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

Friday, June 27, 2025

Trump's Iran strike briefing fails to assuage Democrats' doubts

Trump's Iran strike briefing fails to assuage Democrats' doubts

(503) MIT Prof Ted Postol: Can We Believe Trump Admin's Narrative on Iran's Nuke Sites? - YouTube

(503) MIT Prof Ted Postol: Can We Believe Trump Admin's Narrative on Iran's Nuke Sites? - YouTube

What Trump Doesn’t Understand About Nuclear War - The Atlantic

What Trump Doesn’t Understand About Nuclear War - The Atlantic

What It Takes to Launch a Nuclear Weapon - The Atlantic

What It Takes to Launch a Nuclear Weapon - The Atlantic

Western governors say they should have control over where nuclear waste is stored | KUNC

Western governors say they should have control over where nuclear waste is stored | KUNC

Palantir partners to develop AI software for nuclear construction

Palantir partners to develop AI software for nuclear construction

Nuclear powered AI datacenter plan from Rick Perry honors Donald Trump - The Washington Post

Nuclear powered AI datacenter plan from Rick Perry honors Donald Trump - The Washington Post

International Nuclear Watchdog Issues Stark Warning in Wake of US Iran Strikes | WIRED

International Nuclear Watchdog Issues Stark Warning in Wake of US Iran Strikes | WIRED

A National Center for Advanced AI Reliability and Security

A National Center for Advanced AI Reliability and Security

Opinion | The U.S. president holds sole authority with American nuclear codes - Washington Post

Opinion | The U.S. president holds sole authority with American nuclear codes - Washington Post

Opinion | How nuclear war could start - Washington Post

Opinion | How nuclear war could start - Washington Post

Opinion | Why we should worry about nuclear weapons again - Washington Post

Opinion | Why we should worry about nuclear weapons again - Washington Post

Palantir plans AI software to speed up nuclear energy push

Palantir plans AI software to speed up nuclear energy push

The Secret 15-Year Plan Behind US Strikes on Iran | The Epoch Times

The Secret 15-Year Plan Behind US Strikes on Iran | The Epoch Times

Thursday, June 26, 2025

World Bank and IAEA backing new nuclear for development - World Nuclear News

World Bank and IAEA backing new nuclear for development - World Nuclear News

Former NRC Officials Send Letter of Protest on the Firing of Commissioner Hanson | Neutron Bytes

Former NRC Officials Send Letter of Protest on the Firing of Commissioner Hanson | Neutron Bytes

Will Iran Pursue the Nuclear Bomb? - by Tomas Pueyo

Will Iran Pursue the Nuclear Bomb? - by Tomas Pueyo

General Kenneth Nichols and the Manhattan Project -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

General Kenneth Nichols and the Manhattan Project -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Argonne National Laboratory’s fast reactors in Idaho -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Argonne National Laboratory’s fast reactors in Idaho -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC cuts fees by 50 percent for advanced reactor applicants -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC cuts fees by 50 percent for advanced reactor applicants -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Three Mile Island Set to Deliver Nuclear Power a Year Early

Three Mile Island Set to Deliver Nuclear Power a Year Early

NANO signs Namibia deal - Nuclear Engineering International

NANO signs Namibia deal - Nuclear Engineering International

Kentucky's utility regulator launches effort to study nuclear power • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky's utility regulator launches effort to study nuclear power • Kentucky Lantern

Understanding TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor Design and Demonstration Project Progress

Understanding TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor Design and Demonstration Project Progress

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

THE BURIAL PLAN - Seymour Hersh

THE BURIAL PLAN - Seymour Hersh

Nuclear regulators lighten microreactor restrictions | Utility Dive

Nuclear regulators lighten microreactor restrictions | Utility Dive

ABS approves second Korean floating SMR plant design - World Nuclear News

ABS approves second Korean floating SMR plant design - World Nuclear News

MOU signed for possible nuclear fuel recycling and fuel supply -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

MOU signed for possible nuclear fuel recycling and fuel supply -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Nuclear Firm Holtec Plans to Go Public, CEO Says - Barron's

Nuclear Firm Holtec Plans to Go Public, CEO Says - Barron's

Nuclear startup Terrestrial Energy inks a deal to use gas as a ‘bridge’ to SMRs | Latitude Media

Nuclear startup Terrestrial Energy inks a deal to use gas as a ‘bridge’ to SMRs | Latitude Media

Nuclear regulators lighten microreactor restrictions | Utility Dive

Nuclear regulators lighten microreactor restrictions | Utility Dive

Nuclear Weapons: How to Strengthen the Nonproliferation Regime

Nuclear Weapons: How to Strengthen the Nonproliferation Regime

Federalism for Nuclear Power? - R Street Institute

Federalism for Nuclear Power? - R Street Institute

NRC eases microreactor rules - Nuclear Engineering International

NRC eases microreactor rules - Nuclear Engineering International

SCOTUS Allows Private Company’s License for Stand-Alone Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility - McGuireWoods

SCOTUS Allows Private Company’s License for Stand-Alone Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility - McGuireWoods

Nuclear regulators lighten microreactor restrictions | Utility Dive

Nuclear regulators lighten microreactor restrictions | Utility Dive

POLITICO Pro | Article | DOE-led nuclear licensing gains traction under Trump

POLITICO Pro | Article | DOE-led nuclear licensing gains traction under Trump

The Bombing of Iran May Teach an Unwelcome Lesson on Nuclear Weapons - The New York Times

The Bombing of Iran May Teach an Unwelcome Lesson on Nuclear Weapons - The New York Times

A Lifeline for Clean Firm Power - The Breakthrough Journal

A Lifeline for Clean Firm Power - The Breakthrough Journal

Monday, June 23, 2025

(491) Scott Horton DEBUNKS Israel, Trump Iran Nuke Lies - YouTube

(491) Scott Horton DEBUNKS Israel, Trump Iran Nuke Lies - YouTube

Big Tech joins the military, with Meta, Palantir and OpenAI in front

Big Tech joins the military, with Meta, Palantir and OpenAI in front

Will Iran Retaliate? How Tehran Could Respond After Trump's Strikes - Bloomberg

Will Iran Retaliate? How Tehran Could Respond After Trump's Strikes - Bloomberg

A Supreme Court ruling on nuclear waste spotlights U.S. storage woes

A Supreme Court ruling on nuclear waste spotlights U.S. storage woes

DOE’s Wishful Thinking About Expedited Testing of Advanced Reactors | Neutron Bytes

DOE’s Wishful Thinking About Expedited Testing of Advanced Reactors | Neutron Bytes

At Trump's request, Israel cleared way for U.S. bombers in Iran

At Trump's request, Israel cleared way for U.S. bombers in Iran

Israel vs Iran: GBU-57A/B MOP Bunker Buster or Bunker Busted [i]

Israel vs Iran: GBU-57A/B MOP Bunker Buster or Bunker Busted [i]

Breaking: Fordow Attacked Again; Trump Talks Up Regime Change, Brays About Iran Nuclear Site Success as Israel Taking Increasing Toll from Attacks, Iran Puts Pieces in Place for Strait of Hormuz Closure; UPDATE: Iran Media Claims Attack on US Base in Syria | naked capitalism

Breaking: Fordow Attacked Again; Trump Talks Up Regime Change, Brays About Iran Nuclear Site Success as Israel Taking Increasing Toll from Attacks, Iran Puts Pieces in Place for Strait of Hormuz Closure; UPDATE: Iran Media Claims Attack on US Base in Syria | naked capitalism

Greece Considers Nuclear Energy for Green Transition - GreekReporter.com

Greece Considers Nuclear Energy for Green Transition - GreekReporter.com

Holtec bets on surge in electricity demand to fuel nuclear investment

Holtec bets on surge in electricity demand to fuel nuclear investment

Strikes on Iran: Bushehr Nuclear Reactor a Major Complication | National Review

Strikes on Iran: Bushehr Nuclear Reactor a Major Complication | National Review

Explainer: What are the nuclear contamination risks from attacks on Iran? | Reuters

Explainer: What are the nuclear contamination risks from attacks on Iran? | Reuters

How targeting Iran's nuclear facilities could impact the environment - ABC News

How targeting Iran's nuclear facilities could impact the environment - ABC News

IAEA Director General's Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors | IAEA

IAEA Director General's Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors | IAEA

China Strikes Hard: Chinese Satellite Pulverizes Starlink With a 2-Watt Laser 36,000 KM From Earth

China Strikes Hard: Chinese Satellite Pulverizes Starlink With a 2-Watt Laser 36,000 KM From Earth

U.S. Sits on Billions of Untapped Oil Barrels | OilPrice.com

U.S. Sits on Billions of Untapped Oil Barrels | OilPrice.com

Extreme weather, increased demand: America's power grid problem : Short Wave : NPR

Extreme weather, increased demand: America's power grid problem : Short Wave : NPR

Israel hits Iranian nuclear research facility

Israel hits Iranian nuclear research facility

PM: Israel has 'interesting intel' on whereabouts of Iran's 60% enriched uranium | The Times of Israel

PM: Israel has 'interesting intel' on whereabouts of Iran's 60% enriched uranium | The Times of Israel

Kremlin warns that other nations ready to give Iran nukes: 'Dangerous escalation has begun'

Kremlin warns that other nations ready to give Iran nukes: 'Dangerous escalation has begun'

Vance Indicates Iran Still Controls Enriched Uranium Stockpile

Vance Indicates Iran Still Controls Enriched Uranium Stockpile

Democrats Have Lost the Plot | Power Line

Democrats Have Lost the Plot | Power Line

Matt Stoller on X: "So we had 20 bunker busters and we used 14, so that’s 70% of our stockpile. Which maybe doesn’t matter because they didn’t work but we’re still running low. https://t.co/ijWN2mfRv2" / X

Matt Stoller on X: "So we had 20 bunker busters and we used 14, so that’s 70% of our stockpile. Which maybe doesn’t matter because they didn’t work but we’re still running low. https://t.co/ijWN2mfRv2" / X

China and Russia Reaffirm Support for Iran as Iran Weighs Response Options

China and Russia Reaffirm Support for Iran as Iran Weighs Response Options

Sunday, June 22, 2025

U.S. Strike on Iran Began With a Ruse - WSJ

U.S. Strike on Iran Began With a Ruse - WSJ

TerraPower raises $650 million with NVIDIA for modular reactors - energynews

TerraPower raises $650 million with NVIDIA for modular reactors - energynews

University researchers develop revolutionary closet-sized nuclear reactor: 'Something no other university has'

University researchers develop revolutionary closet-sized nuclear reactor: 'Something no other university has'

Iran, Saudi Nuclear Agencies Confirm No Radiation Risk Following U.S. Strikes on Nuclear Sites

Iran, Saudi Nuclear Agencies Confirm No Radiation Risk Following U.S. Strikes on Nuclear Sites

IAEA chief: Extent of damage at Fordo unclear, but there are 'clear indications of impacts' | The Times of Israel

IAEA chief: Extent of damage at Fordo unclear, but there are 'clear indications of impacts' | The Times of Israel

IAEA chief confirms centrifuge manufacturing workshop in Isfahan hit | The Times of Israel

IAEA chief confirms centrifuge manufacturing workshop in Isfahan hit | The Times of Israel

U.S. Drops 14 Bunker Busters in B-2 Strike Against Iranian Nuclear Sites - USNI News

U.S. Drops 14 Bunker Busters in B-2 Strike Against Iranian Nuclear Sites - USNI News

Opinion: Potential of modular nuclear worthy of Texas investment

Opinion: Potential of modular nuclear worthy of Texas investment

Iran Stands Alone Against Trump and Israel, Stripped of Allies - Bloomberg

Iran Stands Alone Against Trump and Israel, Stripped of Allies - Bloomberg

(490) Israel’s Iran Strike Could Spark Global War – What They’re Not Telling You | Amb. Chas Freeman - YouTube

(490) Israel’s Iran Strike Could Spark Global War – What They’re Not Telling You | Amb. Chas Freeman - YouTube

What's Left of Iran's Nuclear Sites? US Bombs Make Finding Out Tougher - Bloomberg

What's Left of Iran's Nuclear Sites? US Bombs Make Finding Out Tougher - Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia says ‘no radioactive effects’ detected in Gulf after US strikes on Iran

Saudi Arabia says ‘no radioactive effects’ detected in Gulf after US strikes on Iran

Four Gulf countries, IAEA say 'no radioactive effects' detected after US strikes on Iran  | Khaleej Times

Four Gulf countries, IAEA say 'no radioactive effects' detected after US strikes on Iran  | Khaleej Times

No radioactive effects detected in Gulf states' environment following US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities - Saudi NRRC - Gulf Times

No radioactive effects detected in Gulf states' environment following US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities - Saudi NRRC - Gulf Times