July 29, 2026, 4:09PMNuclear NewsIn March, seven tech companies and hyperscalers signed on to President Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a voluntary agreement stating that, in the pursuit of data center growth, signatories would not shift costs to electricity customers in the form of higher electricity bills. Read more...
July 29, 2026, 1:00PMANS NewsThe American Nuclear Society submitted comments earlier this month to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal Financial Management, urging the OMB to reconsider a proposed rewrite of federal grant regulations that ANS said could restrict scientific publishing, conference participation, and long-term nuclear research. Read more...
July 29, 2026, 7:05AMNuclear NewsChanges that Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials have labeled as significant could be coming to the agency’s environmental review regulations if its proposed rule on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures moves forward.With notable changes potentially incoming—such as no longer requiring draft environmental impact statements and the addition of new categorical exclusions—NRC staff shared additional details on these and other proposals during a July 23 meeting on the NEPA proposed rule.Read more...
July 23, 2026, 8:08AMNuclear NewsThis story has been updated to include a July 23 quote from President Trump.The United States and Saudi Arabia have reached a civil nuclear cooperation agreement that could allow the Middle Eastern country to develop civilian nuclear infrastructure and provide a new commercial market to the U.S. nuclear industry.On Tuesday evening, the Wall Street Journal first reported that the two sides had reached an agreement with a term of 30 years. Then, Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that he and Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman had signed the agreement alongside an accompanying bilateral safeguards agreement.Read more...
July 20, 2026, 7:54AMNuclear NewsAs states around the country continue to develop new methods of collaboration with local governments to facilitate and expedite new nuclear deployment, Indiana recently unveiled a plan of its own: the new Indiana Advanced Nuclear Ready Communities Program.The Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED), which leads the program, describes it as a “first-of-its-kind state designation system” that formally recognizes communities that have taken measurable steps to prepare for new nuclear deployment.Read more...
