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U.S. Department of Energy
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Standard Nuclear backlog reaches $576.9m as funded TRISO orders rise fourteenfold since March
Standard Nuclear’s total backlog has risen to $576.9 million after new TRISO fuel agreements, but only $119.3 million is currently funded and binding, making backlog quality as important as the headline growth.
August 27, 2026
AEP’s $4.2bn Ohio transmission opportunity moves closer as OpenAI locks in massive AI load
OpenAI’s 20-year Ohio lease strengthens the commercial case behind AEP’s planned $4.2 billion transmission build as AI electricity demand reshapes utility investment.
August 19, 2026
AI needs power, and Valar Atomics just raised $1bn to build reactor fleets
Valar Atomics’ $1 billion fundraise and $200 million credit facility give the nuclear startup fresh capital to move from Ward 250 criticality toward fleet-scale reactor production for AI, industrial power and clean fuels.
August 4, 2026
American Electric Power’s AEP Texas secures $3.26bn grid loan as AI demand reshapes power infrastructure
Read how American Electric Power’s $3.26bn AEP Texas grid loan could reshape AI-era power demand, infrastructure growth and utility sentiment.
July 9, 2026
Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) faces a pivotal June dilution vote and cash deadline
Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) rallied 316% on a DOE lifeline, but a June dilution vote and a US$142m cash deadline now decide whether the turnaround holds.
June 8, 2026
Why TerraPower’s Natrium deal with HD Hyundai could reshape advanced reactor supply chains
HD Hyundai’s TerraPower Natrium deal could reshape advanced nuclear manufacturing. Find out what it means for reactor supply chains today!
May 21, 2026
Interlune wins NASA backing as Moon mining shifts from concept to hardware
Moon mining still sounds distant. Interlune’s NASA award shows how helium-3 demand may turn lunar science into commercial infrastructure.
May 4, 2026
X-energy advances SMR commercialization with TRISO-X HALEU license and long-term graphite supply deal
Discover how TRISO-X’s NRC license and X-energy’s supply deals could unlock fleet-scale SMR deployment and reshape America’s advanced nuclear future.
February 14, 2026
Centrus Energy (NYSE: LEU) to invest in Oak Ridge centrifuge expansion as U.S. pushes for uranium enrichment independence
Centrus Energy to invest $560M in Tennessee to expand centrifuge production. Find out how this project advances U.S. nuclear fuel independence.
January 25, 2026
Columbia tie-up signals Locksley Resources (ASX: LKY) pivot into U.S. clean energy supply chains
Find out how Locksley Resources is teaming up with Columbia University to revolutionize rare earth processing in the U.S. with AI and green chemistry.
November 17, 2025