ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 21, 2025 — The U.S. Nuclear Industry Council (USNIC) today announced that Samantha (“Sam”) Wiesneth has joined the organization as communications director. In this role, Wiesneth will lead earned media, digital strategy, and content development efforts to elevate USNIC’s advocacy on behalf of the U.S. nuclear industry and domestic supply chain.
The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan, has received new nuclear fuel – 68 assemblies in total – achieving a major milestone on the path to restarting the plant. Procuring new fuel was among the earliest long-lead activities in the project, requiring months of technical preparation and regulatory coordination. Palisades’ historic transition from decommissioning to operations status that occurred with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s authorization in late August 2025 enabled the plant to receive new fuel at the site.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) (“Oklo”), an advanced nuclear technology company, and newcleo, a European developer of advanced nuclear reactors, today announced a joint agreement to develop advanced fuel fabrication and manufacturing infrastructure in the United States. Subject to customary approvals, newcleo plans to invest up to $2 billion via a newcleo-affiliated investment vehicle. Blykalla, Sweden's advanced nuclear technology developer, is also considering co-investing in the same projects, and procuring fuel related services from the projects.
RESTON, Va., Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightbridge Corporation (Nasdaq: LTBR), a leader in advanced nuclear fuel technology, today announced the successful completion of the loading of capsules containing Lightbridge Fuel material samples comprised of enriched uranium‑zirconium alloy, recently manufactured at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), into an experiment assembly. The experiment assembly is now ready for insertion into the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) for irradiation testing which is expected to begin later this year.
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (October 7, 2025) – GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and Samsung C&T, a leading construction and engineering company, have announced a strategic alliance to advance the deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in strategic global markets, outside North America. The two companies will focus their collective efforts on developing the supply chain and project delivery solutions for GVH’s SMR. Further, they will work together in the potential deployment of five BWRX-300s in Sweden.
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (October 6, 2025) – Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF, a GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, Ltd.) today announced the introduction of GNF4, a next generation nuclear fuel product built on a 60-year legacy of boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel design innovation and performance.
The U.S. Nuclear Industry Council (USNIC) thanks Commissioner Annie Caputo for her years of service following today's announcement that she will resign from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) upon the swearing-in of Commissioner David Wright.
X-energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy” or the “Company”), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, TRISO-X LLC (“TRISO-X”), today announced the selection of Geiger Brothers, Inc. to develop the site of its first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility (“TX-1”) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) (“Oklo” or the “Company”), an advanced nuclear technology company, and Switch, a premier provider of AI, cloud and enterprise data centers, have signed a non-binding Master Power Agreement (“Master Agreement”) to deploy 12 gigawatts of Oklo Aurora powerhouse projects through 2044. This is one of the largest corporate clean power agreements ever signed. The Master Agreement establishes a framework for collaboration, with the expectation that individual binding agreements will be finalized as project milestones are reached.
Last Energy, an American cleantech startup aiming to become the first mass-manufacturer of 20 megawatt nuclear microreactors, announced today that it received an LOI from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM).
Tata Chemicals North America announces its subsidiary, Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLC (TCSAP) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC (BWXT) to explore the deployment of up to eight nuclear microreactors. BWXT and TCSAP have been collaborating since September of 2023 on the feasibility of integrating BWXT’s Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR) for electricity and industrial processing at TCSAP’s Green River, Wyoming manufacturing site. With this LOI, TCSAP and BWXT agree to expand their collaboration to include the development of commercial terms and conditions to conditionally purchase BANR microreactors from BWXT and establish the schedule and key milestones along the path to deploying them by the early 2030s, as well as jointly determining the techno-economic parameters necessary to turn conditional reactor purchase commitments into an energy purchase agreement.
GE Vernova’s nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has progressed to the next step of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) with its BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology.
On December 11, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provided Urenco USA (UUSA) their approval of a License Amendment Request (LAR) to increase uranium enrichment levels up to 10% U-235. NRC’s Nuclear Material Safety & Safeguards Office Director, John Lubinski, and NRC’s Division of Fuel Management Director, Shana Helton, presented the approval to Urenco USA’s Chief Nuclear Officer, Paul Lorskulsint, at NRC Headquarters in Rockville Maryland.
Centrus Energy (NYSE American: LEU) announced today that its subsidiary, American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (“ACO”), has won an award from the U.S. Department of Energy aimed at expanding domestic commercial production of Low-Enriched Uranium (“LEU”) to meet the needs of existing and future nuclear reactors. This is the third selection for Centrus under a series of three solicitations from the Department as part of a program to restore America’s domestic nuclear fuel supply for LEU and High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (“HALEU”).
General Atomics recently completed its first round of testing at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on unfueled samples of a new high-temperature ceramic fuel cladding that could potentially transform the way nuclear fuels are made.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is deploying Atomic Canyon's artificial intelligence-powered solutions for the nuclear energy sector at PG&E's Diablo Canyon Power Plant. This marks the inaugural commercial installation of the first on-site generative AI deployment at a U.S. nuclear power plant.
Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) ("Oklo"), an advanced fission power and nuclear fuel recycling company, has received Letters of Intent (LOIs) and is partnering with two major data center providers to deliver up to 750 megawatts (MW) of low carbon power for data centers across the U.S. These commitments expand Oklo’s customer pipeline to approximately 2,100 MW, underscoring the demand for Oklo’s dedicated clean energy solutions.
GSE Solutions ("GSE Systems, Inc." or "GSE"), a leader in advanced engineering solutions that supports the future of clean-energy production and decarbonization initiatives of the power industry, and Pelican Energy Partners ("Pelican"), a highly specialized private equity firm led by experienced energy service professionals focused on energy services businesses and manufacturing companies, announced today the closing of the merger involving GSE and an affiliate of Pelican.
TerraPower, a leading advanced nuclear energy developer, today announced it has executed a term sheet with ASP Isotopes Inc. to expand global production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU).
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) (“Oklo”), an advanced fission power technology and nuclear fuel recycling company, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the Conceptual Safety Design Report (CSDR) for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). This approval is a key milestone as Oklo advances toward its goal of utilizing recovered nuclear material to fuel its first commercial Aurora powerhouse.
Alameda, CA – October 14, 2024 – Kairos Power and Google have signed a Master Plant Development Agreement, creating a path to deploy a U.S. fleet of advanced nuclear power projects totaling 500 MW by 2035.
The UK government has narrowed its shortlist of technologies competing in its flagship Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition to four candidates. On Sept. 25, it announced that Westinghouse, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Holtec Britain, and Rolls-Royce SMR remain in the running to negotiate potentially multi-billion-pound nuclear technology development contracts under the fast-track initiative aimed at delivering an operational SMR by the mid-2030s.
