8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1364+ words) Neutron Bytes asked Pacific Fusion to bring readers up to date on its development plans to produce a working commercial fusion power plant. In response to emailed questions, Keith Le Chien, the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Pacific…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (691+ words) The five firms selected for negotiations with DOE to contract for delivery of surplus plutonium for the purpose of turning it into HALEU fuel may want to take a closer look at the program before leaping into a decision to…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1660+ words) The U. S. The Department of Energy has published the final version of its "Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap. : It is billed as a "national strategy" to accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy." Building on earlier roadmap efforts, the final version of…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (1576+ words) The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is pursuing advanced large-scale reactors at 1, 000 MW and small modular reactors in the range of 300 MW based Generation III+ or Generation IV designs and technologies. It is expected that the locations of new reactors…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1705+ words) Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) an advanced nuclear technology company, announced that Oklo has been selected by the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) to open negotiations under the Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program. The program has the objective of making surplus plutonium material…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1733+ words) Constellation Energy Corp. , which owns and operates three nuclear reactors in upstate New York, announced it will seek an Early Site Permit (ESP) from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop one or more advanced nuclear reactors at a site in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1585+ words) The newly formner Global Coalition for Nuclear Philanthropy aims to mobilize and coordinate philanthropic capital to accelerate efficient, safe, secure, and equitable nuclear energy deployment globally. The Coalition seeks to expand and align philanthropic support for nuclear energy as a…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1662+ words) The selected projects will bolster the supply chain needed to deliver new nuclear generation in the 2030s, and strengthen the development of Gen III+ SMR orderbooks. DOE selected the following companies for awards under the Generation III+ SMR Pathway to Deployment…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1697+ words) According to the press statement, "The new company will support due diligence activity for project and oversee the delivery should it move forward to Final Investment Decision. Development of the project remains subject to further evaluation, regulatory approvals, and the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1709+ words) The U. S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) announced the first developers selected for the newly established Nuclear Energy Launch Pad. The initiative helps private nuclear developers move their technologies from concept to…...