Fusion energy company TAE Technologies has received investments to fund the construction of its sixth-generation research reactor that it says will demonstrate the viability of net energy from TAE's approach. The announcement came as TAE's fifth-generation reactor, Norman, has sustained stable plasma at more than 75 million degrees Celsius, 250% higher than its original goal.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the final environmental impact statement for Holtec International's proposed consolidated HI-STORE interim storage facility. The final EIS includes the NRC staff's recommendation that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude the NRC from issuing a construction and operation licence for environmental reasons.

Tennessee Valley Authority has issued a request for proposals for supplying up to 5000 MW of carbon-free energy that must be operational before 2029. Nuclear power, along with renewables, is listed among the sources acceptable to TVA.

Tularosa Basin Range Services has been awarded a contract worth up to about USD3 billion by the US Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management to manage and operate the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant transuranic waste disposal site in New Mexico. The contract replaces that held by Nuclear Waste Partnership, which expires at the end of September.

A Memorandum of Understanding signed by Energy Northwest and Curio sees Energy Northwest as an industry partner and potential off-taker of products produced through Curio's NuCycle nuclear waste recycling process.

US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has teamed up with the actor, producer and climate advocate to recruit climate professionals to join the Clean Energy Corps which will help the department deploy USD62 billion of investment to meet its climate goals.

Successful commercialisation of advanced nuclear reactors could lower the total cost as the US transitions to a clean energy system - and increasing investment and policy support for advanced nuclear technology will generate far-reaching national benefits, the study by the Breakthrough Institute has found.
 

Global Laser Enrichment has executed of a non-binding Letter of Intent with Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress to develop areas of mutual interest and cooperation in the nuclear fuel supply chain. It recently executed a similar LOI with Constellation Energy Generation.

The US Department of Energy has amended eligibility criteria for the current award cycle under its USD6 billion programme to support the continued operation of US nuclear reactors under threat of premature closure, and extended the deadline for submissions. The revision was one of those requested by California Governor Gavin Newsom as the state considers delaying the planned closure of its only nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon.

The US National Nuclear Security Administration has begun the process to initiate the USA's strategic uranium reserve, issuing a solicitation to purchase up to an estimated one million pounds of domestically-produced U3O8.

The USD500 million programme, which is part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will place clean energy demonstration projects on current or former mine sites. Advanced nuclear is one of the technologies under consideration.

Holtec International has completed the acquisition of the Palisades nuclear power plant and the Big Rock Point site from Entergy. The decommissioning timeline for Palisades is 19 years, with small modular reactors one option for future uses of the two sites.