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The NRC Issues Its First SMR Construction Permit
And the nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia takes a small step forward
12 hrs ago • Matthew L. Wald and Spencer Toohill
A Different Estimate of the Cost and Value of New Reactors
And a prediction of the value of companies that build them
Sep 24 • Matthew L. Wald and Spencer Toohill
The Fuzzy Math Behind Yucca Mountain
And a Nuclear Company’s On-Again, Off-Again Approach to the Stock Market
Sep 17 • Matthew L. Wald and Spencer Toohill
Some State Attorney Generals Are Opposing NRC Reform
And Operators of Legacy Reactors Have Big Plans
Sep 10 • Matthew L. Wald and Spencer Toohill
The Pentagon, Checkbook in Hand, Wants Tiny Reactors
And a California port explores nuclear energy
Sep 4 • Matthew L. Wald and Spencer Toohill
Trump Pushes Congress to Rethink Waste Disposal
And a fusion company pursues a $1 billion demonstration
Aug 27 • Matthew L. Wald and Spencer Toohill
California Shows Its Love/Hate Relationship with Nuclear Energy
And why nuclear projects are so complicated
Aug 20 • Spencer Toohill and Matthew L. Wald
Another Criticality
And Congress Will Return to a Nuclear Agenda
Aug 13 • Matthew L. Wald and Spencer Toohill
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Nuclear Notes is a weekly update that provides sharp analysis about the most important news in advanced nuclear energy. Nuclear Notes is written by Matthew L. Wald and Spencer Toohill.
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