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

Saturday, November 1, 2025

New York Leans In on Nuclear Energy | Neutron Bytes

New York Leans In on Nuclear Energy | Neutron Bytes

Microsoft signs historic nuclear power deal to fuel AI data centres

Microsoft signs historic nuclear power deal to fuel AI data centres

Where Will Oklo Be in 5 Years? | The Motley Fool

Where Will Oklo Be in 5 Years? | The Motley Fool

Silicon Valley’s Risky Plan to Revive Nuclear Power in America (1)

Silicon Valley’s Risky Plan to Revive Nuclear Power in America (1)

Trump’s big nuclear reactor push raises safety concerns

Trump’s big nuclear reactor push raises safety concerns

Trump's push to resume nuclear testing 'immediately' is unrealistic and could backfire, experts say

Trump's push to resume nuclear testing 'immediately' is unrealistic and could backfire, experts say

PG&E’s Application for Extended Operation of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant - Coastal Development Permit and CZMA Consistency Certification | Senator John Laird

PG&E’s Application for Extended Operation of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant - Coastal Development Permit and CZMA Consistency Certification | Senator John Laird

Iran denies US contact on reviving nuclear talks

Iran denies US contact on reviving nuclear talks

Friday, October 31, 2025

Japanese PM Takaichi 'frankly' expresses concerns to China's Xi - Nikkei Asia

Japanese PM Takaichi 'frankly' expresses concerns to China's Xi - Nikkei Asia

Russia & China ‘gain more’ from nuclear testing than U.S., former nuclear agency chief says

Russia & China ‘gain more’ from nuclear testing than U.S., former nuclear agency chief says

U.S. Government announces game changing nuclear partnership with Westinghouse, Brookfield, and Cameco | Hogan Lovells - JDSupra

U.S. Government announces game changing nuclear partnership with Westinghouse, Brookfield, and Cameco | Hogan Lovells - JDSupra

Aalo-X completes design review - Nuclear Engineering International

Aalo-X completes design review - Nuclear Engineering International

NANO progresses North American projects - World Nuclear News

NANO progresses North American projects - World Nuclear News

NuScale and ENTRA1 Expect $25 Billion from US/ Japan Trade Deal | Neutron Bytes

NuScale and ENTRA1 Expect $25 Billion from US/ Japan Trade Deal | Neutron Bytes

Whitehouse voices new optimism on permitting - E&E News by POLITICO

Whitehouse voices new optimism on permitting - E&E News by POLITICO

Where the power grid is and what's needed to meet the moment

Where the power grid is and what's needed to meet the moment

OpenAI pushes the White House to invest in the grid to compete with China | Latitude Media

OpenAI pushes the White House to invest in the grid to compete with China | Latitude Media

Crusoe taps Blue Energy to supply nuclear power for up to 1.5GW data center in Port of Victoria, Texas - DCD

Crusoe taps Blue Energy to supply nuclear power for up to 1.5GW data center in Port of Victoria, Texas - DCD

Constellation is getting nuclear into the clean energy credits game | Latitude Media

Constellation is getting nuclear into the clean energy credits game | Latitude Media

New York state officials take next steps on nuclear power

New York state officials take next steps on nuclear power

New York Solicits Developers, Host Communities for New Reactors - Bloomberg

New York Solicits Developers, Host Communities for New Reactors - Bloomberg

‘Airborne’ radioactive material detected at former Navy shipyard in SF

‘Airborne’ radioactive material detected at former Navy shipyard in SF

Asked to clarify nuclear testing remarks, Trump says, ‘You’ll find out very soon’

Asked to clarify nuclear testing remarks, Trump says, ‘You’ll find out very soon’

Google to bring shuttered nuclear power plant back from the dead | TechCrunch

Google to bring shuttered nuclear power plant back from the dead | TechCrunch

AI Is Driving Up Your Power Bill, Lawmakers Can Fix It By Lifting the Nuclear Ban | RealClearEnergy

AI Is Driving Up Your Power Bill, Lawmakers Can Fix It By Lifting the Nuclear Ban | RealClearEnergy

What does it mean that Trump wants to resume nuclear testing? : NPR

What does it mean that Trump wants to resume nuclear testing? : NPR

Anthropic Has a Plan to Keep Its AI From Building a Nuclear Weapon. Will It Work? | WIRED

Anthropic Has a Plan to Keep Its AI From Building a Nuclear Weapon. Will It Work? | WIRED

Incomplete Upgrades at RAF Lakenheath Raise Questions About Suspected US Nuclear Deployment - Federation of American Scientists

Incomplete Upgrades at RAF Lakenheath Raise Questions About Suspected US Nuclear Deployment - Federation of American Scientists

Preventing a Resumption of Nuclear Testing | Arms Control Association

Preventing a Resumption of Nuclear Testing | Arms Control Association

Parading China’s Nuclear Arsenal Out of the Shadows

Parading China’s Nuclear Arsenal Out of the Shadows

Trump Resuming Nuclear Tests Would Be Bad Enough - Bloomberg

Trump Resuming Nuclear Tests Would Be Bad Enough - Bloomberg

Trump’s 'Nuclear Renaissance' opens U.S. doors to Korean nuclear builders

Trump’s 'Nuclear Renaissance' opens U.S. doors to Korean nuclear builders

Trump nuclear fuel program set to kickstart US supply chain | Reuters

Trump nuclear fuel program set to kickstart US supply chain | Reuters

NuScale and ENTRA1 Expect $25 Billion from US/ Japan Trade Deal | Neutron Bytes

NuScale and ENTRA1 Expect $25 Billion from US/ Japan Trade Deal | Neutron Bytes

Eight Companies Confirmed On UK’s £8.7 Million Nuclear Advisory Framework

Eight Companies Confirmed On UK’s £8.7 Million Nuclear Advisory Framework

Trump says South Korea will build its nuclear power submarine in Philadelphia Shipyards

Trump says South Korea will build its nuclear power submarine in Philadelphia Shipyards

Delaware task force to consider adding nuclear energy - WHYY

Delaware task force to consider adding nuclear energy - WHYY

New York state officials take next steps on nuclear power

New York state officials take next steps on nuclear power

Republican socialism goes nuclear: Trump bets $80 billion on government-backed energy

Republican socialism goes nuclear: Trump bets $80 billion on government-backed energy

Thursday, October 30, 2025

1 Joint Fact Sheet for Japan-U.S. Investment - 100926028.pdf

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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Drives Forward Billions in Investments from Japan – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Drives Forward Billions in Investments from Japan – The White House

NuScale and ENTRA1 Expect $25 Billion from US/ Japan Trade Deal | Neutron Bytes

NuScale and ENTRA1 Expect $25 Billion from US/ Japan Trade Deal | Neutron Bytes

Google & NextEra's Vision to Revive Nuclear Energy in the US | Sustainability Magazine

Google & NextEra's Vision to Revive Nuclear Energy in the US | Sustainability Magazine

Nuclear Panel Says Bill Gates-Backed Kemmerer Project Is Environmentally Safe | Cowboy State Daily

Nuclear Panel Says Bill Gates-Backed Kemmerer Project Is Environmentally Safe | Cowboy State Daily

Aalo-X completes design review - Nuclear Engineering International

Aalo-X completes design review - Nuclear Engineering International

Silicon Valley’s Risky Plan to Revive Nuclear Power in America - Bloomberg

Silicon Valley’s Risky Plan to Revive Nuclear Power in America - Bloomberg

President Trump Unveils $80B Nuclear Reactor Partnership

President Trump Unveils $80B Nuclear Reactor Partnership

Nuclear License Renewal Case Hinges on Scope of Future Risk

Nuclear License Renewal Case Hinges on Scope of Future Risk

World’s first mass-produced nuclear generator factory to be located in Oak Ridge, create 175 jobs

World’s first mass-produced nuclear generator factory to be located in Oak Ridge, create 175 jobs

Utah moves to create special office to handle nuclear power

Utah moves to create special office to handle nuclear power

State committee recommends $100 million in matching funds for BWXT nuclear fuel facility, $9.5 million for other two Campbell County projects | Local News | gillettenewsrecord.com

State committee recommends $100 million in matching funds for BWXT nuclear fuel facility, $9.5 million for other two Campbell County projects | Local News | gillettenewsrecord.com

Centrus investing billions to expand Piketon uranium enrichment plant

Centrus investing billions to expand Piketon uranium enrichment plant

Duke Energy plans new nuclear buildout in 2025 strategic plan -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Duke Energy plans new nuclear buildout in 2025 strategic plan -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

State lawmakers explore bringing small nuclear reactors to Arkansas

State lawmakers explore bringing small nuclear reactors to Arkansas

Evergy, TerraPower to explore nuclear power expansion, energy storage in Kansas

Evergy, TerraPower to explore nuclear power expansion, energy storage in Kansas

Russia Says It Will Respond If the US Starts Testing Nuclear Weapons - News From Antiwar.com

Russia Says It Will Respond If the US Starts Testing Nuclear Weapons - News From Antiwar.com

Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons | Reuters

Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons | Reuters

Nuclear testing: Why did it stop, why test and who has nuclear weapons? | Reuters

Nuclear testing: Why did it stop, why test and who has nuclear weapons? | Reuters

BWXT to build nuclear steam generators for Rolls-Royce 470 MW reactors

BWXT to build nuclear steam generators for Rolls-Royce 470 MW reactors

Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons - The Atlantic

Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons - The Atlantic

Radioactive Tsunamis | Armstrong Economics

Radioactive Tsunamis | Armstrong Economics

Trump’s Nuclear Testing Gambit - by Leon Hadar

Trump’s Nuclear Testing Gambit - by Leon Hadar

AI Data Centers: Are Small Nuclear Reactors the Answer to Power Demands? - Bloomberg

AI Data Centers: Are Small Nuclear Reactors the Answer to Power Demands? - Bloomberg

Trump Signs Orders to Revive US Leadership in Nuclear Power - Bloomberg

Trump Signs Orders to Revive US Leadership in Nuclear Power - Bloomberg

Oklo Targets Mid-2026 Start for US Nuclear Reactor, CEO Says - Bloomberg

Oklo Targets Mid-2026 Start for US Nuclear Reactor, CEO Says - Bloomberg

Silicon Valley’s Risky Plan to Revive Nuclear Power in America - Bloomberg

Silicon Valley’s Risky Plan to Revive Nuclear Power in America - Bloomberg

Putin Touts Russia’s Test of ‘Promising’ Nuclear-Powered Torpedo - Bloomberg

Putin Touts Russia’s Test of ‘Promising’ Nuclear-Powered Torpedo - Bloomberg

Trump Orders Nuclear Weapons Trials After Russia Tests - Bloomberg

Trump Orders Nuclear Weapons Trials After Russia Tests - Bloomberg

NuScale and ENTRA1 Expect $25 Billion from US/ Japan Trade Deal | Neutron Bytes

NuScale and ENTRA1 Expect $25 Billion from US/ Japan Trade Deal | Neutron Bytes

Trump’s 'Nuclear Renaissance' opens U.S. doors to Korean nuclear builders

Trump’s 'Nuclear Renaissance' opens U.S. doors to Korean nuclear builders

US nuclear generation to grow 27% post 2035, as data centers fuel power demand: WoodMac | Reuters

US nuclear generation to grow 27% post 2035, as data centers fuel power demand: WoodMac | Reuters

Google-NextEra, Santee Cooper announcements signal new life for defunct nuclear projects | Utility Dive

Google-NextEra, Santee Cooper announcements signal new life for defunct nuclear projects | Utility Dive

Trump Uses Government-Investing Push to Boost Nuclear Industry

Trump Uses Government-Investing Push to Boost Nuclear Industry

Google, NextEra revive major Iowa nuclear facility as AI energy demand surges

Google, NextEra revive major Iowa nuclear facility as AI energy demand surges

Guide to NRC Application Data… | The Breakthrough Institute

Guide to NRC Application Data… | The Breakthrough Institute

The Natrium® Project Receives First NRC-Issued Environmental Impact Statement for a Commercial Advanced Nuclear Power Plant

The Natrium® Project Receives First NRC-Issued Environmental Impact Statement for a Commercial Advanced Nuclear Power Plant

Westinghouse and Energy Alberta Partner to Explore AP1000® Deployment

Westinghouse and Energy Alberta Partner to Explore AP1000® Deployment

Brookfield Assets chosen for VC Summer nuclear restart project | The State

Brookfield Assets chosen for VC Summer nuclear restart project | The State

NuScale Power Proudly Supports ENTRA1 Energy’s $25 Billion Agreement to Deploy Large-Scale Power Infrastructure Assets Across the United States

NuScale Power Proudly Supports ENTRA1 Energy’s $25 Billion Agreement to Deploy Large-Scale Power Infrastructure Assets Across the United States

TVA and ENTRA1 Energy Announce Collaborative Agreement in Landmark 6-Gigawatt NuScale SMR Deployment Program - Largest in U.S. History

TVA and ENTRA1 Energy Announce Collaborative Agreement in Landmark 6-Gigawatt NuScale SMR Deployment Program - Largest in U.S. History

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Drives Forward Billions in Investments from Japan – The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Drives Forward Billions in Investments from Japan – The White House

Orderbooks and Firm Pricing | The Breakthrough Institute

Orderbooks and Firm Pricing | The Breakthrough Institute

Trump directs Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons

Trump directs Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons

US officials launch major new program that's being compared to Manhattan Project: 'Will have an impact on national security'

US officials launch major new program that's being compared to Manhattan Project: 'Will have an impact on national security'

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Trump Administration Backs Plan for New Nuclear Plants - GV Wire

Trump Administration Backs Plan for New Nuclear Plants - GV Wire

When $50 billion can’t buy much of anything – Orange County Register

When $50 billion can’t buy much of anything – Orange County Register

“Nuclear Energy Is Not Scary,” Says Oppenheimer Project Director

“Nuclear Energy Is Not Scary,” Says Oppenheimer Project Director

Hyundai joins US’ 11 gigawatt nuclear reactor project in Texas

Hyundai joins US’ 11 gigawatt nuclear reactor project in Texas

US energy department takes new steps to power AI data centers | Semafor

US energy department takes new steps to power AI data centers | Semafor

OpenAI calls on U.S. to build 100 gigawatts of additional power-generating capacity per year, increase equivalent to 100 nuclear reactors yearly — says electricity is a 'strategic asset' in AI race against China | Tom's Hardware

OpenAI calls on U.S. to build 100 gigawatts of additional power-generating capacity per year, increase equivalent to 100 nuclear reactors yearly — says electricity is a 'strategic asset' in AI race against China | Tom's Hardware

Why scientists are attempting nuclear fusion | The Week

Why scientists are attempting nuclear fusion | The Week

Engineers build sensors that can withstand the next generation of nuclear reactors

Engineers build sensors that can withstand the next generation of nuclear reactors

Google and NextEra Energy to revive Duane Arnold Energy Center

Google and NextEra Energy to revive Duane Arnold Energy Center

Trump’s 'Nuclear Renaissance' opens U.S. doors to Korean nuclear builders

Trump’s 'Nuclear Renaissance' opens U.S. doors to Korean nuclear builders

Microsoft Terminates Elite Israeli Intelligence Unit’s Access to AI and Storage Services - In These Times

Microsoft Terminates Elite Israeli Intelligence Unit’s Access to AI and Storage Services - In These Times

Google to get power for AI centres from reopened US nuclear plant | DPA

Google to get power for AI centres from reopened US nuclear plant | DPA

And Now, SMR Intelligence Global | RealClearEnergy

And Now, SMR Intelligence Global | RealClearEnergy

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

NextEra Energy and Google Announce New Collaboration to Accelerate Nuclear Energy Deployment in the U.S.

NextEra Energy and Google Announce New Collaboration to Accelerate Nuclear Energy Deployment in the U.S.

Google collaborates to reopen Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa

Google collaborates to reopen Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa

Radiation Fears Bring MAHA and MAGA Movements Into Conflict - The New York Times

Radiation Fears Bring MAHA and MAGA Movements Into Conflict - The New York Times

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant receives new fuel ahead of historic restart - CBS Detroit

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant receives new fuel ahead of historic restart - CBS Detroit

Exclusive | Brookfield in Advanced Talks for Massive Nuclear Project in South Carolina - WSJ

Exclusive | Brookfield in Advanced Talks for Massive Nuclear Project in South Carolina - WSJ

Feds in $80 billion Partnership with Westinghouse to Build AP1000s | Neutron Bytes

Feds in $80 billion Partnership with Westinghouse to Build AP1000s | Neutron Bytes

Japan achieves world’s first successful nuclear fusion coil test

Japan achieves world’s first successful nuclear fusion coil test

Monday, October 27, 2025

Google AI Corrects Its Serious Math Error – MishTalk

Google AI Corrects Its Serious Math Error – MishTalk

Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Wins NRC Approval for Wyoming Natrium Reactor

Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Wins NRC Approval for Wyoming Natrium Reactor

Hyundai joins US’ 11 gigawatt nuclear reactor project in Texas

Hyundai joins US’ 11 gigawatt nuclear reactor project in Texas

MIT physicists just found a way to see inside atoms | ScienceDaily

MIT physicists just found a way to see inside atoms | ScienceDaily

Germany destroys two nuclear plant cooling towers as part of nuclear phaseout plan | Euronews

Germany destroys two nuclear plant cooling towers as part of nuclear phaseout plan | Euronews

Slash Red Tape to Make Nuclear Great Again | RealClearEnergy

Slash Red Tape to Make Nuclear Great Again | RealClearEnergy

AI and Power: Iowa Nuclear Plant to Restart? | RealClearEnergy

AI and Power: Iowa Nuclear Plant to Restart? | RealClearEnergy

Nuclear Energy Powering AI Is a 'National Security Issue' | RealClearEnergy

Nuclear Energy Powering AI Is a 'National Security Issue' | RealClearEnergy

Opinion | How Netflix’s Nuclear War Movie Holds Up to the Real World - The New York Times

Opinion | How Netflix’s Nuclear War Movie Holds Up to the Real World - The New York Times

MIT Maritime Consortium releases “Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook” | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT Maritime Consortium releases “Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook” | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Permitting of US fusion power plant progresses - World Nuclear News

Permitting of US fusion power plant progresses - World Nuclear News

NANO Nuclear, U of I one step closer to operating reactor on campus | WCIA.com

NANO Nuclear, U of I one step closer to operating reactor on campus | WCIA.com

TerraPower's 345 MWe advanced nuclear reactor clears crucial hurdle

TerraPower's 345 MWe advanced nuclear reactor clears crucial hurdle

Advanced Nuclear and SMR Projects Progress Across North America | Energy Intelligence

Advanced Nuclear and SMR Projects Progress Across North America | Energy Intelligence

Wright directs FERC to fast track large load interconnection | Latitude Media

Wright directs FERC to fast track large load interconnection | Latitude Media

Hyundai E&C becomes first Korean builder to design large-scale nuclear plants in US - The Korea Herald

Hyundai E&C becomes first Korean builder to design large-scale nuclear plants in US - The Korea Herald

South Carolina utility seeks private partner to revive nuclear power plants | AP News

South Carolina utility seeks private partner to revive nuclear power plants | AP News

Sunday, October 26, 2025

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Ending Explained: Kathryn Bigelow Analyzes Nuclear War Thriller - Netflix Tudum

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Ending Explained: Kathryn Bigelow Analyzes Nuclear War Thriller - Netflix Tudum

New Movie Makes Nuclear War Look Alarmingly Real - American Liberty News

New Movie Makes Nuclear War Look Alarmingly Real - American Liberty News

DOE, ERC grilled on nuclear energy - Journal News Online

DOE, ERC grilled on nuclear energy - Journal News Online

Hyundai E&C signs basic design deal for four US nuclear reactors - CHOSUNBIZ

Hyundai E&C signs basic design deal for four US nuclear reactors - CHOSUNBIZ

Carney’s Nuclear Detour: Darlington’s SMRs Will Raise Prices, Emissions, & Political Risks - CleanTechnica

Carney’s Nuclear Detour: Darlington’s SMRs Will Raise Prices, Emissions, & Political Risks - CleanTechnica

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has launched a signal of the operation of the Korea-U.S. nucl.. - MK

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has launched a signal of the operation of the Korea-U.S. nucl.. - MK

Hyundai E&C becomes first Korean builder to design large-scale nuclear plants in US - The Korea Herald

Hyundai E&C becomes first Korean builder to design large-scale nuclear plants in US - The Korea Herald