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PJ SEEL, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: Why Modernization of the NRC’s Radiation Protection Framework Requires Coordination Across Federal Law

DANIEL PONEMAN, NEW YORK TIMES: Critics of the U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Have It Exactly Wrong

BRET DUBLINSKE, POWER MAG: Will Siting Keep SMRs From Reaching Critical Mass?

JIHONG CHEN & ZHENG WAN, NATURE: Plans for Nuclear-Powered Merchant Ships Must Confront Risks

WASHINGTON EXAMINER: A Saudi Nuclear Deal Worth Making

ARDEN ROWELL & JUD MATHEWS, THE REGULATORY REVIEW: The End of NRC Independence and the Future of Nuclear Safety

LINDSEY POPKEN, CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE: The Missing Link in America’s Nuclear Energy Future — Standardization at Scale

ROBERT BRYCE, SUBSTACK: Holtec Is The Real Deal

ADVANCED NUCLEAR DEVELOPERS’ CORNER

Trending

Texas 2.5-GW Gas-Plus-Nuclear Project Proceeds to Engineering, Licensing Phase

People, Politics:

Growing Bipartisan Support Emerges for Nuclear Energy Amid Rising Demand

New York’s Hochul Wants to Build More Nuclear Power than the U.S. has in 30 Years

California Planned a Nuclear Exit. Now It’s Reconsidering

Front-End Nuclear Fuel Supply Cooperation: Turning Allied Interdependence Into Strategic Advantage

Just 7% of America’s Nuclear Fuel Comes From Home

Why the Battle for Nuclear Power is Becoming a Battle for Influence

Can Bill Gates Save This Dying Coal Town with Nuclear Energy?

Bill Gates Courts Korea Inc. for TerraPower’s Wyoming Nuclear Project

Nuclear Survey Finds Americans See Permanent Waste Disposal as a National Priority

US Poll Finds Support for Deep Geologic Disposal

Trump Administration Denies Nuclear Safety Watchdog Crucial Access

State Roundup: Momentum from Arkansas to Alaska

Huffman, Dexter Open Investigation into Insider Trading at Energy Fuels After Trump Guts Bears Ears

NRC to Hold Virtual Public Meeting on Reducing Barriers to Medical Use Licensing

Anti-Uranium Advocates Wrest Control of Public Hearing on Proposed Mine Near Navajo Nation

Podcast: The Intersection of Economics and Policy – How Price Reporting Informs the Fuel Cycle

Panelists Point to Cost, Production as Key Challenges for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion

Bill Gates is Building a $4-Billion Nuclear Facility in a Wyoming Coal Town of Just 2,400. Locals Are ‘Split’

Transporting HALEU is a Key Milestone on the Critical Path for Startup of Advanced Reactors

AI Nuclear Power Firm Fermi Finally Has a New CEO

Iowa County Secures $1.9 Million Annual Deal to Restart Dormant Nuclear Reactor

California Officials Urge Diablo Canyon Extension, but Newsom Holding Off

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Marks 30 Years as TVA Faces Growing Need for Workers

NRC Holds Public Meeting for Proposed Rule Eliminating ALARA

Delaware Nixes the Possibility of Near-Term Nuclear Power

Business, Technology:

TerraPower Accelerates Natrium Reactor Deployment Following Landmark Meetings with Korean Leaders

Centrus Energy to Make Thousands of Centrifuges in Oak Ridge

Nuclea Energy to Acquire Moltex Advanced Nuclear Technology Platform

Dow, X-Energy to Receive $1 B in U.S. DOE Funding for Nuclear Power Project at Seadrift

New Fuel Partnership Could Bring More Work to Framatome’s Richland Plant

Second-Quarter Updates from Constellation: New PPAs, Crane Restart, and More

Fusion Fuel Tech Makes Commercial Leap

Nuclea Energy to Acquire Moltex Energy’s Advanced Nuclear Technology Portfolio

Every Fusion Startup that has Raised Over $100M

Blue Energy, GE Vernova Hitachi Sign Agreement to Launch Next Phase of Texas Gas-Plus-Nuclear Project

X-Energy Gets Additional Up To $1 Billion Public US Funding for Texas Nuclear Project

SK, HD Hyundai Bolster Ties with TerraPower on Advanced Nuclear Projects

Did Someone Just Figure Out How to Project Finance Nuclear?

Lightbridge CEO Says Nuclear Fuel Is Accelerating

LIS Technologies Acquires Oak Ridge Facility for $6.2 Million to Expand Isotope Production

CLIMATE:

How America is Adapting to Climate Extremes

The Grid’s Climate Stress Test

Solar Energy Expansion Bypasses Developing Nations in Need of Low-Cost Power

Pawlenty’s Theory of the Case for Solar Success

Heat Waves Affect All Types Of Power Generation, Not Just Nuclear

Climate Tech IPO Market Gets Biggest Boost Since 2022

The AI Boom Tests the Limits of Growth

Trump Tried to Kill Renewables. They’re Growing Anyway.

Clean Energy Hurt but Resilient One Year After GOP Budget Law

US Drives Rise in Global Emissions as Utilities Turn Back to Coal, Report Shows

Water Joins Energy as Top AI Flashpoint

Microsoft Points to Lower Water Use in AI Era

A Solution to A.I.’s Growing Power Demand: Homes

Nvidia Says AI’s Water Challenge is Largely Solved

Rooftop Solar is in for a Tough Few Years in the US

International:

Russian Enriched Uranium Shipped to Canadian-Owned Westinghouse in U.S.

Romania Begins Shutdown of Nuclear Plant’s 2nd Reactor Amid Low Water Levels on Danube River

China Advances 1.25 GW Nuclear Reactor Construction with First Concrete Pour

Spanish Government Extends Operating License for Almaraz Nuclear Plant to 2030

NexGen Energy Breaks Ground on Canada’s Largest Uranium Mine

Spain Extends Largest Nuclear Plant in Policy U-turn

South Korea Unveils Future Technology Drivers, Targets Moon Landing by 2030

‘Near-Autonomous’ AI Agents Attack Taiwan’s Nuclear Safety Agency

China National Nuclear Corp. to Procure Contract for High-Temperature Reactor

Magyar Casts Doubt on Hungary-Russia Nuclear Power Deal

Rutherford Energy Ventures Co-Founder Dennis Whyte Appointed as Next CEO of UK Atomic Energy Authority in New Global Fusion Leadership Role

Nuclear Power Plants Are Being Shut Down as Europe’s Drought Becomes an Energy Crisis

Initial Fuel Loading Begins at China’s Tianwan Unit 7 Nuclear Reactor

Australia’s OPAL Nuclear Reactor Marks 20 Years of Operations

Low Danube Forces Full Shutdown of Romania’s Sole Nuclear Plant

US, EU Bodies Report on Nuclear Fuel Market Situation

Finnish Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository Clears Major Safety Assessment Milestone

Finnish Utility Modernizes Loviisa Nuclear Plant to Boost Electricity Output

South Korea’s Nuclear Power Research Stagnates Amid AI, Semiconductor Growth

Taiwan Rethinks Nuclear Energy as Middle East Conflict Highlights Energy Insecurity

Egypt Completes Fourth Tier of Inner Containment at El Dabaa Nuclear Plant

Swarming Jellyfish Overrun French Nuclear Plant on Same Date Two Years in a Row

China is Building Nuclear Reactors Faster Than the West. Can It Keep Up the Pace?

Bechtel Assumes Management for Polish Nuclear Power Plant

When Extreme Heat Threatens Europe’s Nuclear Power

Undeclared Uranium Hitches a Ride on Cobalt Exports from Congo, Study Says

Rosatom Staff Begin Returning to Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant

Slovakia’s Newest Nuclear Reactor Reaches First Criticality

Romania Could Shut Down Nuclear Reactor on Thursday as Danube Levels Fall

U.S. Brokers Secret Deal on Clandestine Syrian Nuclear Site

Ukraine and IAEA Coordinate Steps to Strengthen Nuclear Safety and Protect Critical Energy Infrastructure

China’s 1,200 MW Nuclear Reactor Unit Successfully Completes Cold Test Milestone