Mark Shenk

Private funders may step up as Trump cancels loan support for long-distance transmission but challenges remain for multi-state projects amid a lack of national planning.

A new state-run program to produce advanced nuclear fuels should help forge a U.S. supply chain clears a major hurdle for small modular reactors.

Leading U.S. small modular reactor developers have unveiled plans to deploy reactors in the UK and mainland Europe but they will face regulatory and supply chain challenges, as well as competition from European rivals.

A handful of U.S. small modular reactor developers are betting that Low Enriched Uranium Plus nuclear fuel will allow them to avoid a potential supply crunch for more advanced fuels.

A new U.S. government initiative will provide low-cost financing to increase the output of the existing nuclear fleet by 5 GW by 2029 to help meet surging power demand from data centers and manufacturing.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is rolling out a suite of reforms to expedite the approval of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) designs, potentially clearing a major hurdle that threatens to hamper deployment.

U.S. federal support helped TerraPower and Kairos Power start building full-sized demonstration advanced reactors in April, with X-energy set to follow suit next year.

A new U.S. regulatory framework for fusion machines is set to establish a clear, predictable regulatory pathway that will likely accelerate licensing.