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March 27, 2026

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

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.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Analysis Details Benefits of Demand Flexibility
Increased demand flexibility could significantly reduce production costs, capital costs, and transmission costs in New England by better-aligning load with generation and reducing peak loads, ISO-NE said.
Ontario Ministry of Energy & Mines
Ontario Integrated Energy Plan Boosts Gas, Nukes
Ontario is putting its chips on nuclear power and natural gas to meet its growing energy demand while directing IESO to incorporate gas distributors and the province’s economic development goals in its system planning.
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.

Google
N.J. Advances Nuclear, Data Center Legislation

New Jersey legislators have backed a package of clean energy bills to promote small modular nuclear reactors and to better deal with data center issues.

Georgia Power
Counterflow: Big Beautiful Expensive Uranium

The U.S. hasn’t built new nuclear plants over the past 50 years (other than the Vogtle disaster) because they haven’t made any economic sense, argues columnist Steve Huntoon.

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.
MISO
MISO Forming 4th Tx Planning Scenario Based on Supply Chain Barriers
MISO is on its way to installing a fourth, 20-year future to inform transmission planning in case supply chains remain unsteady.

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