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Blue Energy and GVH advance 2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear plant in Texas
Blue Energy and GVH advanced their 2.5 GW Texas gas-plus-nuclear plant: 1 GW of gas turbines by 2030, then up to five BWRX-300 SMRs from 2032. FID is 2027.
TerraPower names Hyundai E&C as EPC for up to eight Natrium reactors
TerraPower named Hyundai E&C as EPC for up to eight Natrium reactors with completion, price and performance guarantees, plus an SK Innovation Korea term sheet.
Aalo turns its July 4 criticality into a reactor mass-production push
Aalo Atomics says its July 4 zero-power criticality validated its supply chain and it is expanding into a one-million-sq-ft factory to mass-produce Aalo Pods.
Prometheus says 32 partners. INL's own roster names 33.
Every press release says DOE's Prometheus AI-nuclear program has 32 partners. INL's own roster names 33 — and archived captures show it always has.
X-energy and Centrus sign HALEU deal for Xe-100
X-energy and Centrus signed a phased LEU and HALEU enrichment agreement tied to initial Xe-100 fuel needs across an 11.5 GW commercial pipeline.
Oklo's Groves reactor reaches first criticality in Texas
Oklo says its Groves Isotope Test Reactor reached first criticality in Texas less than a year after groundbreaking under the DOE pilot program.
The ADVANCE Act, explained: what changed and where the NRC stands
The ADVANCE Act of 2024 cut NRC fees for advanced reactors, opened foreign ownership and set 36 implementation milestones — 31 were done by April 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.
NRC reactor licensing process, explained
The NRC licenses new reactors through staged safety, environmental and public reviews under Parts 50 and 52, with Part 53 still in development.
How states procure new nuclear power
States buy new nuclear through a chain of planning, site readiness, competitive bids, financing, licensing and ratepayer review, not one approval.
Westinghouse files for IPO as Cameco touts AP1000 pipeline
Westinghouse Electric, owned by Cameco and Brookfield, confidentially filed for an IPO, disclosing a pipeline of up to 91 potential AP1000 reactors (~105 GWe).
CFS raises another $1 billion for commercial fusion path
Commonwealth Fusion Systems raised another $1 billion in equity, lifting total capital to $4 billion as SPARC assembly nears completion.
DOE names five states for nuclear fuel-cycle campus finalists
DOE picked Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah as finalists for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses after 28 applications from 26 states.
NRC clears Framatome Richland for TRISO fuel work
NRC approved Framatome Richland to handle under 10% U-235 and make TRISO fuel; Lightbridge and QNI also signed a HALEU supply MoU.
DOE: four advanced reactors hit criticality in 2026
DOE says four advanced test reactors reached criticality in 2026, beating the July 4 Reactor Pilot Program target of three.
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.
TerraPower becomes first advanced reactor company to join INPO
TerraPower joined the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations on July 21, 2026 — the first advanced reactor company admitted, backing the 345-MWe Natrium build.
Oklo gets DOE startup authorization for Groves reactor
DOE authorized Oklo's Groves Isotope Test Reactor to load fuel and move toward first criticality after a just-over-10-month private-land build in Texas.
DOE picks 278 Genesis Mission projects; nuclear takes largest award
The US Department of Energy selected 278 Genesis Mission projects backed by $5B, with the $60M INL-led Prometheus nuclear project the largest award.
DOE puts $60M behind INL-led Prometheus to build reactors with AI
DOE awarded $60M over three years to the INL-led Prometheus project, a 32-partner push to apply AI across reactor design, licensing and construction.
Power NJ Act, explained
New Jersey's Power NJ Act creates a competitive procurement path for at least 1,100 MW of new nuclear, with deadlines running to July 2028.
New Jersey keeps its 1,100 MW nuclear procurement moving
Governor Mikie Sherrill keeps New Jersey's Power NJ Act on a procurement clock, with at least 1,100 MW of new nuclear and deadlines to July 2028.
New Jersey sets timeline for 1,100 MW nuclear procurement
New Jersey's Power NJ Act sets a 1,100 MW nuclear procurement clock with 180-day, 60-day, 90-day and 12-month milestones.
TerraPower begins excavation at Kemmerer Unit 1
TerraPower says crews have begun excavation at Kemmerer Unit 1, moving the 345-megawatt Natrium reactor and storage system toward foundation work.
New Jersey opens 1,100 MW nuclear procurement process
New Jersey launched a procurement program for at least 1,100 MW of new nuclear, giving the state its first competitive route to build.
Newcleo lays out NRC licensing path for 200 MWe reactor
Newcleo filed a Regulatory Engagement Plan with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its 200 MWe LFR-AS-200, opening pre-application talks.
NRC clears Westinghouse AP1000 exemption request
The NRC approved Westinghouse's AP1000 exemption request, removing a scheduling hurdle and keeping the design-certification renewal path open.
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.
NRC proposes removing ALARA from radiation protection rules
The NRC wants to replace ALARA with a graded approach and raise effluent dose limits, reframing how radiation compliance is judged.
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.
TVA's 2026 IRP puts advanced nuclear in the grid plan
TVA's 2026 IRP models 1–5 GW of new nuclear capacity, signaling that SMRs are part of long-range load planning as demand grows.
NRC lets Westinghouse seek AP1000 design certification renewal
The NRC says Westinghouse can seek renewal of the AP1000 design certification, keeping a reusable licensing path open for future reactors.
Centrus signs $900M DOE task order to scale HALEU production
Centrus says it signed a $900 million DOE task order to commercialize HALEU output, with first capacity by 2029 and total value up to $1.07 billion.
NRC targets faster nuclear licensing with NEPA streamlining proposal
The NRC would narrow NEPA reviews to impacts it can regulate, add deadlines and page limits, and give applicants a faster review path.
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.
NRC opens environmental review of Holtec's Palisades new-build
The NRC has begun the environmental review of Holtec's plan to site two SMR-300 reactors at Palisades, pushing the Michigan project deeper into licensing.
US opens DOME, a first-of-a-kind microreactor test bed
Built inside the repurposed EBR-II containment at Idaho National Laboratory, the DOME test bed gives microreactor developers a fast track to fission testing.
