CommercialPolicyReactors

AWS’ Nuclear-Powered Data Center Gets Pushback

There’s a fight brewing in Pennsylvania over the future of an AWS project that would hook a new data center directly up to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant. The story so far: In March, AWS made waves when it announced it had purchased a $650M data center campus from Talen Energy that had a direct […]

Policy

Fission and Fusion Get Through Congress

Congress was busy last week talking nuclear energy. A bill that spearheads regulatory changes for both fusion and fission energy has now passed both chambers of Congress and awaits only the president’s signature. The legislation passed under the banner of the Fire Grants and Safety Act, though the bulk of the bill’s text was dedicated […]

Policy

Team Up To Move Forward, Says NIA

Linking industry with public and legislative support is the key to unlocking a new wave of advanced nuclear energy projects in the US, per a new Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) report.

Policy

Slowly Speeding Up the NRC

A bipartisan bill to address NRC fees and timelines, the Atomic Energy Advancement Act, passed in the House yesterday by a vote of 365-36. 

CivilPolicy

Funding for Uranium Enrichment Is on the House

The US is headed for a uranium shortage in the not-too-distant future, and it’s going to take significant investment to make sure that utilities have easy access to the supply they need to keep reactors ticking far into the future.