Finland has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of its nuclear energy legislation to streamline licensing, improve investment conditions, and support the deployment of new technologies, including small modular reactors...
Aalo Atomics has completed assembly of its Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory, with fuel delivery imminent and final DOE approval pending, and expects to achieve criticality within weeks, ahead of the July 4 deadline this summer...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Company Milestone, Department of Energy, Fission, NEWS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Trump Administration, US competitiveness
Chris Wright supports calls from Rep. Mike Lawler to rebuild and reopen the shuttered Indian Point Energy Center, arguing the plant’s closure was a “foolish” political decision that has contributed to higher electricity costs and reduced grid reliability across the Northeast...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Department of Energy, Electrification, Energy transition, Fission, Government, Government support, LINKS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear-inclusive energy policy, Politicians supporting nuclear
Four new countries—China, Brazil, Italy, and Belgium—have endorsed the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy by 2050, totaling 38 existing formal signatories in pursuing low-carbon, reliable, and scalable nuclear power. The move emphasizes advanced reactor technologies, including small modular reactors and fourth-generation designs.
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, Capital reallocation, Climate Costs, Electrification, Energy transition, Fission, Government, Government support, International Collaboration, International support for nuclear, LINKS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear financing, Nuclear R&D, Nuclear-inclusive energy policy, Politicians supporting nuclear, Solving climate
After more than a decade of policies that sidelined nuclear, the EU has finally begun to acknowledge the misstep. Ursula von der Leyen said Europe made a “strategic mistake” in turning away from nuclear power as the European Commission unveiled plans for new financial support and a strategy in an effort to deploy small modular reactors across the continent in the early 2030s——a modest but notable signal of shifting sentiment, even as member states remain divided and nuclear policy itself remains largely unchanged...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Capital reallocation, Carbon markets, Energy transition, Government, Government support, International support for nuclear, LINKS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear financing, Nuclear-inclusive energy policy
Copenhagen Atomics signed a Letter of Intent with Rare Earths Norway to secure future access to thorium from Norway’s Fensfeltet deposit to support long-term fuel supply planning ahead of commercial deployment...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, International Collaboration, NEWS, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies
Portfolio company, Copenhagen Atomics, has completed two years of continuous high-temperature molten salt pump operation, surpassing 100,000 combined pump runtime hours across its test infrastructure and generating durability data critical for molten salt reactor deployment...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Company Milestone, NEWS, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies
The DOE has proposed a NEPA categorical exclusion for advanced nuclear reactors, citing modern safety features, fuel design, and limited fission product inventories, and has opened a 30-day public comment period before determining whether the exclusion will be formally adopted into its NEPA implementing procedures...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Climate change, Climate policy, Department of Energy, Energy transition, Environmental support for nuclear, Government, Government support, LINKS, Nuclear-inclusive energy policy, Reduced ecosystem impacts, Solving climate
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