Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Energy Department Awards $94 Million to American Companies to Help Expedite the Deployments of Small Modular Reactors in the United States | Department of Energy

Energy Department Awards $94 Million to American Companies to Help Expedite the Deployments of Small Modular Reactors in the United States | Department of Energy

South Korea Is Coming to America’s Nuclear Rescue - Heatmap News

South Korea Is Coming to America’s Nuclear Rescue - Heatmap News

Uranium salt data to boost future nuclear reactor design and safety

Uranium salt data to boost future nuclear reactor design and safety

China’s Impressive Rate of Nuclear… | The Breakthrough Institute

China’s Impressive Rate of Nuclear… | The Breakthrough Institute

US considers financing billions of dollars for nuclear plant parts, industry group says

US considers financing billions of dollars for nuclear plant parts, industry group says

Ten-Unit Westinghouse AP1000® Fleet Deployment Will Create More Than $1 Trillion in U.S. GDP

Ten-Unit Westinghouse AP1000® Fleet Deployment Will Create More Than $1 Trillion in U.S. GDP

Sanmen deploys smart inspection - Nuclear Engineering International

Sanmen deploys smart inspection - Nuclear Engineering International

U.S. Secures Largest-Ever HALEU Shipment to Power American Nuclear Industry | Department of Energy

U.S. Secures Largest-Ever HALEU Shipment to Power American Nuclear Industry | Department of Energy

Beyond Cost Metrics: Recognize Value of Nuclear Energy | FTI

Beyond Cost Metrics: Recognize Value of Nuclear Energy | FTI

North Korea Prepares Nuclear Dead Man's Switch If Kim Jong Un Is Assassinated - American Liberty News

North Korea Prepares Nuclear Dead Man's Switch If Kim Jong Un Is Assassinated - American Liberty News

Italy prepares for return of nuclear power - World Nuclear News

Italy prepares for return of nuclear power - World Nuclear News

First RITM-200 reactor unit manufactured for Leningrad nuclear icebreaker - World Nuclear News

First RITM-200 reactor unit manufactured for <i>Leningrad</i> nuclear icebreaker - World Nuclear News

FANCO and AtkinsRéalis form strategic alliance for SMR deployment - World Nuclear News

FANCO and AtkinsRéalis form strategic alliance for SMR deployment - World Nuclear News

Operation of Swiss plants up to 80 years feasible, report says - World Nuclear News

Operation of Swiss plants up to 80 years feasible, report says - World Nuclear News

Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier - Breaking Defense

Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier - Breaking Defense

Tata Power CEO confirms interest in small modular reactors - World Nuclear News

Tata Power CEO confirms interest in small modular reactors - World Nuclear News

Kazakhstan to Ban Storage of Foreign Radioactive Waste - The Astana Times

Kazakhstan to Ban Storage of Foreign Radioactive Waste - The Astana Times

Belgium and the Netherlands to enhance nuclear cooperation - World Nuclear News

Belgium and the Netherlands to enhance nuclear cooperation - World Nuclear News

Switzerland Says Nuclear Plants Can Run Profitably for Up to 80 Years - Bloomberg

Switzerland Says Nuclear Plants Can Run Profitably for Up to 80 Years - Bloomberg

Nuclear Regulatory Commission updates processes to meet new demands – Roll Call

Nuclear Regulatory Commission updates processes to meet new demands – Roll Call

Datacentres using 6% of electricity supply in UK and US, research says | Technology | The Guardian

Datacentres using 6% of electricity supply in UK and US, research says | Technology | The Guardian

Nasa bets big on nuclear engines to cut journey times to Mars

Nasa bets big on nuclear engines to cut journey times to Mars

Russia Offers Armenia Century-Long Nuclear Plant – Eurasia Review

Russia Offers Armenia Century-Long Nuclear Plant – Eurasia Review

South Korea looks to Southern and NuScale -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

South Korea looks to Southern and NuScale -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

WSU lands $1.4M DOE grant to train next wave of nuclear workers | WSU Insider | Washington State University

WSU lands $1.4M DOE grant to train next wave of nuclear workers | WSU Insider | Washington State University

Energy industry leaders worried about lack of workforce for 'nuclear renaissance' | KBIA

Energy industry leaders worried about lack of workforce for 'nuclear renaissance' | KBIA

Belgium Is Nationalizing Its Nuclear Industry - Heatmap News

Belgium Is Nationalizing Its Nuclear Industry - Heatmap News

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

NNSA secures enriched uranium from Venezuelan reactor in six weeks | Fox News

NNSA secures enriched uranium from Venezuelan reactor in six weeks | Fox News

Experiments provide data for SMR passive cooling system simulations - World Nuclear News

Experiments provide data for SMR passive cooling system simulations - World Nuclear News

How far have we really come on grid modernization? | Latitude Media

How far have we really come on grid modernization? | Latitude Media

Watch The Race to Fuel a Nuclear Energy Comeback - Bloomberg

Watch The Race to Fuel a Nuclear Energy Comeback - Bloomberg

US Must Invest Up To $170 Billion In Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain To Meet Capacity Goal, Says Report

US Must Invest Up To $170 Billion In Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain To Meet Capacity Goal, Says Report

Trump-class Battleship will be Nuclear-powered, Says Shipbuilding Plan - USNI News

Trump-class Battleship will be Nuclear-powered, Says Shipbuilding Plan - USNI News

State of the Nuclear Industry 2026: Korsnick Says the Real Test Is Now Scale

State of the Nuclear Industry 2026: Korsnick Says the Real Test Is Now Scale

US may decide on Three Mile Island restart in June, Constellation execs say | Reuters

US may decide on Three Mile Island restart in June, Constellation execs say | Reuters

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

China’s Nuclear Energy Priorities Under Its 15th Five-Year Plan

China’s Nuclear Energy Priorities Under Its 15th Five-Year Plan

A New Regulatory Paradigm for Advanced Nuclear Energy  - The National Interest

A New Regulatory Paradigm for Advanced Nuclear Energy  - The National Interest

Improving the Efficiency of NRC Power Reactor Licensing: ACRS Reviews - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

Improving the Efficiency of NRC Power Reactor Licensing: ACRS Reviews - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

KHNP, Southern to cooperate on nuclear engineering - World Nuclear News

KHNP, Southern to cooperate on nuclear engineering - World Nuclear News

AI Boom Shows Top US Grid ‘Too Big to Function,’ Regulator Says

AI Boom Shows Top US Grid ‘Too Big to Function,’ Regulator Says

Kentucky utilities turn to small nuclear reactors as data center boom tests the grid

Kentucky utilities turn to small nuclear reactors as data center boom tests the grid

US considers financing billions of dollars for nuclear plant parts, industry group says | Reuters

US considers financing billions of dollars for nuclear plant parts, industry group says | Reuters

Biggest US Grid May Be Too Large to Function, Regulator Says - Bloomberg

Biggest US Grid May Be Too Large to Function, Regulator Says - Bloomberg

Navy pushes Congress to back constructing auxiliary ships overseas - Breaking Defense

Navy pushes Congress to back constructing auxiliary ships overseas - Breaking Defense

Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier - Breaking Defense

Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier - Breaking Defense

Bechtel, NABTU launch nuclear apprenticeship push as power demand rises | Construction Dive

Bechtel, NABTU launch nuclear apprenticeship push as power demand rises | Construction Dive

World Nuclear Fuel Cycle: How best to meet growing demand? - World Nuclear News

World Nuclear Fuel Cycle: How best to meet growing demand? - World Nuclear News

State of the Nuclear Industry 2026: Korsnick Says the Real Test Is Now Scale

State of the Nuclear Industry 2026: Korsnick Says the Real Test Is Now Scale

Coal–to-Nuclear Transitions | Department of Energy

Coal–to-Nuclear Transitions | Department of Energy

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities - The New York Times

U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities - The New York Times

Iran War: Would We Be Better With Obama’s Nuclear Deal?

Iran War: Would We Be Better With Obama’s Nuclear Deal?

USA To Examine SMRs For Commercial Shipping – Eurasia Review

USA To Examine SMRs For Commercial Shipping – Eurasia Review

Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate - Inside Climate News

Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate - Inside Climate News

Reports look into the economics of keeping Diablo Canyon open -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Reports look into the economics of keeping Diablo Canyon open -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC Issues Safety Evaluation Report Approving Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR Postulated Initiating Events Topical Report

NRC Issues Safety Evaluation Report Approving Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR Postulated Initiating Events Topical Report

NRC approves Terrestrial Energy safety evaluation report By Investing.com

NRC approves Terrestrial Energy safety evaluation report By Investing.com

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

The U.S. Spent 7 Years Developing a Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile That Could Carry 12 Thermonuclear Warheads — Then Cancelled It - National Security Journal

The U.S. Spent 7 Years Developing a Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile That Could Carry 12 Thermonuclear Warheads — Then Cancelled It - National Security Journal

Why Iran's ballistic missiles pose a greater threat than the nuclear issue | The Jerusalem Post

Why Iran's ballistic missiles pose a greater threat than the nuclear issue | The Jerusalem Post

Rare crystal found in world's first nuclear bomb explosion debris

Rare crystal found in world's first nuclear bomb explosion debris

Meta bets on XGS Energy in second major geothermal deal | Latitude Media

Meta bets on XGS Energy in second major geothermal deal | Latitude Media

US Nuclear Company Fermi Wins Support Of Major Shareholder After Executive Departures

US Nuclear Company Fermi Wins Support Of Major Shareholder After Executive Departures

Trump’s $1 Billion TotalEnergies Deal Is ‘Worthless’ - Heatmap News

Trump’s $1 Billion TotalEnergies Deal Is ‘Worthless’ - Heatmap News

Oklo Gets Its First NRC License - Heatmap News

Oklo Gets Its First NRC License - Heatmap News

Rosatom continuing work for Iran’s Bushehr units 2 and 3 - World Nuclear News

Rosatom continuing work for Iran’s Bushehr units 2 and 3 - World Nuclear News

Construction begins on fourth Taipingling unit - World Nuclear News

Construction begins on fourth Taipingling unit - World Nuclear News

Monday, May 11, 2026

U.S. nuclear capacity factors: More power on order -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

U.S. nuclear capacity factors: More power on order -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Verdict on Nuclear Energy: Who Killed the Future?

The Verdict on Nuclear Energy: Who Killed the Future?

Korea weighs U.S. SMR investment in NuScale partnership with Samsung, Doosan - CHOSUNBIZ

Korea weighs U.S. SMR investment in NuScale partnership with Samsung, Doosan - CHOSUNBIZ

USA To Examine SMRs For Commercial Shipping – Eurasia Review

USA To Examine SMRs For Commercial Shipping – Eurasia Review

The United States gives a 759-megawatt nuclear plant another 20 years of life, enough to power 570,000 homes while electricity demand keeps rising

The United States gives a 759-megawatt nuclear plant another 20 years of life, enough to power 570,000 homes while electricity demand keeps rising

Improving the Efficiency of NRC Power Reactor Licensing: ACRS Reviews - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

Improving the Efficiency of NRC Power Reactor Licensing: ACRS Reviews - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

America’s submarine dominance is under threat

America’s submarine dominance is under threat

Darlington SMR project's foundation module milestone - World Nuclear News

Darlington SMR project's foundation module milestone - World Nuclear News

Kairos Power's new reactor to power Google

Kairos Power's new reactor to power Google

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

Quantum, AI And Nuclear Fusion To Shape Next Phase Of India-US Ties: Kwatra - BW Businessworld

Quantum, AI And Nuclear Fusion To Shape Next Phase Of India-US Ties: Kwatra - BW Businessworld

US tool cuts nuclear fusion material discovery from months to hours

US tool cuts nuclear fusion material discovery from months to hours

Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate - Inside Climate News

Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate - Inside Climate News

L&H Industrial Owner Says Wyoming Can Be World’s Hub For Building Nuclear Reactors | Cowboy State Daily

L&H Industrial Owner Says Wyoming Can Be World’s Hub For Building Nuclear Reactors | Cowboy State Daily

India’s Thorium Push Explained: Why Nuclear Shift Beyond Uranium Matters

India’s Thorium Push Explained: Why Nuclear Shift Beyond Uranium Matters

India plans to shrink nuclear plant buffer zones to attract private investment: Report

India plans to shrink nuclear plant buffer zones to attract private investment: Report

Friday, May 8, 2026

Scoop: Trump is sitting on an executive order pushing advanced transmission | Latitude Media

Scoop: Trump is sitting on an executive order pushing advanced transmission | Latitude Media

Feds Propose Framework to Push Nuclear Microreactor Deployment | Engineering News-Record

Feds Propose Framework to Push Nuclear Microreactor Deployment | Engineering News-Record

Nuclear reactor in central Japan halted after steam leak near turbine - Japan Today

Nuclear reactor in central Japan halted after steam leak near turbine - Japan Today

US Explores Small Modular Reactors for Commercial Shipping Fleet - Bloomberg

US Explores Small Modular Reactors for Commercial Shipping Fleet - Bloomberg

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

US DOE might finance long-lead nuclear reactor components for utility group | S&P Global

US DOE might finance long-lead nuclear reactor components for utility group | S&P Global

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

Yes, Nuclear. How Much? How Soon? | RealClearEnergy

Yes, Nuclear. How Much? How Soon? | RealClearEnergy

USA to examine SMRs for commercial shipping - World Nuclear News

USA to examine SMRs for commercial shipping - World Nuclear News

Will DOE’s ‘nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses’ solve the US nuclear waste problem? | Utility Dive

Will DOE’s ‘nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses’ solve the US nuclear waste problem? | Utility Dive

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

Energy Demands Get Three Mile Island Nuclear Site an AI Makeover

Energy Demands Get Three Mile Island Nuclear Site an AI Makeover

U.S. Secures Largest-Ever HALEU Shipment to Power American Nuclear Industry | Department of Energy

U.S. Secures Largest-Ever HALEU Shipment to Power American Nuclear Industry | Department of Energy

Will the Trump administration's 'nuclear campus' plan break the US nuclear waste gridlock? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Will the Trump administration's 'nuclear campus' plan break the US nuclear waste gridlock? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest