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nuclear ships vs stalled smrs

Why 160 Nuclear Ships Sail the Seas While Land-Based SMRs Stall at the Dock

160 nuclear ships sail freely while land-based SMRs stall in regulatory limbo. The gap between military and civilian nuclear progress is staggering.
nuclear soars as renewables drop

U.S. Solar and Wind Support Plummets While Nuclear Climbs to Highest Level Ever

Nuclear power just hit its highest support ever — while solar and wind quietly lost millions of American believers. The data tells a surprising story.
thorium powered nuclear energy independence

India’s Three-Stage Nuclear Programme: How 25% of World’s Thorium Could Power Energy Independence

India has 25% of the world’s thorium yet still imports uranium. The reason reveals a nuclear strategy decades in the making.
misleading radiation billboard claim

Utah’s Nuclear Plants vs. Bananas: Why Radiation Scientists Call This Billboard Campaign Misleading

Utah’s pro-nuclear billboards compare reactors to bananas—but radiation scientists say that comparison conveniently leaves out some terrifying realities.
reactors approved 80 year lifetimes

U.S. Nuclear Reactors Now Approved to Run 80 Years—Double Their Original Design Life

U.S. nuclear reactors were only built to last 40 years. Now they’re being approved to run 80. Find out what changed.
nvidia inl prometheus fast reactor

AI-Designed Nuclear Reactors Could Deploy Five Times Faster Under NVIDIA-INL PROMETHEUS Partnership

Nuclear reactors could deploy five times faster with AI. NVIDIA and INL’s Prometheus project is quietly rewriting what’s possible.
arizona smr federal grant

Arizona Utilities Chase $25 Million Federal Grant to Deploy Small Modular Reactors by 2040s

Arizona utilities are chasing $25M in federal funding to bring small modular reactors online—before the rest of the country even figures out the rules.
texas nuclear alliance smr push

Bryan Joins Texas Nuclear Alliance: 70+ Members Push Small Modular Reactors for Grid Reliability

Bryan just joined a 70-member nuclear alliance eyeing Texas grid dominance. What it means for your city’s energy future is worth reading.
metallic fuel cooler by 1000 c

Lightbridge’s Patented Metallic Fuel Runs 1000°C Cooler Than Standard Reactors—How It Works

Lightbridge’s metallic fuel runs 1,000°C cooler than standard reactors. The science behind this temperature drop challenges everything conventional nuclear engineering assumed possible.
utah nuclear campus bids jobs

Utah Bids for Controversial Nuclear Lifecycle Campus in Tooele County, Creating 10,000 Jobs

Utah wants to host a full nuclear fuel lifecycle campus near Salt Lake City. 10,000 jobs or radioactive gamble?
natrium reactor gains approval

TerraPower’s Natrium: First Sodium-Cooled Reactor Approved in US Since 1980s

The first sodium-cooled reactor since the 1980s just got approved—and it’s replacing a coal plant. Here’s why that matters enormously.
doe aims 7 5 gw nuclear uprates by 2029

Trump’s Nuclear Revival Plan: DOE Targeting 7.5 GW Capacity Boost Through Uprates by 2029

The DOE wants 7.5 GW more nuclear power by 2029—but the real ambition behind this plan dwarfs anything America has attempted in decades.