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

Friday, January 30, 2026

The Trump Administration’s Deregulatory Playbook

The Trump Administration’s Deregulatory Playbook

The Trump Administration Just Relaxed Nuclear Safety Rules as Money Pours Into the Industry

The Trump Administration Just Relaxed Nuclear Safety Rules as Money Pours Into the Industry

Five Reasons the Clean Energy Transition Needs Nuclear Power

Five Reasons the Clean Energy Transition Needs Nuclear Power

IAEA and International Financial Institutions Move Nuclear Partnership from Diplomacy to Delivery

IAEA and International Financial Institutions Move Nuclear Partnership from Diplomacy to Delivery

Long Term Reliability Assessment - nerc_ltra_2025.pdf

Long Term Reliability Assessment - nerc_ltra_2025.pdf

Global Risk - Federation of American Scientists

Global Risk - Federation of American Scientists

Energy Department announces effort to boost nuclear fuel supply chain

Energy Department announces effort to boost nuclear fuel supply chain

Nuclear energy considered to meet Washington’s rising demand | Tri-City Herald

Nuclear energy considered to meet Washington’s rising demand | Tri-City Herald

US and Russia Say Goodbye Arms Control, Hello Nuclear Anarchy - Bloomberg

US and Russia Say Goodbye Arms Control, Hello Nuclear Anarchy - Bloomberg

What the spending ‘minibus’ means for DOE, Energy Star - E&E News by POLITICO

What the spending ‘minibus’ means for DOE, Energy Star - E&E News by POLITICO

UN nuclear watchdog discusses risks to Ukraine's nuclear safety after relentless Russian strikes | The Independent

UN nuclear watchdog discusses risks to Ukraine's nuclear safety after relentless Russian strikes | The Independent

UN nuclear watchdog discusses risks to Ukraine's nuclear safety after relentless Russian strikes | The Independent

UN nuclear watchdog discusses risks to Ukraine's nuclear safety after relentless Russian strikes | The Independent

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Are We Sleepwalking Toward Nuclear Armageddon? Experts Warn The Risk Is Rising - American Liberty News

Are We Sleepwalking Toward Nuclear Armageddon? Experts Warn The Risk Is Rising - American Liberty News

NPR ~ DOE Secretly Changed Nuclear Safety Rules | Neutron Bytes

NPR ~ DOE Secretly Changed Nuclear Safety Rules | Neutron Bytes

Stakeholders’ Forum on Small Modular Reactors provides useful platform ahead of the Commission’s SMR strategy - European Commission

Stakeholders’ Forum on Small Modular Reactors provides useful platform ahead of the Commission’s SMR strategy - European Commission

US federal grants spur small reactor build activity | Reuters

US federal grants spur small reactor build activity | Reuters

South Korea targets two new nuclear reactors - Power Technology

South Korea targets two new nuclear reactors - Power Technology

SaskPower and province to research large-scale nuclear reactors | CBC News

SaskPower and province to research large-scale nuclear reactors | CBC News

Nuclear power gathers pace globally | Semafor

Nuclear power gathers pace globally | Semafor

Drawing the Line | The Breakthrough Institute

Drawing the Line | The Breakthrough Institute

Nuclear waste, state land use top Wyoming Legislature's energy agenda - WyoFile

Nuclear waste, state land use top Wyoming Legislature's energy agenda - WyoFile

GENERAL FUSION TO BECOME FIRST PUBLICLY TRADED PURE-PLAY FUSION COMPANY THROUGH BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. III | General Fusion

GENERAL FUSION TO BECOME FIRST PUBLICLY TRADED PURE-PLAY FUSION COMPANY THROUGH BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. III | General Fusion

Westinghouse megadeal set to revitalize nuclear supply chain | Reuters

Westinghouse megadeal set to revitalize nuclear supply chain | Reuters

Nuclear reactors may soon power offshore construction vessels

Nuclear reactors may soon power offshore construction vessels

Fueling the Hyperscale Era: Russian and Chinese Control of Uranium Supply Chains — THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REVIEW

Fueling the Hyperscale Era: Russian and Chinese Control of Uranium Supply Chains — THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REVIEW

UK and US nuclear experts sign landmark partnership - Nuclear Industry Association

UK and US nuclear experts sign landmark partnership - Nuclear Industry Association

Global nuclear investment surges - Nuclear Engineering International

Global nuclear investment surges - Nuclear Engineering International

Jigar Shah on nuclear power and energy demand - Who's going to pay the nuclear bill?

Jigar Shah on nuclear power and energy demand

Trump Administration Official Criticizes ‘Greedy’ Nuclear Industry Request - Barron's

Trump Administration Official Criticizes ‘Greedy’ Nuclear Industry Request - Barron's

Energy Department announces effort to boost nuclear fuel supply chain

Energy Department announces effort to boost nuclear fuel supply chain

Nextera Eyes Nuclear Power Expansion As Data Center

Nextera Eyes Nuclear Power Expansion As Data Center

A Nuclear Power Perspective for 2026 - The National Interest

A Nuclear Power Perspective for 2026 - The National Interest

Let's start building nuclear plants already | Washington Times

Let's start building nuclear plants already | Washington Times

Opinion: Why reprocessing San Onofre nuclear waste is not a short-term fix – San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: Why reprocessing San Onofre nuclear waste is not a short-term fix – San Diego Union-Tribune

Nuclear energy considered to meet Washington’s rising demand | Tri-City Herald

Nuclear energy considered to meet Washington’s rising demand | Tri-City Herald

Doomsday Clock moved closer to midnight than ever before: What does this indicate? – Firstpost

Doomsday Clock moved closer to midnight than ever before: What does this indicate? – Firstpost

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Merz: Germany Really Is Dunkelf#*@ked - Robert Bryce

Merz: Germany Really Is Dunkelf#*@ked - Robert Bryce

CNIC Statement: The Nuclear Regulation Authority should implement strict regulations to ensure its independence. – Citizens' Nuclear Information Center

CNIC Statement: The Nuclear Regulation Authority should implement strict regulations to ensure its independence. – Citizens' Nuclear Information Center

Trump administration secretly loosens nuclear safety rules : NPR

Trump administration secretly loosens nuclear safety rules : NPR

NANO Nuclear Strengthens Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Team with Appointment of Michael Montecalvo as Its Licensing Director

NANO Nuclear Strengthens Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Team with Appointment of Michael Montecalvo as Its Licensing Director

Trump Nuclear State Outreach Plan Surfaces Old Waste Hurdle (1)

Trump Nuclear State Outreach Plan Surfaces Old Waste Hurdle (1)

US EIA Says Nuclear Plants Reported Few Outages In First Weeks Of 2026

US EIA Says Nuclear Plants Reported Few Outages In First Weeks Of 2026

Tennessee- Navigating Nuclear

Tennessee- Navigating Nuclear

Trump’s Nuclear Weapons Tests Threaten Breach with Europe - CounterPunch.org

Trump’s Nuclear Weapons Tests Threaten Breach with Europe - CounterPunch.org

NextEra eyes nuclear power expansion as data center pipeline grows | Reuters

NextEra eyes nuclear power expansion as data center pipeline grows | Reuters

Iran's battle for survival is the Arab world's fight too | Middle East Eye

Iran's battle for survival is the Arab world's fight too | Middle East Eye

Lawsuit May Reveal Biden's Role In Covering Up Iran Nuke Program - American Liberty News

Lawsuit May Reveal Biden's Role In Covering Up Iran Nuke Program - American Liberty News

Nuclear Power: The Giant Hole in Kathy Hochul | RealClearEnergy

Nuclear Power: The Giant Hole in Kathy Hochul | RealClearEnergy

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Don't Look North - by Meredith Angwin

Don't Look North - by Meredith Angwin

Scott Ritter: US-Iran War Imminent as Military Buildup Peaks

Scott Ritter: US-Iran War Imminent as Military Buildup Peaks

America, meet NuCorp, a mythical answer to nuclear waste woes – Orange County Register

America, meet NuCorp, a mythical answer to nuclear waste woes – Orange County Register

Shut Out of the Courtroom: When Procedure Trumps Policy in Nuclear Waste Litigation - Spencer Fane

Shut Out of the Courtroom: When Procedure Trumps Policy in Nuclear Waste Litigation - Spencer Fane

Big Tech Bets On Nuclear Power For AI Strategy Edge

Big Tech Bets On Nuclear Power For AI Strategy Edge

Fueling the Hyperscale Era: Russian and Chinese Control of Uranium Supply Chains — THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REVIEW

Fueling the Hyperscale Era: Russian and Chinese Control of Uranium Supply Chains — THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REVIEW

America First Legal and the State of Florida File Landmark Petition to Unleash American Energy Dominance and Lower Energy Prices for the American People - America First Legal

America First Legal and the State of Florida File Landmark Petition to Unleash American Energy Dominance and Lower Energy Prices for the American People - America First Legal

UK-US partnership for HALEU transport packages - World Nuclear News

UK-US partnership for HALEU transport packages - World Nuclear News

Oak Ridge at heart of US enrichment supply chain developments - World Nuclear News

Oak Ridge at heart of US enrichment supply chain developments - World Nuclear News

National targets for new nuclear 'far exceed a tripling of global capacity' - World Nuclear News

National targets for new nuclear 'far exceed a tripling of global capacity' - World Nuclear News

BWXT opens Centrifuge Manufacturing Facility in Oak Ridge | Johnson City Press

BWXT opens Centrifuge Manufacturing Facility in Oak Ridge | Johnson City Press

Westinghouse megadeal set to revitalize nuclear supply chain | Reuters

Westinghouse megadeal set to revitalize nuclear supply chain | Reuters

Nuclear-powered vessels are achievable, Norwegian-led study confirms - Offshore Energy

Nuclear-powered vessels are achievable, Norwegian-led study confirms - Offshore Energy

bne IntelliNews - China brings world’s first fourth-generation pebble tech nuclear reactor online

bne IntelliNews - China brings world’s first fourth-generation pebble tech nuclear reactor online

Monday, January 26, 2026

The New Nuclear Story: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How

The New Nuclear Story: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How

Vistra approved for 20-year operations extension at Ohio nuclear plant

Vistra approved for 20-year operations extension at Ohio nuclear plant

Trump’s Davos Nuclear Endorsement Powers a Rally in Oklo, SMRs, and Atomic Stocks

Trump’s Davos Nuclear Endorsement Powers a Rally in Oklo, SMRs, and Atomic Stocks

Hochul plans for New York to build ‘nuclear backbone’ | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Hochul plans for New York to build ‘nuclear backbone’ | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Centrus to expand Oak Ridge facility -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Centrus to expand Oak Ridge facility -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Kairos Power Finalises Contract To Receive Haleu From US DOE

Kairos Power Finalises Contract To Receive Haleu From US DOE

Environmentalists sue US Nuclear Regulatory Commission - WORT-FM 89.9

Environmentalists sue US Nuclear Regulatory Commission - WORT-FM 89.9

Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics - SpaceNews

Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics - SpaceNews

Has Russia Finally Begun Disconnecting Ukraine's Nuclear Plants?

Has Russia Finally Begun Disconnecting Ukraine's Nuclear Plants?

US, South Korea agree to deepen cooperation on nuclear-powered subs, Seoul says - CNA

US, South Korea agree to deepen cooperation on nuclear-powered subs, Seoul says - CNA

Project finance is the missing link for the nuclear buildout we need | Utility Dive

Project finance is the missing link for the nuclear buildout we need | Utility Dive

China's Top General Investigated Over Nuclear Leak, Bribery Allegations - American Liberty News

China's Top General Investigated Over Nuclear Leak, Bribery Allegations - American Liberty News

America’s newest nuclear-fuel company wants to recycle radioactive waste

America’s newest nuclear-fuel company wants to recycle radioactive waste

Denmark Considering Return To Nuclear After 40-Year Ban, Says Ministry

Denmark Considering Return To Nuclear After 40-Year Ban, Says Ministry

New York extends nuclear subsidies until midcentury - E&E News by POLITICO

New York extends nuclear subsidies until midcentury - E&E News by POLITICO

New York Partners With Ontario on Advanced Nuclear - Heatmap News

New York Partners With Ontario on Advanced Nuclear - Heatmap News

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Nuclear Plan, Explained - Heatmap News

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Nuclear Plan, Explained - Heatmap News

The Primes Aren’t the Real Bottleneck in U.S. Weapons Production

The Primes Aren’t the Real Bottleneck in U.S. Weapons Production

Is it Time for a Nordic Nuke?

Is it Time for a Nordic Nuke?

Sunday, January 25, 2026

China’s top general accused of giving nuclear secrets to US

China’s top general accused of giving nuclear secrets to US

OKLO Stock Price Forecast - OKLO At $87; Nuclear Bet On Meta’s 1.2 GW AI Power Deal

OKLO Stock Price Forecast - OKLO At $87; Nuclear Bet On Meta’s 1.2 GW AI Power Deal

Nuclear's Small Wonder or Grand Illusion? The High-Stakes Bet on SMRs Falters

Nuclear's Small Wonder or Grand Illusion? The High-Stakes Bet on SMRs Falters

US Energy Security Policy & Uranium Price Impact 2026

US Energy Security Policy & Uranium Price Impact 2026

U.S. Department of Energy signs additional OTAs to accelerate reactor pilot projects

U.S. Department of Energy signs additional OTAs to accelerate reactor pilot projects

General Fusion set to become first public 'pure-play' fusion company

General Fusion set to become first public 'pure-play' fusion company

Has Russia Finally Begun Disconnecting Ukraine's Nuclear Plants?

Has Russia Finally Begun Disconnecting Ukraine's Nuclear Plants?

Nuclear experts weigh in on ambitious waste facility — here's why it's important

Nuclear experts weigh in on ambitious waste facility — here's why it's important

The Engine Impact Report 2025 | The Engine

The Engine Impact Report 2025 | The Engine