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

Friday, May 8, 2026

Scoop: Trump is sitting on an executive order pushing advanced transmission | Latitude Media

Scoop: Trump is sitting on an executive order pushing advanced transmission | Latitude Media

Feds Propose Framework to Push Nuclear Microreactor Deployment | Engineering News-Record

Feds Propose Framework to Push Nuclear Microreactor Deployment | Engineering News-Record

Nuclear reactor in central Japan halted after steam leak near turbine - Japan Today

Nuclear reactor in central Japan halted after steam leak near turbine - Japan Today

US Explores Small Modular Reactors for Commercial Shipping Fleet - Bloomberg

US Explores Small Modular Reactors for Commercial Shipping Fleet - Bloomberg

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

US DOE might finance long-lead nuclear reactor components for utility group | S&P Global

US DOE might finance long-lead nuclear reactor components for utility group | S&P Global

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

Japan sends 1.7 metric tons of HALEU fuel to power US reactors

Yes, Nuclear. How Much? How Soon? | RealClearEnergy

Yes, Nuclear. How Much? How Soon? | RealClearEnergy

USA to examine SMRs for commercial shipping - World Nuclear News

USA to examine SMRs for commercial shipping - World Nuclear News

Will DOE’s ‘nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses’ solve the US nuclear waste problem? | Utility Dive

Will DOE’s ‘nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses’ solve the US nuclear waste problem? | Utility Dive

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

How Come We Have Nuclear Ships but Not Small Nuclear Power Plants? | Climate & Energy for May 7 - WSJ

Energy Demands Get Three Mile Island Nuclear Site an AI Makeover

Energy Demands Get Three Mile Island Nuclear Site an AI Makeover

U.S. Secures Largest-Ever HALEU Shipment to Power American Nuclear Industry | Department of Energy

U.S. Secures Largest-Ever HALEU Shipment to Power American Nuclear Industry | Department of Energy

Will the Trump administration's 'nuclear campus' plan break the US nuclear waste gridlock? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Will the Trump administration's 'nuclear campus' plan break the US nuclear waste gridlock? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

Thursday, May 7, 2026

The Shift: Taboo no longer — House Dems want White House to acknowledge Israel’s nukes – Mondoweiss

The Shift: Taboo no longer — House Dems want White House to acknowledge Israel’s nukes – Mondoweiss

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

The $6-trillion threat to climate tech finance | Latitude Media

The $6-trillion threat to climate tech finance | Latitude Media

Feds sign off on expanded license for Framatome’s Richland plant | Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Feds sign off on expanded license for Framatome’s Richland plant | Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Launches Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Initiative to Drive Down Costs for U.S. Shipping, Enhance Energy Dominance | US Department of Transportation

Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Launches Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Initiative to Drive Down Costs for U.S. Shipping, Enhance Energy Dominance | US Department of Transportation

NRC to review Radiant R-50 Part 70 license application -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC to review Radiant R-50 Part 70 license application -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

NRC approves Framatome AFM - Nuclear Engineering International

NRC approves Framatome AFM - Nuclear Engineering International

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances - World Nuclear News

N.J. eyes Salem County for new nuclear reactor - nj.com

N.J. eyes Salem County for new nuclear reactor - nj.com

The World's Biggest Fusion Reactor Just Hit a Milestone | OilPrice.com

The World's Biggest Fusion Reactor Just Hit a Milestone | OilPrice.com

America’s nuclear dry spell is over | Canary Media

America’s nuclear dry spell is over | Canary Media

POLITICO Pro | Article | GAO: DOE’s nuclear waste facilities need $1.5 billion in repairs

POLITICO Pro | Article | GAO: DOE’s nuclear waste facilities need $1.5 billion in repairs

The Man Who Blew Up a Nuclear Station and Disappeared | RealClearEnergy

The Man Who Blew Up a Nuclear Station and Disappeared | RealClearEnergy

Nuclear Waste Is a Wicked Problem | The Breakthrough Institute

Nuclear Waste Is a Wicked Problem | The Breakthrough Institute

High-Activity Nuclear Waste Management Policy: Becoming a Responsible

High-Activity Nuclear Waste Management Policy: Becoming a Responsible

DOE-Idaho Approves Aalo's Documented Safety Analysis for the Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor | Aalo Updates

DOE-Idaho Approves Aalo's Documented Safety Analysis for the Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor | Aalo Updates

US Nuclear Industry Eyes VC Summer Restart as Brookfield Plans New Reactors - Bloomberg

US Nuclear Industry Eyes VC Summer Restart as Brookfield Plans New Reactors - Bloomberg

Our story | Laying the foundation for the G7’s first Small Modular Reactor – OPG

Our story | Laying the foundation for the G7’s first Small Modular Reactor – OPG

Government of Canada Commits to New Strategy for Nuclear Energy - Canada.ca

Government of Canada Commits to New Strategy for Nuclear Energy - Canada.ca

GE Vernova, Blue Energy to collaborate for ‘gas-plus-nuclear power plant’ - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

GE Vernova, Blue Energy to collaborate for ‘gas-plus-nuclear power plant’ - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

US tests nuclear fuel that cuts waste while lasting 8 times longer

US tests nuclear fuel that cuts waste while lasting 8 times longer

The Justice Department’s Appalling Grift Store

The Justice Department’s Appalling Grift Store

The U.S. Finally Has Two New Nuclear Projects Underway - Heatmap News

The U.S. Finally Has Two New Nuclear Projects Underway - Heatmap News

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

White House offers TVA an early look at nuclear rules - E&E News by POLITICO

White House offers TVA an early look at nuclear rules - E&E News by POLITICO

How the CIA Staged Sham Academic Conferences to Thwart Iran’s Nuclear Program — ProPublica

How the CIA Staged Sham Academic Conferences to Thwart Iran’s Nuclear Program — ProPublica

The Case for Exploiting Iran’s Internal Fractures | Council on Foreign Relations

The Case for Exploiting Iran’s Internal Fractures | Council on Foreign Relations

Not Every Obsolete Component Requires a System Modification -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Not Every Obsolete Component Requires a System Modification -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear plant to speed US power for AI boom

2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear plant to speed US power for AI boom

British-US consortium aims to build UK fusion plant - World Nuclear News

British-US consortium aims to build UK fusion plant - World Nuclear News

PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium | Utility Dive

PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium | Utility Dive

Energy hungry data centers are pulling dead reactors to life as nuclear power soars: Cameco CEO

Energy hungry data centers are pulling dead reactors to life as nuclear power soars: Cameco CEO

New TVA CEO stakes out pro-nuclear stance, sending a message to Trump

New TVA CEO stakes out pro-nuclear stance, sending a message to Trump

Congress should fix the nuclear investment tax credit | Utility Dive

Congress should fix the nuclear investment tax credit | Utility Dive

NRC Opens U.S. Reactors to Foreign Investment Under New Rule

NRC Opens U.S. Reactors to Foreign Investment Under New Rule

Nuclear power on a faster timeline is possible. Here is how utilities can make it work. | Utility Dive

Nuclear power on a faster timeline is possible. Here is how utilities can make it work. | Utility Dive

Rage Against The Data Center - Robert Bryce

Rage Against The Data Center - Robert Bryce

New York power grid nuclear | Opinion

New York power grid nuclear | Opinion

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? | SEJ

What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? | SEJ

NRC accepts Radiant’s R-50 microreactor factory application for review - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

NRC accepts Radiant’s R-50 microreactor factory application for review - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy - The National Interest

NRC Proposes Part 57 Framework for Microreactor Licensing | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - JDSupra

NRC Proposes Part 57 Framework for Microreactor Licensing | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - JDSupra

As I see it | Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear | South China Morning Post

As I see it | Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear | South China Morning Post

Opinion | Should a desalination project be near a nuclear plant?

Opinion | Should a desalination project be near a nuclear plant?

PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium | Utility Dive

PSEG CEO: Nuclear outlook for New Jersey improves on lifting of moratorium | Utility Dive

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

Nuclear reaches 41% of TVA’s power supply | Utility Dive

PR for PG&E | RealClearPolicy

PR for PG&E | RealClearPolicy

Nuclear fuel company Clean Core concludes thorium fuel irradiation, reports high ‘burnup’ | Business News - The Indian Express

Nuclear fuel company Clean Core concludes thorium fuel irradiation, reports high ‘burnup’ | Business News - The Indian Express

AI boom sparks rare warning of ‘significant risks’ to grid - E&E News by POLITICO

AI boom sparks rare warning of ‘significant risks’ to grid - E&E News by POLITICO

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

This 2.5 GW collaboration aims to advance the first 'gas-plus-nuclear' plant

China’s radical coal rethink turns pollution into power using a fuel cell that skips combustion entirely and promises near-perfect efficiency | TechRadar

China’s radical coal rethink turns pollution into power using a fuel cell that skips combustion entirely and promises near-perfect efficiency | TechRadar

US to speed up nuclear fuel development for future reactors with AI

US to speed up nuclear fuel development for future reactors with AI

2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear plant to speed US power for AI boom

2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear plant to speed US power for AI boom

Inside California's last nuclear power plant -- as locals fear it'll have catastrophic meltdown

Inside California's last nuclear power plant -- as locals fear it'll have catastrophic meltdown

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Progress Towards Diablo Canyon Extended Operations to 2045

Progress Towards Diablo Canyon Extended Operations to 2045

Part 57: Right-Sizing Nuclear Regulation… | The Breakthrough Institute

Part 57: Right-Sizing Nuclear Regulation… | The Breakthrough Institute

Inside California's last nuclear power plant -- as locals fear it'll have catastrophic meltdown

Inside California's last nuclear power plant -- as locals fear it'll have catastrophic meltdown

Radiant on Track to Build the First Commercial Nuclear Microreactors Factory in America

Radiant on Track to Build the First Commercial Nuclear Microreactors Factory in America

America’s nuclear dry spell is over | Canary Media

America’s nuclear dry spell is over | Canary Media

NRC Expands NEPA Categorical Exclusions for Licensing

NRC Expands NEPA Categorical Exclusions for Licensing

NRC Amends and Expands NEPA Categorical Exclusions for Routine Licensing Actions | Beveridge & Diamond PC - JDSupra

NRC Amends and Expands NEPA Categorical Exclusions for Routine Licensing Actions | Beveridge & Diamond PC - JDSupra

NRC Eases Foreign Ownership Restrictions, Opening US Nuclear Sector to Investment – SightLine | U308

NRC Eases Foreign Ownership Restrictions, Opening US Nuclear Sector to Investment – SightLine | U308

Top US nuclear regulator is rewriting its rules for new era of reactors

Top US nuclear regulator is rewriting its rules for new era of reactors

The US hypocrisy about Israel's nuclear weapons must stop - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The US hypocrisy about Israel's nuclear weapons must stop - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

2024-02-19_washingtonpost.com-opinion_israel_has_nukes_its_time_to_admit_it.pdf

2024-02-19_washingtonpost.com-opinion_israel_has_nukes_its_time_to_admit_it.pdf

Fact Sheet: Israel's Nuclear Inventory - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Fact Sheet: Israel's Nuclear Inventory - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Democrats urge Rubio to acknowledge Israel possesses nuclear weapons amid Iran war | Democrats | The Guardian

Democrats urge Rubio to acknowledge Israel possesses nuclear weapons amid Iran war | Democrats | The Guardian

It's Time for the US to Acknowledge Israel's Nuclear Arsenal - Antiwar.com Blog

It's Time for the US to Acknowledge Israel's Nuclear Arsenal - Antiwar.com Blog

Dems push Trump to acknowledge Israeli nukes | Responsible Statecraft

Dems push Trump to acknowledge Israeli nukes | Responsible Statecraft

CEO: Nuclear Best Option for AI's Power Problem | RealClearEnergy

CEO: Nuclear Best Option for AI's Power Problem | RealClearEnergy

The View Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant | RealClearEnergy

The View Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant | RealClearEnergy

Climate-driven depopulation and adaptation realities in America’s coastal ground zero | Nature Sustainability

Climate-driven depopulation and adaptation realities in America’s coastal ground zero | Nature Sustainability

Blue Energy and GE Vernova Accelerate Gas-Plus-Nuclear Approach for Powering American Communities and Fueling Global AI Leadership

Blue Energy and GE Vernova Accelerate Gas-Plus-Nuclear Approach for Powering American Communities and Fueling Global AI Leadership

Brookfield and The Nuclear Company Partner to Form New Company to Accelerate Nuclear Development in the U.S.

Brookfield and The Nuclear Company Partner to Form New Company to Accelerate Nuclear Development in the U.S.

Top US nuclear regulator is rewriting its rules for… | Canary Media

Top US nuclear regulator is rewriting its rules for… | Canary Media

US research reactor first to produce electricity - World Nuclear News

US research reactor first to produce electricity - World Nuclear News

Canada announces new nuclear strategy and microreactor initiative - World Nuclear News

Canada announces new nuclear strategy and microreactor initiative - World Nuclear News

Fusion industry leaders call for EU long-term plan - World Nuclear News

Fusion industry leaders call for EU long-term plan - World Nuclear News

Grid connection requested for US fusion power plant - World Nuclear News

Grid connection requested for US fusion power plant - World Nuclear News

Belgian government in talks to take over nuclear power plants - World Nuclear News

Belgian government in talks to take over nuclear power plants - World Nuclear News

Darlington SMR project's foundation module milestone - World Nuclear News

Darlington SMR project's foundation module milestone - World Nuclear News

Monday, May 4, 2026

China and America Are Courting Nuclear Catastrophe | Foreign Affairs

China and America Are Courting Nuclear Catastrophe | Foreign Affairs

The United States gives a 759-megawatt nuclear plant another 20 years of life, enough to power 570,000 homes until 2050

The United States gives a 759-megawatt nuclear plant another 20 years of life, enough to power 570,000 homes until 2050

Industry Update—May 2026 -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Industry Update—May 2026 -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Zap Energy: The First Fission-Fusion Company | RealClearEnergy

Zap Energy: The First Fission-Fusion Company | RealClearEnergy

NRC Eases Foreign Ownership Restrictions, Opening US Nuclear Sector to Investment | Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom - JDSupra

NRC Eases Foreign Ownership Restrictions, Opening US Nuclear Sector to Investment | Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom - JDSupra

AI energy reckoning renews nuclear debate 40 years after Chernobyl | The National

AI energy reckoning renews nuclear debate 40 years after Chernobyl | The National

Top US nuclear regulator is rewriting its rules for… | Canary Media

Top US nuclear regulator is rewriting its rules for… | Canary Media

US scientists find how dry ice can alter quantum states of hydrogen

US scientists find how dry ice can alter quantum states of hydrogen

This new material could make carbon capture dramatically cheaper by cutting the energy needed to run it | TechSpot

This new material could make carbon capture dramatically cheaper by cutting the energy needed to run it | TechSpot

Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix | TechCrunch

Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix | TechCrunch

Five "Pro-Nuclear But" Myths | The Breakthrough Institute

Five "Pro-Nuclear But" Myths | The Breakthrough Institute

NRC proposed rule aims for speedier microreactor licensing - E&E News by POLITICO

NRC proposed rule aims for speedier microreactor licensing - E&E News by POLITICO

China’s light-powered micromotors to extract uranium from oceans

China’s light-powered micromotors to extract uranium from oceans

French firm’s high burnup nuclear fuel secures key approval for US reactor fleet

French firm’s high burnup nuclear fuel secures key approval for US reactor fleet

Croatia signals nuclear expansion with focus on Krško plant | Croatia Week

Croatia signals nuclear expansion with focus on Krško plant | Croatia Week

Sunday, May 3, 2026

(656) Prof. Ted Postol: How Iran War Bankrupted the US & Israeli Military - YouTube

(656) Prof. Ted Postol: How Iran War Bankrupted the US & Israeli Military - YouTube

(656) Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s Grand Plan Collapsed in Record Time - YouTube

(656) Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s Grand Plan Collapsed in Record Time - YouTube

The Next-Generation Of Nuclear Power Is About To Take A Big Step Forward

The Next-Generation Of Nuclear Power Is About To Take A Big Step Forward

North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Facility Shows Signs of Plutonium Production | News1

North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Facility Shows Signs of Plutonium Production | News1

IAEA discusses extraction of enriched uranium with Russia, US | The Jerusalem Post

IAEA discusses extraction of enriched uranium with Russia, US | The Jerusalem Post

NRIC Launch Pad Selects Four Startups | Neutron Bytes

NRIC Launch Pad Selects Four Startups | Neutron Bytes

Wyoming 'nuclear renaissance' new federal reactor license : NPR

Wyoming 'nuclear renaissance' new federal reactor license : NPR

US to bolster missile defense with contract for space-based interceptors

US to bolster missile defense with contract for space-based interceptors

Why is China warning the UN of a Japanese ‘nuclear breakout’? | South China Morning Post

Why is China warning the UN of a Japanese ‘nuclear breakout’? | South China Morning Post