Zahra Mohaghegh is a Professor and Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar in Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She directs the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA) Lab, advancing risk science for nuclear power, aviation, and other complex systems, with research spanning probabilistic risk assessment, human reliability, and AI trustworthiness...
SHINE Technologies has raised $240M to expand its nuclear medicine operations, including large-scale production of Lutetium-177 used in targeted cancer therapies, following its recent acquisition of Lantheus’ SPECT business...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Company Milestone, Fusion, Medical Isotopes, Neutron services, NEWS, Nuclear financing, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Venture capital support for nuclear
SHINE Technologies signed a Letter of Intent with Swedish biotech Affibody AB to supply non-carrier-added Lutetium-177 for clinical development of its radioligand therapy pipeline, including Phase 1 candidate ABY-271, with potential commercial supply to be explored if the program advances...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, Fusion, Medical Isotopes, Neutron services, NEWS, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies
Focused Energy’s plan to transform Germany’s decommissioned Biblis nuclear plant into a fusion engineering campus and prototype power site was featured in industry coverage, highlighting brownfield reuse, regulatory reform, and utility partnership as pillars of the strategy...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Energy transition, Fusion, Future of Energy, International Collaboration, International support for nuclear, NEWS, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Politicians supporting nuclear, Portfolio Venture, Private companies
A new World Nuclear Association report finds that national government targets could lift global nuclear capacity well beyond the goal of tripling by 2050...
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SHINE Technologies has completed the acquisition of the Lantheus SPECT portfolio and manufacturing facility while naming Michael Rossi as CEO of the new SHINE SPECT division...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Company Milestone, Fusion, Medical Isotopes, NEWS, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, US competitiveness, Venture capital support for nuclear
Portfolio company Aalo Atomics officially announced at the Aaloverse Summit that it has shipped its first five Aalo-0 modules from Austin to the Idaho National Laboratory, validating its mass-manufacturing approach ahead of 2026 reactor criticality...
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SHINE is drawing renewed attention for its fusion-based isotope production as the US works to localize Mo-99 and reduce dependence on foreign reactors—an important shift for the nuclear medicine supply chain that underpins most diagnostic procedures...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, Fusion, Medical Isotopes, NEWS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, US competitiveness, US technological leadership
Portfolio company Focused Energy and Germany’s KIT have developed next-generation materials for fusion reactors’ “first wall,” engineered to withstand extreme plasma heat and neutron radiation—marking a meaningful step toward durable, commercial-scale fusion systems.
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Electrification, Fusion, Future of Energy, International Collaboration, International support for nuclear, NEWS, Portfolio Venture, Private companies
Governor Mike DeWine and JobsOhio have announced a $100 million fund to accelerate energy infrastructure, including site preparation for small modular reactors, workforce training, and supply chain incentives aimed at positioning Ohio as a national energy hub.
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Fission, Fusion, Future of Energy, Government support, LINKS, Nuclear R&D, Nuclear-inclusive energy policy, Pronuclear States, US technological leadership
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