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The United States imports almost 50% of its uranium from Russia and other former Soviet states.
Antares aims to demonstrate its first full micro-reactor unit by the end of 2027.
The U.S. government is beginning to remove some NEPA-related regulations that have historically delayed reactor construction projects.
California Governor Gavin Newsom reversed the planned shutdown of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) mandate was expanded to require consideration of broader environmental and societal benefits, not just safety.
Recent reforms require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to provide a license decision within 18 months of an application.
Antares is participating in a new Department of Energy (DOE) test reactor program where the DOE and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) act as regulators for initial reactor testing, bypassing the NRC for this phase.
The U.S. Army now has the authority to license its own nuclear reactors, similar to the authority the U.S. Navy already possesses.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 introduced production tax credits for nuclear energy.
The U.S. Army's Janus program will fund 3 to 5 companies to build prototype micro-reactors on military bases, with the goal of selecting a winner to build 5 to 10 or more reactors for deployment.
The U.S. government has announced a plan to spend $80 billion on nuclear development in partnership with Westinghouse.
Brookfield Asset Management is partnering to complete the construction of the previously abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear plant in South Carolina.