In a world seeking dependable, round-the-clock energy, nuclear power is experiencing a resurgence of interest due to its unmatched reliability and scale to meet growing demand. This renewal of interest represents a turnaround...more
12/8/2025
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Construction Industry ,
Data Centers ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Infrastructure ,
Nuclear Power ,
Power Plants ,
Utilities Sector
The U.S. Army is moving forward with its program (Janus Program) to deploy small, flexible nuclear reactors at nine selected military installations in the United States by issuing a solicitation for microreactor power plant...more
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 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
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Centers ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Executive Orders ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration
Consistent with other Departments' amendments to National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) regulations, the Department of Interior updated its regulations to allow for more flexibility both in implementing NEPA's...more
There have been more changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and its implementing regulations in the past nine months than perhaps at any point since NEPA was signed into law by President Nixon on January 1,...more
8/6/2025
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Department of Agriculture ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
New Regulations ,
NOAA ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v Eagle County Colorado ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
On June 18, 2025 the Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued a Request for Application (“RFA”) for a Reactor Pilot Program to construct and operate advanced nuclear reactors outside of the National Laboratories. This program is...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