A Neutron Bytes critique of the NYT's 4 October 2026 lunar reactor piece finds the paper buried the technical facts - HALEU supply, TRISO fuel safety, and wireless power - under a cascade of risk warnings.
13 Oct 2026
NuclearCentrus Energy and Antares Nuclear signed a multi-year HALEU supply contract on 17 September 2026, with deliveries before the end of the decade and prepayments to fund Centrus' Piketon expansion.
13 Oct 2026
NuclearWest Virginia sent a withdrawal letter to DOE on 30 September 2026, cancelling its bid to become the sixth Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus host after state officials realised spent-fuel storage was mandatory.
13 Oct 2026
NuclearThe NRC's 27 July proposed rule eases Type B package radiation limits for irradiated microreactors. It does not touch the harder constraint blocking commercial HALEU fuel shipments: criticality safety.
13 Aug 2026
NuclearA FERC interconnection waiver and a draft NRC environmental clearance have removed the most acute barriers to restarting the former Three Mile Island Unit 1 by late 2027, but operator licensing and staffing gaps persist.
12 Aug 2026
NuclearThe DOE signed non-binding MOUs with Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho on 24 July 2026, advancing them as finalists to host Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses.
5 Aug 2026
NuclearThe DOE has granted startup authorization for Oklo's Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Lockhart, Texas - clearing the way for fuel loading and first criticality after just over 10 months from groundbreaking.
5 Aug 2026
NuclearThe Trump administration transmitted a 123 Agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress on 22 July 2026, covering AP1000 reactor construction and a conditional enrichment pathway - then added an Israel normalization condition the next day.
5 Aug 2026