Pennsylvania State University has initiated the application process to construct a Westinghouse eVinci microreactor at a new research facility at its University Park campus.

A New Jersey court has ruled that used nuclear fuel storage casks at the former Oyster Creek nuclear power plant are permanent fixtures and therefore taxable as real estate property.

US microreactor developer Last Energy has announced plans to construct 30 microreactors in Haskell County in northwest Texas to serve American data centre customers across the state.

US uranium producer Energy Fuels' 2024 output was affected by the suspension of ore transports from the Pinyon Plain Mine in northern Arizona to the White Mesa Mill in southern Utah from early August until February.

It is now five months since Constellation Energy announced the project to restart Three Mile Island Unit 1 as the Crane Clean Energy Center - and it says early milestones towards the launch have been reached ahead of schedule.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been awarded two contracts to design and supply plant simulation and digital control solutions for TerraPower's Natrium advanced nuclear reactor.

Holtec International has officially launched its Mission 2030 project for two of its small modular reactors at the Palisades site in Michigan - and signed an expanded construction agreement with South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction.

Uranium Energy Corp's Irigaray Central Processing Plant has produced its first dried and drummed uranium concentrates since the resumption of in-situ recovery operations at the company's Christensen Ranch project. 

Natura Resources has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Texas Tech University and Abilene Christian University to evaluate integrating Natura's molten salt small modular reactor technology with water desalination systems.

The National Energy Dominance Council will advise on how the USA can produce more energy - with a remit that includes advising the president on the reopening of closed power plants, and bringing small modular reactors online.

The governor of Tennessee has pledged new support for nuclear - including USD50 million for a small modular reactor project, a further USD10 million to attract advanced nuclear technology companies, and funds to develop the nuclear workforce and help set up a regulatory framework for commercial fusion.

The leaders of India and the USA have said their nations will work together towards the construction of large-scale US-designed nuclear reactors in India and facilitating further collaboration including the deployment small modular reactors.