Production of enriched uranium has begun in the first new gas centrifuge cascade installed as part of Urenco USA's expansion of its plant in New Mexico.

EnergySolutions and WEC Energy Group have agreed to explore new nuclear energy generation at the Kewaunee nuclear power plant site in Wisconsin. EnergySolutions said it aims to obtain an early site permit from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The US Department of the Interior has announced it will expedite the permitting review of Anfield Energy's Velvet-Wood mine in Utah under newly established emergency procedures, with a completion timeline of 14 days for an accelerated environmental review by the Bureau of Land Management.

Global Laser Enrichment has begun large-scale demonstration testing at its Test Loop facility, which will take the SILEX laser enrichment process to Technology Readiness Level 6.

Kairos Power has announced the start of installation of nuclear safety-related concrete marking the start of "nuclear construction" for the Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Tech giant Google is expanding its nuclear energy plans by providing early-stage capital for Elementl Power to prepare three potential sites in the USA for advanced nuclear power projects.

The US President's initial discretionary budget request for fiscal 2026 cuts some USD4.7 billion from the Department of Energy's federal funding, including a USD408 million cut to the Office of Nuclear Energy.

As the governors of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming sign a cooperation agreement towards building a regional "energy corridor" underpinned by advanced nuclear technology, small modular reactor developer Holtec International has signed a tripartite cooperation agreement to support its plans for the deployment of SMR-300s in Utah and the broader Mountain West region.

The US Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy has announced a significant upgrade to Argonne National Laboratory's liquid metal test loop for sodium-cooled fast reactors - the largest such test facility in the USA.