US utilities are restarting retired reactors as nuclear holds an 18 percent share of national electricity in 2026.
American Nuclear Society · WED JUL 15
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The NRC proposed sweeping reactor licensing reforms in July 2026 as US nuclear held about 18% of electricity generation.
American Nuclear Society · FRI JUL 10
NRC lists about 30 planned reactor uprates through 2030 representing 2.5 GW of potential capacity.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission · WED JUL 8
Georgia Power and PSC staff reach a Vogtle cost recovery deal as the plant anchors state supply.
American Nuclear Society · WED JUL 8
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Plant Vogtle anchors Georgia's grid as the largest US nuclear station, powering metro Atlanta.
World Nuclear News · TUE JUL 7
NuScale uprated 77 megawatt small modular reactor clears NRC review in 2026
POWER Magazine · WED JUL 1
Plant Vogtle anchors Georgia's nuclear capacity as Georgia Power advances uprates and a broad grid expansion.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · SUN JUN 21
The NRC issued a draft no-significant-impact finding for the Three Mile Island restart, targeted for late 2027.
E&E News by POLITICO · SUN JUN 21
The DOE committed 2.7 billion dollars to expand domestic uranium enrichment, awarding 900 million dollars to three firms
UPI · SAT JUN 20
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The US operates the world's largest nuclear fleet with 94 reactors and nearly 97 gigawatts of capacity.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · THU JUN 18
DOE awards $2.7B to Centrus Energy and Urenco USA to expand domestic uranium enrichment, reducing US reliance on Russian
US Department of Energy · FRI JUN 12
US nuclear plants hit 92.7% capacity factor in 2023, the highest of any generation type, per EIA data. Natural gas ran a
US Energy Information Administration · FRI JUN 12
Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 mark two years of operation in Burke County, GA. The $36B AP1000 project remains the only new
Georgia Power · FRI JUN 12
FERC approves Three Mile Island Unit 1 restart as Crane Clean Energy Center. Microsoft 20-year PPA anchors $1.6B Constel
Nuclear Energy Institute · FRI JUN 12
The House Energy Subcommittee held a June 9 hearing on six nuclear reform bills, including the American Enrichment Deplo
ANS Nuclear Newswire · THU JUN 11
Antares Nuclear achieved zero-power criticality with its Mark-0 microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory on June 4, the
ANS Nuclear Newswire · THU JUN 11
The NRC issued a preliminary FONSI for the Crane Clean Energy Center restart, clearing a key federal environmental revie
ANS Nuclear Newswire · THU JUN 11
NRC finishes environmental assessment for X-energy and Dow's Long Mott SMR project on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Interesting Engineering · TUE JUN 9
NRC approves subsequent license renewal for Duke's 54-year-old Robinson plant, extending operation to 2050.
POWER Magazine · TUE JUN 9
New York Power Authority opens RFQ and RFA for up to 1GW of new nuclear capacity plus nuclear workforce development prog
ANS Nuclear Newswire · TUE JUN 9