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During a visit to Idaho National Lab, Energy Secretary Chris Wright underscored the administration’s push for a nuclear “renaissance,” with Radiant’s microreactor slated for testing in the INL DOME ahead of a July 2026 milestone.
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, Artificial Intelligence, Data centers & Digital Infra, Department of Energy, Fission, National Defense, NEWS, Nuclear financing, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Pronuclear States, Trump Administration, US competitiveness, US technological leadership
INL has produced the world’s first enriched chloride fuel salt for a fast molten salt reactor experiment — a major step for the MCRE project, involving CORE POWER, Southern Company, TerraPower, and the DOE...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Department of Energy, Future of Energy, Government, History-making, NEWS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear financing, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Nuclear-inclusive energy policy, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Pronuclear States, Trump Administration, US competitiveness, US technological leadership
The DOE will provide Holtec up to $400 million to support development of two SMR-300 units at the Palisades site in Michigan...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, Data centers & Digital Infra, Department of Energy, Government support, LINKS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear financing, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear-inclusive energy policy, Private companies, Trump Administration, US technological leadership
The Wall Street Journal covers the administration’s $80 billion plan to scale AP1000 reactors, but the real opportunity is bigger than one design as advanced nuclear now spans microreactors, modular systems, and gigawatt-scale plants, a range that can serve data centers, industrial loads, military sites, and utilities alike...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Artificial Intelligence, Big Tech, Data centers & Digital Infra, Fission, Government, Government support, LINKS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear financing, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Pro-nuclear campaign, Trump Administration, US competitiveness, US technological leadership
The U.S. Army is progressing with Project Janus to deploy a transportable microreactor by 2028, with Radiant already participating through the ANPI program; the effort supports defense energy needs while commercial use will still depend on NRC licensing...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, Department of Energy, Electrification, Energy transition, Fission, Future of Energy, Government, Grid Resiliency, National Defense, NEWS, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear-inclusive energy policy, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Trump Administration
Forbes spotlights Aalo Atomics, a Nucleation portfolio company, as part of a new wave of U.S. advanced-nuclear companies moving from concepts to manufacturing, with progress at its Austin factory, a 2026 criticality target at INL, and growing investor support.
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, Artificial Intelligence, Data centers & Digital Infra, Energy abundance, Future of Energy, NEWS, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Trump Administration, US competitiveness, US technological leadership, Venture capital support for nuclear
Progress continues on the Three Mile Island Unit 1 restart as the DOE approves a $1B loan to accelerate Constellation’s 2027 timeline while NRC licensing and water-related permits remain ahead...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Department of Energy, Distributed grids, Electrification, Energy abundance, Energy transition, Fission, Government, Government support, Grid Resiliency, LINKS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear financing, Nuclear R&D, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Pronuclear States, Trump Administration, US competitiveness
The NRC and DoE have updated their 2019 memorandum of understanding to accelerate licensing for advanced reactors and fuel facilities already authorized and tested by the DOE.
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Department of Energy, Government, Government support, LINKS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Private companies, Trump Administration, US competitiveness, US technological leadership
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