America’s Shipyards | The Daily Caller

UAE nuclear plant ‘carefully targeted’ in drone attack, UN says

UAE nuclear plant ‘carefully targeted’ in drone attack, UN says

Urenco to build new US enrichment plant capacity - World Nuclear News

Urenco to build new US enrichment plant capacity - World Nuclear News

Center for Used Fuel Research selects two technologies for demonstration of automated used nuclear fuel canister monitoring - Idaho National Laboratory

Center for Used Fuel Research selects two technologies for demonstration of automated used nuclear fuel canister monitoring - Idaho National Laboratory

NC House advances bill addressing data center development, mandating new nuclear plant | WUNC News

NC House advances bill addressing data center development, mandating new nuclear plant | WUNC News

Powering Growth: Concentric Energy Advisors study reinforces case for grid investment - Daily Energy Insider

Powering Growth: Concentric Energy Advisors study reinforces case for grid investment - Daily Energy Insider

UK to cooperate with Singapore on nuclear regulation - World Nuclear News

UK to cooperate with Singapore on nuclear regulation - World Nuclear News

Russian military hacker who targeted PA nuclear firm evades FBI • Spotlight PA

Russian military hacker who targeted PA nuclear firm evades FBI • Spotlight PA

Which Middle East, North Africa countries are 'nuclear capable'?

Which Middle East, North Africa countries are 'nuclear capable'?

Nuclear propulsion push - Axios Huntsville

Nuclear propulsion push - Axios Huntsville

US, South Korea discuss nuclear cooperation in security talks | Reuters

US, South Korea discuss nuclear cooperation in security talks | Reuters

New York Takes ‘Significant’ New Steps Towards Governor’s Plans For Nuclear Deployment

New York Takes ‘Significant’ New Steps Towards Governor’s Plans For Nuclear Deployment

What does it take to restore a nuclear power plant? | Utility Dive

What does it take to restore a nuclear power plant? | Utility Dive

Caught Between Hormuz and a (Chinese) Hard Place

Caught Between Hormuz and a (Chinese) Hard Place

7 states sue Trump administration over TotalEnergies offshore wind lease buyout | Utility Dive

7 states sue Trump administration over TotalEnergies offshore wind lease buyout | Utility Dive

Google to fund 100-MW virtual power plant in PJM in ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal | Utility Dive

Google to fund 100-MW virtual power plant in PJM in ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal | Utility Dive

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

US Considers Expanding NATO Nuclear-Sharing Program Into Eastern Europe: Report - American Liberty News

US Considers Expanding NATO Nuclear-Sharing Program Into Eastern Europe: Report - American Liberty News