Infraday CoverageDOE Offers Conditional $4.2 Billion Loan for Vistra Nuclear Upgrades
The proposed financing would preserve roughly 4 GW and support 433 MW of uprates at three Pennsylvania and Ohio nuclear sites.
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Infraday CoverageInfraday CoverageCentrus–Radiant Fuel Agreement Links Microreactor Plans to Domestic Enrichment Capacity
A multiyear HALEU supply contract includes prepayments for enrichment expansion, with deliveries expected before the end of the decade.
Infraday CoverageNRC Approves Construction Permit for TVA’s 300 MW Clinch River SMR
The NRC approved TVA's construction permit for a 300 MW BWRX-300 reactor at Clinch River in Tennessee, while a separate operating license will still be required.
Infraday CoverageConstellation and Amazon Sign 20-Year Calvert Cliffs Power Agreement
Constellation and Amazon have announced a 20-year power purchase agreement for 690 megawatts from Maryland's Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant. The September 30 announcement includes 190 megawatts of planned additional output expected between 2030 and 2032.
Infraday CoverageNRC Proposes Broad Reactor Rule Overhaul With Direct Implications for New Nuclear Projects
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed changes to reactor licensing, oversight and siting rules intended to use more risk-informed approaches.
Infraday CoverageNRC Environmental Finding Advances Crane Clean Energy Center Restart Review
The NRC issued a final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for proposed actions supporting the Pennsylvania reactor's return to service.
Infraday CoverageEden isotope facility reaches mandatory NRC hearing
The September 29 hearing marks a formal step in the construction-permit review for the proposed medical-isotope production complex near Eunice, New Mexico.
Infraday CoverageSeptember nuclear tracker highlights fuel supply and project readiness milestones
NIA’s latest update tracks licensing, funding, offtake, teams and site work alongside reactor announcements.
Infraday CoverageTX-1 clears its structural milestone as nuclear-fuel equipment installation moves forward
TRISO-X’s September 24 update shifts attention from the Oak Ridge building shell to the systems needed for commercial fuel production.
Infraday CoverageNew fusion-program review puts award design beside engineering progress
A September 23 paper examines the mechanics of federal fusion partnerships, while recent company milestones show what a design review does and does not establish.