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Russia is about to sea-trial the Khabarovsk — a new submarine built to carry the Poseidon, a nuclear torpedo designed to drown coastlines in radioactive waves

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North Carolina lawmakers just moved to block Duke Energy from retiring coal plants until new nuclear is approved to replace every lost megawatt

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A Dutch-French team just tapped Hyundai to build molten-salt reactors — a design that runs hot at normal pressure instead of risking a meltdown

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The Energy Department just handed eight companies $94 million to fast-track small modular reactors — clearing the licensing and supply snags that stall new plants

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The Air Force just fired an unarmed Minuteman III across the Pacific from Vandenberg — a live test of the nuclear missiles on watch for 50 years

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The NRC just set a lighter rulebook for fusion plants — regulating tritium and activated metal instead of the meltdown risks that fission carries

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Zap Energy just pivoted to add nuclear fission to its fusion program — hedging its bet as the race to power AI data centers heats up

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The Department of Energy just awarded $29 million to Jefferson Lab and partners to build spin-polarized fusion fuel that could nearly double reactor yield

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The UK just committed £2 billion to quantum computing and £2.5 billion to nuclear fusion — a national bet on energy independence

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Commonwealth Fusion’s SPARC reactor is now 75% built in Massachusetts — Google and Eni have already signed power purchase agreements

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Meta announced 6.6 gigawatts of nuclear energy projects specifically to power its AI data centers

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Nuclear power set a global output record last year — and the IEA says nuclear plus renewables will generate half of all electricity by 2030

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The Department of Energy awarded $94 million to speed up small modular reactor deployments across the United States

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Spain may rethink its nuclear phase-out as AI data center demand and grid constraints force policymakers to reconsider

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Trump’s nuclear-powered shipping initiative wants small modular reactors on commercial vessels to cut dependence on Strait of Hormuz fuel

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Commonwealth Fusion’s Virginia plant already has Google and Eni signed up to buy its power — first plasma target is late 2027

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EU nations reversed course to pave the way for 81.2 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2040 — Belgium killed its phase-out and Italy lifted its ban

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China’s Linglong One reactor is scheduled to start operations this year — the first commercial small modular reactor on Earth

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China’s Linglong One — the world’s first commercial small modular reactor — is scheduled to begin operations this year

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The Pentagon is hardening Guam with $1.9 billion in missile defense — including nuclear-hardened power and water systems

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