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The year in review 2020: Power and Operations

January 8, 2021, 9:35AMNuclear News

Here is a look back at the top stories of 2020 from our Power and Operations section in Newswire and Nuclear News magazine. Remember to check back to Newswire soon for more top stories from 2020.

Power and Operations section

Defense Department invests in three microreactor designs: Three reactor developers got a boost on March 9 when they each were awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to design a reactor that can fit inside a standard shipping container for military deployment. Read more.

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NRC board to hear challenges to Dow’s Long Mott application

February 20, 2026, 7:15AMNuclear News

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) will hear arguments on February 26 on challenges to a construction permit application from Long Mott Energy (LME) for a...

Ward250 reactor rides cargo to Utah

February 18, 2026, 9:42AMNuclear News

A public-private partnership between the Departments of Defense and Energy and Valar Atomics marked a milestone over the weekend when Valar’s Ward250 microreactor was transported (without...

Project Omega emerges from stealth mode with plans to recycle U.S. spent fuel

February 12, 2026, 7:34AMNuclear News

Nuclear technology start-up Project Omega announced on February 11 that it has emerged from stealth mode with hopes of processing and recycling spent nuclear fuel into “long-duration,...

NRC posts hearing request notice for Belews Creek ESP application

February 10, 2026, 4:05PMNuclear News

An opportunity to request an adjudicatory hearing for Duke Energy Carolinas’ early site permit (ESP) application for the Belews Creek site in Stokes County, N.C., has been announced by the...

ANS hosts webinar on EPRI liquid fuel research

February 9, 2026, 1:08PMNuclear News

The American Nuclear Society’s Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) has held another presentation in its monthly Community of Practice (CoP) series. Former...

NRC reorganization aims to speed up licensing

February 5, 2026, 3:21PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it is launching a significant reorganization to streamline decision making, consolidate functions, and align with national goals for...

The Nuclear Scaling Initiative: What to know

February 3, 2026, 7:07AMNuclear News

A recent $3.5 million philanthropic commitment from the Bezos Earth Fund to the Nuclear Scaling Initiative has put a spotlight on the organization. As the NSI enters its third year with a new...

DOE announces NEPA exclusion for advanced reactors

February 2, 2026, 3:32PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy has announced that it is establishing a categorical exclusion for the application of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures to the authorization, siting,...

Aalo and Antares progress on Reactor Pilot Program

January 27, 2026, 3:15PMNuclear News

Two participants in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program have recently announced significant milestones on their associated reactor projects. Aalo Atomics successfully completed...

Katy Huff on the impact of loosening radiation regulations

January 26, 2026, 3:13PMNuclear News

Katy Huff, former assistant secretary of nuclear energy at the Department of Energy, recently wrote an op-ed that was published in Scientific American.In the piece, Huff, who is an ANS member...

The year in review 2020: Power and Operations

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