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September 9, 2026Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois completed a 14-year campaign to help inform the safety features of new advanced reactor designs.Office of Nuclear Energy
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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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September 1, 2026Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh recently visited a used nuclear fuel storage facility in northern Colorado managed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho Cleanup Project and contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition.Office of Environmental Management
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August 27, 2026Working together, NNSA and DTRA removed a radioactive cobalt-60 source from a facility in Guatemala. This mission strengthens Americans’ security and keeps high-risk materials out of the wrong hands.National Nuclear Security Administration
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August 25, 2026The Idaho Cleanup Project is playing a key role in the future shipment of a “high burnup” used nuclear fuel research cask from Dominion Energy’s North Anna Power Station in Virginia to the Idaho National Laboratory Site, enabling critical research activities in Idaho. August 25, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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August 25, 2026Eight early-career scientists recently took to the stage at Aiken Community Theatre to provide three-minute summaries about their research at Savannah River National Laboratory’s 2026 Research SLAM. August 25, 2026Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesAugust 14, 2026Today, Pacific Gas and Electric received $271 million to ensure the ongoing operation of Diablo Canyon Power Plant, responsible for producing nearly 10 percent of the state’s total power generation.Office of Nuclear Energy
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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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August 5, 2026U.S. nuclear plants are licensed for 40 years. Some have received 20-year extensions not once but twice, extending their lifespans to 80 years.Office of Nuclear Energy