Tag: #nuclear

Amazon to fund early development of proposed 960-megawatt small modular reactor project in Indiana

Amazon will help fund early development of a proposed 960‑megawatt X-energy SMR project at a former coal plant in Sullivan County, Indiana.

$AMZN, #amazon, #nuclear, #xenergy, #indiana

GAO: Ambiguous rules and conservative land-use assumptions add billions to DOE nuclear cleanup costs

GAO says unclear federal-state rules and conservative land-use assumptions are lengthening DOE’s nuclear-waste cleanup and could add billions to costs.

#nuclear, #waste, #energydepartment, #gao

Preprint proposes using inspector satellites to detect hidden nuclear warheads in constellations

An arXiv preprint models how tens of inspector spacecraft could inspect thousands of satellites over years, using photon beams to detect a hidden nuclear warhead.

#space, #armscontrol, #nuclear, #satellites

U.S. Uranium Output Tripled in 2025 to Highest Since 2017, Still Only 7% of Reactor Supply

U.S. uranium concentrate production rose to about 2.1 million pounds in 2025, highest since 2017, but supplied only ~7% of U.S. reactor purchases.

#uranium, #nuclear, #energy, #mining, #eia

DOE closes up to $1.9 billion loan to NextEra to restart Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa

DOE reached financial close on up to $1.9B to help NextEra restart the 615 MW Duane Arnold reactor near Palo, Iowa; NRC approvals still pending.

$NEE, #nuclear, #energy, #nextera, #iowa, #doe

Army Commits Up to $2.2 Billion Under Janus Program to Deploy 20+ Microreactors at Five Bases

The Army will provide up to $2.2B to five companies to build and operate 20+ microreactors on domestic bases under its Janus Program.

#army, #microreactors, #nuclear, #janus

Study: CubeSat-sized inspector could, in principle, verify ban on nuclear weapons in orbit

MIT modeling shows a 9U CubeSat with directional neutron detectors could, in principle, detect unshielded thermonuclear weapons in low Earth orbit.

#space, #arms-control, #nuclear, #satellites

DOE Issues Conditional $17.5 Billion Loan Commitment to Support Up to 10 Westinghouse AP1000 Reactors

DOE has offered a conditional commitment of up to $17.5B to finance long‑lead equipment purchases for as many as 10 Westinghouse AP1000 reactors, aiming to speed builds.

#nuclear, #energy, #doe, #westinghouse

India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam Reaches First Criticality

India's 500 MWe PFBR at Kalpakkam achieved first criticality on April 6, 2026, marking a key step toward commercial fast-breeder operation.

#india, #nuclear, #pfbr, #kalpakkam