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TED NORDHAUS, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: Five “Pro-Nuclear But” Myths — Why They Are Wrong and Why It Matters

MIKE SIMPSON: America’s New Nuclear Era Starts in Idaho

REX GEVEDEN, BWXT: As America Accelerates Nuclear Ambitions, BWXT Delivers Necessary Speed and Scale

ROSS MATZKIN-BRIDGER, POWER MAG: Reprocessing Gamble Could Drain Nuclear Waste Fund, Raise Electricity Prices

ANDREW FOLLETT, NATIONAL REVIEW: Let’s Make Space Nuclear Again

SPENCER TOOHILL, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: NRC Fee Reform Should Improve Performance, Not Impose Rigid Caps

ADAM STEIN, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: Modernizing California’s Nuclear Policy — Support for AB 2647

MARC SPITZER, WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Need for Speed — The Regulatory Detour Slowing Grid Expansion

DUGGAN FLANAKIN, REAL CLEAR ENERGY: Is America on the Verge of a Nuclear Renaissance?

ADAM STEIN & SPENCER TOOHILL, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: Part 53 — A Viable Licensing Pathway for New Reactors

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TerraPower’s Kemmerer 1 Enters Construction: Timeline of the Natrium Project’s Road to First Power

People, Politics:

How The Trump Administration Is Fast-Tracking Nuclear Microreactors

A Trump-Branded Nuclear Power Project Thrilled Investors. Then Came the Crash.

New Mexico Environment Officials Mandate More Legacy Nuclear Waste at WIPP

NH House Rejects Bill Allowing Utilities to Own Advanced Nuclear Reactors

National Reactor Innovation Center Announces First Selections for Nuclear Energy Launch Pad

NRC Proposed Rule Aims for Speedier Microreactor Licensing

The NRC is Back to Five Commissioners

Small Modular Reactors and Microreactors Under Development in the United States

Nuclear in Orbit: Trump Admin Weighs Putting Nuclear Power in Space

House Republicans Introduce Bill to Extend Renewables Tax Credits

NRC Proposes a New Licensing Framework to Accelerate Safe, High-Volume Deployment of Microreactors

NRC Commissioners Testify Before U.S. House Subcommittee

NRC Issues Direct Final Rule Implementing ADVANCE Act FOCD Exceptions

White House Offers TVA an Early Look at Nuclear Rules

DOE Launches Ambitious Initiative To Secure US Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain

DOE Offices Issue Nuclear Recycling Solicitations

DOE Turns to Private Sector to Build Out Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycling

Two Voices, Joint Priority: Appropriators Leading a Nuclear Renaissance

Air Force Selects Three Microreactors for Base Power

Nuclear Industry Adopts Digital Tools and Advanced Simulators to Train Next-Generation Workforce

Republicans Pivot to Action on Data Center Power Costs

Department of Energy Seeks to Partner with Private Sector for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling

House Subcommittee Reviews Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget, Licensing Reforms, and Oversight Changes

Nuclear Regulator Pressed on Balancing Speed With Safety in Reactor Build-Out

Energy Subcommittee Holds Hearing Conducting Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Business, Technology:

Orano Signs MOU with Trade Union for Project Ike Construction

X-Energy’s Shares Jump in IPO, Delivering Wins to Amazon and Ken Griffin

Solving the Problem of Fuel for Nuclear Reactors

Nuclear Construction Breakthrough at ORNL Earns 2026 SME Award

NRC to Discuss Crystal River License Termination Plan, Gather Public Comments During May 12 Meeting

TerraPower Commences Construction on America’s First Utility-Scale Advanced Nuclear Power Plant

America’s First Commercial Nuclear-Power Projects in a Decade Just Broke Ground

NRC Renews Robinson Nuclear Plant License for 80-Year Lifetime in Record Review Time

Nuclear Microreactor Company Antares Opens Aiken Office

US Injects New Life Into 759-Megawatt Nuclear Plant to Power Over 550,000 Homes

Nuclear Reactor Maker X-Energy Valued at $11.9 Billion in Nasdaq Debut

Report Details Millions in Personal Flights and Stock Sales by Fermi Executives Amid Company Struggles

Jim Cramer Says “GE Vernova Is the Only Serious Nuclear Energy Builder”

EIA: Average U.S. Electricity Prices Rose 9% Year Over Year in February

Oklo, NVIDIA, and Los Alamos National Laboratory Collaborate to Advance Nuclear Fuel Validation at Los Alamos in Support of Nuclear-Powered AI Factories

CLIMATE:

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

How the Iran War Set Beijing Up for Global Clean Energy Dominance

‘We Are Not Going Back’: Iran war Forces Global Energy Shift

Some American Farmers Bet on Solar. Then Trump Changed the Rules

Do Americans Worry About Climate Change? New Polling Shows Concern Is at a Near Record High

As Energy Costs Rise, Some States Back Off Ambitious Climate Goals

Renewable Energy Gets an Iran War Boost

Wyoming Electric Utility Dumps Wind and Solar in Long-Term Planning

NYC, Washington Face Early Heat Wave as Power Demand Climbs Across US

Texas Sharpens Attacks on Solar Power

AI Surge Gives Carbon Capture a New Push

Northeast States Set Big Climate Goals. Now Those Plans Are in Trouble.

Trump Promoted Fossil Fuels. His War is Pushing the World Away From Them.

International:

EU Energy Mix: Crisis Pushes Balance on Nuclear, Renewables and Security

China Teased Its Next Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier on a Big Naval Anniversary

Orano and Arabelle Solutions Expand French Nuclear Supply Chain Capacity

ČEZ and Rolls-Royce SMR Sign Early Works Contract for Czech Nuclear Project

CEA and Stellaria Partner to Advance Molten Salt Reactor Technology in Southern France

Inner Containment Dome Installed at Shidaowan Unit 1 in China

France’s EDF Invests $117 Million in Nuclear Reactor Parts Factory

Czech Power Company ČEZ Signs Deal with Rolls-Royce SMR to Prepare for First Small Nuclear Reactor

Which Countries Lead the Way on Nuclear Energy?

Japan’s Wrecked Nuclear Plant Becomes a Tourist Destination

New Uzbek Uranium Mine Targets 1,200 Tonnes Annually to Meet 2030 Production Goals

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Worker Killed in Ukraine Drone Attack, Management Says

CEZ, Rolls Royce SMR Sign Early Works Contract on First Czech Small Nuclear Reactor

Italy Should Pursue Nuclear Power for Security, Finance Minister Giorgetti Says

South Korea Considers Financing Framework for Vietnam Nuclear and Infrastructure Projects

Forty Years After Chernobyl, a Transformed Nuclear Industry Prioritizes Safety Culture

Global Nuclear Leaders Gather in Busan for AI-Era Energy

Sweden Joins NEST Framework to Support Next Generation of Nuclear Experts

Vietnam and South Korea to Consider Development and Financing of New Nuclear Power Station

EU to Warn Against Early Nuclear Exits in Effort to Address Energy Crisis

Ukraine’s Reliance on Nuclear Power Increases During War

Kazakhstan Strategy Considers Four Nuclear Power Plants

Bruce Power To Share Nuclear Expertise As SaskPower Evaluates Reactor Technologies

Sweden Awards SEK19.8 Million for Municipal Nuclear Feasibility Studies

US Eyes More Namibian Uranium Imports as AI Drives Nuclear Push

China’s Vast Nuclear Power Sector Now Able to Build 50 Reactors at a Time

China Claims 125 Million Kilowatts Nuclear Power Capacity, Plans Seven More Reactors

Unit 1 At China’s Taipingling Nuclear Power Station Begins Commercial Operation

Poland Advances SMR Plans With New Partnership for Stalowa Wola Investment Park

EU Seeks Input in Evaluating Waste Management Policy

European Commission Launches In-Depth Probe Into Romanian Nuclear Funding

New Breed of Humanoid Robots Trained to Maintain China’s Power Grid