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The U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain, explained
U.S. uranium output reached 2.1 million pounds in 2025, but domestic mines supplied just 7% of reactor uranium deliveries as enrichment investment expands.
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.
Why nuclear power plants can't shoot down drones
US nuclear plants may detect drones but not defeat them: federal law reserves counter-UAS authority for a few agencies, and the NRC requires no drone defenses.
Counter-drone defense, explained: how energy sites fight drones
Counter-UAS systems detect, track and defeat hostile drones. How the technology works, who builds it, and why energy infrastructure is the new front line.
HALEU, explained: the fuel advanced reactors need
HALEU is uranium enriched above 5% and below 20% U-235 — the fuel most advanced reactors need, with U.S. supply still at demonstration scale.
Natrium timeline: every milestone from ARDP award to first power
Every dated milestone in TerraPower's Natrium project — from the October 2020 ARDP award to construction at Kemmerer and the 2031 completion target.
Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, explained: DOE's private-build fast track
DOE's Nuclear Energy Launch Pad lets private developers build reactors and fuel plants under DOE authorization, at INL or nationwide, with no NRC license.
The ADVANCE Act, explained: what changed and where the NRC stands
The ADVANCE Act changed NRC licensing and fees. NRC’s dashboard showed 33 completed milestones and 3 in progress on September 28, 2026.
DOE nuclear funding, explained: every program paying for the buildout
DOE backs nuclear through loans, cost-shared demos, HALEU contracts and tax credits — $17.5bn in supply chain loans leads the 2026 lineup. The full map.
Top SMR developers in 2026, ranked by what they've actually built
Updated August 2026: SMR developers ranked on construction, licences and firm orders. GE Vernova Hitachi leads; TerraPower adds a fleet EPC deal.
TRISO fuel, explained
TRISO is coated-particle nuclear fuel that keeps fission products inside ceramic layers — the form many advanced reactors and microreactors now specify.
Every Nuclear Plant Under Construction in the US in 2026
The NNN tracker shows one U.S. nuclear unit under construction in 2026: TerraPower's 345 MW Natrium at Kemmerer, Wyoming, with a 2031 completion estimate.
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.
BWRX-300 vs AP300 vs Natrium: which SMR is actually winning?
BWRX-300 leads on deployment, AP300 banks on AP1000 heritage, Natrium adds storage. How the three highest-profile Western SMR programs compare in 2026.
Natrium, explained: TerraPower's reactor with a built-in battery
Natrium pairs a 345 MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor with molten-salt storage that boosts output to 500 MWe — and it's now under construction in Wyoming.
The BWRX-300, explained
GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 is a 300 MWe boiling-water SMR — the first Western small modular reactor to reach construction, at OPG's Darlington site.
Small modular reactors, explained: who is building them worldwide
Small modular reactors are factory-built nuclear plants of up to 300 MWe. Who is building them worldwide, which operate today, and what is under construction.
Nuclear fusion, explained: three ways to bottle a star
Nuclear fusion combines light atoms and releases immense energy. How tokamaks, stellarators and laser-driven inertial confinement chase net power.
