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

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

Thursday, October 15, 2026

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

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

Terrestrial proposes new IMSR construction pathway - Nuclear Engineering International

Terrestrial proposes new IMSR construction pathway - Nuclear Engineering International

New York Meets Wary Judges in Arguments Over Nuclear Waste Law

New York Meets Wary Judges in Arguments Over Nuclear Waste Law

Before the first proposal - The Mining Journal

Before the first proposal - The Mining Journal

U.S. Nuclear Body Gives Second SMR Permit in Six Months

U.S. Nuclear Body Gives Second SMR Permit in Six Months

LIS Technologies Granted U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approval of Standard Practice Procedures Plan for its State-of-the-Art Demonstration Facility in Oak Ridge, TN

LIS Technologies Granted U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approval of Standard Practice Procedures Plan for its State-of-the-Art Demonstration Facility in Oak Ridge, TN

Monazite Is the Radioactive Ore That Could Break China’s Grip on Rare Earths

Monazite Is the Radioactive Ore That Could Break China’s Grip on Rare Earths

Trump's Data Center Boom Drains Energy, Water, and Land

Trump's Data Center Boom Drains Energy, Water, and Land

Outlines of a Korean Nuclear Deal Take Shape

Outlines of a Korean Nuclear Deal Take Shape

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

Kairos Power automates fuel pebble inspections - World Nuclear News

Kairos Power automates fuel pebble inspections - World Nuclear News

High-tech X-rays reveal how nuclear fuel rods stand the test of time

High-tech X-rays reveal how nuclear fuel rods stand the test of time

Google and Constellation Energy Strike a Sweeping Nuclear-Power Deal - WSJ

Google and Constellation Energy Strike a Sweeping Nuclear-Power Deal - WSJ

I’m an Environmentalist, and I Won’t Abandon Coal | RealClearEnergy

I’m an Environmentalist, and I Won’t Abandon Coal | RealClearEnergy

How to Fulfill the Great Potential of Nuclear Energy. Affordable, Clean, Perpetual Power | RealClearEnergy

How to Fulfill the Great Potential of Nuclear Energy. Affordable, Clean, Perpetual Power | RealClearEnergy

Nuclear Power as ARC-ES | RealClearEnergy

Nuclear Power as ARC-ES | RealClearEnergy

France Explores Nuclear Microreactors to Power Military Bases and Field Operations — UNITED24 Media

France Explores Nuclear Microreactors to Power Military Bases and Field Operations — UNITED24 Media

US considering using ‘Mother of All Bombs’ against Iran, sources say | CNN Politics

US considering using ‘Mother of All Bombs’ against Iran, sources say | CNN Politics