Nuclear Energy News in United States

NRC Authorizes Restart of National Institute of Standards and Technology Reactor

3/1/2023 - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded the National Institute of Standards and Technology has satisfied the requirements to safely restart the NIST research reactor in Gaithersburg, Marylan...

Lightbridge Completes Work Under U.S. Energy Department GAIN Voucher

2/27/2023 - Lightbridge Corporation, an advanced nuclear fuel technology company, announced that it has successfully completed work under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Gateway for Accelerated Innovation i...

NANO Nuclear Presents its 2nd Portable Advanced Micro Nuclear Reactor Design

2/24/2023 - NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (“NANO Nuclear”), a Vertically Integrated DeepTech company emerging from the shared micro Small Modular Reactor (µSMR) and Advanced Nuclear Reactor (ANR) ambitions of a world ...

Constellation’s Nuclear Fleet Outperformed as Fossil Plants in Nation’s Largest Grid Failed

2/23/2023 - Nuclear plants operated by Constellation performed at 100 percent capacity and proved instrumental in preventing rolling blackouts for millions of homes and businesses during a powerful winter storm t...

Constellation Making Major Investment in Two Illinois Nuclear Plants

2/21/2023 - Constellation, the largest producer of carbon-free energy in the U.S., said it will invest $800 million in new equipment to increase the output of its Braidwood and Byron Generating Stations in Illino...

NANO Nuclear Will Focus on Creating a Domestic Source of High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium

2/17/2023 - NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (“NANO Nuclear”), a company emerging from the shared micro Small Modular Reactor (µSMR) and Advanced Nuclear Reactor (ANR) ambitions of a world class nuclear technical team, f...

NANO Nuclear Bolsters its Nuclear Technical Team

2/15/2023 - NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (“NANO Nuclear”), a company emerging from the shared micro Small Modular Reactor (µSMR) and Advanced Nuclear Reactor (ANR) ambitions of a world class nuclear technical team fi...

Huge Push for Fusion Power to Generate Surge in Business for US Nuclear’s Monitoring Equipment

2/14/2023 - As the dream for fusion energy slowly becomes reality, business and investment in this multi-billion dollar sector is booming, which is great news for US Nuclear’s tritium monitoring branch. Tritium i...

Clean Core’s Advanced Nuclear Fuel Design Begins CNSC Pre-Licensing Review

2/14/2023 - Clean Core Thorium Energy (“Clean Core”) announced that Clean Core and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) have entered into the planning phase of a pre-licensing review of the company’s adv...

Modern Approach to Small Nuclear Reactors Picks Up Momentum

2/13/2023 - Transformative developments in the field of nuclear energy have led to a growing interest in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), which are nuclear reactors with a capacity of less than 300 MWe. The develop...

Allied Power Secures Contract Extension from Constellation to Provide Multi-Site Nuclear Maintenance

2/13/2023 - Allied Power to Continue Providing Maintenance and Modification Services at 12 Sites and 21 Units in Four States
Renewal Extends Existing Contract Through Mid-August 2028, With an Option for an ...

NANO Nuclear Closes Oversubscribed $4.14 Million Round

2/13/2023 - NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (“NANO Nuclear”), a company emerging from the shared micro Small Modular Reactor (µSMR) and Advanced Nuclear Reactor (ANR) ambitions of a world class nuclear technical team fi...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Opens Fusion Energy Campus

2/10/2023 - ? U.S. Secretary of Energy Secretary Granholm joined Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Driscoll, U.S. Senator Warren, U.S. Senator Markey, Congresswoman Trahan, and a host of state and local leaders t...

Holtec Manufactures the Central Component of the Next Fusion Reactor

2/9/2023 - We are proud to announce that Holtec International has completed the fabrication and delivery of a critical component needed for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s (...

GSE Solutions Awarded $800K Contract for Nuclear Engineering Services

2/6/2023 - GSE Solutions ("GSE Systems, Inc." or "GSE"), a leader in advanced engineering and workforce solutions that supports the future of clean-energy production and decarbonization initiatives of the power ...

American Elements Announces New Fusion Energy Division

2/6/2023 - Los Angeles-based American Elements announced the launch of AE Fusion Energy with the addition of new production facilities to meet growing demand for advanced materials associated with R&D & scaled p...

NT-Tao Raises $22M Series A to Ensure a Secure, Clean Energy Future

2/1/2023 - NT-Tao, the nuclear fusion energy company setting a new standard for the future of clean energy, announced that it has raised a $22M Series A round led by Delek US - a Fortune 500 downstream energy co...

NRC Begins Public Engagement for TRISO-X Advanced Nuclear Fuel Facility License Application

2/1/2023 - TRISO-X LLC (“TRISO-X”), a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy” or the “Company”), a leading developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology fo...

GE Hitachi Signs Contract for the First North American Small Modular Reactor

1/27/2023 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Ontario Power Generation (OPG), SNC-Lavalin and Aecon have signed a contract for the deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at OPG’s Darlington New Nucle...

Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear to Form a JV to Manufacture TRISO and FCM Fuel

1/26/2023 - Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) intend to form a joint venture to manufacture commercial quantities of Tri-structural Isotropic (TRISO) particles and Ultra Safe Nuclear’s proprieta...