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Argentina Plans 300 MW SMR at Atucha SGE to Invest $46B to Build 14 BWRX300 SMRs in the UK DOE Takes Next Steps for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Partnerships NRC Proposes Major Modernization of Environmental Review Process US-Based Meitner Energy offers a ‘Small Modular Reactor Plan’ For Argentina The 300-MW plant would be at the site of the existing Atucha nuclear station (NucNet contributed to this report) US-based energy firm Meitner Energy has presented plans to the Argentine government to...

Four Micro Reactors Meet Criticality Milestones Crossing DOE’s Finish Line TRISO Fuel Delivered to INL for Radiant’s Kaleidos Reactor Experiment Quadrant Nuclear & INL Partner on HALEU Fuel Applied Atomics Licenses BWXT’s mPower SMR Design Standard Nuclear Announces Launch of its Initial Public Offering NRC Proposes Comprehensive Modernization of Reactor Licensing NRC Proposes Modernization of Radiation Protection Rules On 07/04/26 as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot...

Proxima Fusion Funding Fuels 2030s Date for Power Plant Proxima: Key Milestones and Partnerships General Fusion Goes Public on NASDAQ UKAEA & Eni Form JV To Offer Services To Nuclear Fusion Industry UKAEA & Japan’s QST Sign Agreement To Collaborate On Fusion CFS Partners in UKAEA’s LIBRTI Fusion Program Google and RWE Back German Nuclear Startup Proxima Fusion at €2.4 Billion Valuation Conceptual imae of the Proxima Stellarator.

DOE to Offer $17.5 Billion in Supply Chain Loans DOE Continues Push for Surplus Plutonium as Nuclear Fuel Holtec And EDF Submit Proposal to Build SMRs in the UK AtkinsRéalis Tells NRC of Intent to License the CANDU Reactor Canada Issues Strategic Plan for Nuclear Energy and Uranium Poland’s OSGE Signs Agreement With Wloclawek for 2 SMRs Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani Plans Nuclear Power Project Financing will help rebuild America’s nuclear supply chain and accelerate deployment of 10 new...

Rolls-Royce Wins Bid for Three SMRs in Sweden How Will the Rolls-Royce Project be Financed?

Neutron Bytes asked Pacific Fusion to bring readers up to date on its development plans to produce a working commercial fusion power plant. In response to emailed questions, Keith LeChien, the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Pacific Fusion, responded with the answers.

Three Reasons Why DOE’s Plutonium Plan Has Deal Breakers Operating and Planned Fast Reactors that Burn Plutonium as Fuel The five firms selected for negotiations with DOE to contract for delivery of surplus plutonium for the purpose of turning it into HALEU fuel may want to take a closer look at the program before leaping into a decision to accept the material. THere are three reasons abou the plan that could be deal breakers.

DOE Charts Fusion’s Future for U.S. in Updated Roadmap European Fusion Groups Join Forces for Energy Sovereignty Tennessee Is First State With Fusion Regulations; Type One Applies for License Commonwealth Fusion Systems Scores Investment by Abu Dhabi-Based Plynth Energy Thea Energy Accelerates Fusion Energy Using Digital Twin and AI Surrogate Models DOE Approves Xcimer’s Fusion Power Preconceptual Design Xcimer Energy Starts of Operations of a Prototype Fusion System Oklo Acquires ARMEC a...

New York Doubles Down for Big Iron and SMRs Antares Achieve First Criticality at INL Duke Energy Asks Data Centers to Share Risks for New Reactors X-energy Submits Xe-100 HTGR for UK Generic Design Assessment Urenco USA Plans Significant Expanded Enrichment Capacity Japan to Replace 14 Older Nuclear Reactors By 2050s Helion Books $4540M in Series G Funding Can Helion Meet Its Self-imposed 2028 Deadline?

DOE Opens Talks with Oklo About Plutonium Fuels Three Reasons Why DOE’s Plutonium Plan Has Deal Breakers Advanced Nuclear Startup Newcleo To Go Public Through Blank-Cheque Deal BLSK Energy to Produce Advanced Reactor Fuel Curio Begins NRC Application Process for a Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Production Facility Green River, UT.