Nuclear Power & Radiation

Resignation of Nuclear Regulator Seen as an Attack on Agency Independence

"NRC Commissioner Annie Caputo “apparently resigned rather than be compromised by politics.”" 

"A top official at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is resigning from her post amid the Trump administration’s attempts to overhaul atomic energy rules and chip away at the agency’s independence.

Source: Mother Jones, 07/31/2025
September 30, 2025

DEADLINE: Write Before Midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ short fiction contest will be judged by renowned American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson. No entry fee. Cash prizes. Deadline is Sep 30, 2025.

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July 16, 2025

NEA Press Conference: Tracking SMR Progress Around the World

This Nuclear Energy Agency press conference launches its Small Modular Reactor Dashboard to track the development of SMR technologies around the world and assess their progress in the areas of licensing, siting, financing, supply chain readiness, engagement and fuel availability. 9 a.m. ET.

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Truckers Say Oil and Gas Companies Are Violating HazMat Transport Regs

"The waste and wastewater generated by fracking can be highly radioactive and toxic, especially in the Marcellus Shale, the formation beneath Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York that supplies fracking wells with gas."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/02/2025

"Iran Threatens To Close Strait of Hormuz: What Would Happen?"

"Iran has warned that it could shut the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoints, in retaliation for U.S. involvement in its conflict with Israel."

Source: Newsweek, 06/20/2025

Fearing Radioactive Waste, Pa. Community Fights to Stop Landfill Re-Opening

"For years, residents of Grove City, Pennsylvania, have fought to stop a decades-old landfill from resuming operations in their town. They were worried the landfill would make legacy pollution in the area worse. But in 2022, information about the kind of waste the landfill would accept raised new fears."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/04/2025

"Meta Strikes 20-Year Nuclear Power Deal With Constellation Energy"

"Facebook’s parent company Meta locked in 20 years of nuclear power on Tuesday from Constellation Energy to help meet the tech giant’s surging energy demand for artificial intelligence and its other power-intensive computing needs."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/04/2025

"Trump Forces Showdown Over Nuclear Regulation"

"In his call Friday for a nationwide expansion of new nuclear power plants, President Donald Trump has set up a potentially historic showdown between his authority and the independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. standard-setter for nuclear safety for the past half-century."

Source: E&E News, 05/28/2025

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