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MATT BOWEN, RAMA T. PONANGI & DR. RICHARD A. MESERVE; CENTER ON GLOBAL ENERGY POLICY: Improving the Efficiency of NRC Power Reactor Licensing: ACRS Reviews

NICK LORIS, NATIONAL INTEREST: A New Regulatory Paradigm for Advanced Nuclear Energy

JANE NAKANO & YU-HSUAN YEH, CSIS: China’s Nuclear Energy Priorities Under Its 15th Five-Year Plan

DANIEL JOYNER, NATIONAL INTEREST: The Regulatory Pathway Puzzle in Advanced Nuclear Energy

VINCENT IALENTI, BULLETIN OF ATOMIC SCIENTISTS: Will the Trump Administration’s ‘Nuclear Campus’ Plan Break the US Nuclear Waste Gridlock?

JACK ANDREASEN CAVANAUGH, LATITUDE MEDIA: Climate Tech Can’t Scale on Corporate Generosity Alone

JUSTIN E. DRISCOLL, LOHUD: New York Needs Nuclear. Just Look at Our Stretched Grid

ROBERT BRYCE, SUBSTACK: Rage Against The Data Center

APPLIED ATOMICS, UTILITY DIVE: Nuclear Power on a Faster Timeline is Possible. Here is How Utilities Can Make It Work.

TISON A. CAMPBELL, MICHAEL S. HEARD SNOW, JULIE G. EZELL; NATIONAL LAW REVIEW: Navigating Nuclear- New Nuclear Regulations Expand Opportunities for Foreign Ownership and Investment

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Energy Department Awards $94 Million to American Companies to Help Expedite the Deployments of Small Modular Reactors in the United States

People, Politics:

Lawmakers Seek Concrete Solution to Nuclear Cost Overruns

GAO Report: Nuclear Cleanup Costs Continue to Spiral as Deferred Maintenance and Repair Needs Grow

State of the Nuclear Industry 2026: Korsnick Says the Real Test Is Now Scale

Video: Making New Nuclear Fuel for an Atomic Renaissance

Rep. Pat Harrigan Rolls Out a Bipartisan Fix to Outdated Tax Rules That Are Preventing Nuclear Energy Growth

US State Governor Pushes for Grid Reforms as Power Bills Swell

South Carolina Seeks to Host a DOE Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus

The Energy Squeeze Behind the Iran War and AI Boom

Energy Industry Leaders Worried About Lack of Workforce for ‘Nuclear Renaissance’

WENRA Says Regulatory Framework Needed for Nuclear Shipping

Chairman Capito Asks NRC Commissioners About ADVANCE Act Implementation and Increased Efficiency

Sen. Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine Proposed NRC FY2027 Budget

No White House ‘Rubber Stamping’ at Nuclear Safety Regulator, Agency Head Says

The Energy Stakes of the Trump-Xi Summit

Retiring Senator Lummis Views Nuclear as Key to Wyoming’s Post-Coal Economy

Energy Industry Leaders Worry About Lack of Workforce for Nuclear Renaissance

Energy Secy. Chris Wright & Energy Dept. Officials Testify on Atomic Energy Defense & Nuclear Security

Inside the ‘New Nuclear Era’: Mr. William D. Magwood, IV on Global Resurgence of Nuclear Energy and What Comes Next

Sen. Gallego Speaks on the Importance of Nuclear Energy at NEI Forum

New Mexico’s Supreme Court Affirms PRC Decision on Nuclear Power Costs During 2021 Storm

Governor Mike Kehoe introduces Missouri Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force

Data Centers Have a Bigger NIMBY Problem than Nuclear Reactors, a New Poll Shows

United States Transportation Department Seeks to Develop SMRs for Commercial Shipping

Partisanship Aside, New England Governors Share Commitment To Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy

US Must Invest Up To $170 Billion In Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain To Meet Capacity Goal, Says Report

Business, Technology:

Nuclear Power’s Second Revolution Needs More Fuel

FERC Decision on Crane Restart Coming in June or July, Constellation Execs Say

US Power Transformer Buyers Scramble for Imports, Factory Slots

US Annual Electricity Consumption to Grow 55% by 2050

New Mexico Nuclear Waste Site Offers Safety Roadmap for Future U.S. Repositories

Data Centres Using 6% of Electricity Supply in UK and US, Research Says

NANO Nuclear Reports Q2 FY 2026 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

AtkinsRéalis Expands Nuclear And Infrastructure Reach With TOBIN And SMR Alliance

AI Hyperscalers Mull Going Deeper Into Next-Gen Nuclear Supply Chain

Duke Energy’s Nuclear Playbook: Three Horizons, One Strategy

Reports Look Into the Economics of Keeping Diablo Canyon Open

First American Nuclear and AtkinsRéalis Announce Strategic Alliance to Develop Advanced Reactor and Fuel Reprocessing Energy Parks

Fanco and AtkinsRéalis Join Forces to Accelerate Deployment of Advanced Nuclear Energy in US

Advanced Decommissioning Partners on Track to Complete Major D&D Work at Crystal River-3 this Summer

Westinghouse Launches Modernized Motor Generator Control Cabinets for Nuclear Plants

CLIMATE:

Report: The State of the Global Clean Energy Supply Chain and Deployment

‘The Only Thing That Terrifies Me is BYD’: Politicians Quake at Chinese EVs

Trump-Xi Summit Raises Terrifying Prospect for US and Europe: Chinese Cars

Trump’s Crackdown on China-Linked Solar Firms Stalls U.S. Factory Boom

New Signs Iran War is Boosting Clean Energy

Microsoft May Abandon Its Clean Energy Powered Data Centre Targets

Trump’s Renewable Energy Crackdown Hits Legal Wall

Dominion to Open Nation’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Next Year

Hard Choices Test Breakaway Climate Summit

Where Did All the Solar Go?

Climate Finance Funds Attract Record Inflows in ‘Feast or Famine’ Year

2 More Offshore Wind Projects Scrapped Under Trump Administration Pressure

How Carbon Removal Tech is Adapting to Trump’s Energy Agenda

How Google Turned Its Climate Program Into an AI Booster

Court Curtails Trump Administration Moves to Stifle Wind, Solar Development

International:

Russian Ship That Sank Near Spain in 2024 May Have Carried Nuclear Reactor Parts

Switzerland Says Nuclear Plants Can Run Profitably for Up to 80 Years

Belgium and the Netherlands to Enhance Nuclear Cooperation

Italy Moves to Reintroduce Nuclear Power With New Legislative Framework

Southeast Asia Could Become Major Growth Region For Nuclear, Says Rosatom Boss

Kazakhstan to Ban Storage of Foreign Radioactive Waste

NuScale Power’s SMR Project Eyed in South Korea’s $200B US Investment Package

Government Overhauls Nuclear Export System to Prevent KEPCO-KHNP Conflicts

US, UK, and IAEA Coordinate Fast-Track Removal of Nuclear Fuel From Venezuela

India’s Tata Power CEO Confirms Interest in Small Modular Reactors

Belgium and the Netherlands Sign Pact to Deepen Nuclear Energy Cooperation

Framatome and Czech Research Centre Partner to Develop Innovative Reactor Fuels

Ukraine’s Energoatom Supervisory Board Sets Out ‘Merit-Based CEO Selection Process’

India to Shrink Zones Around Nuclear Reactors to Free Up Land, Sources Say

Indian Reactor Set to Restart as Private Sector Plans Progress

India’s NTPC to Submit First Nuclear Project Feasibility Study

Gradual Restart Begins of Upgraded World’s Largest Tokamak in Japan

Swiss Researchers Provide First High-Resolution Data for Small Modular Reactor Cooling

Fuel Loading Completed at Bangladesh’s First Nuclear Power Plant

US Removes All Enriched Uranium from Venezuela Reactor, Ships Materials to SC in Major Nuclear Security Op

Hungary to Review Paks Nuclear Plant Expansion, Ministerial Nominee Says

India Plans to Shrink Nuclear Plant Buffer Zones to Attract Private Investment

Rosatom Continuing Work for Iran’s Bushehr Units 2 and 3

Europe Made a Mistake by Moving Away from Nuclear Power, IEA’s Birol Says

Japan Transfers 1.7 Tonnes of Advanced Nuclear Fuel to US to Bolster Supply Chain

World’s Largest Nuclear Facility Could Be Built in Ontario with New $300M Deal

Poland Clears Key Safety Hurdle for Nuclear Plant With Preliminary Site Approval

UK Nuclear Sector Targets 40,000 New Workers to Support Energy Renaissance

Turkish Regulator Authorizes Commissioning Work for Akkuyu Unit 2

Billionaire Sees Poland’s Small Nuclear Reactors Online in 2030

Ontario Advances Bruce C Nuclear Project with $300M Pre-Development Agreement

Nuclear Reactor in Central Japan Halted After Steam Leak Near Turbine