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Press ReleasesJuly 11, 2025The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the authorization of an exchange from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with ExxonMobil Corporation to address logistical challenges impacting crude oil deliveries to the company’s Baton Rouge refinery.Energy.gov
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July 10, 2025First utility-led construction permit application now under review to build BWRX-300 SMR design.Office of Nuclear Energy
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Press ReleasesJuly 7, 2025The Department of Energy warns that blackouts could increase by 100 times in 2030 if the U.S. continues to shutter reliable power sources and fails to add additional firm capacity.Energy.gov
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July 7, 2025The Department of Energy teamed up with the Electric Power Research Institute to lead a research project focused on “high burnup” spent nuclear fuel.Office of Nuclear Energy
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July 2, 2025The Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory is the largest and most powerful research reactor in the world, helping to advance nuclear technologies.Office of Nuclear Energy
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Press ReleasesJuly 1, 2025Winners of the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) 2025 were announced by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) at the prize’s National Pitch Event on June 30 at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.Office of Technology Commercialization
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July 1, 2025Westinghouse and Radiant were the initial companies selected to test their microreactor designs in DOME, the world's first microreactor test bed at Idaho National Laboratory.Office of Nuclear Energy
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Press ReleasesJune 30, 2025As part of a government-wide effort to restore common sense to permitting, DOE published an interim final rule rescinding all NEPA regulations and published new NEPA guidance procedures for the Department of Energy.Energy.gov
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Press ReleasesJune 30, 2025The finding allows DOE to move forward in scheduling and preparing for its first microreactor test at Idaho National Laboratory.Office of Nuclear Energy
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BlogJune 30, 2025U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is advancing President Trump’s commitment to reinvigorating America’s coal industry by renewing the National Coal Council charter, a Federal Advisory Committee that was terminated during the Biden administration.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office