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10/06/2026

🎤 Chairman Nieh kicks off the 2026 NRC All Employees meeting.

📍 Last week, Commissioner Marzano attended the 2026 Texas Nuclear Summit where he sat down for a fireside chat on regula...
10/05/2026

📍 Last week, Commissioner Marzano attended the 2026 Texas Nuclear Summit where he sat down for a fireside chat on regulatory modernization and discussed NRC’s multiple regulatory frameworks. Engaging openly with stakeholders helps ensure our regulatory approach is clear and transparent.

➡️ On the sidelines of the Summit, Commissioner Marzano visited Deployable Energy’s manufacturing facility in Houston. Visits like these help NRC leaders better understand emerging nuclear technologies and their development, supporting the agency's mission to enable the safe and secure use of radioactive materials while preparing for future effective licensing and oversight.

📍 This month, Beaver Valley Power Station’s Unit 1 marks 50 years of commercial operation, 11 years ahead of Unit 2. Loc...
10/02/2026

📍 This month, Beaver Valley Power Station’s Unit 1 marks 50 years of commercial operation, 11 years ahead of Unit 2. Located along the Ohio River in Pennsylvania, both units are pressurized-water nuclear reactors. Together, they have a combined electrical capacity of 1,704 megawatts, enough to power roughly 1.6 million Pennsylvania homes annually.

🇺🇸 The NRC Small Business Program participated in U.S. Small Business Administration's Freedom 250 event to celebrate Am...
10/01/2026

🇺🇸 The NRC Small Business Program participated in U.S. Small Business Administration's Freedom 250 event to celebrate American entrepreneurship, small business innovation, and domestic supply chain strength. The NRC’s Small Business Program joined senior White House officials, Presidential appointees, OpenAI, Google, and the small business offices from U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Energy to engage with America’s top entrepreneurs and small businesses specializing in manufacturing and support services.

Earlier this week, General Matter delivered its application to build a uranium enrichment facility in Paducah, Kentucky,...
09/30/2026

Earlier this week, General Matter delivered its application to build a uranium enrichment facility in Paducah, Kentucky, advancing next gen nuclear fuel production and strengthening America’s nuclear energy supply chain. The NRC will thoroughly review the application to ensure it meets all safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.

HISTORIC: We just approved the first-ever U.S. commercial small modular reactor construction permit, completed ahead of ...
09/29/2026

HISTORIC: We just approved the first-ever U.S. commercial small modular reactor construction permit, completed ahead of schedule in just 14 months, through efficient, safety-focused review. The future of advanced nuclear starts now. https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/news-releases/2026/26-079

Our team recently visited the Dow Chemical Seadrift site while in Texas for a construction permit mandatory hearing for ...
09/28/2026

Our team recently visited the Dow Chemical Seadrift site while in Texas for a construction permit mandatory hearing for the proposed Long Mott Generating Station. Visits like this help us better understand site characteristics and ensure new reactors can operate safely.

09/25/2026

Chairman Nieh sat down with an NRC intern to talk career paths. Now it's your turn. Engineering, science, cyber & data grads; apply to the 2027 NRAN cohort by Sept. 30. https://www.usajobs.gov/job/883091800

Indiana is now the nation’s 41st Agreement State, expanding safe, effective oversight of radioactive materials used in m...
09/24/2026

Indiana is now the nation’s 41st Agreement State, expanding safe, effective oversight of radioactive materials used in medicine, research and industry. The agreement brings regulation closer to the communities it serves while preserving NRC safety standards and federal oversight. https://ow.ly/tCGA50ZR6fb

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