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Department of Energy Allocates $134 million for Fusion Funding

Most of the money will go to teams working to close the gap between the private nuclear industry and research labs and universities.

By Arcelia Martin

A scientist works on a scanning electron microscope at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors visit the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant expansion site in February in Oswego County, N.Y. Credit: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Department of Energy Announces the Selection of 11 Projects for New Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program

By Lauren Dalban

Inside Uranium Energy Corp.’s Irigaray Central Processing Plant located in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. Credit: Uranium Energy Corp.

Uranium Company Receives Wyoming’s First Fast-Tracked Mining Permits

By Jake Bolster

Elim, Alaska is perched above Norton Bay, an inlet of the Bering Sea. Credit: Max Graham/Northern Journal

Canadian Company Exits Contentious Uranium Mining Project in Western Alaska

By Max Graham, Northern Journal

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials visit Georgia’s Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant construction site in 2021. Credit: NRC

It Just Got Easier to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Wisconsin

By Carrie Klein

Elim, Alaska is perched above Norton Bay, an inlet of the Bering Sea. Credit: Max Graham/Northern Journal

A National Quest for Uranium Comes to Remote Western Alaska, Raising Fears in a Nearby Village

By Max Graham, Northern Journal

Participants at the Association for Mineral Exploration conference in Vancouver in January examine core samples through magnifying devices. The yearly conference is known as a gathering place for companies with prospects in Alaska. Credit: Jesse Winter for Northern Journal and Inside Climate News

In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of Mining, Speculators Power a Hunt for Alaska’s Minerals

By Max Graham, Northern Journal

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announces the components of his “Lightning Plan,” an energy effort that includes the proposal of a Reliable Energy Siting and Electric Transition Board, on March 11 at the Voith hydropower plant in York, Pa. Credit: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Bill Would Create a State Board to Oversee New Energy Projects

By Jon Hurdle

An aerial view of the Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations situated on the Delaware River in Salem County, N.J. Credit: Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images

With Clean Energy Stalled, Can New Jersey Bet on Nuclear and Win?

By Rambo Talabong

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order related to the nuclear power industry in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Energy, Reduce Oversight

By Keerti Gopal

Tata Ash Chemicals, a trona production plant in southwest Wyoming, is betting on a bold energy shift: replacing its coal-fired power with a next-generation microreactor. Credit: Najifa Farhat/Inside Climate News

Wyoming Has Been Slow to Transition From Fossil Fuels, but Is Moving Fast Toward New Nuclear Technologies

By Najifa Farhat

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore delivers a speech at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Feb. 5. Credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland’s Climate Ambitions in Question After Turbulent Legislative Session

By Aman Azhar

Foes and Friends of Nuclear Power Face Off Near Three Mile Island

By Jon Hurdle

The core module of China’s first small modular nuclear reactor is seen on July 13, 2023, before shipment to the construction site at the Changjiang nuclear power plant. Credit: Liu Xuan/VCG via Getty Images

Nation’s First Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Could Come to Michigan in 2030

By Carrie Klein

An aerial view of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant near Fort Worth, Texas. Credit: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Will Texas Become ‘the Epicenter of a National Nuclear Renaissance’?

By Arcelia Martin

Evaporation ponds hold produced water amid the oil wells of the Permian Basin. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater Could Require More Energy Than Most US States

By Dylan Baddour

Transmission lines connect power generated by water turbines at the Grand Coulee Dam to the grid in Washington state. Credit: Don and Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

How Does Your State Produce Its Electricity? The Variations are Wild and Weird

By Dan Gearino

A view of a wind farm in Papalote, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas Leads U.S. Renewable Energy Generation by a Country Mile

By Dan Gearino

A view of the Waste Control Specialists radioactive and hazardous waste storage site in Andrews, Texas. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court Takes Up Nuclear Waste in Texas

By Dylan Baddour

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