Nuclear & Uranium

Reactor Restarts & Regulatory Tailwinds

Reactor Restarts & Regulatory Tailwinds

Palisades restart faces corrosion/supply-chain issues. Crane restart progressing. NRC proposes 40-year license terms, risk-informed pathways. DOE $17.5B conditional for AP1000 long-lead items. Santee Cooper pursues V.C. Summer revival. PG&E Diablo Canyon gets 20-year extension. Bipartisan Kelly-Lummis bill for domestic fuel supply. DOE awarded first Civil Nuclear Credit payment of $271M to Diablo Canyon, preserving 2.2 GW baseload.

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Updated Aug 15, 2026