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Looking back at 2021—Nuclear News April through June

January 7, 2022, 12:01PMNuclear News

This is the third of five articles to be posted today to look back at the top news stories of 2021 for the nuclear community. The full article, "Looking back at 2021,"was published in the January 2022 issue of Nuclear News.

Quite a year was 2021. In the following stories, we have compiled what we feel are the past year’s top news stories from the April-June time frame—please enjoy this recap from a busy year in the nuclear community.

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ANS Winter Conference: DOE, NRC leaders stress need for speedier nuclear approval

November 10, 2025, 2:22PMNuclear News

During speeches at the American Nuclear Society’s Winter Conference & Expo, happening this week in Washington, D.C., Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair...

Energy Secretary to speak at the 2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo

October 30, 2025, 3:12PMNuclear News

In less than two weeks, the American Nuclear Society’s second annual conference of the year, the 2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo, will come to Washington, D.C.Today, ANS is announcing...

NRC, DOE update MOU

November 5, 2025, 7:02AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy have updated a 2019 memorandum of understanding to coordinate on the review of advanced nuclear reactors and advanced reactor...

Leading the charge: INL’s role in advancing HALEU production

October 24, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear NewsDonna Kemp Spangler

Idaho National Laboratory is playing a key role in helping the U.S. Department of Energy meet near-term needs by recovering HALEU from federal inventories, providing critical support to help...

DOE seeks proposals for AI data centers at Paducah

November 6, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has issued a request for offer (RFO) seeking proposals from U.S. companies to build and power AI data centers on the DOE’s...

Ohio announces $100M Energy Opportunity Initiative fund

November 6, 2025, 9:30AMNuclear News

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced the creation of the new JobsOhio Energy Opportunity Initiative, a $100 million fund that will be used in part to attract supply chain companies for...

ANS announces 2026 Presidential Citations

November 6, 2025, 6:59AMANS News

One of the privileges of being president of the American Nuclear Society is awarding Presidential Citations to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding effort in some manner for the...

White House taps Douglas Weaver for NRC role

November 5, 2025, 4:03PMNuclear News

The Trump White House has nominated seasoned nuclear regulatory expert Douglas Weaver for a commissioner seat on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. If confirmed, Weaver would fill the seat...

U.K. consents to Hinkley Point B decommissioning

November 5, 2025, 9:16AMRadwaste Solutions

The U.K. government’s Office for Nuclear Regulation has granted EDF Energy formal consent to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant in Somerset, England. The two-unit advanced...

NRC cancels advanced reactor meeting due to government shutdown

November 4, 2025, 3:01PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it is canceling an upcoming advanced reactor stakeholder meeting, originally scheduled for November 19, due to the government shutdown and the...

Looking back at 2021—Nuclear News April through June

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