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

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Holtec Calls It Quits on New Mexico Spent Fuel Plan | Neutron Bytes

Holtec Calls It Quits on New Mexico Spent Fuel Plan | Neutron Bytes

US firms to trial nuclear reactor aboard satellite for space travel

US firms to trial nuclear reactor aboard satellite for space travel

CT nuclear reactor is 50 years old. What to know

CT nuclear reactor is 50 years old. What to know

IAEA evaluates safety at Romania’s Triga reactor - Nuclear Engineering International

IAEA evaluates safety at Romania’s Triga reactor - Nuclear Engineering International

Next-gen nuclear fuel from US firm gets green light for critical testing

Next-gen nuclear fuel from US firm gets green light for critical testing

Renewable Energy: Colorado's Path to 2040

Renewable Energy: Colorado's Path to 2040

NNSA to use essential—but unpaid—workers to keep weapons stockpile safe if shutdown continues -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NNSA to use essential—but unpaid—workers to keep weapons stockpile safe if shutdown continues -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Holtec abandons plan to build New Mexico storage facility for spent nuclear fuel

Holtec abandons plan to build New Mexico storage facility for spent nuclear fuel

North Korea unveils ‘most powerful’ missile at 80th anniversary parade | Kim Jong Un News | Al Jazeera

North Korea unveils ‘most powerful’ missile at 80th anniversary parade | Kim Jong Un News | Al Jazeera

Friday, October 10, 2025

Grossi says progress made on restoring Zaporizhzhia power - World Nuclear News

Grossi says progress made on restoring Zaporizhzhia power - World Nuclear News

Update 320 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine | IAEA

Update 320 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine | IAEA

China Inc. Tightens The Rare-Earth Noose - Robert Bryce

China Inc. Tightens The Rare-Earth Noose - Robert Bryce

Technology licensing is landmark for US uranium remediation - World Nuclear News

Technology licensing is landmark for US uranium remediation - World Nuclear News

G20 conference highlights the pivotal role of nuclear power in energy transition

G20 conference highlights the pivotal role of nuclear power in energy transition

Thermal Sensing and Ground Measures Uncover Radioactive Minerals

Thermal Sensing and Ground Measures Uncover Radioactive Minerals

US firms to trial nuclear reactor aboard satellite for space travel

US firms to trial nuclear reactor aboard satellite for space travel

State Leaders Work to Advance U.S. Nuclear Energy Projects

State Leaders Work to Advance U.S. Nuclear Energy Projects

AI power costs: Demand to grow tenfold by 2030, new report says

AI power costs: Demand to grow tenfold by 2030, new report says

DOE, NNSA open process to select energy suppliers for AI data centers -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

DOE, NNSA open process to select energy suppliers for AI data centers -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Google considers more data centers in Linn County, funds study about water usage

Google considers more data centers in Linn County, funds study about water usage

With U.S. Electricity Demand Set to Skyrocket, the Call for Solutions Accelerates | The Pew Charitable Trusts

With U.S. Electricity Demand Set to Skyrocket, the Call for Solutions Accelerates | The Pew Charitable Trusts

Democrats grill nuclear regulator nominee over safety and legality of Trump agenda

Democrats grill nuclear regulator nominee over safety and legality of Trump agenda

Sprott Says Uranium Market Has Momentum, But Sounds Warning On Need For New Mines

Sprott Says Uranium Market Has Momentum, But Sounds Warning On Need For New Mines

The US Needs a National Nuclear Fuel Recycling Strategy | Opinion - Newsweek

The US Needs a National Nuclear Fuel Recycling Strategy | Opinion - Newsweek

Reframing Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Policy  - The National Interest

Reframing Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Policy  - The National Interest

Idaho is powering up its nuclear efforts to fill the energy demands of the future • Idaho Capital Sun

Idaho is powering up its nuclear efforts to fill the energy demands of the future • Idaho Capital Sun

Fusion: The 24/7 Solution Renewables Can't Match

Fusion: The 24/7 Solution Renewables Can't Match

Can OC’s nuclear waste problem be helped by deep boreholes and Bulgaria? – Orange County Register

Can OC’s nuclear waste problem be helped by deep boreholes and Bulgaria? – Orange County Register

Thursday, October 9, 2025

NRC nominee Nieh commits to independent safety mission -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC nominee Nieh commits to independent safety mission -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC nominee vows to promote safety, independence - E&E News by POLITICO

NRC nominee vows to promote safety, independence - E&E News by POLITICO

Israel's Secret Social Media War On Iran

Israel's Secret Social Media War On Iran

U.S. Approves Record-Breaking $41.6 Billion AMRAAM Missile Deal Covering 30 Allied Nations - Defence Security Asia

U.S. Approves Record-Breaking $41.6 Billion AMRAAM Missile Deal Covering 30 Allied Nations - Defence Security Asia

(66) China’s World-First Thorium Reactor That Never Shuts Down - YouTube

(66) China’s World-First Thorium Reactor That Never Shuts Down - YouTube

Big Tech's data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises | AP News

Big Tech's data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises | AP News

Welcome - NuclearTownhall

Welcome - NuclearTownhall

Energy company breaks ground on next-gen US nuclear reactor: 'A feat many deemed impossible'

Energy company breaks ground on next-gen US nuclear reactor: 'A feat many deemed impossible'

Nuclear power startups chase profits with offshoot products like cancer drugs

Nuclear power startups chase profits with offshoot products like cancer drugs

Savannah River Site takes on an "enduring mission" to make plutonium pits.

Savannah River Site takes on an "enduring mission" to make plutonium pits.

Wyoming Bigger Player In Nuclear Energy World With Acquisition In Powder River Basin | Cowboy State Daily

Wyoming Bigger Player In Nuclear Energy World With Acquisition In Powder River Basin | Cowboy State Daily

Nearly 50-year-old law hamstrings nuclear energy in California

Nearly 50-year-old law hamstrings nuclear energy in California

First privately funded uranium enrichment plant in U.S. to be built in Kentucky : NPR

First privately funded uranium enrichment plant in U.S. to be built in Kentucky : NPR

A Modern US Nuclear Energy Policy - The National Interest

A Modern US Nuclear Energy Policy - The National Interest

AI Wants Power. Congress Hit the Off Switch.

AI Wants Power. Congress Hit the Off Switch.

A Modern U.S. Nuclear Energy Policy | The Heritage Foundation

A Modern U.S. Nuclear Energy Policy | The Heritage Foundation

The US Needs a National Nuclear Fuel Recycling Strategy | Opinion - Newsweek

The US Needs a National Nuclear Fuel Recycling Strategy | Opinion - Newsweek

Reframing Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Policy  - The National Interest

Reframing Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Policy  - The National Interest

Fusion: The 24/7 Solution Renewables Can't Match

Fusion: The 24/7 Solution Renewables Can't Match

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Trump Coal: Dig, Baby, Dig Won't Solve AI's Power Shortage - Bloomberg

Trump Coal: Dig, Baby, Dig Won't Solve AI's Power Shortage - Bloomberg

OpenAI's Nvidia, AMD Deals Boost $1 Trillion AI Boom With Circular Deals - Bloomberg

OpenAI's Nvidia, AMD Deals Boost $1 Trillion AI Boom With Circular Deals - Bloomberg

US to See $350 Billion Nuclear Boom to Power AI, Report Says - Bloomberg

US to See $350 Billion Nuclear Boom to Power AI, Report Says - Bloomberg

AI Power Boom Sparks Surge in Nuclear Energy Stocks - Bloomberg

AI Power Boom Sparks Surge in Nuclear Energy Stocks - Bloomberg

Fusion power plants don’t exist yet, but they’re making money anyway | MIT Technology Review

Fusion power plants don’t exist yet, but they’re making money anyway | MIT Technology Review

First privately funded uranium enrichment plant in U.S. to be built in Kentucky : NPR

First privately funded uranium enrichment plant in U.S. to be built in Kentucky : NPR

Regional Insights Americas | Roland Berger

Regional Insights Americas | Roland Berger

Big Tech's data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises | AP News

Big Tech's data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises | AP News

With U.S. Electricity Demand Set to Skyrocket, the Call for Solutions Accelerates | The Pew Charitable Trusts

With U.S. Electricity Demand Set to Skyrocket, the Call for Solutions Accelerates | The Pew Charitable Trusts

Massachusetts explores advanced nuclear energy options

Massachusetts explores advanced nuclear energy options

Indonesia says 22 plants in industrial zone near Jakarta contaminated by caesium 137 | Reuters

Indonesia says 22 plants in industrial zone near Jakarta contaminated by caesium 137 | Reuters

NuARC to bring SMRs to North America - Nuclear Engineering International

NuARC to bring SMRs to North America - Nuclear Engineering International

Uranium prices up: Could demand more than double? -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Uranium prices up: Could demand more than double? -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Not your parents' nuclear: X-Energy's 'meltdown-proof' reactors poised to power more of U.S. grid - Washington Times

Not your parents' nuclear: X-Energy's 'meltdown-proof' reactors poised to power more of U.S. grid - Washington Times

Slovakia announces a new nuclear reactor deal with US | AP News

Slovakia announces a new nuclear reactor deal with US | AP News

Is Russia key to Africa's nuclear energy sector? – DW – 10/07/2025

Is Russia key to Africa's nuclear energy sector? – DW – 10/07/2025

Is Russia’s Putin gambling with the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear stations? | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

Is Russia’s Putin gambling with the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear stations? | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

NANO Nuclear raises $400 million in private placement for reactor development By Investing.com

NANO Nuclear raises $400 million in private placement for reactor development By Investing.com

Turkey shifts to US partnership for second nuclear plant once promised to Russia - Nordic Monitor

Turkey shifts to US partnership for second nuclear plant once promised to Russia - Nordic Monitor

Poland, Nordic and Baltic nations back nuclear energy expansion

Poland, Nordic and Baltic nations back nuclear energy expansion

GNF Introduces Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel For Boiling Water Reactors

GNF Introduces Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel For Boiling Water Reactors

POLITICO Pro | Article | Supreme Court seeks input on nuclear fight, punts slew of energy cases

POLITICO Pro | Article | Supreme Court seeks input on nuclear fight, punts slew of energy cases

Beyond the Gigawatts: A Broader Agenda for Nuclear Energy Deployment | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Beyond the Gigawatts: A Broader Agenda for Nuclear Energy Deployment | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

POLITICO Pro | Article | Supreme Court seeks Trump administration’s thoughts in nuclear liability case

POLITICO Pro | Article | Supreme Court seeks Trump administration’s thoughts in nuclear liability case

GE Vernova Group, Samsung C&T Form Alliance to Advance BWRX-300 SMR

GE Vernova Group, Samsung C&T Form Alliance to Advance BWRX-300 SMR

Trump dreams of nuclear as he axes grid projects - POLITICO

Trump dreams of nuclear as he axes grid projects - POLITICO

The Department of War Has the Power to Advance the American Nuclear Industry - The National Interest

The Department of War Has the Power to Advance the American Nuclear Industry - The National Interest

A Modern US Nuclear Energy Policy - The National Interest

A Modern US Nuclear Energy Policy - The National Interest

AI Wants Power. Congress Hit the Off Switch.

AI Wants Power. Congress Hit the Off Switch.

A Modern U.S. Nuclear Energy Policy | The Heritage Foundation

A Modern U.S. Nuclear Energy Policy | The Heritage Foundation

The US Needs a National Nuclear Fuel Recycling Strategy | Opinion - Newsweek

The US Needs a National Nuclear Fuel Recycling Strategy | Opinion - Newsweek

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Shrinking Fission - Robert Bryce

Shrinking Fission - Robert Bryce

Transatlantic partnership for SMR deployment - World Nuclear News

Transatlantic partnership for SMR deployment - World Nuclear News

Micro modular reactor company Hadron Energy plans to go public - World Nuclear News

Micro modular reactor company Hadron Energy plans to go public - World Nuclear News

Podcast: World Nuclear Symposium and World Nuclear Fuel Report - World Nuclear News

Podcast: World Nuclear Symposium and World Nuclear Fuel Report - World Nuclear News

Investment decisions needed to avoid fuel cycle supply gaps - World Nuclear News

Investment decisions needed to avoid fuel cycle supply gaps - World Nuclear News

US companies selected for advanced fuel production - World Nuclear News

US companies selected for advanced fuel production - World Nuclear News

Amazon, Google, Meta and Dow back goal to triple nuclear capacity - World Nuclear News

Amazon, Google, Meta and Dow back goal to triple nuclear capacity - World Nuclear News

Italian government introduces draft bill on nuclear energy - World Nuclear News

Italian government introduces draft bill on nuclear energy - World Nuclear News

Ultrasonic monitoring system tested for BN-800 reactor core - World Nuclear News

Ultrasonic monitoring system tested for BN-800 reactor core - World Nuclear News

Swedish partnership for nuclear-powered data centres - World Nuclear News

Swedish partnership for nuclear-powered data centres - World Nuclear News

Global Nuclear Fuel unveils new GNF4 product - World Nuclear News

Global Nuclear Fuel unveils new GNF4 product - World Nuclear News

Belgian waste storage extension approved - World Nuclear News

Belgian waste storage extension approved - World Nuclear News

UK consultation begins on Rolls-Royce SMR design - World Nuclear News

UK consultation begins on Rolls-Royce SMR design - World Nuclear News

Arkansas to consider nuclear new-build - World Nuclear News

Arkansas to consider nuclear new-build - World Nuclear News

Iran at the Centre of a Multi-Theatre Crisis

Iran at the Centre of a Multi-Theatre Crisis

US Nuclear Plants Face Widening Uranium-Supply Gap, EIA Warns | Financial Post

US Nuclear Plants Face Widening Uranium-Supply Gap, EIA Warns | Financial Post

Momentum builds for micro-modular reactor developer - World Nuclear News

Momentum builds for micro-modular reactor developer - World Nuclear News

Power outages drive supply chain worries: report | Utility Dive

Power outages drive supply chain worries: report | Utility Dive

US firm unveils plans for first-of-its-kind nuclear facility: 'Ready to continue growing'

US firm unveils plans for first-of-its-kind nuclear facility: 'Ready to continue growing'

POLITICO Pro | Article | Supreme Court seeks input on nuclear fight, punts slew of energy cases

POLITICO Pro | Article | Supreme Court seeks input on nuclear fight, punts slew of energy cases

Trump dreams of nuclear as he axes grid projects - POLITICO

Trump dreams of nuclear as he axes grid projects - POLITICO

Inside the uranium plant at the center of U.S. plans to expand nuclear power

Inside the uranium plant at the center of U.S. plans to expand nuclear power

Not a Bridge, Natural Gas IS the Future | RealClearEnergy

Not a Bridge, Natural Gas IS the Future | RealClearEnergy

Kite & Key Media: Is A Nuclear Renaissance Coming? | Video | RealClearPolitics

Kite & Key Media: Is A Nuclear Renaissance Coming? | Video | RealClearPolitics

Monday, October 6, 2025

Nuclear Power Is Having a Major Comeback and Big Tech is Driving It

Nuclear Power Is Having a Major Comeback and Big Tech is Driving It

Arkansas to consider nuclear new-build - World Nuclear News

Arkansas to consider nuclear new-build - World Nuclear News

Inside the uranium plant at the center of U.S. plans to expand nuclear power

Inside the uranium plant at the center of U.S. plans to expand nuclear power

Making DOE's Nuclear Reactor Pilot… | The Breakthrough Institute

Making DOE's Nuclear Reactor Pilot… | The Breakthrough Institute

Is nuclear the key to powering the data center boom? | Utility Dive

Is nuclear the key to powering the data center boom? | Utility Dive

The Department of War Has the Power to Advance the American Nuclear Industry - The National Interest

The Department of War Has the Power to Advance the American Nuclear Industry - The National Interest

A Modern US Nuclear Energy Policy - The National Interest

A Modern US Nuclear Energy Policy - The National Interest

Power outages drive supply chain worries: report | Utility Dive

Power outages drive supply chain worries: report | Utility Dive

Newsom vetoes energy bills on virtual power plants, load management and interconnection | Utility Dive

Newsom vetoes energy bills on virtual power plants, load management and interconnection | Utility Dive

Q&A: How new technology would fuel a different kind of nuclear power plant in Kansas • Kansas Reflector

Q&A: How new technology would fuel a different kind of nuclear power plant in Kansas • Kansas Reflector

Swedish partnership for nuclear-powered data centres - World Nuclear News

Swedish partnership for nuclear-powered data centres - World Nuclear News

Tackling New World screwworm with eBeam technology

Tackling New World screwworm with eBeam technology

Inside Cumbria’s low level radioactive waste disposal facility – cumbriacrack.com

Inside Cumbria’s low level radioactive waste disposal facility – cumbriacrack.com

NRC renews license for NextEra’s Point Beach nuclear plant in Wisconsin - Daily Energy Insider

NRC renews license for NextEra’s Point Beach nuclear plant in Wisconsin - Daily Energy Insider

First JET tiles removed, studied for impact of high-powered plasmas - World Nuclear News

First JET tiles removed, studied for impact of high-powered plasmas - World Nuclear News

Indonesia races to determine extent of radioactive contamination at industrial zone | Reuters

Indonesia races to determine extent of radioactive contamination at industrial zone | Reuters

After massive shrimp recalls, the FDA finds radioactive contamination in spices too | AP News

After massive shrimp recalls, the FDA finds radioactive contamination in spices too | AP News

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says situation ‘critical’ at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says situation ‘critical’ at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

Pending NRC guidance to streamline advanced reactor maintenance: experts | Utility Dive

Pending NRC guidance to streamline advanced reactor maintenance: experts | Utility Dive

Nuclear in my backyard? More of America, and market, seems OK with it

Nuclear in my backyard? More of America, and market, seems OK with it

There’s only one way to end TSA's political weaponization of surveillance

There’s only one way to end TSA's political weaponization of surveillance

Diablo Canyon Protects California Ratepayers and the Environment

Diablo Canyon Protects California Ratepayers and the Environment