https://www.energy.gov/ne/listings/ne-press-releases NE Press Releases en https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/more-decade-data-ensure-lifetime-reactor-safety Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois completed a 14-year campaign to help inform the safety features of new advanced reactor designs. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:22:23 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/more-decade-data-ensure-lifetime-reactor-safety https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/department-energy-awards-first-civil-nuclear-credit-payment-california-power-plant Today, 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. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:30:39 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/department-energy-awards-first-civil-nuclear-credit-payment-california-power-plant https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/office-nuclear-energy-celebrates-fifth-advanced-reactor-criticality Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor successfully achieved criticality, becoming the fifth DOE-authorized reactor to go critical this summer. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:15:00 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/office-nuclear-energy-celebrates-fifth-advanced-reactor-criticality https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/energy-department-distribute-third-round-haleu-nasa-and-radiant U.S. Department of Energy made conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Radiant Industries, Inc. to meet near-term fuel needs. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:19:08 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/energy-department-distribute-third-round-haleu-nasa-and-radiant https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-celebrates-fourth-criticality-ahead-july-4th-goal Early 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. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:05:00 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-celebrates-fourth-criticality-ahead-july-4th-goal https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-meets-president-trumps-goal-delivers-third-advanced-reactor Deployable Energy’s demonstration reactor, Unity, successfully achieved criticality, marking the fulfillment of President Trump’s executive order directing DOE to authorize three advanced reactors with the goal of achieving criticality in each by July 4, 2026. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:35:00 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-meets-president-trumps-goal-delivers-third-advanced-reactor https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-announces-american-nuclear-supply-chain-loans Financing will help rebuild America's nuclear supply chain and accelerate deployment of 10 new large-scale reactors. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:05:00 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-announces-american-nuclear-supply-chain-loans https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/department-energy-seeks-transform-surplus-plutonium-nuclear-fuel Advanced negotiations underway with industry to potentially turn multi-billion-dollar government waste liability into a national energy asset. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:47:21 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/department-energy-seeks-transform-surplus-plutonium-nuclear-fuel https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-celebrates-second-advanced-reactor-achieving-criticality Today, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program, Valar Atomics’ advanced reactor design, Ward 250, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:09:00 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-celebrates-second-advanced-reactor-achieving-criticality https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-celebrates-first-advanced-reactor-criticality Today, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program, Antares Nuclear’s advanced reactor design, the Mark-0, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration at DOE's Idaho National Laboratory. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:35:00 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-celebrates-first-advanced-reactor-criticality