A time traveler from the age of steam. Digital Advocacy for Energy Density.
TerraPower Signs Hyundai as EPC for Eight 345 MW Natrium Reactors TerraPower announced two key agreements, one with Hyundai Engineering Construction (HDEC) and one with SK Innovation, to develop and commercialize its Natrium technology across the United States, Korea Continue reading
Guest post by Elliot Marsh, NeutronRise A Roadmap to Transporting HALEU Fuel from the Fabrication Plant to the Reactor Site Moving a Microreactor Without Fuel is an Easy Ride Compared to Moving the Fuel Itself This past spring, a microreactor Continue reading
Restarting a Nuclear Reactor: Three-Mile Island’s Workforce and Legal Challenges Guest Blog Post by: Elliot Marsh, NeutronRise This is a summary of the full report.Full text of the report https://neutronrise.com/can-you-restart-a-nuclear-reactor/ The big picture: Constellation Energy is executing a fast-track effort Continue reading
Vaibhav Sinha, Ph.D., who holds this degree in nuclear engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, has created a vibrant cartoon series called “Nuclear Fun Hub” and is posting the cartoons on Linkedin. He has graciously allowed Neutron Bytes Continue reading
Nuclear Fuels Deals Frame the Future of Advanced Reactors The question of whether sufficient nuclear fuel will be available for advanced micro and small modular reactors by the time they need their first fuel loads is one of the key Continue reading
Oklo s Groves Research Reactor Achieves First Criticality Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) , an advanced nuclear technology company, announced that its Groves Isotope Test Reactor reached first criticality after achieving a controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction at low power. The milestone Continue reading
DOE Selects Five States as Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses According to DOE the proposed campuses are designed to support activities across the full nuclear fuel lifecycle, including fuel fabrication, enrichment, reprocessing used nuclear fuel, and final disposition of used nuclear Continue reading
The NRC s proposed package rule solves a real problem. It isn t the one blocking fresh fuel. Guest Column by: Elliot Marsh On July 27, 2026, the NRC published a proposed rule that would modernize how fuel transportation packages get certified. Continue reading
There has been a lot of activity among talking heads in Washington this past week about President Trump taking uranium enrichment off the table for any deal that offers U.S. nuclear energy technologies, e.g., Westinghouse AP1000 reactors, to Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
DOE OKs Startup of Oklo Research Reactor in Texas The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) startup authorization allows Oklo to load nuclear fuel, conduct startup testing, and proceed toward the first criticality of its research reactor in Lockhart, TX, which Continue reading