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Looking back at 2021—Nuclear News October through December

January 7, 2022, 2:59PMNuclear News

This is the fifth of five articles 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 October-December 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

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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...

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...

X-energy begins irradiation testing at INL

November 12, 2025, 3:01PMNuclear News

Advanced reactor and fuel developer X-energy has officially begun confirmatory irradiation testing at Idaho National Laboratory on its TRISO-X fuel. The testing, which is taking place over the...

ANS Winter Conference: Nuclear startups applaud DOE executive order on reactor testing

November 12, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear News

At the American Nuclear Society’s Winter Conference & Expo, leaders of advanced reactor start-ups Radiant Industries, Oklo, and Valar Atomics praised the Department of Energy’s Reactor...

BWXT and Purdue University team up on nuclear research

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BWX Technologies and Purdue University have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research focused on next-generation nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors...

Japan looks to support U.S. nuclear projects

November 3, 2025, 7:00AMNuclear News

Following a meeting last week with President Donald Trump, Japan has announced that it would provide up to $332 billion to support critical energy projects in the U.S., including the...

NRC finishes draft supplemental EIS for Clinch River SMR site

November 7, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have completed a draft supplemental environmental impact statement for a small modular reactor at the Tennessee Valley...

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...

NRC issues final environmental approval for TerraPower’s SMR

October 23, 2025, 9:30AMNuclear News

TerraPower announced that the final environmental impact statement for its Natrium small modular reactor has been completed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission....

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...

Looking back at 2021—Nuclear News October through December

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