Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

STATEMENT: Renewed U.S. Military Attacks on Iran Not Justified on Nonproliferation Grounds, Say Nuclear Experts | Arms Control Association

STATEMENT: Renewed U.S. Military Attacks on Iran Not Justified on Nonproliferation Grounds, Say Nuclear Experts | Arms Control Association

US unveils 'world’s first' irradiated molten salt research facility for next-gen reactors

US unveils 'world’s first' irradiated molten salt research facility for next-gen reactors

Commercial Fusion Energy: CFS Confirms 2027 SPARC Launch - Los Angeles Times

Commercial Fusion Energy: CFS Confirms 2027 SPARC Launch - Los Angeles Times

NuScale launches AI fuel study - Nuclear Engineering International

NuScale launches AI fuel study - Nuclear Engineering International

South Korea SMR Act passed - Nuclear Engineering International

South Korea SMR Act passed - Nuclear Engineering International

DOE ‘emergency’ power plant orders help grid reliability: NERC official | Utility Dive

DOE ‘emergency’ power plant orders help grid reliability: NERC official | Utility Dive

Hinkley Point C nuclear plant delayed to 2030 as costs climb to £35bn | Hinkley Point C | The Guardian

Hinkley Point C nuclear plant delayed to 2030 as costs climb to £35bn | Hinkley Point C | The Guardian

National analysis of cancer mortality and proximity to nuclear power plants in the United States | Nature Communications

National analysis of cancer mortality and proximity to nuclear power plants in the United States | Nature Communications

Russia claims UK and France is preparing to give Ukraine a nuclear bomb | News Politics | Metro News

Russia claims UK and France is preparing to give Ukraine a nuclear bomb | News Politics | Metro News

Friday, February 20, 2026

Data centers are getting off-grid power plants - The Washington Post

Data centers are getting off-grid power plants - The Washington Post

AI is reshaping U.S. electricity demand faster than the grid can keep up - Daily Energy Insider

AI is reshaping U.S. electricity demand faster than the grid can keep up - Daily Energy Insider

Why Microsoft And Amazon Are Turning To Nuclear Power For AI

Why Microsoft And Amazon Are Turning To Nuclear Power For AI

Idaho National Laboratory to accelerate nuclear energy deployment with NVIDIA AI through the Genesis Mission - Idaho National Laboratory

Idaho National Laboratory to accelerate nuclear energy deployment with NVIDIA AI through the Genesis Mission - Idaho National Laboratory

Entergy sees traditional and high-tech industrials driving sales growth | Utility Dive

Entergy sees traditional and high-tech industrials driving sales growth | Utility Dive

Westinghouse Welcomes U.S. Financing for Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Westinghouse Welcomes U.S. Financing for Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant

AI’s energy demands are fueling a nuclear comeback

AI’s energy demands are fueling a nuclear comeback

Inside TerraPower’s World-First Nuclear Project Being Built Just Outside Kemmerer | Cowboy State Daily

Inside TerraPower’s World-First Nuclear Project Being Built Just Outside Kemmerer | Cowboy State Daily

US removing guardrails from proposed Saudi nuclear deal, document says - AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

US removing guardrails from proposed Saudi nuclear deal, document says - AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

California Proposed Legislation Would Crack Open State’s Anti-Nuclear Moratorium | Neutron Bytes

California Proposed Legislation Would Crack Open State’s Anti-Nuclear Moratorium | Neutron Bytes

(452) MIT Prof Ted Postol: IRAN: WHAT it CAN & CANNOT DO - YouTube

(452) MIT Prof Ted Postol: IRAN: WHAT it CAN & CANNOT DO - YouTube

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

What Secretary Wright Gets Wrong About the Grid | RealClearEnergy

What Secretary Wright Gets Wrong About the Grid | RealClearEnergy

Solar's Land Use Problem | RealClearEnergy

Solar's Land Use Problem | RealClearEnergy

AI Boom to Extend the Reign of Natural Gas | RealClearEnergy

AI Boom to Extend the Reign of Natural Gas | RealClearEnergy

US threatens to quit energy agency if it doesn’t drop green transition – POLITICO

US threatens to quit energy agency if it doesn’t drop green transition – POLITICO

Momentum is building to meet electricity demand in Texas with small nuclear reactors | AP News

Momentum is building to meet electricity demand in Texas with small nuclear reactors | AP News

Inside TerraPower’s World-First Nuclear Project Being Built Just Outside Kemmerer | Cowboy State Daily

Inside TerraPower’s World-First Nuclear Project Being Built Just Outside Kemmerer | Cowboy State Daily

The 3 Arguments Trump Used to Gut Greenhouse Gas Regulations - Heatmap News

The 3 Arguments Trump Used to Gut Greenhouse Gas Regulations - Heatmap News

How the NRC lost its independence - E&E News by POLITICO

How the NRC lost its independence - E&E News by POLITICO

Canada pitches CANDU nuclear technology for Poland's second plant

Canada pitches CANDU nuclear technology for Poland's second plant

Data centers pursue on-site power as affordability tops utility concerns: BofA | Utility Dive

Data centers pursue on-site power as affordability tops utility concerns: BofA | Utility Dive

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

AI-driven nuclear push targets 2x faster builds, 50% lower costs

AI-driven nuclear push targets 2x faster builds, 50% lower costs

Vatican says no to Trump and declines to join the “Board of Peace” - ZENIT - English

Vatican says no to Trump and declines to join the “Board of Peace” - ZENIT - English

Federal Register :: Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Federal Register :: Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Texas regulators will ask data centers to begin reporting their water usage | KXAN Austin

Texas regulators will ask data centers to begin reporting their water usage | KXAN Austin

Renewables developer NextEra is investing in gas generation | Latitude Media

Renewables developer NextEra is investing in gas generation | Latitude Media

Demand for electrical engineers is surging | Latitude Media

Demand for electrical engineers is surging | Latitude Media

Gas turbine prices are up — and aren’t going down anytime soon | Latitude Media

Gas turbine prices are up — and aren’t going down anytime soon | Latitude Media

NextEra’s AI bet: Google, Meta — and more gas | Latitude Media

NextEra’s AI bet: Google, Meta — and more gas | Latitude Media

US microreactor transported by air - World Nuclear News

US microreactor transported by air - World Nuclear News

Slovenia moves ahead with new nuclear planning - World Nuclear News

Slovenia moves ahead with new nuclear planning - World Nuclear News

US, Iran offer contradictory accounts of nuclear talks | Semafor

US, Iran offer contradictory accounts of nuclear talks | Semafor

The IAEA's Rafael Grossi on Nuclear Proliferation, Iran, and Running for U.N. Secretary-General

The IAEA's Rafael Grossi on Nuclear Proliferation, Iran, and Running for U.N. Secretary-General

Today's headlines: New York backs off wind, a California/U.K. clean…

Today's headlines: New York backs off wind, a California/U.K. clean…

Advanced nuclear reactors can recycle spent nuclear fuel - Chamber Business News

Advanced nuclear reactors can recycle spent nuclear fuel - Chamber Business News

North America’s nuclear power push is gaining steam | The Narwhal

North America’s nuclear power push is gaining steam | The Narwhal

Hadron Energy Advances Halo Microreactor Licensing with NRC Public Meeting for Quality Assurance Program

Hadron Energy Advances Halo Microreactor Licensing with NRC Public Meeting for Quality Assurance Program

NRC grants license for TRISO-X fuel manufacturing using HALEU -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC grants license for TRISO-X fuel manufacturing using HALEU -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

POLITICO Pro | Article | How the NRC lost its independence

POLITICO Pro | Article | How the NRC lost its independence

The race for the 100-hour battery has new entrants  | Latitude Media

The race for the 100-hour battery has new entrants  | Latitude Media