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Constellation’s $5 Billion Federal Loan Turns Nuclear Uprates Into a Financing Category
The fastest new nuclear megawatts in America are coming from reactors that already exist. On October 27, 2026, the U.S....
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Indiana Lines Up Two Nuclear Proposals Totalling Nearly 7 Gigawatts in a Single Day
Indiana has no power-producing nuclear reactor inside its borders. On October 19, 2026, it put two very different plans on...
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Fermi America’s Draft EIS Gives Large Reactors a Faster Path Through NRC Review
Large light water reactors are back on the federal docket. On October 9, 2026, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission published a...
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Holtec’s Pioneer Safety Filing Moves Twin SMRs at Palisades Toward Construction
The paperwork for America’s next small modular reactors is now complete. Holtec International has submitted the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report...
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AtkinsRéalis Pickering Deal Shows Why Life Extension Is Nuclear’s Surest Capacity Play
Ontario has put more than C$3 billion behind keeping an existing nuclear plant running. On September 21, Candu Energy, an...
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Applied Atomics’ New Orleans Training Hub Puts Nuclear Operators Ahead of Reactors
Applied Atomics has picked a home, and it is betting on people as much as reactors. On September 23, the...
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Blue Energy’s NRC Filing Puts Gas-to-Nuclear Construction on the Regulatory Clock
Blue Energy has put its gas-to-nuclear model in front of federal regulators. On September 16, the startup filed the first...
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Duane Arnold’s $1.9 Billion Loan Shows How Hyperscalers Are Financing Nuclear Restarts
A nuclear plant that closed after a windstorm in 2020 now has the money to come back. On September 8,...
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