Several Midwestern states on opposite ends of the political spectrum have taken steps signaling receptiveness to small modular reactor development.

The White House and Department of Commerce announced 31 regional tech hubs, which include some aimed at furthering the energy transition, in an effort to stand up globally competitive industries around the country.

The Tennessee Valley Authority doesn’t appear ready to fast-track its decarbonization plans despite receiving a letter this month from 10 members of Congress urging it to chart a path to 100% clean energy by 2035.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the PUC to study how to position the state "as the national leader on advanced nuclear energy."

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalized emergency preparedness rules for small modular reactors.

New technologies upend conventional wisdom that heavy industry — cement, steel, petrochemicals — will be hard to abate or require carbon capture. But how fast can they scale?

The challenge ahead for X-energy: early planning for design, procurement and construction to deliver the first Xe-100s on time and on budget.

PacifiCorp will be able to meet Oregon’s ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for electric utilities but “it will not be without challenges,” a company official said.

DOE is estimating that 500 to 750 GW of clean, firm power — including 200 GW of new nuclear — will be needed to reach net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.

TVA has struck an agreement on small modular reactor development with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Ontario Power Generation and Synthos Green Energy.