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The NRC finalized a rule allowing commercial reactor license applicants to reuse DOE and DOD demonstration data, the first major reactor-regulation change under Executive Order 14300, potentially slashing licensing cost and time for advanced-nuclear startups even as the agency faces workforce attrition and proposed staff cuts.
Two experts warned US lawmakers that nuclear technology transferred to Saudi Arabia could outlive the regime itself, arguing proliferation safeguards must be baked into any transfer deal rather than assumed from current political stability.
Amazon has signed an agreement with X-energy and American Electric Power to fund a new 960 MW small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear plant in Indiana, replacing a retired coal station, to power the regional grid and Amazon's data centers.
AEP has signed agreements with Amazon and X-energy for a 960-MW advanced nuclear project in Indiana, with Amazon committing to a long-term power purchase contract that would cover the facility's capital and operating costs if the project proceeds.
Top 10 weekly funding rounds feature Safe Superintelligence's $5B Nvidia-backed round and Commonwealth Fusion Systems' $1B, with notable bets across energy storage, nuclear, fintech, and AI infrastructure.
US Genesis Mission earmarks over $5B for initial AI projects across DOE labs, including a $60M, 3-year nuclear-energy AI program, with award negotiations still in process and China’s AI push highlighted as a comparator.
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