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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.
China, Brazil, Italy and Belgium Join Nuclear Tripling Pledge at Paris Summit as 38 Nations Now Back 2050 Target
The second Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris brought four new signatories to the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy, with the EU announcing a 200 million euro guarantee for advanced reactor investment.
US Military Airlifts a Nuclear Microreactor for the First Time as Three Companies Race to Hit Criticality by July Fourth
Operation Windlord flew Valar Atomics' Ward250 reactor from California to Utah on three C-17s, kicking off an executive-order sprint to power military bases and data centers with factory-built nuclear plants.