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January 7, 2026

SMR

A small modular reactor (SMR) is a type of nuclear fission reactor that's designed to be smaller and more compact than traditional nuclear power plants.
Aalo
Advanced Nuclear Fast-track Effort Gets First 11 Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy has chosen 11 advanced nuclear projects as the first tranche of its Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program.
Yes Energy
Constellation Optimistic About Nuclear-friendly Federal Policies
Constellation Energy said it is riding high on policy and market support for nuclear energy as it announced its second-quarter results.
Shutterstock
N.J. Lawmakers Bless Wide-ranging Energy Options

New Jersey legislators have pushed ahead with a series of energy proposals, among them plans to harness wave, nuclear and storage.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Conference Opens amid Momentous Times

The American Nuclear Society’s annual conference was well-timed in 2025, as the industry is riding a wave of optimism on a series of recent policy and market moves.

Georgia Power
Trump Orders Nuclear Regulatory Acceleration, Streamlining
President Trump moved to speed up nuclear power development with a series of executive orders designed to ease federal regulations on the sector.
GE Vernova
TVA First U.S. Utility to Request SMR Construction Permit
The Tennessee Valley Authority crossed a milestone May 20, becoming the first U.S. utility to request a construction permit for a small modular nuclear reactor. 
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Counterflow: The SMR Fission Vision in Ontario
Experience with small modular reactors (like other nuclear) is for massive cost overruns, writes columnist Steve Huntoon.
OPG
Ontario Greenlights OPG to Build Small Modular Reactor
Site preparation is underway in southern Ontario for what is expected to be the first small modular reactor to come online in North America, a 300-MW unit projected to cost $7.7 billion CAD.
Duke Energy
Demand Growth and Carbon Targets Prompt New Interest in Nuclear
Duke Energy is considering nuclear for its long-term plans, but it may take decades before the resource is being installed at scales similar to gas plants, solar or wind today.
Timothy H. Raab and Northern Photo
A Plea to Let Markets Work at IPPNY Clean Energy Conference
NYISO stakeholders heard about the tension between public policy pushes for zero-emission generation, the aging grid, increasing customer costs and concerns about winter peaking.

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