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Quantum computers model tritium fuel materials for fusion reactors

Quantum computers model tritium fuel materials for fusion reactors

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China tests record superconducting magnet for fusion reactor

China tests record superconducting magnet for fusion reactor

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Proxima Fusion raises €411 million to advance Munich demonstrator

Proxima Fusion raises €411 million to advance Munich demonstrator

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General Atomics builds San Diego test facility for fusion blankets

General Atomics builds San Diego test facility for fusion blankets

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Vilnius University builds pea-sized sensor to pinpoint radiation sources

Vilnius University builds pea-sized sensor to pinpoint radiation sources

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Neutron scattering reveals strong entanglement in a strange metal

Neutron scattering reveals strong entanglement in a strange metal

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ORNL scientist probes elusive neutrinos and nuclear scattering at SNS

ORNL scientist probes elusive neutrinos and nuclear scattering at SNS

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ATLAS ends LHC Run 3, prepares for high-luminosity upgrade in 2030

ATLAS ends LHC Run 3, prepares for high-luminosity upgrade in 2030

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Hyundai E&C teams with First American on EAGL-1 SMR project
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Hyundai E&C teams with First American on EAGL-1 SMR project

Hyundai E&C’s new deal with FANCO puts EAGL-1 into early design work, while the reactor is already in NRC pre-application talks for a future construction permit.

Nina Kowalski2m read
University of Alabama Huntsville, Nasa revive nuclear thermal propulsion research
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University of Alabama Huntsville, Nasa revive nuclear thermal propulsion research

UAH and NASA are reviving nuclear thermal propulsion, aiming to cut Mars trips from six months to two or three with new modeling and test work.

Nina Kowalski2m read
Fusion startups raise record $4.48 billion as commercial deals grow
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Fusion startups raise record $4.48 billion as commercial deals grow

Fusion startups raised a record $4.48 billion, and the top four rounds alone topped $2.29 billion as commercial power deals and siting talks multiplied.

Jamie Taylor2m read
China’s Changjiang Unit 3 reaches first criticality in commissioning milestone
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China’s Changjiang Unit 3 reaches first criticality in commissioning milestone

Changjiang Unit 3 has gone critical for the first time, turning fuel and control rods into a self-sustaining chain reaction on the road to early-2027 operation.

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Inertia opens Livermore headquarters for fusion fuel target production
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Inertia opens Livermore headquarters for fusion fuel target production

Inertia’s new 50,000-square-foot Livermore hub now houses a fuel-target factory and high-energy laser work, with metrology and target-handling tests already underway.

Jamie Taylor1m read
Holtec files for IPO, betting on nuclear demand from data centers
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Holtec files for IPO, betting on nuclear demand from data centers

Holtec’s IPO filing tests whether investors want SMRs, spent-fuel work, or a bigger nuclear trade tied to data-center power demand.

Nina Kowalski2m read
New Jersey launches bid for 1,100 MW of new nuclear capacity
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New Jersey launches bid for 1,100 MW of new nuclear capacity

New Jersey opened a formal bid for at least 1,100 MW of new nuclear capacity, with proposals due Jan. 9, 2027 after clearing its moratorium.

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NIF marks a decade of progress after first fusion ignition breakthrough
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NIF marks a decade of progress after first fusion ignition breakthrough

NIF’s Dec. 5, 2022 shot delivered 3.15 megajoules from 2.05, and LLNL is now treating that ignition as a scorecard, not a trophy.

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TerraPower launches UK review for Natrium reactor and energy storage
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TerraPower launches UK review for Natrium reactor and energy storage

TerraPower’s Natrium has entered the UK GDA, turning a U.S. fast-reactor concept into a regulator-tested bid for British deployment.

Jamie Taylor2m read
Belgium funds eight nuclear research projects in energy push
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Belgium funds eight nuclear research projects in energy push

Belgium put nearly €11 million into eight nuclear projects, from SMRs to a Wendelstein 7-X upgrade. The funding lands as the country rebuilds its nuclear base.

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Lithuania opens €400 million tender to dismantle Ignalina reactor cores
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Lithuania opens €400 million tender to dismantle Ignalina reactor cores

Lithuania has opened a €400 million tender to tear out Ignalina’s reactor cores, the first direct assault on the plant’s graphite-moderated heart.

Nina Kowalski2m read
India activates fifth accelerator module for ANURIB rare isotope facility
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India activates fifth accelerator module for ANURIB rare isotope facility

VECC’s fifth accelerator module pushed ANURIB to 1.0 MeV/u, with commissioning beams from 14O to 111In now running through the line.

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Brookhaven QCalc helps readers calculate nuclear reaction Q-values
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Brookhaven QCalc helps readers calculate nuclear reaction Q-values

A reaction can look allowed on paper and still stall at the beamline. Brookhaven QCalc turns mass data into the Q-value, then threshold energy tells you whether the channel can really open.

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Fuel loading begins at Slovakia’s Mochovce 4 nuclear plant
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Fuel loading begins at Slovakia’s Mochovce 4 nuclear plant

The first fuel assembly went into Mochovce 4 at 15:45 local time, moving the long-delayed Slovak unit into active commissioning.

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Akkuyu Unit 2 inner containment dome lifted into place in seven-hour operation
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Akkuyu Unit 2 inner containment dome lifted into place in seven-hour operation

The seven-hour dome lift closed one of Unit 2’s hardest civil milestones and set up welding, reinforcement, and concreting at Akkuyu.

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BLM approves EnCore’s Dewey Burdock uranium project in South Dakota
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BLM approves EnCore’s Dewey Burdock uranium project in South Dakota

BLM cleared EnCore to build Dewey Burdock’s federal-side infrastructure, but uranium extraction still sits behind NRC renewal and other permit gates.

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TerraPower and HD Hyundai expand Natrium reactor supply chain for fleet deployment
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TerraPower and HD Hyundai expand Natrium reactor supply chain for fleet deployment

TerraPower locked in HD Hyundai as preferred manufacturer for Natrium reactor enclosure components, pushing the sodium fast reactor toward serial production.

Jamie Taylor2m read
Ukraine extends Chernobyl decommissioning funding to 2036
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Ukraine extends Chernobyl decommissioning funding to 2036

Ukraine’s 2036 funding extension keeps Chornobyl’s decommissioning, Shelter transformation and waste work moving after the New Safe Confinement was hit and repairs were estimated at €500 million.

Jamie Taylor2m read
UK extends Sizewell B’s life to 2055 with £1.2 billion deal
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UK extends Sizewell B’s life to 2055 with £1.2 billion deal

Sizewell B’s life has been pushed to 2055, locking in 20 more years of output from the UK’s only operating PWR. The deal pairs a £70.50/MWh CfD with £1.2 billion of support and upgrades.

Nina Kowalski2m read
Rosatom launches simulator for BREST-OD-300 reactor startup training
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Rosatom launches simulator for BREST-OD-300 reactor startup training

Rosatom commissioned a full-scale BREST-OD-300 control-room simulator in Seversk, adding a key training gate before the lead-cooled reactor can load fuel.

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Framatome signs eight-year fuel supply deal for Finland’s Olkiluoto 3
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Framatome signs eight-year fuel supply deal for Finland’s Olkiluoto 3

Framatome locked in eight years of fuel deliveries for Olkiluoto 3, easing supply risk at Europe’s newest big EPR after a long ramp-up.

Sam Ortega2m read
Centrus wins $900 million US deal to expand HALEU production
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Centrus wins $900 million US deal to expand HALEU production

Centrus locked in a $900 million DOE deal to expand HALEU output in Piketon, giving microreactor fuel plans a better shot at staying on the 2029 track.

Sam Ortega2m read
Urenco USA brings fifth new enrichment cascade online in New Mexico
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Urenco USA brings fifth new enrichment cascade online in New Mexico

Urenco USA put its fifth new cascade on line in Eunice, adding another step in a 700,000-SWU expansion at the nation’s only commercial enrichment plant.

Jamie Taylor2m read
Italy begins re-encapsulating legacy Elk River uranium-thorium fuel at Rotondella
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Italy begins re-encapsulating legacy Elk River uranium-thorium fuel at Rotondella

Sogin has started re-encapsulating 64 Elk River uranium-thorium fuel elements at Itrec, pushing a legacy reactor load into dry storage by mid-2027.

Sam Ortega2m read
Taipingling 2 reaches first criticality in Guangdong nuclear buildout
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Taipingling 2 reaches first criticality in Guangdong nuclear buildout

Taipingling 2 hit first criticality at 00:22 on June 25 after fuel loading and licence approval. The 1,116 MWe Hualong One is now in the final commissioning run.

Jamie Taylor2m read
SHINE joins US consortium to plan commercial nuclear fuel recycling
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SHINE joins US consortium to plan commercial nuclear fuel recycling

SHINE moved used-fuel recycling closer to bankable reality, joining MARIE to build the licensing, security and economics tools investors have been missing.

Jamie Taylor2m read
Argentina delivers heavy water for RA-10 reactor testing phase
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Argentina delivers heavy water for RA-10 reactor testing phase

Twenty drums of heavy water reached Ezeiza, pushing RA-10 into final testing before commissioning and future isotope production.

Jamie Taylor2m read
Brookhaven physicists use near-miss gold collisions to probe nuclear structure
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Brookhaven physicists use near-miss gold collisions to probe nuclear structure

Near-miss gold ions at RHIC let STAR use J/psi spin interference to map nuclear gluons, turning almost-collisions into a sharper look at the nucleus.

Sam Ortega2m read
Researchers run first nuclear clock, using thorium-229 to probe dark matter
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Researchers run first nuclear clock, using thorium-229 to probe dark matter

Thorium-229 has powered the first running nuclear clock, and one team already used it to hunt for ultralight dark matter.

Jamie Taylor2m read