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26-072.pdf CONTACT: Office of Public Affairs, 301-415-8200 EO14300 Rulemaking NRC Proposes Major Modernization of Environmental Review Process ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed the most comprehensive update to its environmental review regulations in decades, narrowing environmental reviews to impacts within the agency’s statutory authority and expanding opportunities to streamline licensing for new nuclear projects while maintaining environmental protections. The proposal also expands the use of categorical exclusions for certain actions, including some new reactor projects, where the NRC has determined they normally do not result in significant environmental impacts.

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USNIC Applauds U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea Agreement to Advance Small Modular Reactor Deployments - USNIC

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The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea Sign a Trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation on Small Modular Reactor Deployments in Other Countries - United States Department of State

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Trump Has a Secret Squadron Ready to Grab Iran's Uranium — but One Estimate Says the Mission Could Cost 90 Operators - National Security Journal

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China builds a new-generation nuclear battery with carbon-14

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US firm taps advanced neutron generators for next-gen nuclear reactors

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Centrus Signs Contract with Department of Energy for $900 Million Award; Intends to Transition HALEU Production Cascade to Commercial Operation

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Centrus Signs Contract with Department of Energy for $900 Million Award; Intends to Transition HALEU Production Cascade to Commercial Operation

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Monday, July 6, 2026

A Nuclear Reactor That Can’t Melt Down? Here’s How It Works

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Fukushima Nuclear Accident's 8th Anniversary: Book Review: An Alarming Inside View from the Top of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

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A Florida startup just unveiled the world's first full-scale 3D-printed nuclear reactor module, a ceramic sphere with 2-millimeter channels winding through it in a shape no lathe on Earth can cut, designed so it physically cannot melt down: cut the neutron supply and the reaction simply stops

A Florida startup just unveiled the world's first full-scale 3D-printed nuclear reactor module, a ceramic sphere with 2-millimeter channels winding through it in a shape no lathe on Earth can cut, designed so it physically cannot melt down: cut the neutron supply and the reaction simply stops

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DARPA plans 30-year endurance nuclear waste batteries to power next-gen drones, says report — project SYMPHONEE aims to harvest Strontium-90 to power persistent military drones | Tom's Hardware

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Startup unveils 3D-printed nuclear reactor module to power AI data centers —touted as ‘the world’s first subcritical, solid-state, factory-built thorium nuclear reactor’ | Tom's Hardware

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Saturday, July 4, 2026

The Birth of a New Reactor: Thorium Past and Present

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