Nuclear News & Updates
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September 22, 2026The Department of Energy in coordination with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory completed shipment of more than 4,700 pounds of a rare salt used in molten salt reactors to Natura Resources.Office of Nuclear Energy
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September 18, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management released an expression of interest seeking input from American industry on the potential transfer of surplus critical minerals, rare earth elements and other materials located at five EM cleanup sites across the country.Office of Environmental Management
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September 16, 2026Westinghouse Electric Company reached a key milestone earlier this month when it successfully completed criticality testing for its eVinci microreactor.Office of Nuclear Energy
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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 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