Yasir Arafat, Co-Founder, CTO, & President, stops by the Energy News Beat podcast On July 4th, 2024—America’s 250th birthday—something extraordinary happened that most people missed. Allo Atomics turned on a brand new advanced nuclear reactor for the first time in 50 years. But here’s what makes this truly revolutionary: they designed, built, and achieved criticality […]
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Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are reshaping the nuclear energy landscape with their compact size (typically up to 300 MWe per unit, versus 1,000–1,400 MWe for traditional large reactors), factory-built modular designs, enhanced safety features, and faster deployment potential. These attributes make SMRs ideal for powering data centers, remote communities, industrial sites, and replacing retiring coal […]
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Alina Voss from NX Atomics stops by the Energy News Beat Podcast The title “The Math Ain’t Mathing: Why America Needs Nuclear Now” was derived from a comment Alina made on the podcast. I was very impressed, and as we talked, she made some great points. I am going to follow up with her company […]
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Power prices on the largest electric grid in the United States — PJM Interconnection, which serves 13 states and the District of Columbia — jumped a staggering 76% in the first quarter of 2026. Wholesale power averaged $136.53 per megawatt-hour (MWh), up from $77.78/MWh in the same period of 2025, according to the grid’s independent […]
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In a landmark moment for the advanced nuclear sector, X-Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XE) has completed its initial public offering, raising approximately $1.02 billion in gross proceeds. The Maryland-based developer of small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced nuclear fuel priced its upsized offering of roughly 44.3 million Class A shares at $23 per share—well above the […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was first published on the California Globe. We highly recommend bookmarking their site and reading daily. Residential natural gas appliances are a modest factor in the region’s air quality equation By Marc Joffe, April 15, 2026 3:00 pm On January 1, 2027, San Francisco Bay Area homeowners will awaken to an unwelcome reality: […]
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In a defining moment for advanced nuclear deployment, NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) and its partner, The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U. of I.), have officially submitted a Construction Permit Application (CPA) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the KRONOS MMR™ microreactor. Submitted on March 31, […]
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A viral X post from @LimitlesCobz captured the moment perfectly on April 1, 2026. It laid bare what EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen just told member states after an emergency energy ministers’ meeting: Europeans should work from home, drive less, fly less, and cut back on energy use because of the ongoing Gulf (Iran) conflict. […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This is from the Department of Energy, and Stu Turley will be writing a follow up Article for the Energy News Beat Substack tonight. As Stu Turley often says, \”Energy Security Starts at Home, but your Energy Dominance comes through your exports\”. UNLEASHING THE GOLDEN ERA OF ENERGY DOMINANCE AND LOWERING PRICES […]
Continue ReadingThis is an outstanding interview from Neil Mehta with Secretary Chris Wright at the Goldman Sachs Energy Conference. The main topics discussed in this transcript are: 1. The situation in Venezuela and the U.S. government\’s plans to restore oil production and exports from the country. This includes details on the U.S. government\’s actions to arrest […]
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