Commission Meetings
Dartmouth Policy Research Shop Presentation
Nuclear Electricity Expansion in New Hampshire The Dartmouth Policy Research Shop report can be downloaded from:https://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/report/nuclear-electricity-expansion-new-hampshire Summary of the Video Conference: The meeting focused on the commission’s study of advanced […]
Regular Meeting – November 6, 2023
Ryan MacLeod, Laboratory Technologist at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; James Walker, CEO at NANO Nuclear Energy and Evan Cummings, Director of Business Development at Kairos Power. We will also entertain questions […]
Regular Meeting – October 2, 2023
Eric Johnson, Director of External Affairs for ISO New England; Tristan Jackson, Vice President of Corporate Development at Moltex Energy; and Donald Gustavson, Business Operations Manager for Ultra Safe Nuclear […]
Regular Meeting – September 18, 2023
We’ll hear presentations from Ryan Duncan, Director of Government Relations at SMR developer Last Energy, and Ryan Umstattd, VP of Product & Partnerships at fusion developer Zap Energy. We will also entertain questions and […]
Tour of Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant
Commission members and interested guests toured the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Seabrook Station nuclear power plant is located in Seabrook, New Hampshire. It’s approximately […]
Regular Meeting – August 7, 2023
We’ll hear presentations from Chris Lohse, Innovation and Technology Manager at Idaho National Laboratory, Julie Kozeracki, Senior Advisor at U.S. Department of Energy, and Dr. Billy Valderrama, Senior Advisor at U.S. […]
Regular Meeting – June 19, 2023
We’ll hear presentations from Seth Grae, President and CEO of Lightbridge and Matt Wald, writer for the American Nuclear Society, and the Breakthrough Institute. We will also entertain comments from members […]
Regular Meeting – May 12, 2023
We’ll hear presentations from Craig Piercy, Executive Director/CEO of the American Nuclear Society and Gareth Thomas, Senior Program Manager at Holtec. We will also entertain comments from members of the public […]
Regular Meeting – Apr 7, 2023
We’ll hear presentations from Joshua Parker, Director of Business Development at BWX Technologies and Carol Lane, Vice President, Government Relations for X-energy. We will also entertain comments from members of the […]
Regular Meeting – Mar 6, 2023
We’ll hear presentations from Jeff Navin, Director of External Affairs at TerraPower and Dan Leistikow, VP of Corporate Communications for Centrus Energy. We will also entertain comments from members of the public […]
Regular Meeting – Jan 23, 2023
We’ll hear presentations from Michael Wentzel, Branch Chief at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and David Durham, President, Energy Systems at Westinghouse Electric Company. We will also entertain comments from […]
Regular Meeting – Dec 12, 2022
We’ll hear presentations by Meredith Angwin, energy analyst, nuclear proponent, and author of “Shorting the Grid,” and by Jacqueline Siebens, Director of Policy and External Affairs at Oklo, Inc., a […]
Regular Meeting – Nov 21, 2022
Representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institution and NuScale Power, a small modular reactor (SMR) manufacturer, presented to the commission. We also took comments from members of the public and took […]
Organizational Meeting – Oct 11, 2022
This was the first meeting of the commission to organize its membership and anticipated our meeting schedule. We took comments from members of the public and addressed other business. Next […]
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NRC rolls out reforms to accelerate small reactor licensing
Amazon (1,200 MW) + Meta (2,600 MW) just signed 20-year nuclear PPAs with Vistra. 3,800+ MW of clean power from big tech.
This is what demand-side energy policy looks like. No government mandates – just market forces driving the nuclear renaissance.
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A small nuclear reactor just landed in Utah. Here’s what it means for the state
Article: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/02/16/us-military-flies-nuclear-reactor/
TRISO-X Receives First-Ever Part 70 HALEU Fuel Fabrication License
Source: https://x-energy.com/media/news-releases/triso-x-receives-first-ever-part-70-haleu-fuel-fabrication-license-
Nuclear in the News
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Regulators sign off on NuScale small modular nuclear reactor, first to get approval
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has certified the design for what will be the United States’ first small modular nuclear reactor. The rule that certifies the design was published Thursday in the Federal Register. It means that companies seeking to build and operate a nuclear power plant can pick the design for a 50-megawatt, advanced…
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Secretary Granholm Announces Major Scientific Breakthrough by DOE National Laboratory
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Jill Hruby announced a major scientific breakthrough accomplished by researchers at DOE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Joining the Secretary and Under Secretary was White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Dr. Arati…
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A small nuclear reactor with off-the-shelf parts: Can it work?
The unusually nimble nuclear startup Last Energy relies on proven technology to steer clear of the pitfalls that have stymied its competitors, incumbents and newcomers alike. Read the original article by Julian Spector at Canary Media. Podcasting is not a conventional stepping stone to building nuclear power plants. But after interviewing hundreds of experts for his Titans…