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Two Big Nuclear Regulatory Milestones for Idaho NuScale SMR Project

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 31 accepted a standard design approval (SDA) application for NuScale Power’s VOYGR-6, a plant design that will be featured in the 462-MWe Carbon-Free…


How to Achieve a Thriving Nuclear Power Industry in the U.S.
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There are many reasons to be excited about the U.S. nuclear power industry and its potential for growth. For activists focused on climate change, its carbon-free attribute makes it a…


NRC Completes Safety Review for Kairos Nuclear Test Reactor Within 18 Months

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has wrapped up a final safety evaluation for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee…


Centrus Gets NRC Green Light to Introduce Uranium Into HALEU Nuclear Enrichment Cascade

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has allowed Centrus Energy—a firm contracted by the  U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) production with domestic technology—to introduce uranium…


Oklo’s Next Two Nuclear Power Plants Planned for Southern Ohio

Advanced nuclear reactor technology firm Oklo will build its second and third commercial 15-MWe Aurora Powerhouse reactors on land owned by the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI), a community reuse…