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Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors
Opponents of the project say it is costly, will take far too long to strengthen Ukraine’s battered power supply and opens the door to corruption.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
How AI could be incorporated into nuclear weapons
During this week's artificial intelligence summit in Paris, arguments were made that advanced AI is critical in the world's current threat landscape. Many militaries are exploring how advanced AI ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
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Trump administration reverses nuclear agency firings
The Trump administration is working to recall hundreds of employees tasked with oversight of the nation’s nuclear weapons after they were fired Thursday, multiple news outlets reported. The firings ...The Hill - 3d -
Democratic lawmakers question Energy Department over DOGE nuclear data access
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wrote Wednesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright about reports that staffers with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
This Startup Just Inked a Deal to Develop a Commercial Nuclear Fusion Plant
Type One Energy’s nuclear fusion deal with the Tennessee Valley Authority comes as the region has experienced an economic boom.Inc. - Feb. 12 -
Ukraine accuses Russia of drone attack on Chernobyl nuclear plant
President Zelenskyy says attack caused ‘significant’ damage to site of 1986 disaster but radiation levels remain stableFinancial Times - 6d -
Russian drone detonates on Chornobyl nuclear plant containment shell
Attack during night before Munich Security Conference started fire but did not cause radiation leak, says Kyiv. Europe live – latest updates A Russian drone carrying a high-explosive warhead ...The Guardian - 6d -
Ukraine accuses Russia's military of flying exploding drone into Chernobyl nuclear plant
Ukraine accused Russia's military of flying an exploding drone into the Chernobyl nuclear plant. The drone damaged the outer shell of the reactor, but it does not appear to have caused a radiation ...CBS News - 6d -
Russian Drone Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Radiation Shield, Ukraine Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks. A Kremlin spokesman denied that Russia had carried out the strike.The New York Times - 6d -
High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears
After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump administration seeks to un-fire nuclear security workers
President Trump's administration is attempting to un-fire some nuclear security workers who were dismissed earlier this week. On Friday, National Nuclear Security Administration officials attempted ...NBC News - 4d -
Trump administration tries to reinstate fired federal nuclear workers
As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk work to downsize the federal government, tens of thousands of federal workers find themselves unemployed. Meanwhile, President Trump blindsided allies after ...NBC News - 4d -
Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers
The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programsABC News - 3d -
Trump administration tries to rehire nuclear weapons workers fired by DOGE
The Trump administration has halted DOGE's firings of hundreds of federal employees working on the nation's nuclear weapons programs.CBS News - 3d -
US government tries to rehire nuclear staff it fired days ago
It is having problems contacting people who were fired in Trump's blitz to shrink the federal workforce.BBC News - 2d -
Big Tech’s AI ambitions deliver funding boost to nuclear reactor race
Developers of advanced microreactors have raised at least $1.5bn over the past year as demand soarsFinancial Times - 1d -
Elon Musk's DOGE staffers don't have access to U.S. nuclear secrets, Energy secretary says
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said three DOGE staffers are working at the department.CNBC - Feb. 7 -
North Korea's Kim slams US-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further bolster his nuclear weapons programABC News - Feb. 8 -
El Salvador OK'd migrant prison deal as U.S. paved way for nuclear power
The nuclear agreement is a potential national security win for the United States, one expert said.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
‘An act of betrayal’: Japan to maximise nuclear power 14 years after Fukushima disaster
Tokyo wants to drop attempts to lessen its reliance on nuclear power, according to a draft energy plan. More than a decade after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Japan is ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
National Nuclear Security Administration officials attempted to notify some employees who had been let go that they are now due to be reinstated but struggled to find them because they didn't have ...NBC News - 4d -
Trump Fired, Then Unfired, National Nuclear Security Administration Employees. What Were Their Jobs?
The administration asked some of the agency’s workers, who were part of last week’s massive layoffs across the federal government, to come back.The New York Times - 3d -
As the US retreats, Europe must look out for itself – so is Macron’s nuclear offer the answer? | Simon Tisdall
Development of a joint defence shield would be politically explosive for Keir Starmer. But it’s an idea whose time has come. The startling contempt for Europe’s intensifying security concerns ...The Guardian - 3d -
Some federal workers who oversee nuclear weapons laid off, asked to return
Some National Nuclear Security Administration employees have been asked to return to their posts after being laid off by the Trump administration. Scott Roecker, the vice president of the Nuclear ...CBS News - 3d -
Japan adopts new carbon reduction targets, energy plan to boost nuclear and renewables by 2040
Japan’s government adopted new decarbonization targets aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70% from 2013 levels over the next 15 years, approving a renewed energy plan to help ...ABC News - 2d -
DOGE Fired Key Nuclear Safety Staff, Triggering a Scramble to Find Them and Rehire Them
It would be funny in, say, an Austin Powers movie, but a mad, weekend-long race to rehire hundreds of recently fired security-cleared experts needed to keep America’s nuclear systems safe wasn’t a ...Inc. - 2d
