TerraPower Gets Green Light on Final Safety Review to Build New Reactor

by Emily | Dec 4, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear

A mockup of a fuel bundle for TerraPower’s Natrium reactor. (TerraPower Photo) Nuclear power company TerraPower has passed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff’s final safety evaluation for a permit to build a reactor in Wyoming. The Washington-based company backed...

First Look at Amazon Backed SMR Planned for Washington

by Emily | Oct 21, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Education, Nuclear

Renderings of the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility, a planned nuclear plant near Richland, Wash., that is a partnership of Amazon, X-energy and Energy Northwest. (X-energy Illustration) Last year, Amazon announced agreements to preserve existing and support the...

Energy Northwest and BPA Advance Plan to Increase Region’s Nuclear Power

by Emily | Jun 26, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear

The Columbia nuclear power plant. Last month, Energy Northwest and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) announced the approval of a $700 million project proposal to increase the output of the Columbia Generation Station nuclear facility, which is the region’s...

New Executive Orders Set to Boost Nuclear Energy

by Emily | May 29, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear, Policy & Legislation

Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Credit: U.S. Dept. of Energy) Late last week, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders intended to increase domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years. The orders come as demand for electricity...

TVA First to Submit Construction Permit for SMR

by Emily | May 20, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 SMR. Image credit: GE Vernova. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced May 20 that it is the first utility in the U.S. to submit a construction permit application (CPA) for the GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH)...

Google and Elementl Working on Advanced Nuclear Project Development

by Emily | May 15, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear

Photo by Jelena83 from Getty Images. Google and Elementl Power have announced a strategic agreement to accelerate the development of clean, reliable energy. Elementl Power, an advanced nuclear project developer, will receive early-stage capital to help prepare three...