Author: Fission Today

Three Reasons Why DOE’s Plutonium Plan Has Deal Breakers Operating and Planned Fast Reactors that Burn Plutonium as Fuel The five firms selected for negotiations with DOE to contract for delivery of surplus plutonium for the purpose of turning it into HALEU fuel may want to take a closer look at the program before leaping into a decision to accept the material. THere are three reasons abou the plan that could be deal breakers. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Request for Applications (RFA) published October 2025 offers to provide commercial firms plutonium derived from nuclear weapons to turn it into…

In 2025, the nine nuclear-armed states spent just under $119 billion, or $3,768 per second, on their nuclear arsenals. The report, Premeditated: Nuclear Weapons Spending in 2025, shows that the combined spending of the nuclear armed states – China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, UK and US increased 19% from the previous year ($16.8 billion).   The United States again spent more than all of the other nuclear armed states combined: $69.2 billion. Washington also had the largest annual increase at $12.4 billion. China was the second largest spender at $13.5 billion. The UK overtook Russia to become the…

The North Carolina Supreme Court last month upheld a Duke Energy Carolinas rate hike that consumer advocates say will cost customers an extra $129 million over three years — a decision clouded by potential conflicts of interest involving two of the justices who voted for it. The extra cost traces to the first Duke Energy rate cases decided by the North Carolina Utilities Commission under the state’s 2021 law that allowed multi-year ratesetting. Under that process, the NCUC approves rate increases for several years at a time, limiting customers’ ability to seek relief in the interim. In the Duke Energy…

What does France’s nuclear waste plan in Bure mean for Luxembourg? burying radioactive waste underground risks making the problem invisible rather than fully addressing its implications, particularly since some of the materials involved will remain hazardous for up to 100,000 years. Christophe Wantz, adapted for RTL Today,  11.06.2026  The Cigéo project in Bure, in the Meuse region of France, is one of the country’s most controversial projects. If approved, underground facilities for the long-term storage of radioactive waste from France’s nuclear power plants will be built. The facility is located in the rural Meuse region, far from populated areas and close…

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced the company has published five peer-reviewed physics basis papers detailing its work on the group’s ARC fusion power plant. The papers, published in a special edition of the Journal of Plasma Physics, were written collaboratively by a team of world-class physicists, the company said on June 4. CFS said the writings “offer an in-depth examination of the scientific foundations of the ARC power plant and confirm the key physics that’ll enable ARC to continuously deliver 400 megawatts (MW) of net electricity to the grid.” Alex Creely, chief engineer for ARC Conceptual Design at CFS, and…

Kevin Thompson, a commissioner on the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), disclosed that he has a data center client during a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners in New Mexico last week. Thompson, who is seeking re-election to the ACC later this year, also operates a consulting business, Broadmore Consulting, which offers business development and government relations services. Thompson was participating in a panel with other utility regulators discussing the topic, “Does the Shifting Federal Landscape Change How We Find the Public Interest?” He made his disclosure during a discussion of whether there…

DOE Charts Fusion’s Future for U.S. in Updated Roadmap European Fusion Groups Join Forces for Energy Sovereignty Tennessee Is First State With Fusion Regulations; Type One Applies for License Commonwealth Fusion Systems Scores Investment by Abu Dhabi-Based Plynth Energy Thea Energy Accelerates Fusion Energy Using Digital Twin and AI Surrogate Models  DOE Approves Xcimer’s Fusion Power Preconceptual Design  Xcimer Energy Starts of Operations of a Prototype Fusion System Oklo Acquires ARMEC a Precision Manufacturing Company Romania Weighs Investing in PHWRs Over SMRs BN-1200 Targeted for Construction Start in 2027 DOE Charts Fusion’s Future for U.S. in 2030s Roadmap The U.S. The…

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Sizewell C: the Unanswered Questions June 8, 2026 Alison Downes, 8 June 2026: On the day the Public Accounts Committee begins scrutiny of Sizewell C, [1] and almost a year to the day that the government’s announcement of its £14.2bn investment paved the way for a Final Investment Decision, Stop Sizewell C is publishing a report “Sizewell C – The Unanswered Questions”. This highlights what is known, what it is impossible to know, and what the government continues to keep secret about Sizewell C. It is a story of secrecy, obfuscation and deception and contains a number of recommendations. [2] Read here:  Sizewell C, the Unanswered Questions,…