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JOHN KERRY, SEMAFOR: The US Nuclear Push Requires More Urgent Execution at Scale

ADAM STEIN, BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: Nuclear Waste Is a Wicked Problem — DOE Is Testing a Different Way Through It

ERIK FUNKHOUSER & JULIA SWEATMAN, WASHINGTON TIMES: America’s AI Future Demands a Nuclear Power Comeback

MARK WHITNEY, UTILITY DIVE: AI is Outpacing America’s Power Grid. Nuclear Must Become a National Priority.

ADMIRAL JAMES STAVRIDIS & JEFF CURRIE, CARLYLE GROUP: The Rise of the Security Premium

TODD MOSS, EAT MORE ELECTRONS: Africa Has a Nuclear Bros Problem

TISON CAMPBELL & JULIE G. EZELL, JD SUPRA: Unused Combined Licenses Provide a Shortcut to New Builds

ROBERT BRYCE, SUBSTACK: Hydrocarbons, Nuclear, and the Future of American Power

GOV. SPENCER COX & GOV. JOSH GREEN, POWER MAG: America’s Once-in-a-Generation Energy Opportunity

DUGGAN FLANAKIN, REAL CLEAR ENERGY: The Microreactor Race Is On

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Defining Moment

People, Politics:

U.S. Nuclear Regulator Defends End of Post-9/11 Security Posture

Has Trump Undermined the Agency Tasked with Making Sure America Never has Another Nuclear Accident?

Despite Trump Push, New York Opposes Reopening Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant

Upstate New York Communities Eye Nuclear Power

Republican Proposal Seeks To Bolster Taiwan’s Energy Resilience With Advanced Nuclear Technology And Expertise

Modernized Nuclear Security Standards Essential To Global Confidence In Energy Expansion, NTI Says

Amended DOE Standard Contract Reduces SNF Responsibility, Report Says

AI is Spurring a Big Expansion of High-Voltage Power Lines. Landowners and Locals are Fighting Back

Penn State Awarded $6 Million to Help Grow Nuclear Workforce

Touring Oak Ridge’s Future Nuclear Energy Hub: TVA and Kairos Power

The Possibilities — and Impossibilities — of Nuclear Energy in the West

NRC Issues Construction Permit for TerraPower’s Natrium Advanced Reactor

How the Iran Energy Shock Could Bring Lasting Geopolitical Change

Energy Secretary Backs Restart of Indian Point Nuclear Plant in NY

Reopening Indian Point Nuclear Plant Will Fix NY’s Surging Energy Costs, Lawler and Trump Energy Secretary Tell Hochul

NRC Rolls Out Changes to Differing Views Program

Energy Industry Greets White House Data Center Pledge with a Shrug

Turning Point Shakes Up Phoenix Utility Race

Ohio Corruption Trial Traces Tactics to Prop Up Nuclear and Coal Plants

Lawler, Energy Secretary Chris Wright Visit Indian Point, Call for Rebuilding And Reopening of Nuclear Facilities

Fixing the Barriers: How New Policies Can Make U.S. Nuclear Exports Competitive Again

US Department of Energy Establishes Nuclear Energy Launch Pad to Accelerate New Reactor Projects

DOE to Make Mixed Oxide Fuel at SRS to Boost HALEU Supplies

SC Considers Joining Federal Effort to Boost Nuclear Fuel Supply. Opponents Say It Won’t Work.

Nuclear Scaling Initiative Unveils Reactor Selection Tool

Business, Technology:

Nuclear Power in the Spotlight as Energy Prices Climb

Rolls-Royce SMR And Equilibrion To Assess Nuclear-Powered Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Framatome and NuScale Power Contract to Support Global Supply Chain and Accelerate Fuel Delivery

These Startups Are in a $900 Billion Fight to Be the Future of Energy

Google, Tesla, Others Tackle Energy Affordability

US Utilities Scale Up Grid-Boosting Tech to Meet Surging Demand

ABS, HD Hyundai Team Up for Nuclear-Propelled Container Ships

SC’s Santee Cooper Makes a Power Move with a Florida Utility

Studsvik Acquires Swedish SMR Project Development Firm

Bank of America Bullish on Seattle’s Burgeoning Nuclear Energy Sector

10 MWe Steam Turbine to Boost Next-Gen Sodium-Cooled US Nuclear Reactor’s Efficiency

New Research on Salt Purity Brings Molten Salt Reactors Closer to Commercial Use

Utilities Are Spending Billions on the Data Center Boom. What Are the Risks?

HD Hyundai, ABS Develop World’s First Nuclear-Powered Ship

Utilities Lack Tools to Guard Power Grid from Drone Attacks

CLIMATE:

Net-Zero Slips Out of Reach as Trump Opposes Global Climate Goals

Trump Cuts Threaten US Role in Global Climate Modeling

Trump Hates Renewables. The Iran War May Help Them.

Hyperscalers Continue to Dominate Corporate Renewables Contracts in 2025

Trump Interior Department May Ease Up On Solar Industry

Clean Energy Manufacturers Set to Muddle Through Fresh Tariff Turmoil

Corporate Clean Energy Buying Fell in 2025 After Nearly a Decade of Growth

States Sue Energy Department for Terminating $8B in Clean Energy Funding

U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change

U.S. Renews Threat to Quit the International Energy Agency Over Net Zero Agenda

US States Sue Trump Administration to Unlock Funding for Clean Energy Projects

E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show

Sustainable Energy Technologies Met Rising Demand Growth in 2025 Despite Uncertainty

US Pressures Global Energy Body to Drop Net Zero Modeling

The 3 Arguments Trump Used to Gut Greenhouse Gas Regulations

International:

US Ready to Work with Other Countries to Develop Civil Nuclear Power, Official Says

South Korea to Speed Up Nuclear Restart Amid Middle East Crisis

France to Harness Nuclear Power for AI Data Centres, Says Macron

Greece to Look at Small-Scale Nuclear Development for Power Generation, PM Says

China And Brazil Join Global Coalition To Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity By 2050

Helsinki Energy Group Plans Large Investment in Small Nuclear Reactors

IAEA Outlines Global Strategies For Fusion Waste Management And Decommissioning

Decision to Turn Back on Nuclear Was a Strategic Mistake, EU’s Von der Leyen Says

A £2 Billion Fund Shuns New UK Green Bonds Funding Nuclear

As Fukushima Memories Fade, Japan Embraces a Nuclear-Powered Future

Nuclear Included in Japan-Canada Strategic Roadmap

South Korean Partnership Eyes Advanced Reactors to Cut Industrial Emissions

Doosan, KEPCO’s Unit Vie for S.Korea’s 1st Nuclear Decommissioning Contract

How the Iran War Could Consolidate China’s Energy Dominance

Repair Crews Restore Line to Russian-Held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in Ukraine

Russia Begins 2nd Stage of Personnel Evacuation from Iranian Nuclear Plant

China Keeps Pushing Nuclear Power With Ambitious Growth Target

South Korea in Talks to Invest in Nuclear Power Project in US

Japan Should Use Nuclear Plants to Offset Iran Crisis, Opposition Party Head Says

Japan’s Fukushima Clean-Up Offers a Blueprint for Nuclear Recovery

Canada Will Soon Release New Electricity and Nuclear Strategy, Minister Says

South Korea Seeks Design Approval for i-SMR Promising Faster Construction, Lower Costs

Great British Nuclear Receives Electricity Generation License From UK Regulator

Rook I Project Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle for Uranium Production in Northern Saskatchewan

‘1,000-Year Source’: China Plans to Fire Up World-First Accelerator-Driven Nuclear Reactor

South Africa Endorses Global Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy by 2050

Swiss Scientists Drill Into 175-Million-Year-Old Clay Rock to Solve Nuclear Waste Storage Problem

Nuclear, Onshore Wind Cheapest Way to Meet Sweden’s Electricity Needs, OECD Report Says

European Commission Needs Strategy in Efforts to Improve Global Nuclear Safety, Say Auditors

Trump’s Iran Strikes Boost China’s Energy Edge

South Korea Seeks Standard Design Approval For Innovative Small Modular Reactor

Amid Turmoil, Trump to Give Saudi Arabia Sweet Nuclear Deal