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The business of nuclear runs through vendor order books, DOE loans, IPOs and the data-center power deals now anchoring new capacity. NNN reports the transactions and market moves for people making decisions in the sector.
Google, Constellation plan 890 MW in nuclear uprates
Google and Constellation signed a 20-year deal to add 890 MW through uprates at 11 existing reactors, with the first increase expected by 2028.
The 7 nuclear stories that mattered this week
TVA won a landmark SMR construction permit as US-Korea reactor plans, Holtec's Palisades application and new projects shaped a pivotal week in nuclear energy.
Nuclear power for data centers, explained: every deal tracked
Which data centers run on nuclear power? Every Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft deal tracked: plant restarts, PPAs, uprates and SMR projects.
The 8 nuclear stories that mattered this week
Palisades' fuel-loading pause, a major US reactor-project split, and new milestones in Europe, Canada and Asia shaped this week's nuclear news.
Ontario awards C$3 billion in Pickering refurbishment contracts
Ontario has started Pickering refurbishment construction and awarded C$3 billion in contracts for Unit 5 work and turbine-generator replacements.
Singapore's nuclear future: policy, money and the industry map
Singapore is studying nuclear power, not building a plant. A guide to its laws, IAEA review, SMRs, fusion investments, financing and industry players.
Rolls-Royce Derby to build every Australian SSN-AUKUS reactor
The UK MoD's 2026 Defence Nuclear Enterprise update confirms Rolls-Royce's Derby plant will build reactors for every Australian SSN-AUKUS submarine.
The 6 nuclear stories that mattered this week
USDA opened nuclear financing for rural co-ops, Blue Energy filed with the NRC, and fuel and reactor plans advanced from Vietnam to the UK.
Google buys Loviisa nuclear power: 22-year PPA with Fortum to 2050
Google signed a 22-year PPA taking up to 50% of Fortum's Loviisa plant output through 2050, backing a EUR 1 billion life extension. Terms and dates.
South Korea weighs $120B for eight US reactors in tariff pact
X is debating a reported $120B Korean plan to build eight US reactors under the tariff deal; Korean press confirms a framework, not the reactor mix.
The 6 nuclear stories that mattered this week
TerraPower's guaranteed-price reactor fleet, Cernavoda's drought shutdown, Spain's phase-out retreat and Aalo's criticality push made a week about bankability.
Nuclea buys Moltex reactor and fuel-recycling portfolio
Nuclea Energy signed a definitive agreement to buy Moltex's technology portfolio — the WATSS recycling process, the SSR-W waste-burner and 80 granted patents.
The best nuclear energy news sources (2026)
Updated August 2026: eight nuclear news sources that matter — trade dailies, regulator feeds, and NNN's brief — ranked by what each does best.
The nuclear decommissioning market in 2026: size, players, pipeline
Nuclear decommissioning is an $8–11bn market in 2026: 220 shut reactors, a $120bn European pipeline, US trust funds near $100bn — and a restart wrinkle.
IEA says data-center SMR deals hit 45 GW
The IEA says conditional off-take agreements between data centers and SMR projects have grown from 25 GW to 45 GW as AI demand keeps climbing.
GridMarket, Deployable Energy announce $22.5B data-center nuclear deal
GridMarket and Deployable Energy say a data-center nuclear partnership could reach $145 billion in lifetime value and 3 GW through 2035.
Core Analysis: The license path is the product now
The NRC's NEPA rewrite, Clinch River, and Poland's CfD request all point to the same shift: the licensing path is becoming part of the product.
Sizewell B lifetime extension terms agreed to 2055
Sizewell B will run to 2055 after EDF and the UK government agreed extension terms, including £800 million of refurbishment and a £70.50/MWh strike price.
Poland's Orlen Synthos seeks CfD backing for 14 BWRX-300 SMRs
Orlen Synthos Green Energy has asked Warsaw for Contract for Difference support covering a 14-unit BWRX-300 programme across three Polish sites.
DOE to offer $17.5bn in nuclear supply chain loans
The US Department of Energy is offering up to $17.5bn in supply-chain loans to rebuild the nuclear industrial base and back ten new large reactors.
