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Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG Nuclear announced the signing of long-term agreements to establish the first commercial-scale production of cobalt-60 in a U.S. nuclear reactor at the Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey.

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Westinghouse teams with Nordion and PSEG to produce Co-60 at Salem
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January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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BWXT announced that it has begun operating its Centrifuge Manufacturing Development Facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with the purpose of reestablishing a domestic uranium enrichment capability to meet U.S. national security needs.

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BWXT’s Centrifuge Manufacturing Development Facility opens in Oak Ridge
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January 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Centrus Energy is planning a major expansion of its Technology and Manufacturing Center. The build-out would allow it to expedite large-scale deployment of centrifuges and is being made possible with funding from state funding.

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Centrus to expand Oak Ridge facility
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January 27, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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The EDF Group’s Nuclear Operations business, which is the majority owner of the five operating and three decommissioning nuclear power plant sites in the United Kingdom, has released its annual update on the U.K. fleet.

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EDF fleet update has encouraging news for U.K. nuclear industry
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January 26, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Jeff Place, the executive vice president for industry strategy at INPO recently sat down for an interview with Nuclear News editor-in-chief Susan Gallier to talk about the organization’s role, value, and importance. That interview can be read on Nuclear NewsWire: www.ans.org/news/2026-01...
Jeff Place on INPO’s strategy for industry growth
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January 23, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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EnergySolutions has submitted a notice of intent to the NRC, confirming that the company plans to submit an application for a “major licensing action” for new nuclear generation at the closed Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin.

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EnergySolutions confirms plans for new nuclear at Kewaunee
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January 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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On January 15, in an 82–14 vote, the U.S. Senate passed an Energy and Water Development appropriations bill to fund the U.S. Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026.

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Congress passes new nuclear funding
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January 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a multiphysics simulation modeling tool to predict how feedwater heater tubes in a nuclear power plant break down over time.

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Argonne model improves nuclear plant maintenance planning
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January 20, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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1. Tennessee
2. Texas
3. Idaho
4. Virginia
5. Washington
6. North Carolina
7. Illinois
8. South Carolina
9. Pennsylvania
10. Michigan

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The top 10 states of nuclear
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January 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Holtec International submitted Part 1 of a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking a limited work authorization to begin construction of a two-unit SMR-300 plant at the company’s site in Covert, Mich.

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Holtec submits partial construction permit application for SMRs at Palisades
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January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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The Supreme Court has denied a petition by antinuclear group Beyond Nuclear challenging the NRC's licensing of Holtec International’s proposed consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico.

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Supreme Court nixes Beyond Nuclear’s CISF challenge
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January 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Meta announced agreements with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo to support both uprates at existing NPPs and the development of new advanced reactor projects, potentially financing up to 6.6 GW of new and existing energy by 2035.

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Meta strikes deals with Vistra, Oklo, TerraPower
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January 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Last Thursday, in the span of a few hours, the NRC released the news of Ho Nieh’s promotion to chair, the reversal of the plan to sunset its aircraft impact assessment provisions, and new guidance for interagency collaboration.

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NRC updates: New chair, rule reversal, and EO planning
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January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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As NN has done since 2022, we have compiled a review of the nuclear news that filled headlines and sparked conversations in the year just completed.

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2025: The year in nuclear
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January 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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This week, the DOE finalized two new other transaction agreements with participating companies in its Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to get one–two fast-tracked reactors on line by July 4. Those companies are Terrestrial Energy and Oklo.

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DOE signs two more OTAs in Reactor Pilot Program
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January 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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The DOE announced that three enrichment services companies were awarded task orders worth $900 million each to American Centrifuge Operating (a Centrus Energy subsidiary), General Matter, and Orano Federal Services.

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DOE awards $2.7B for HALEU and LEU enrichment
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January 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an agreement with Ontario Premier Doug Ford to collaborate on new nuclear development and New York finalized its 2025 energy plan.

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New York takes two more steps toward nuclear
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January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Duke Energy closed out 2025 by submitting an early site permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This ESP application is for a site near the Belews Creek Steam Station, a coal and natural gas plant in Stokes County, N.C.

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Duke Energy submits an ESP application to the NRC
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January 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Southern Nuclear is leading the charge in artificial intelligence integration, with employee-developed applications driving efficiencies in maintenance, operations, safety, and performance.

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AI at work: Southern Nuclear’s adoption of Copilot agents drives fleet forward
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December 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Bipartisan legislation to formally establish the Office of Fusion at the Department of Energy has been introduced to the House and the Senate and seeks to codify one of the changes made by the recent internal reorganization at the DOE.

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December 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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PG&E has announced that the California Coastal Commission voted to approve the Act Consistency Certification and Coastal Development Permit for Diablo Canyon, a critical step in the utility’s work to extend the life of the power plant.

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Diablo Canyon gets key state approval
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December 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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The operating licenses for the three boiling water reactors at Browns Ferry nuclear power plant in Athens, Ala., which are operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, have each been renewed by the NRC for an additional 20 years.

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Browns Ferry’s reactors receive subsequent license renewals
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December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Standard Nuclear recently announced that it has executed an OTA with the DOE. Its entrance into this deal marks a milestone in the public-private effort to bring advanced fuel production on line in the U.S.

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Standard Nuclear executes OTA with DOE
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December 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility, recently announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Brookfield Asset Management.

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V.C. Summer update: MOU signed with Brookfield
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December 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is now back up to four commissioners. Following a 66–32 confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate last month, Ho Nieh was officially sworn in last week.

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Nieh sworn in to NRC
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December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM