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A Historic First: NRC Clears TerraPower's Natrium Nuclear Reactor for Construction The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) authorized staff to issue a construction permit for TerraPower's Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming—the first commercial reactor the agency…

Nuclear Sprint: DOE and Industry Race to Meet Trump’s Target The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources convened March 19 for a full committee hearing to examine the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) implementation of President Trump’s May 2025 nuclear… DOE Unveils Initiative to Add 5 GW of Nuclear Capacity Through Uprates and Restarts The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new initiative to increase U.S. nuclear generating capacity—targeting 2.5 GW of additional nuclear capacity by 2027 and 5 GW by 2029—by…

In Case You Missed It 160 Days to Fission: Nuclear Power’s Sprint to Execution For the first time in decades, a wave of nuclear projects across the U.S. is advancing in parallel—from test reactors to early construction. POWER examines how first movers are navigating…

OpenAI in Talks with Helion to Secure Fusion Energy Artificial intelligence (AI) group OpenAI is reportedly discussing buying electricity from Helion Energy, the fusion startup company based in Everett, Washington. Sources told POWER that a deal would enable OpenAI to be guaranteed part of Helion's power generation, with as much as 5 GW available by 2030 and up to 50 GW by 2035. NRC Proposes First Dedicated Regulatory Framework for Commercial Fusion Machines The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed the first dedicated federal licensing framework for commercial fusion machines, setting out a technology‑inclusive, risk‑informed approach under its 10 CFR Part 30…

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Southern Co. Lands Largest Loan in DOE History—$26.5B for Gas, Nuclear, and Grid Projects The Department of Energy (DOE) has closed a $26.54 billion loan package—the largest single loan commitment in the agency’s history—with Southern Co. subsidiaries Georgia Power and Alabama Power to finance… Romania’s Coal-to-NuScale SMR Conversion Secures FID, Moves Into Implementation with Caveats Romania’s state nuclear utility Nuclearelectrica has approved a final investment decision (FID) for a 462‑MWe six-module NuScale module small modular reactor (SMR) project at the former Doicești coal plant. The…

GE Vernova, Hitachi Exploring SMR Deployment in Southeast Asia Energy giants GE Vernova and Hitachi said the companies have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as part of a plan to deploy the groups' water-cooled BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in Southeast Asia. China's Advanced Nuclear Efforts Are Pushing Frontiers While the bulk of focus on advanced nuclear technology has honed in tightly on the U.S., from enrichment and conversion to advanced fuels, reprocessing strategies, and fast-spectrum systems, several other Russia's Rosatom Will Continue Foreign Nuclear Power Plant Projects Despite UK Sanctions Russia's state-owned nuclear power group said it will move forward with its power plant projects in foreign countries despite new sanctions from the UK government against Russian companies. Aerospace Offers an Unlikely Playbook for the Nuclear Energy Industry in 2026 The energy industry, specifically the nuclear sector, is staring down a challenging 2026 with a combination of mounting pressure: tech giants shaking hands on purchasing agreements before facilities are fully… Beyond Reactors: The Full Fuel Cycle Investment Needed for a Nuclear Future A resurgent nuclear industry cannot succeed unless the U.S. invests in the entire nuclear fuel cycle—from uranium mining to long‑term waste storage. Without strengthening this industrial backbone, nuclear power’s potential may remain more aspiration than reality. Why Nuclear Power Is Most Viable Option for Data Centers The first data center to run entirely on self-generated nuclear power will shatter a long-held assumption that computing infrastructure must wait for the grid. A large-scale facility will operate around… Building Now For What Comes Later: How Nuclear Fits Into the Grid's Next Decade Ten years ago, utilities could plan for new 100-megawatt (MW) load requests. That size of energy load fit inside existing forecasts: it could be absorbed, modeled and planned around. Today,…