Nuclear

Nuclear

Bill Gates' nuclear startup wins $750M, loses sole fuel source

TerraPower notches a record-setting investment round led by South Korea's SK. But it has no supplier of the enriched fuel it needs, now that sourcing from Russia is off the table.

By Eric Wesoff . 18 August 2022
Nuclear

Should California keep its last nuclear plant open? The battle is back

Is the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant vital to a clean and reliable grid, or a costly threat to environmental and energy goals? State lawmakers have less than three weeks to decide.

By Jeff St. John . 15 August 2022
Nuclear

This tiny fusion reactor is made out of commercially available parts

Nuclear startup Avalanche Energy has modest funding, a skeleton crew, a pocket-sized prototype — and grand ambitions.

By Eric Wesoff . 26 May 2022
Podcast

Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?

Startups are testing new technologies to solve the challenges facing conventional nuclear. Will they succeed?

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By Lara Pierpont . 25 February 2022
Nuclear

Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators. What does this mean for next-gen nuclear?

If innovative reactor designs can't pass muster with the federal government, the U.S. nuclear industry is in trouble.

By Eric Wesoff . 13 January 2022
Climatetech finance

DOE Loan Programs Office is back in action, plus the latest climatetech deals

Monolith is about to get a mammoth loan; NuScale is going public via SPAC; AES is buying Community Energy; and more.

By Eric Wesoff . 30 December 2021
Podcast

Is nuclear fusion getting closer?

A technical expert discusses when (or if) fusion will become a reality.

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By Shayle Kann . 24 December 2021
Nuclear

Commonwealth Fusion pulls in a colossal $1.8B for novel nuclear tech

Billionaires and VCs continue to invest fortunes in fusion companies, despite distant prospects of success.

By Eric Wesoff . 2 December 2021
Nuclear

Bill Gates–funded nuclear startup will transform a Wyoming coal plant

Will this be the project that revives American nuclear? Plus, a roundup of other nuclear news.

By Eric Wesoff . 18 November 2021
Climatetech finance

Jigar Shah has a new strategy to boost climatetech through DOE loans

The serial entrepreneur, who now leads the loan program at the Department of Energy, has $46B to invest in long-shot decarbonization bets.

By Jeff St. John . 15 November 2021