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Saturday, May 24, 2025

13 takeaways from Trump's executive orders on nuclear power

13 takeaways from Trump's executive orders on nuclear power

Trump orders dramatic speedup of US nuclear development - E&E News by POLITICO

Trump orders dramatic speedup of US nuclear development - E&E News by POLITICO

Trump signs executive orders to spur US ‘nuclear energy renaissance’ | Trump administration | The Guardian

Trump signs executive orders to spur US ‘nuclear energy renaissance’ | Trump administration | The Guardian

Trump seeks to boost nuclear industry and overhaul safety regulator : NPR

Trump seeks to boost nuclear industry and overhaul safety regulator : NPR

President Trump Signs Executive Orders to Usher in a Nuclear Renaissance, Restore Gold Standard Science – The White House

President Trump Signs Executive Orders to Usher in a Nuclear Renaissance, Restore Gold Standard Science – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission – The White House

Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission – The White House

Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission – The White House

Trump Signs Orders to Revive US Leadership in Nuclear Power

Trump Signs Orders to Revive US Leadership in Nuclear Power

Friday, May 23, 2025

Aid trickles into Gaza for first time in weeks as UN says it’s ‘nowhere near enough’ | CNN

Aid trickles into Gaza for first time in weeks as UN says it’s ‘nowhere near enough’ | CNN

Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu accuses Starmer of siding with Hamas

Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu accuses Starmer of siding with Hamas

Trump Signs Executive Orders for Faster Build-Out of Nuclear Power Plants - The New York Times

Trump Signs Executive Orders for Faster Build-Out of Nuclear Power Plants - The New York Times

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Streamlines Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Streamlines Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Deploys Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Deploys Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinvigorates the Nuclear Industrial Base – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinvigorates the Nuclear Industrial Base – The White House

Vietnam Signs Nuclear Power Agreement As It Seeks To Rebalance US Trade - Barron's

Vietnam Signs Nuclear Power Agreement As It Seeks To Rebalance US Trade - Barron's

Trump signs executive orders to "usher in the American nuclear renaissance" - CBS News

Trump signs executive orders to "usher in the American nuclear renaissance" - CBS News

Constellation Statement on Nuclear Executive Orders

Constellation Statement on Nuclear Executive Orders

Largest US gas-fired power plant planned for data centers in Pennsylvania | Utility Dive

Largest US gas-fired power plant planned for data centers in Pennsylvania | Utility Dive

ICF sees 25% load growth by 2030, up to 40% price increase | Utility Dive

ICF sees 25% load growth by 2030, up to 40% price increase | Utility Dive

New nuclear power could meet 10% of projected data center demand increase by 2035: Deloitte | Utility Dive

New nuclear power could meet 10% of projected data center demand increase by 2035: Deloitte | Utility Dive

Diablo Canyon clears hurdle with Federal regulators to extend nuclear power production for 20 years

Diablo Canyon clears hurdle with Federal regulators to extend nuclear power production for 20 years

Trump’s Nuclear Moonshot: The 21st Century Manhattan Project – American Liberty News

Trump’s Nuclear Moonshot: The 21st Century Manhattan Project – American Liberty News

Estonia Plans 600-MW Nuclear Power Plant Utilizing BWRX-300 SMRs

Estonia Plans 600-MW Nuclear Power Plant Utilizing BWRX-300 SMRs

A behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s biggest nuclear power plant - Cipher News

A behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s biggest nuclear power plant - Cipher News

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Elementl Power Partner to Accelerate Siting of Nuclear-Powered Data Centers | Department of Energy

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Elementl Power Partner to Accelerate Siting of Nuclear-Powered Data Centers | Department of Energy

Nuclear industry ‘facing some headwinds’ amid congressional budget fight: NEI CEO | Utility Dive

Nuclear industry ‘facing some headwinds’ amid congressional budget fight: NEI CEO | Utility Dive

Canada's first SMR project: How is CAD20.9 billion cost calculated? - World Nuclear News

Canada's first SMR project: How is CAD20.9 billion cost calculated? - World Nuclear News

Nuclear News Daily—5/23: ATF tests at INL / Latest on nuclear EOs / TerraPower's HALEU deal - micheletkearney@gmail.com - Gmail

Nuclear News Daily—5/23: ATF tests at INL / Latest on nuclear EOs / TerraPower's HALEU deal - micheletkearney@gmail.com - Gmail

TVA files for Clinch River SMR construction permit -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

TVA files for Clinch River SMR construction permit -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

How NuScale could resurrect its nuclear lead - E&E News by POLITICO

How NuScale could resurrect its nuclear lead - E&E News by POLITICO

Purdue’s research reactor aids in advanced reactor development -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Purdue’s research reactor aids in advanced reactor development -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

IAEA: Gunfire, drone attack at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

IAEA: Gunfire, drone attack at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

TerraPower and ASP Isotopes agree on loan and HALEU supply terms -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

TerraPower and ASP Isotopes agree on loan and HALEU supply terms -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Subcommittee focuses on nuclear plans, deployment -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Subcommittee focuses on nuclear plans, deployment -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Indiana lawmakers push several nuclear-power bills across the finish line | Politics | thestatehousefile.com

Indiana lawmakers push several nuclear-power bills across the finish line | Politics | thestatehousefile.com

Polish supply chain gears up for country's first nuclear project - World Nuclear News

Polish supply chain gears up for country's first nuclear project - World Nuclear News

Estonia Begins Planning Process For Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Plant

Estonia Begins Planning Process For Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Plant

Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

TVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300 | Neutron Bytes

TVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300 | Neutron Bytes

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Fires Drove Record-breaking Tropical Forest Loss in 2024 | World Resources Institute Research

Fires Drove Record-breaking Tropical Forest Loss in 2024 | World Resources Institute Research

As Israel starves and destroys Gaza, it’s turning into a global pariah - The Washington Post

As Israel starves and destroys Gaza, it’s turning into a global pariah - The Washington Post

Inside Our Wires: The CCP Has Penetrated Our Electric Grid, Will Xi Destroy It?

Inside Our Wires: The CCP Has Penetrated Our Electric Grid, Will Xi Destroy It?

Study validates borehole disposal concept for TRISO fuel - World Nuclear News

Study validates borehole disposal concept for TRISO fuel - World Nuclear News

Westinghouse, First Nations sign MoU to look at SMR opportunities - World Nuclear News

Westinghouse, First Nations sign MoU to look at SMR opportunities - World Nuclear News

IAEA warning over drones near nuclear sites - World Nuclear News

IAEA warning over drones near nuclear sites - World Nuclear News

Polish supply chain gears up for country's first nuclear project - World Nuclear News

Polish supply chain gears up for country's first nuclear project - World Nuclear News

Estonia starts planning process for SMR plant - World Nuclear News

Estonia starts planning process for SMR plant - World Nuclear News

Russia powers up 8 nuclear reactors to fuel Arctic icebreakers and mega plants - Glass Almanac

Russia powers up 8 nuclear reactors to fuel Arctic icebreakers and mega plants - Glass Almanac

France could become the first nation to master nuclear fusion, the ultimate dream of humanity.

France could become the first nation to master nuclear fusion, the ultimate dream of humanity.

Iranian officials warn nuclear talks in peril without uranium compromise - The Washington Post

Iranian officials warn nuclear talks in peril without uranium compromise - The Washington Post

Executive Orders Could Create Security and Proliferation Risks while Delaying Deployment of Nuclear Energy

Executive Orders Could Create Security and Proliferation Risks while Delaying Deployment of Nuclear Energy

Turkey in nuclear plant talks with Candu, energy minister says | Reuters

Turkey in nuclear plant talks with Candu, energy minister says | Reuters

Vietnam Signs Nuclear Power Agreement As It Seeks To Rebalance US Trade - Barron's

Vietnam Signs Nuclear Power Agreement As It Seeks To Rebalance US Trade - Barron's

Sweden passes passes law to fund new generation of nuclear reactors | Reuters

Sweden passes passes law to fund new generation of nuclear reactors | Reuters

A behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s biggest nuclear power plant - Cipher News

A behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s biggest nuclear power plant - Cipher News

Developers can apply now to test a fueled reactor in NRIC’s DOME -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Developers can apply now to test a fueled reactor in NRIC’s DOME -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

White House rolls out a multibillion-dollar US-UAE nuclear deal … then deletes it - E&E News by POLITICO

White House rolls out a multibillion-dollar US-UAE nuclear deal … then deletes it - E&E News by POLITICO

NuScale Power Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

NuScale Power Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

In an international industry, regulators cross the border too -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

In an international industry, regulators cross the border too -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Dow and X-energy Submit Construction Permit Application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Proposed Advanced Nuclear Project in Texas — X-energy

Dow and X-energy Submit Construction Permit Application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Proposed Advanced Nuclear Project in Texas — X-energy

TerraPower Submits Construction Permit Application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the Natrium Reactor Demonstration Project

TerraPower Submits Construction Permit Application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the Natrium Reactor Demonstration Project

TVA Submits Nation’s First Construction Permit Application for BWRX-300 SMR

TVA Submits Nation’s First Construction Permit Application for BWRX-300 SMR

Trump Insists Afrikaners Face Genocide in Heated Ramaphosa Meeting - Bloomberg

Trump Insists Afrikaners Face Genocide in Heated Ramaphosa Meeting - Bloomberg

First phase of US enrichment plant expansion starts up - World Nuclear News

First phase of US enrichment plant expansion starts up - World Nuclear News

Why China’s Thorium Reactor Is So Important - The National Interest

Why China’s Thorium Reactor Is So Important - The National Interest

At world’s biggest nuclear plant, how to restart a giant - Cipher News

At world’s biggest nuclear plant, how to restart a giant - Cipher News

Nuclear weapons leaders describe workforce woes after DOGE disruption

Nuclear weapons leaders describe workforce woes after DOGE disruption

House OKs megabill after major energy, environment changes - E&E News by POLITICO

House OKs megabill after major energy, environment changes - E&E News by POLITICO

Seven More Things You Thought You Knew… | The Breakthrough Institute

Seven More Things You Thought You Knew… | The Breakthrough Institute

Golfing on Saturdays: Lessons for Nuclear Collaboration - The National Interest

Golfing on Saturdays: Lessons for Nuclear Collaboration - The National Interest

How States Are Taking the Lead on Small Modular Reactors - The National Interest

How States Are Taking the Lead on Small Modular Reactors - The National Interest

Executive Orders Could Create Security and Proliferation Risks while Delaying Deployment of Nuclear Energy

Executive Orders Could Create Security and Proliferation Risks while Delaying Deployment of Nuclear Energy

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, US officials say | CNN Politics

New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, US officials say | CNN Politics

At Indiana’s only nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S. - News

At Indiana’s only nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S. - News

Largest tritium facility underway in England to advance fusion power | ASCE

Largest tritium facility underway in England to advance fusion power | ASCE

Urenco USA Begins Enriched Uranium Production At New Cascade

Urenco USA Begins Enriched Uranium Production At New Cascade

How States Are Taking the Lead on Small Modular Reactors - The National Interest

How States Are Taking the Lead on Small Modular Reactors - The National Interest

From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope

From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope

NRC halts spent fuel pool rulemaking - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

NRC halts spent fuel pool rulemaking - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

Executive Orders Could Create Security and Proliferation Risks while Delaying Deployment of Nuclear Energy

Executive Orders Could Create Security and Proliferation Risks while Delaying Deployment of Nuclear Energy

First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor as TVA advances plan for Oak Ridge | WPLN News

First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor as TVA advances plan for Oak Ridge | WPLN News

Probe launched after radiation incident at Indiana facility - Nuclear Engineering International

Probe launched after radiation incident at Indiana facility - Nuclear Engineering International

TVA First U.S. Utility to Request SMR Construction Permit

TVA First U.S. Utility to Request SMR Construction Permit

"No Enrichment Means No Deal", by Mike Whitney - The Unz Review

"No Enrichment Means No Deal", by Mike Whitney - The Unz Review

Iran’s supreme leader rejects US stance on uranium enrichment | AP News

Iran’s supreme leader rejects US stance on uranium enrichment | AP News

Iran Says Its Uranium Enrichment Is ‘Absolutely Non-Negotiable’ - Bloomberg

Iran Says Its Uranium Enrichment Is ‘Absolutely Non-Negotiable’ - Bloomberg

AI could keep us dependent on natural gas for decades to come

AI could keep us dependent on natural gas for decades to come

Why China’s Thorium Reactor Is So Important - The National Interest

Why China’s Thorium Reactor Is So Important - The National Interest

Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI?

Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI?

Tennessee Valley Authority Seeks to Build GE Vernova (GEV) Reactor - Bloomberg

Tennessee Valley Authority Seeks to Build GE Vernova (GEV) Reactor - Bloomberg

TVA files for Clinch River SMR construction permit -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

TVA files for Clinch River SMR construction permit -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

First US Utility Seeks Permit for a Small Nuclear Reactor

First US Utility Seeks Permit for a Small Nuclear Reactor

Seven More Things You Thought You Knew… | The Breakthrough Institute

Seven More Things You Thought You Knew… | The Breakthrough Institute

Nuclear Energy Competitiveness Begins at Home - The National Interest

Nuclear Energy Competitiveness Begins at Home - The National Interest

Trump made clear he wants a deal with Iran. Most Americans agree.

Trump made clear he wants a deal with Iran. Most Americans agree.

How the United States Can Turn Cold War Plutonium into Advanced Nuclear Power - The National Interest

How the United States Can Turn Cold War Plutonium into Advanced Nuclear Power - The National Interest

Berlin, Paris overcome rift over nuclear energy, French official says

Berlin, Paris overcome rift over nuclear energy, French official says

Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI? | MIT Technology Review

Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI? | MIT Technology Review

Nuclear advocates push lawmakers in Texas -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Nuclear advocates push lawmakers in Texas -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Atomic Museum marks 20 years of education -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Atomic Museum marks 20 years of education -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

AI and productivity growth -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

AI and productivity growth -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

How the United States Can Turn Cold War Plutonium into Advanced Nuclear Power - The National Interest

How the United States Can Turn Cold War Plutonium into Advanced Nuclear Power - The National Interest

Geothermal and nuclear could lose big under GOP tax… | Canary Media

Geothermal and nuclear could lose big under GOP tax… | Canary Media

Taiwan to Ramp Up Gas Imports After Shuttering Last Nuclear Plant - Yale e360

Taiwan to Ramp Up Gas Imports After Shuttering Last Nuclear Plant - Yale e360

Electricity demand to rise 78% by 2050, study says

Electricity demand to rise 78% by 2050, study says

Trump's "wins" on nuclear power are losses for taxpayers and public safety - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Trump's "wins" on nuclear power are losses for taxpayers and public safety - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

How NuScale could resurrect its nuclear lead - E&E News by POLITICO

How NuScale could resurrect its nuclear lead - E&E News by POLITICO

Small Modular Reactor - Holtec International

Small Modular Reactor - Holtec International

NRC discontinues spent fuel pool rulemaking -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC discontinues spent fuel pool rulemaking -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Nuclear Conversion - Robert Bryce

Nuclear Conversion - Robert Bryce

Monday, May 19, 2025

Surprising Developments in the Iran Nuclear Negotiations - Antiwar.com

Surprising Developments in the Iran Nuclear Negotiations - Antiwar.com

Surprising Developments in the Iran Nuclear Negotiations - Antiwar.com

Surprising Developments in the Iran Nuclear Negotiations - Antiwar.com

Nuclear Power Fuels One-Fifth of U.S. Electricity as Oldest Reactors Keep Running - NewsBlaze News

Nuclear Power Fuels One-Fifth of U.S. Electricity as Oldest Reactors Keep Running - NewsBlaze News

Could thorium be the world's next great fuel source? | Financial Post

Could thorium be the world's next great fuel source? | Financial Post

Pope Leo says Christian unity is a priority for him - full text

Pope Leo says Christian unity is a priority for him

High-tech companies announce quest to bury nuclear reactors a mile underground: 'Highest levels of safety'

High-tech companies announce quest to bury nuclear reactors a mile underground: 'Highest levels of safety'

(405) Biggest Megaprojects in Texas - YouTube

(405) Biggest Megaprojects in Texas - YouTube

Trump Envoy Says Iran Must Give Up Nuclear Enrichment Capability - The New York Times

Trump Envoy Says Iran Must Give Up Nuclear Enrichment Capability - The New York Times

Russian scientists make incredible breakthrough that could revolutionize nuclear power: 'Will cut its use of natural uranium by 50%'

Russian scientists make incredible breakthrough that could revolutionize nuclear power: 'Will cut its use of natural uranium by 50%'

Nuclear fusion breakthrough brings endless energy closer to reality - The Brighter Side of News

Nuclear fusion breakthrough brings endless energy closer to reality - The Brighter Side of News

The Nuclear Company raises $51M to develop massive reactor sites | TechCrunch

The Nuclear Company raises $51M to develop massive reactor sites | TechCrunch

Seven More Things You Thought You Knew About Nuclear Energy

Seven More Things You Thought You Knew About Nuclear Energy

“Fusion in a Bottle”: Realta’s Radical Reactor Design Could Finally Deliver Limitless Nuclear Power With Zero Carbon Emissions - Sustainability Times

“Fusion in a Bottle”: Realta’s Radical Reactor Design Could Finally Deliver Limitless Nuclear Power With Zero Carbon Emissions - Sustainability Times

Record net-positive fusion energy gains achieved at US laser facility

Record net-positive fusion energy gains achieved at US laser facility

European firm plans to generate 100 MW for 40 years from nuclear waste

European firm plans to generate 100 MW for 40 years from nuclear waste

Rust Belt vs. Sun Belt in the battle for U.S. manufacturing jobs | Fortune

Rust Belt vs. Sun Belt in the battle for U.S. manufacturing jobs | Fortune

Iran president calls for continued nuclear negotiations, questions Trump threats

Iran president calls for continued nuclear negotiations, questions Trump threats

Taiwan Shuts Last Nuclear Reactor as Energy Debate Heats Up - Bloomberg

Taiwan Shuts Last Nuclear Reactor as Energy Debate Heats Up - Bloomberg