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X-energy Raises $1 Billion in Nasdaq Debut, Shares Surge 36 Percent in Record Nuclear IPO as Amazon-Backed SMR Maker Eyes First Reactor in the 2030s
X-energy priced its IPO at $23 a share on April 24, raising $1.02 billion — the largest nuclear IPO on record — as shares surged 36% on debut.
DOE Awards $94 Million to Eight Companies to Accelerate Light-Water SMR Deployment and Build U.S. Nuclear Supply Chain
The Department of Energy selected eight U.S. companies for $94 million in Tier 2 awards targeting site permitting and domestic supply chain gaps for Gen III+ small modular reactors.
OPG Sets Reactor Foundation at Darlington, Pushing the G7's First Commercial SMR Past Its First Regulatory Hold Point
Ontario Power Generation has placed the foundation module for the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor at Darlington, clearing the construction licence's first hold point and beginning above-ground reactor work on what is on track to be the G7's first commercial SMR.
Rolls-Royce SMR Signs Czech Republic Early Works Contract With ČEZ for Temelín, Cementing Status as Europe's Only Multi-Country SMR Vendor
Rolls-Royce SMR and Czech utility ČEZ signed an early works contract on April 24 to begin design, licensing and site work for the country's first small modular reactor at Temelín, targeting up to 3 GW of capacity and grid connection in the late 2030s.
TEPCO Resumes Commercial Operations at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 6, the First Post-Fukushima Restart for the Fukushima Operator
Tokyo Electric Power Company restarted commercial operations at the world's largest nuclear plant on April 16, 2026, ending a 14-year shutdown of TEPCO's entire nuclear fleet since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident.
New Jersey Lifts 50-Year Nuclear Moratorium as NRC Unveils First New Licensing Framework Since 1989
New Jersey ends a de facto nuclear construction ban while the NRC finalizes Part 53, a landmark rule that streamlines reactor approvals for the first time in decades.
Wright Tells Congress First 5 to 10 New US Nuclear Reactors Will 'Almost Certainly' Get DOE Loans
At an April 16 House Appropriations hearing, Energy Secretary Chris Wright pledged that the first five to ten new planned US nuclear reactors will almost certainly receive financing from the DOE lending office, directing the agency's renamed loan authority toward first-of-a-kind projects.
UK Signs Landmark Contract With Rolls-Royce SMR to Build Three Small Modular Reactors at Wylfa, Backed by 2.6 Billion Pounds in Public Funding
Great British Energy-Nuclear and Rolls-Royce SMR signed a contract on April 13 to begin design and delivery of three 470 MW pressurised water reactors at Wylfa in North Wales, targeting grid connection by the mid-2030s.
Deep Isolation Validates Borehole Disposal for Recycled Nuclear Fuel Waste, Completing ARPA-E Partnership With Oklo
Berkeley-based Deep Isolation has confirmed that high-level waste from spent fuel electrorefining is compatible with deep borehole disposal, completing a multi-year ARPA-E ONWARDS project led by Oklo that could reshape the back end of the advanced reactor fuel cycle.
NRC Grants Diablo Canyon a 20-Year License Extension, Marking the Agency's 100th Renewal as California's Nuclear Future Hinges on State Lawmakers
Federal regulators approved a 20-year license extension for California's last nuclear plant, but state law limits operations to 2030 without legislative action.
Aalo Atomics Completes First Nuclear Reactor Built on DOE Land in 50 Years, Targeting Criticality Within Weeks
Austin-based Aalo Atomics unveiled its completed Critical Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory on March 20, built in just 36 days, as the startup races to achieve criticality ahead of the DOE's July 4 deadline.
US and Japan Announce $40 Billion Small Modular Reactor Deal as America's Nuclear Construction Pipeline Widens
The US and Japan unveiled a $40 billion plan to build BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Tennessee and Alabama, weeks after the NRC granted TerraPower a historic advanced reactor permit.