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

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

As Pilgrim nuclear plant decommissions, new debate arises in Plymouth

As Pilgrim nuclear plant decommissions, new debate arises in Plymouth

DOE Backs Terrestrial Energy Molten Salt Reactor Project

DOE Backs Terrestrial Energy Molten Salt Reactor Project

New York takes two more steps toward nuclear -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

New York takes two more steps toward nuclear -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Electricity prices, AI and oil prices: 6 trends for 2026

Electricity prices, AI and oil prices: 6 trends for 2026

Holtec marks a major milestone toward building its first reactors

Holtec marks a major milestone toward building its first reactors

Nuclear fuel makers get $2.7 billion from U.S. | Financial Post

Nuclear fuel makers get $2.7 billion from U.S. | Financial Post

America’s Energy Economy: Why Natural Gas and Nuclear Still Matter | RealClearEnergy

America’s Energy Economy: Why Natural Gas and Nuclear Still Matter | RealClearEnergy

Scale Matters: Even Climate Hawks Are Embracing Nuclear Power | Energy Intelligence

Scale Matters: Even Climate Hawks Are Embracing Nuclear Power | Energy Intelligence

America’s Nuclear Comeback: How a New Law Opens Global Markets - The National Interest

America’s Nuclear Comeback: How a New Law Opens Global Markets - The National Interest

Nuclear Power Is Making A Global Comeback! Where Is America At? – OpEd – Eurasia Review

Nuclear Power Is Making A Global Comeback! Where Is America At? – OpEd – Eurasia Review

Containing the Threat of Containerized Missiles

Containing the Threat of Containerized Missiles

Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs reactor magnet, lands deal with Nvidia | TechCrunch

Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs reactor magnet, lands deal with Nvidia | TechCrunch

Inside Trump Media’s head-scratching $6 billion merger to become a nuclear fusion company - Sherwood News

Inside Trump Media’s head-scratching $6 billion merger to become a nuclear fusion company - Sherwood News

PDF - rl160811.pdf - Trump Media & Technology Group and TAE Technologies Commence Site Selection Planning Process for Pioneering Fusion Power Plant Companies Announce Site Selection Criteria Siting and Construction Start Planned for 2026

PDF - rl160811.pdf

Trump’s Media Company Strikes ‘Flabbergasting’ Fusion Deal - Heatmap News

Trump’s Media Company Strikes ‘Flabbergasting’ Fusion Deal - Heatmap News

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Nuclear waste U.S. could power the U.S. for 100 years

Nuclear waste U.S. could power the U.S. for 100 years

13 takeaways from Trump's executive orders on nuclear power

13 takeaways from Trump's executive orders on nuclear power

Economic potential and barriers of small modular reactors in Europe - ScienceDirect

Economic potential and barriers of small modular reactors in Europe - ScienceDirect

Deep Fission's Plan for Underground Nuclear Reactors - IEEE Spectrum

Deep Fission's Plan for Underground Nuclear Reactors - IEEE Spectrum

Data Centers Can Drive Affordability | Opinion - Newsweek

Data Centers Can Drive Affordability | Opinion - Newsweek

Industry insider slams utility company 'monopolies' after Americans get hit with rising electricity costs: 'They have no reason to reduce costs'

Industry insider slams utility company 'monopolies' after Americans get hit with rising electricity costs: 'They have no reason to reduce costs'

Terrestrial Energy Secures DOE Deal To Fast-Track Advanced Nuclear Reactor Project

https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/26/01/49731246/terrestrial-energy-secures-doe-deal-to-fast-track-advanced-nuclear-reactor-project?amp;utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_medium=referral

Is Burying a Nuclear Reactor Worth It? - Heatmap News

Is Burying a Nuclear Reactor Worth It? - Heatmap News

Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Let Iran Rebuild Nuclear, Missile Programs - Israel News

Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Let Iran Rebuild Nuclear, Missile Programs - Israel News

Orano Obtains 900 Million Dollars of Funding From the US Department of Energy to Develop New Uranium Enrichment Capacity on US Soil | Morningstar

Orano Obtains 900 Million Dollars of Funding From the US Department of Energy to Develop New Uranium Enrichment Capacity on US Soil | Morningstar

Constellation receives NRC approval for nuclear plant digital upgrade By Investing.com

Constellation receives NRC approval for nuclear plant digital upgrade By Investing.com

Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last? - The New York Times

Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last? - The New York Times

Is Oklo’s (OKLO) Prolonged NRC Timeline Reshaping Its AI-Focused Nuclear Power Investment Story?

Is Oklo’s (OKLO) Prolonged NRC Timeline Reshaping Its AI-Focused Nuclear Power Investment Story?

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state • Washington State Standard

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state • Washington State Standard

14 Climate Change Trends to Follow in 2026: From EVs to Nuclear Power - Bloomberg

14 Climate Change Trends to Follow in 2026: From EVs to Nuclear Power - Bloomberg

Iowa forms nuclear energy task force

Iowa forms nuclear energy task force

Trump, atoms, AI and the Texas data center gusher - POLITICO

Trump, atoms, AI and the Texas data center gusher - POLITICO

How Hollywood-style 'break in' rooms are securing the future of nuclear - Idaho National Laboratory

How Hollywood-style 'break in' rooms are securing the future of nuclear - Idaho National Laboratory

Nuclear fuel makers get $2.7 billion from U.S. | Financial Post

Nuclear fuel makers get $2.7 billion from U.S. | Financial Post

Fuel loading under way at new Chinese units - World Nuclear News

Fuel loading under way at new Chinese units - World Nuclear News

DOE awards USD2.7 billion to strengthen US uranium enrichment - World Nuclear News

DOE awards USD2.7 billion to strengthen US uranium enrichment - World Nuclear News

Why Electricity is AI's Biggest Problem | RealClearEnergy

Why Electricity is AI's Biggest Problem | RealClearEnergy

Nuclear Armed Japan A Red Line For China

Nuclear Armed Japan A Red Line For China

Monday, January 5, 2026

Congress unveils final energy, environment spending bills - E&E News by POLITICO

Congress unveils final energy, environment spending bills - E&E News by POLITICO

Natura Secures Enriched Molten Salt Allocation from Department of Energy

Natura Secures Enriched Molten Salt Allocation from Department of Energy

Nano Nuclear, UIUC extend collaboration on Kronos MMR -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Nano Nuclear, UIUC extend collaboration on Kronos MMR -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Officials spark backlash with controversial nuclear power plan: 'Appalling and dangerous'

Officials spark backlash with controversial nuclear power plan: 'Appalling and dangerous'

Duke Energy submits an ESP application to the NRC -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Duke Energy submits an ESP application to the NRC -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

SF's PG&E Woes / Getting it Right? The Use of Cutting Edge Tech in SF / "The Mayor of the Tenderloin" | KALW

SF's PG&E Woes / Getting it Right? The Use of Cutting Edge Tech in SF / "The Mayor of the Tenderloin" | KALW

National grid collapses - Nigeria

National grid collapses

What lies ahead for Ukraine's contested Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant? | Reuters

What lies ahead for Ukraine's contested Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant? | Reuters

Idaho lab produces first fuel for fast molten salt reactor

Idaho lab produces first fuel for fast molten salt reactor

How energy affordability took center stage in 2025 | Canary Media

How energy affordability took center stage in 2025 | Canary Media

Meralco targets nuclear energy milestones in 2026 under new gov’t framework - Manila Standard

Meralco targets nuclear energy milestones in 2026 under new gov’t framework - Manila Standard

Uranium In Delhi Groundwater: Presence Of Radioactive Material Poses Silent Health Emergency

Uranium In Delhi Groundwater: Presence Of Radioactive Material Poses Silent Health Emergency

Japan's Chubu Electric flags discrepancy in seismic evaluation at Hamaoka nuclear plant | Reuters

Japan's Chubu Electric flags discrepancy in seismic evaluation at Hamaoka nuclear plant | Reuters

Cherry-picked quake data may have been submitted for Hamaoka nuclear plant - The Japan Times

Cherry-picked quake data may have been submitted for Hamaoka nuclear plant - The Japan Times

ISO-NE proposes capacity market overhaul with shift to ‘prompt’ auction | Utility Dive

ISO-NE proposes capacity market overhaul with shift to ‘prompt’ auction | Utility Dive

Gantry crane delivered for Atucha 2's dry storage project - World Nuclear News

Gantry crane delivered for Atucha 2's dry storage project - World Nuclear News

US enrichment companies end 2025 on high note - World Nuclear News

US enrichment companies end 2025 on high note - World Nuclear News

Denison ready to start construction at Canadian uranium project - World Nuclear News

Denison ready to start construction at Canadian uranium project - World Nuclear News

AI Power Boom Sparks Surge in Nuclear Energy Stocks - Bloomberg

AI Power Boom Sparks Surge in Nuclear Energy Stocks - Bloomberg

China Winning Construction Race As Work Begins On Two More Nuclear Power Plants

China Winning Construction Race As Work Begins On Two More Nuclear Power Plants

Saeul-3 Reactor Approved After 4-Year Delay

Saeul-3 Reactor Approved After 4-Year Delay

Operating permit issued for South Korea's Saeul 3 - World Nuclear News

Operating permit issued for South Korea's Saeul 3 - World Nuclear News

Saturday, January 3, 2026

9 things to know if there’s a nuclear emergency at TVA Sequoyah plant | Chattanooga Times Free Press

9 things to know if there’s a nuclear emergency at TVA Sequoyah plant | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Connecticut Pitches Return to Nuclear Power, But Fuel Supply Could Be a Hurdle - CT Examiner

Connecticut Pitches Return to Nuclear Power, But Fuel Supply Could Be a Hurdle - CT Examiner

Nuclear Energy Now – Legislation Introduced to Establish the Office of Fusion - The National Interest

Nuclear Energy Now – Legislation Introduced to Establish the Office of Fusion - The National Interest

Why U.S. Nuclear Licensing Moves So Slowly | The Regulatory Review

Why U.S. Nuclear Licensing Moves So Slowly | The Regulatory Review

DOE Goes Long SMRs, Iceberg Shorts NuScale, TerraPower Passes Another NRC Hurdle

DOE Goes Long SMRs, Iceberg Shorts NuScale, TerraPower Passes Another NRC Hurdle

Duke Energy Submits Early Site Permit at Coal Plant Site | Neutron Bytes

Duke Energy Submits Early Site Permit at Coal Plant Site | Neutron Bytes

The Biggest Threat to the 2026 Economy Is Still Donald Trump | The New Yorker

The Biggest Threat to the 2026 Economy Is Still Donald Trump | The New Yorker

SMRs Explained: Real-World Economics, Fuel Bottlenecks, and the Race to Scale | naked capitalism

SMRs Explained: Real-World Economics, Fuel Bottlenecks, and the Race to Scale | naked capitalism

Belarus, Russia may be developing rocket-launcher-fired nuclear missile

Belarus, Russia may be developing rocket-launcher-fired nuclear missile

What are China’s hottest jobs as AI reshapes the labour market? | South China Morning Post

What are China’s hottest jobs as AI reshapes the labour market? | South China Morning Post

‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

US Electric Grid Heading Toward 'Crisis' Thanks to AI Data Centers | Common Dreams

US Electric Grid Heading Toward 'Crisis' Thanks to AI Data Centers | Common Dreams

China upgrading nuclear production, counterstrike system | The Jerusalem Post

China upgrading nuclear production, counterstrike system | The Jerusalem Post

Officials break ground on first-of-its-kind underground nuclear reactor: 'For decades to come'

Officials break ground on first-of-its-kind underground nuclear reactor: 'For decades to come'

How AI Data Centers Are Sending Your Power Bill Soaring

How AI Data Centers Are Sending Your Power Bill Soaring

Friday, January 2, 2026

What Will 2026 Bring for the Fusion Energy World? | Neutron Bytes

What Will 2026 Bring for the Fusion Energy World? | Neutron Bytes

(302) Amb. Chas Freeman & Mohammad Marandi: Trump Issues Warning to Iran — Tehran Fires Back Immediately - YouTube

(302) Amb. Chas Freeman & Mohammad Marandi: Trump Issues Warning to Iran — Tehran Fires Back Immediately - YouTube

UW-Madison MacArthur Fellow warns of nuclear fallout risk - The Daily Cardinal

UW-Madison MacArthur Fellow warns of nuclear fallout risk - The Daily Cardinal

DUK Stock: The Nuclear Solution for AI Data Centers

DUK Stock: The Nuclear Solution for AI Data Centers

NuScale Power: The Nuclear Stock Everyone's Watching

NuScale Power: The Nuclear Stock Everyone's Watching

Duke Energy submits early site permit application for potential North Carolina nuclear development - Daily Energy Insider

Duke Energy submits early site permit application for potential North Carolina nuclear development - Daily Energy Insider

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state • Washington State Standard

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state • Washington State Standard

No, the United States does not need a costly national cancer study near nuclear reactors - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

No, the United States does not need a costly national cancer study near nuclear reactors - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Microsoft wants to resurrect Three Mile Island. It will never happen.

Microsoft wants to resurrect Three Mile Island. It will never happen.

Opinion: California needs both clean energy and a nuclear-power backstop

Opinion: California needs both clean energy and a nuclear-power backstop

Operating permit issued for South Korea's Saeul 3 - World Nuclear News

Operating permit issued for South Korea's Saeul 3 - World Nuclear News

How are geological repository projects progressing? - World Nuclear News

How are geological repository projects progressing? - World Nuclear News

First Kursk II unit connected to the grid - World Nuclear News

First Kursk II unit connected to the grid - World Nuclear News

In quotes: What to watch out for in 2026 - World Nuclear News

In quotes: What to watch out for in 2026 - World Nuclear News

Tokamak experiments exceed plasma density limit, offering new approach to fusion ignition

Tokamak experiments exceed plasma density limit, offering new approach to fusion ignition

Physicists Finally Solved One Of The Biggest Mysteries About Fusion Energy

Physicists Finally Solved One Of The Biggest Mysteries About Fusion Energy

Energy company begins construction on next-gen nuclear facility: 'The most robust nuclear fuel on Earth'

Energy company begins construction on next-gen nuclear facility: 'The most robust nuclear fuel on Earth'

The double-edged sword of AI data centers - Salon.com

The double-edged sword of AI data centers - Salon.com

China's EAST Tokamak achieves stable operation at densities beyond limits

China's EAST Tokamak achieves stable operation at densities beyond limits

Phase 1 of world's largest nuclear power base goes live in China

Phase 1 of world's largest nuclear power base goes live in China