Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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

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

Monday, February 9, 2026

What the End of New START Means for U.S., Russia, China Nuclear Weapons

What the End of New START Means for U.S., Russia, China Nuclear Weapons

Is California Going to Shut Down this $16+ Billion Nuclear Plant in 2030?

Is California Going to Shut Down this $16+ Billion Nuclear Plant in 2030?

To overcome Golden Dome 'affordability' hurdle, DoD needs acquisition reform, AI: Official - Breaking Defense

To overcome Golden Dome 'affordability' hurdle, DoD needs acquisition reform, AI: Official - Breaking Defense

US: Fusion target breakthrough achieved with 'leaky' magnetic fields

US: Fusion target breakthrough achieved with 'leaky' magnetic fields

China building 1,000 warheads by 2030 as US exposes illegal secret nuclear testing program (Daily Express US) -

China building 1,000 warheads by 2030 as US exposes illegal secret nuclear testing program (Daily Express US)

China building 1,000 warheads by 2030 as US exposes illegal secret nuclear testing program (Daily Express US) - micheletkearney@gmail.com - Gmail

China building 1,000 warheads by 2030 as US exposes illegal secret nuclear testing program (Daily Express US) - micheletkearney@gmail.com - Gmail

Scientists Say Heck, Just Nuke a Killer Asteroid Heading for Earth

Scientists Say Heck, Just Nuke a Killer Asteroid Heading for Earth

US accuses China of underground nuclear tests – this is what we know

US accuses China of underground nuclear tests – this is what we know

Big Tech Is Betting on Nuclear Energy to Fuel AI. But There Are Some Massive Hurdles | PCMag

Big Tech Is Betting on Nuclear Energy to Fuel AI. But There Are Some Massive Hurdles | PCMag

China conducted secret nuclear test, US claims a day after arms proposal

China conducted secret nuclear test, US claims a day after arms proposal

Fears mount of global nuclear arms race | Semafor

Fears mount of global nuclear arms race | Semafor

Inner Steel Dome Lifted Into Place At China’s Zhangzhou-3 Nuclear Plant

Inner Steel Dome Lifted Into Place At China’s Zhangzhou-3 Nuclear Plant

Unit 1 At China’s Taipingling Nuclear Station Reaches First Criticality

Unit 1 At China’s Taipingling Nuclear Station Reaches First Criticality

The Public Confidence Game - by Ted Nordhaus

The Public Confidence Game - by Ted Nordhaus

Deep Isolation launches full-scale demonstration programme - World Nuclear News

Deep Isolation launches full-scale demonstration programme - World Nuclear News

New lease of life for US legacy nuclear sites - World Nuclear News

New lease of life for US legacy nuclear sites - World Nuclear News

US Invites States To Host Nuclear Fuel Cycle ‘Innovation Campuses’

US Invites States To Host Nuclear Fuel Cycle ‘Innovation Campuses’

Trump exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review : NPR

Trump exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review : NPR

US nuclear power regulator plans changes in line with Trump goals on reactors

US nuclear power regulator plans changes in line with Trump goals on reactors

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

Global electricity demand is set to grow strongly to 2030, underscoring need for investments in grids and flexibility - News - IEA

Global electricity demand is set to grow strongly to 2030, underscoring need for investments in grids and flexibility - News - IEA

Testing of fuel rods taking place for Brazil's microreactor project - World Nuclear News

Testing of fuel rods taking place for Brazil's microreactor project - World Nuclear News

US funding for research into recycling used nuclear fuel - World Nuclear News

US funding for research into recycling used nuclear fuel - World Nuclear News

DOE Launches Initiatives to Produce Uranium Fuel | Neutron Bytes

DOE Launches Initiatives to Produce Uranium Fuel | Neutron Bytes