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US firm ships world’s first ‘extra-modular’ nuclear reactor to reach criticality

The company’s roadmap begins with the Aalo-0 prototype and the 10-MW sodium-cooled Aalo-X pilot, eventually scaling to the ...
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Small Modular Reactor Funding Gains Federal Support for U.S. Nuclear Expansion

Small modular reactor funding receives a major boost as federal support drives U.S. nuclear energy innovation into the next ...
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Small modular reactors are gaining steam globally. Will any get built?

The nuclear energy industry is seeing a resurgence in global interest as governments, utilities, and tech giants seek to meet soaring electricity demand with around-the-clock, carbon-free power.
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Small Modular Reactors Finally Work

Small modular reactors are supposed to become a new leg on the green energy stool. However, none have been deployed, and regulatory approval is still an open issue. That is about to change. Google is ...

TVA wins $400M grant for next-gen small modular reactor in Oak Ridge

The federal government is sending the nation's largest public utility a $400 million grant to propel the development of an advanced nuclear reactor in East Tennessee as power demand rises. The ...
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How Small Modular Reactors Will Raise The Stakes In Data Center Perimeter Security

The future of data centers will soon take shape near Richland, Washington, where Amazon plans to build one of the first small modular reactors, or SMRs, to help power artificial intelligence and cloud ...

Trump's new nuclear pilot program is rewriting how reactors get approved

When President Donald Trump convened nuclear industry executives at the White House in May, it marked the public rollout of a major shift in US nuclear ...
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The U.K. and U.S. Have Big Plans for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are expected to sign the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy, focusing on SMR development and deployment. The agreement ...
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Centrica and X-energy Sign Joint Development Agreement to Deploy U.K.’s First Advanced Modular Reactors and Pursue 6 Gigawatts of New Nuclear Capacity in the U.K.

Preferred first project is expected to be at EDF and Centrica’s Hartlepool site, paving the way for a national fleet of up to 6 GW of advanced reactors with the ability to provide enough power for 14 ...
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Terra Innovatum and TechSource Form Strategic Alliance to Accelerate U.S. Commercialization of SOLO(TM) Micro-Modular Reactors, Identify Strategic Funding Opportunities and ...

NEW YORK, NY AND DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 1, 2025 / Terra Innovatum Srl (“Terra Innovatum,” or the “Company”), a developer of micro-modular nuclear reactors, and GSR III Acquisition Corp.
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UM report: History shows advanced nuclear likely to have predictable negative consequences

The report concludes that without "robust governance frameworks" in place, next-generation nuclear is likely to reinforce or ...

Trump's rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries

A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed ...