Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Department of Energy’s Defense Production Act Consortium Unveils New Initiative to Grow Nation’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle | Department of Energy

Department of Energy’s Defense Production Act Consortium Unveils New Initiative to Grow Nation’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle | Department of Energy

Chernobyl at 40: The accident, its impact and how it changed the world's nuclear energy industry - World Nuclear News

Chernobyl at 40: The accident, its impact and how it changed the world's nuclear energy industry - World Nuclear News

Less Support in U.S. for Solar, Wind Energy; More for Nuclear

Less Support in U.S. for Solar, Wind Energy; More for Nuclear

Italy Should Pursue Nuclear Power for Security, Finance Minister Giorgetti Says - Bloomberg

Italy Should Pursue Nuclear Power for Security, Finance Minister Giorgetti Says - Bloomberg

TerraPower starts construction of 'first US utility-scale advanced nuclear plant' - World Nuclear News

TerraPower starts construction of 'first US utility-scale advanced nuclear plant' - World Nuclear News

Chernobyl Nuclear Shield Damaged In Drone Strike, Safety Concerns Rise - American Liberty News

Chernobyl Nuclear Shield Damaged In Drone Strike, Safety Concerns Rise - American Liberty News

CCTE & CNL Initiate Fabrication of Thorium-Based ANEEL Fuel for Commercial Reactor Demonstration - Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

CCTE & CNL Initiate Fabrication of Thorium-Based ANEEL Fuel for Commercial Reactor Demonstration - Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

MIT-CEEPR-RC-2026-03.pdf

MIT-CEEPR-RC-2026-03.pdf

Blue Energy Raises $380M to Build World’s First Project-Financeable Nuclear Plant - Blue Energy

Blue Energy Raises $380M to Build World’s First Project-Financeable Nuclear Plant - Blue Energy

Prep work underway in SC's nuclear reboot effort, potential $2.7B payday at least 2 years away • SC Daily Gazette

Prep work underway in SC's nuclear reboot effort, potential $2.7B payday at least 2 years away • SC Daily Gazette

Kairos Power Breaks Ground on Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant | Kairos Power

Kairos Power Breaks Ground on Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant | Kairos Power

Trump has hinted at nuclear war. Plans are under way to rein him in

Trump has hinted at nuclear war. Plans are under way to rein him in

World-first power-generating lead-cooled reactor begins installation

World-first power-generating lead-cooled reactor begins installation

US firm, Lawrence Lab to scale laser-based nuclear fusion breakthrough

US firm, Lawrence Lab to scale laser-based nuclear fusion breakthrough

Kairos breaks ground for nuclear reactor to power Google data centers

Kairos breaks ground for nuclear reactor to power Google data centers

China ‘has to be involved’ in new nuclear arms control talks, US senator urges | South China Morning Post

China ‘has to be involved’ in new nuclear arms control talks, US senator urges | South China Morning Post

Vietnam And South Korea To Consider Development And Financing Of New Nuclear Power Station

Vietnam And South Korea To Consider Development And Financing Of New Nuclear Power Station

Chernobyl fueled fears about nuclear power. Now, there's a global revival for it | AP News

Chernobyl fueled fears about nuclear power. Now, there's a global revival for it | AP News

Trump invokes war powers to juice fossil energy, grid - E&E News by POLITICO

Trump invokes war powers to juice fossil energy, grid - E&E News by POLITICO

As America accelerates nuclear ambitions, BWXT delivers necessary speed and scale

As America accelerates nuclear ambitions, BWXT delivers necessary speed and scale

Reprocessing Gamble Could Drain Nuclear Waste Fund, Raise Electricity Prices

Reprocessing Gamble Could Drain Nuclear Waste Fund, Raise Electricity Prices

Department of Energy Seeks to Partner with Private Sector for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling | Department of Energy

Department of Energy Seeks to Partner with Private Sector for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling | Department of Energy

Beware a nuclear North Korea aligned with China, Russia

Beware a nuclear North Korea aligned with China, Russia

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

'God chose Trump': president reads Scripture at MAGA Bible marathon

'God chose Trump': president reads Scripture at MAGA Bible marathon

All In On Fusion - by Caleb Harding - ChinaTalk

All In On Fusion - by Caleb Harding - ChinaTalk

Wyoming Makes Deal With NRC To Regulate Uranium And Radioactive Rare Earths | Cowboy State Daily

Wyoming Makes Deal With NRC To Regulate Uranium And Radioactive Rare Earths | Cowboy State Daily

A Guide to Commenting on Rules Removing Public Oversight of Nuclear Reactor Safety - CounterPunch.org

A Guide to Commenting on Rules Removing Public Oversight of Nuclear Reactor Safety - CounterPunch.org

Chernobyl at 40: The accident, its impact and how it changed the world's nuclear energy industry - World Nuclear News

Chernobyl at 40: The accident, its impact and how it changed the world's nuclear energy industry - World Nuclear News

First commercial fusion plant nears construction in US, Commonwealth CEO says

First commercial fusion plant nears construction in US, Commonwealth CEO says

Wyoming Makes Deal With NRC To Regulate Uranium And Radioactive Rare Earths | Cowboy State Daily

Wyoming Makes Deal With NRC To Regulate Uranium And Radioactive Rare Earths | Cowboy State Daily

A reckoning for the ‘electro-bros’ | Latitude Media

A reckoning for the ‘electro-bros’ | Latitude Media

US targets 5 GW more nuclear power through low-cost finance | Reuters

US targets 5 GW more nuclear power through low-cost finance | Reuters

‘Nuclear in New Mexico’ conference convenes amid uptick in uranium interest statewide • Source New Mexico

‘Nuclear in New Mexico’ conference convenes amid uptick in uranium interest statewide • Source New Mexico

Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards | TechCrunch

Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards | TechCrunch

Factbox-Ukraine's reliance on nuclear power increases during war - Yahoo News UK

Factbox-Ukraine's reliance on nuclear power increases during war - Yahoo News UK

All In On Fusion - by Caleb Harding - ChinaTalk

All In On Fusion - by Caleb Harding - ChinaTalk

US top fusion CEO says Washington losing race to China | Semafor

US top fusion CEO says Washington losing race to China | Semafor

Wright: DOE got responses from 28 states for nuclear hubs - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

Wright: DOE got responses from 28 states for nuclear hubs - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

Blue Energy Raises $380M to Build World’s First Project-Financeable Nuclear Plant - Blue Energy

Blue Energy Raises $380M to Build World’s First Project-Financeable Nuclear Plant - Blue Energy

Kazakhstan strategy considers four nuclear power plants - World Nuclear News

Kazakhstan strategy considers four nuclear power plants - World Nuclear News

Demand tsunami: Energy leaders foresee exponential need as Texas economy expands | Fort Worth Report

Demand tsunami: Energy leaders foresee exponential need as Texas economy expands | Fort Worth Report

Less Support in U.S. for Solar, Wind Energy; More for Nuclear

Less Support in U.S. for Solar, Wind Energy; More for Nuclear

Trump invokes war powers to juice fossil energy, grid - E&E News by POLITICO

Trump invokes war powers to juice fossil energy, grid - E&E News by POLITICO

Kairos breaks ground for Hermes 2 reactor - World Nuclear News

Kairos breaks ground for Hermes 2 reactor - World Nuclear News

Let’s Make Space Nuclear Again | National Review

Let’s Make Space Nuclear Again | National Review

Reprocessing Gamble Could Drain Nuclear Waste Fund, Raise Electricity Prices

Reprocessing Gamble Could Drain Nuclear Waste Fund, Raise Electricity Prices

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

White House–backed USA Rare Earth makes $3 billion acquisition in South America | Fortune

White House–backed USA Rare Earth makes $3 billion acquisition in South America | Fortune

Nuclear news: World facing NEW arms race that could see 20 countries 'chasing the bomb'

Nuclear news: World facing NEW arms race that could see 20 countries 'chasing the bomb'

Russia Says It Can Take Iran’s Enriched Uranium. Will That Happen? - The Moscow Times

Russia Says It Can Take Iran’s Enriched Uranium. Will That Happen? - The Moscow Times

China uses nuclear reactor technology to expand global influence - Asia Times

China uses nuclear reactor technology to expand global influence - Asia Times

China's Advanced Nuclear Efforts Are Pushing Frontiers

China's Advanced Nuclear Efforts Are Pushing Frontiers

Nuclear Power in China - World Nuclear Association

Nuclear Power in China - World Nuclear Association

China is Outpacing the U.S. on Nuclear Power, an American Invention - The New York Times

China is Outpacing the U.S. on Nuclear Power, an American Invention - The New York Times

​500 GW By 2050? Inside China’s Massive Nuclear Expansion and Its Global Power Shift

​500 GW By 2050? Inside China’s Massive Nuclear Expansion and Its Global Power Shift

PG&E Corporation - PG&E and Tesla Turn Cybertruck into a Grid Asset, Advancing the Future of Electric Power in California

PG&E Corporation - PG&E and Tesla Turn Cybertruck into a Grid Asset, Advancing the Future of Electric Power in California

PG&E, Tesla approve Cybertruck and charging systems for residential V2X program in California (PCG:NYSE) | Seeking Alpha

PG&E, Tesla approve Cybertruck and charging systems for residential V2X program in California (PCG:NYSE) | Seeking Alpha

PG&E Corporation - PG&E and Tesla Turn Cybertruck into a Grid Asset, Advancing the Future of Electric Power in California

PG&E Corporation - PG&E and Tesla Turn Cybertruck into a Grid Asset, Advancing the Future of Electric Power in California

Iran: So Now What? - by Roger Boyd

Iran: So Now What? - by Roger Boyd

Ensuring Power Reliability in California: Policy Report - Independent Institute

Ensuring Power Reliability in California: Policy Report - Independent Institute

Report says PG&E overcharges CA ratepayers for Diablo | San Luis Obispo Tribune

Report says PG&E overcharges CA ratepayers for Diablo | San Luis Obispo Tribune

Why the US Should Recycle Its Used Nuclear Fuel - The National Interest

Why the US Should Recycle Its Used Nuclear Fuel - The National Interest

IP Implications of NRC’s Proposed New Fast Lane for Licensing Reactor Designs Previously Approved by DOE or DOD | Knobbe Martens - JDSupra

IP Implications of NRC’s Proposed New Fast Lane for Licensing Reactor Designs Previously Approved by DOE or DOD | Knobbe Martens - JDSupra

Did Iran ever Really Have a Nuclear Weapons Program?

Did Iran ever Really Have a Nuclear Weapons Program?

Monday, April 20, 2026

Nuclear Startup Plans South Carolina Reactor as Power Needs Soar - Bloomberg

Nuclear Startup Plans South Carolina Reactor as Power Needs Soar - Bloomberg

US firm seeks regulatory approval for its 240 MW small reactor

US firm seeks regulatory approval for its 240 MW small reactor

Need for speed: The regulatory detour slowing grid expansion

Need for speed: The regulatory detour slowing grid expansion

Part 53: A Viable Licensing Pathway for… | The Breakthrough Institute

Part 53: A Viable Licensing Pathway for… | The Breakthrough Institute

Wright: DOE got responses from 28 states for nuclear hubs - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

Wright: DOE got responses from 28 states for nuclear hubs - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

White House Launches Space Nuclear Initiative, Sets Timeline for Lunar Reactors

White House Launches Space Nuclear Initiative, Sets Timeline for Lunar Reactors

US firm's thorium-based nuclear reactor fuel advances to manufacturing

US firm's thorium-based nuclear reactor fuel advances to manufacturing

US to clean dumping ground that stores hundreds of nuclear waste drums

US to clean dumping ground that stores hundreds of nuclear waste drums

Wyoming communities want time to consider embracing nuclear energy, as feds rush to expand industry - WyoFile

Wyoming communities want time to consider embracing nuclear energy, as feds rush to expand industry - WyoFile

FERC promises to issue decision on large load interconnections by June - Daily Energy Insider

FERC promises to issue decision on large load interconnections by June - Daily Energy Insider

EPRI joins Open Compute Project to study data centers as flexible grid resources - Daily Energy Insider

EPRI joins Open Compute Project to study data centers as flexible grid resources - Daily Energy Insider

Braun, Eli Lilly enter agreement to add nuclear energy to IN grid

Braun, Eli Lilly enter agreement to add nuclear energy to IN grid

Nuclear Startup Plans South Carolina Reactor as Power Needs Soar - Bloomberg

Nuclear Startup Plans South Carolina Reactor as Power Needs Soar - Bloomberg

Sunday, April 19, 2026

UK & Rolls Royce Sign Deal for Three SMRS at Wylfa | Neutron Bytes

UK & Rolls Royce Sign Deal for Three SMRS at Wylfa | Neutron Bytes

Fermi Isn’t Faltering, It’s Imploding - Robert Bryce

Fermi Isn’t Faltering, It’s Imploding - Robert Bryce

Tariffs alone won't save American manufacturing — here's what actually will | Fortune

Tariffs alone won't save American manufacturing — here's what actually will | Fortune

China could take control of Iran's enriched uranium

China could take control of Iran's enriched uranium

Extensive faults beneath Nevada nuclear lab raise unanswered earthquake risks

Extensive faults beneath Nevada nuclear lab raise unanswered earthquake risks

US firm's thorium-based nuclear reactor fuel advances to manufacturing

US firm's thorium-based nuclear reactor fuel advances to manufacturing

Nuclear’s AI Moment Is Here - There Is Only 1 Play for the 4X Data Center Demand Explosion - 24/7 Wall St.

Nuclear’s AI Moment Is Here - There Is Only 1 Play for the 4X Data Center Demand Explosion - 24/7 Wall St.

UK & Rolls Royce Sign Deal for Three SMRS at Wylfa | Neutron Bytes

UK & Rolls Royce Sign Deal for Three SMRS at Wylfa | Neutron Bytes

Friday, April 17, 2026

This American Nuclear Startup Aims to Supply India’s Reactor Boom - Heatmap News

This American Nuclear Startup Aims to Supply India’s Reactor Boom - Heatmap News

Malmstrom AFB one of two bases selected for potential nuclear microreactors - The Electric

Malmstrom AFB one of two bases selected for potential nuclear microreactors - The Electric

Oklo nuclear fuel recycling project coming to Oak Ridge

Oklo nuclear fuel recycling project coming to Oak Ridge

Anthropic's Nuclear Bomb

Anthropic's Nuclear Bomb

Easier environmental rules pave way for SC energy projects | The State

Easier environmental rules pave way for SC energy projects | The State

US to back first wave of new nuclear reactors with loans

US to back first wave of new nuclear reactors with loans

NRC Approves Final Rule for Optional Licensing Framwork

NRC Approves Final Rule for Optional Licensing Framwork

First American Nuclear Submits Pre-Licensing Engagement Plan For EAGL-1 SMR

First American Nuclear Submits Pre-Licensing Engagement Plan For EAGL-1 SMR

5 Fast Facts about DOE Reactor Authorization | Department of Energy

5 Fast Facts about DOE Reactor Authorization | Department of Energy

NRC Finalizes New Optional Licensing Framework for Advanced Reactors | Beveridge & Diamond PC - JDSupra

NRC Finalizes New Optional Licensing Framework for Advanced Reactors | Beveridge & Diamond PC - JDSupra

NRC Fee Reform Should Improve… | The Breakthrough Institute

NRC Fee Reform Should Improve… | The Breakthrough Institute

US tests spin fuel in 180-million-degree Fahrenheit plasma for reactors

US tests spin fuel in 180-million-degree Fahrenheit plasma for reactors

US firm seeks regulatory approval for its 240 MW small reactor

US firm seeks regulatory approval for its 240 MW small reactor

IAEA and Japan Strengthen Emergency Preparedness in Fukushima

IAEA and Japan Strengthen Emergency Preparedness in Fukushima

Republic of Korea: Nuclear Energy, Safeguards and More

Republic of Korea: Nuclear Energy, Safeguards and More