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Fusion Energy Group Seeks PJM Connection for First Commercial Power Plant A U.S.-based fusion energy company has become the first such group to apply to join a major power grid operator. Massachusetts-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) on April 28 said it has submitted a connection request to PJM Interconnection, the nation's largest wholesale electricity market, as part of its development plan for a commercial-scale fusion energy power plant.

TerraPower’s Kemmerer 1 Enters Construction: Timeline of the Natrium Project’s Road to First Power TerraPower's Natrium reactor at Kemmerer, Wyoming, reached official construction start on April 23, 2026. Here's a full timeline from ARDP selection to construction start. TerraPower on April 23, 2026, officially… NRC Unveils Part 57: A Streamlined Path for High-Volume Microreactor Licensing The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a sweeping new licensing framework designed to push microreactors out of the lab and onto the grid at unprecedented speed. The proposed…

In Case You Missed It Chernobyl at 40: The World’s Worst Nuclear Power Accident and Where It Stands Now On the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, POWER sent a freelance photographer and correspondent to the site in Ukraine to document the massive decommissioning effort still underway—and the new

Air Force ANPI Picks Put Radiant, Antares, Westinghouse on Track for First On‑Base Microreactors by 2028 The Air Force’s ANPI program has tapped Radiant, Antares, and Westinghouse to develop first‑of‑a‑kind nuclear microreactors at Buckley, Malmstrom, and Joint Base San Antonio, with initial deployments targeted as early… Inside AMPERA’s Bet on Subcritical Thorium Microreactors A Florida-based startup intends to build factory-produced nuclear systems designed to fit in shipping containers and run for 30 years without refueling. Here’s how the technology works—and where it stands.…

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Electron Beam Welding: Unlocking a New Era for Heavy Section Nuclear Components For more than a decade, EPRI has been collaborating across the global supply chain to mature a technology that has the potential to fundamentally change how large nuclear components are… Exclusive: Texas Opens $350M Advanced Nuclear Grant Programs to Spur Reactor Buildout, Supply Chain The State of Texas has opened applications for $350 million in advanced nuclear grants through the Texas Advanced Nuclear Development Fund (TANDF), making the nation’s largest state‑level nuclear package competitive…

FluxPoint Energy Enters Race to Build First New U.S. Uranium Conversion Plant in Nearly 70 Years A new Texas-based startup has launched an effort to build what would be the first U.S. uranium conversion facility in more than seven decades to restore a domestic capability it… Framatome Joins Four Utilities to Advance VVER 440 Nuclear Fuel Design Longtime France-headquartered nuclear energy group Framatome and representatives from four utilities have signed a contract to advance the development of Framatome's 100% sovereign European VVER 440 fuel design. The POWER Interview: Solving the Problem of Fuel for Nuclear Reactors The U.S. Dept. of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy has spelled out several areas that present challenges to domestic and global development of nuclear power. Chief among those issues is building a process that enables fuel development on a repeatable, industrial scale, so that projects can move beyond the demonstration phase to commercial operation. BWXT Initiates NRC Pre-Application Process for HEU Enrichment Facility in Erwin, Tennessee BWX Technologies (BWXT) has formally notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its intent to seek a uranium enrichment license for a new production facility in Erwin, Tennessee, as… Antares Receives DOE Approval of Mark-0 Demonstration Reactor California-headquartered Antares, an advanced nuclear energy company, said it has received U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) approval of the Documented Safety Analysis for the company's Mark-0 reactor. GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Supporting Deployment of SMR in Sweden GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) said it has entered into a main services agreement with AFRY, a Sweden-headquartered engineering, project management, and advisory company, to support deployment of GVH's BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology in that country. Westinghouse Files to Update AP1000 Design Certification, Make Vogtle Expansion the U.S. Reference Plant Westinghouse has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to renew and update the design certification for its AP1000 reactor, formally proposing Vogtle Unit 4’s as‑built configuration as the new standard… Duke Energy’s Robinson Nuclear Plant Gets NRC Approval to Operate Until 2050 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a subsequent license renewal (SLR) for Duke Energy’s Robinson Nuclear Plant, clearing the 54-year-old reactor to continue generating electricity in the Pee Dee… NRC Extends Operating License for California's Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved another 20-year operating license for California's lone nuclear power plant. White House Launches Space Nuclear Initiative, Sets Timeline for Lunar Reactors The White House has launched a coordinated federal initiative to deploy nuclear reactors in space, directing NASA and the Department of War (DOW) to run parallel design competitions for fission… Nuclear Recycling Has Reached a Prime Moment—and the U.S. May Be Running Out of Time A new think tank assessment argues that economics, proliferation concerns, and waste management barriers have shifted enough to make commercial nuclear fuel recycling viable in the U.S.—but only if Washington… How Corporate Energy Buyers Are Reshaping the U.S. Grid: CEBA CEO Rich Powell on Data Centers, Nuclear, and Permitting Reform Corporate America has become one of the most consequential forces shaping the U.S. electricity system. Speaking as a guest on The POWER Podcast, Rich Powell, CEO of the Corporate Energy…