Reviewing the top nuclear headlines from 2023

January 7, 2024, 10:10AMNuclear News

The new year is here, and so it is time for the Nuclear News review of 2023's top stories. The recap will appear in the January issue of the magazine, on its way to American Nuclear Society members right now. In the meantime, all ANS members can read the year's issues in the ANS member center, and also review some of the most-read stories from Nuclear Newswire below. Here’s to a Happy New Year!

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IAEA’s Grossi joins international experts to sample Fukushima seawater

February 21, 2025, 7:00AMRadwaste Solutions

International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Mariano Grossi visited Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi site on February 19, where he joined scientists from the Third Institute of...

ANS responds to “antiscientific” op-ed

February 18, 2025, 3:06PMANS News

The Hill recently published an opinion piece by Cindy Folkers and Amanda Nichols entitled “They won’t tell you these truths about nuclear energy.” Sadly, after the first sentence, their...

Type One Energy to help grow fusion supply chain

February 18, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News

Stellarator fusion energy company Type One Energy will collaborate with private equity firm Pine Island New Energy Partners (PINEP) to accelerate the maturation of a more robust supply chain...

Legislators look to advance nuclear power in the Lone Star State

February 14, 2025, 9:30AMNuclear News

Texas lawmakers are considering legislative action this session on recommendations made last November by the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group.Senate Bill 1105 calls for the...

Type One Energy inks expanded fusion development deal with TVA

February 13, 2025, 7:02AMNuclear News

Type One Energy said it has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to jointly develop plans for a potential TVA fusion power plant project in the Tennessee...

UC San Diego joins General Atomics–led fusion collaborative

February 12, 2025, 7:02AMNuclear News

The University of California–San Diego has joined a new research collaborative focused on overcoming critical obstacles in developing and scaling up inertial fusion power plants. Led by San...

Germany election brings nuclear power back into spotlight

February 11, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

It’s been less than two years since Germany shuttered its three remaining nuclear plants on April 15, 2023—the culmination of a decision reached during the backlash following the Fukushima...

Savannah River reaches regulatory milestone on tank waste closure

February 11, 2025, 9:31AMRadwaste Solutions

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said it has reached a regulatory milestone ahead of schedule in preparing radioactive waste tanks for closure at the Savannah...

“Summer time” again? Santee Cooper thinks so

January 29, 2025, 3:04PMNuclear News

South Carolina public utility Santee Cooper and its partner South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) called a halt to the Summer-2 and -3 AP1000 construction project in July 2017, citing...

Supreme Court urged to uphold ruling against Texas SNF storage site

January 24, 2025, 7:02AMRadwaste Solutions

A flurry of amicus briefs from states, politicians, and special interest groups were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court this week, urging the court to uphold a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals...

Reviewing the top nuclear headlines from 2023

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