Learn more about Unleashing Commercial Nuclear Power in the United States
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October 27, 2026The Trump Administration's Project Uprise Is Accelerating America's Nuclear Renaissance Through Reactor Uprates, Restarts, and New Construction.Energy.gov
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October 27, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing today announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Constellation Energy’s nuclear fleet in Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.Energy.gov
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October 9, 2026Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses are a new effort to modernize the nation’s full nuclear fuel cycle by co-locating functions such as fuel fabrication, enrichment, reprocessing used nuclear fuel, and disposition of waste.Office of Nuclear Energy
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October 5, 2026Today’s announcement will deliver more reliable American energy, strengthen the grid, lower costs, and meet growing power demand across the 13-state PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. region.Energy.gov
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September 14, 2026U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today delivered the U.S. National Statement at the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria.Energy.gov
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September 8, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing today announced the financial close of a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa.Energy.gov
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August 6, 2026Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor successfully achieved criticality, becoming the fifth DOE-authorized reactor to go critical this summer.Office of Nuclear Energy
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July 25, 2026The Energy Department Continues to Deliver on President Trump’s Directive to Unleash American Nuclear EnergyEnergy.gov
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July 22, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management is seeking industry input on the beneficial reuse of up to 530,000 gallons of heavy water currently stored at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina.Office of Environmental Management
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July 6, 2026Early Saturday, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program, Aalo Atomics’ advanced reactor design, Aalo-X, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration.Energy.gov