The U.S. nuclear industry has entered a new era. After years of fragmented business models, cost-overruns, delayed builds and uncertainty about financing for large reactors, the sector is shifting. ...more
10/31/2025
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Reform ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Infrastructure ,
Nuclear Power ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
The race to commercialize fusion energy in the U.S. continues. On October 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) released a Fusion Science & Technology Roadmap (the “Roadmap”) outlining a national fusion energy...more
The federal government's recent momentum toward deploying advanced nuclear technologies has brought renewed attention to a long-standing but often overlooked question: which agencies actually have the authority to build and...more
The Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a first-of-its-kind initiative to open significant portions of its Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to private development of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers paired with...more
10/1/2025
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Data Centers ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Executive Orders ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration
When Russia invaded Ukraine, European nations — and the UK in particular — were forced to go “cold turkey” off Russian natural gas, severing a supply chain that had underpinned electricity and heating for decades. That...more
9/19/2025
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Climate Change ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Nuclear Power ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
UK
In 2025, Life Sciences and Health Care (LS&HC) companies face rapidly evolving regulatory paradigms that create transactional risks and require daily monitoring. After more than 70 national elections in 2024, the dust hasn’t...more
8/25/2025
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Clinical Trials ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Health ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Genetic Materials ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Innovative Technology ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
A new paper titled "Facilitating Global Deployment of Floating Nuclear Power Plants" has been published by the World Nuclear Association's Cooperation in Reactor Design Evaluation and Licensing (CORDEL) Working Group. This...more
On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in NRC v. Texas to resolve a circuit split over the storage of spent nuclear fuel between the Tenth Circuit, D.C. Circuit, and Fifth...more
6/24/2025
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Appeals ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Energy Policy ,
Judicial Review ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Texas
On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed four Executive Orders intended to expedite the development and deployment of American nuclear technology. The orders would affect the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”), the...more
Earlier this week, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy...more
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratory, has published an updated set of recommendations to reform and streamline nuclear energy licensing. The INL/RPT-25-84292, “Recommendations...more
Innovative technologies are reshaping every industry, presenting new business cases and changing our daily lives. These technologies are hyper-connecting the world and offering new ways to interact. Particularly in the Space...more
The International Energy Agency released a report this week titled “The Path to a New Era for Nuclear Energy” (the “Report”), which looks at opportunities for nuclear energy to meet rising energy demand, while addressing...more
In a series of announcements coming out of COP today, the White House announced a framework for deploying nuclear energy titled Safely and Responsibly Expanding U.S. Nuclear Energy: Deployment Targets and a Framework for...more
Recent announcements pairing Big Tech and nuclear energy have hit the news lately. But where did this interest come from, and what does it mean for nuclear energy in the United States? We walk through the emerging...more
On November 1, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected an amended interconnection agreement filed by PJM Interconnection for the Susquehanna nuclear station, which would have permitted an increase in...more
Seven recent announcements—five in the past week alone—show that the United States and its allies are getting serious about deploying nuclear energy. These announcements reflect a dramatic need for new generation—particularly...more
Today, the Supreme Court announced that it is taking up a case related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (“NRC”) ability to license away-from-reactor interim storage of spent nuclear fuel. By hearing the case in the...more
On Monday, September 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) published an updated version of its Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Advanced Nuclear report. The updated report builds off of the initial report,...more
On July 18, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) approved a new process to help streamline the agency’s mandatory hearings. The new process will go into effect immediately and should dramatically shorten the time...more
On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, President Biden signed into law the most comprehensive energy-related bill since the Inflation Reduction Act—and it’s all about nuclear energy. This new law will support the deployment of nuclear...more
On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued a request for proposals (“RFP”) aimed at expanding domestic uranium enrichment capabilities. This confirms the Biden Administration’s priority to establish...more
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a number of decisions over the past few days that impact administrative agencies, including the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”).
The biggest impact is anticipated to come from the...more
7/3/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
In a move further reflecting the ongoing geopolitical tensions between the United States and Russia, the U.S. government has recently proposed or implemented a series of policy changes aimed at curbing its reliance on the...more
Fusion energy took center stage in Washington, D.C. this week. On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new strategy aimed at accelerating the viability of commercial fusion energy in partnership with...more