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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.

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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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The Meta-Vistra deal: A closer look

January 12, 2026, 3:29PMNuclear News

With last Friday's announcement regarding its vision for nuclear energy, Meta has entered into 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for more than 2,600 MW of electricity from a combination...

NRC updates: New chair, rule reversal, and EO planning

January 9, 2026, 12:31PMNuclear News

Thursday was a busy news day for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, with three significant announcements.In the span of a few hours, the NRC released the news of Ho Nieh’s promotion to...

Report: New recommendations for nuclear waste

January 15, 2026, 3:00PMNuclear News

Today, a bipartisan group of experts including energy consultant Lake Barrett and former NRC chair Allison Macfarlane have published a report titled The Path Forward for Nuclear Waste in the...

Meta’s new nuclear deals with Oklo and TerraPower: The details

January 13, 2026, 3:00PMNuclear News

Tech giant Meta is making big bets on TerraPower and Oklo. With the former, the hyperscaler could support the deployment of up to eight new reactors. With the latter, it could be as many as...

Supreme Court nixes Beyond Nuclear’s CISF challenge

January 13, 2026, 12:40PMRadwaste Solutions

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by antinuclear group Beyond Nuclear challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licensing of Holtec International’s proposed consolidated...

From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future

January 8, 2026, 3:08PMNuclear News

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers...

NRC OKs I&C upgrade for Limerick

January 8, 2026, 7:05AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has amended the operating licenses of the two boiling water reactors at Constellation Energy's Limerick nuclear power plant, giving the company the green...

DOE signs two more OTAs in Reactor Pilot Program

January 7, 2026, 3:58PMNuclear News

This week, the Department of Energy has finalized two new other transaction agreements (OTAs) with participating companies in its Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to get one or two...

DOE awards $2.7B for HALEU and LEU enrichment

January 6, 2026, 3:43PMNuclear News

Yesterday, the Department of Energy announced that three enrichment services companies have been awarded task orders worth $900 million each. Those task orders were given to American...

The NRC is back to five commissioners

January 5, 2026, 10:46AMNuclear News

Douglas Weaver, nominated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by President Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, was sworn in on December 22 as a commissioner for a term ending June 30,...

The year in review 2020: Power and Operations

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