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[The Nuclear Industry's Race Against the Clock: EPRI Experts on Fleet Optimization, SMRs, and What's Next]

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Nuke News / The Nuclear Industry’s Race Ag...

Last post by Marlin - Jan 15, 2026, 02:09

The Nuclear Industry's Race Against the Clock: EPRI Experts on Fleet Optimization, SMRs, and What's Next

https://www.powermag.com/the-nuclear-industrys-race-against-the-clock-epri-experts-on-fleet-optimization-smrs-and-whats-next/

[Cutting nuclear power plant costs: Argonne develops framework for smarter maintenance]

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Nuke News / Cutting nuclear power plant co...

Last post by Marlin - Jan 15, 2026, 02:07

Cutting nuclear power plant costs: Argonne develops framework for smarter maintenance

https://www.anl.gov/article/cutting-nuclear-power-plant-costs-argonne-develops-framework-for-smarter-maintenance

#33

Nuke News / Re: DOE kills decades-old radi...

Last post by Mounder - Jan 15, 2026, 01:42

DOE Action (Jan 2026): The DOE issued a memorandum to eliminate ALARA from its directives and regulations (like DOE Order 458.1 and 10 CFR 835), aiming for science-based standards.

It's just a memorandum to scrub ALARA.  Nothing has been actually done. Good luck with that and rewriting NUREG-1575 MARSSIM stuff.

[Tennessee Nuclear Network]

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Nuke News / Tennessee Nuclear Network

Last post by Marlin - Jan 15, 2026, 12:41

Tennessee Nuclear Network

https://www.eteconline.org/tennessee-nuclear-network/

[Long-term graphite agreement strengthens X-energy supply chain]

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Nuke News / Long-term graphite agreement s...

Last post by Marlin - Jan 15, 2026, 12:38

Long-term graphite agreement strengthens X-energy supply chain

https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/long-term-agreement-strengthens-x-energy-graphite-supply-chain

[NY's nuclear plants want billions more in subsidies. Are state officials in a position to say no?]

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Nuke News / NY’s nuclear plants want billi...

Last post by Marlin - Jan 15, 2026, 10:48

NY's nuclear plants want billions more in subsidies. Are state officials in a position to say no?

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/01/nys-nuclear-plants-want-billions-more-in-subsidies-are-state-officials-in-a-position-to-say-no.html

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Nuke News / Re: DOE kills decades-old radi...

Last post by Mounder - Jan 15, 2026, 10:03

Did DOE scrub DOE O 458.1 and all the built-in ALARA for property release limits?  When they do that, I'll really believe it's happening.

#38

Nuke News / Re: DOE kills decades-old radi...

Last post by Marlin - Jan 14, 2026, 10:15

Probably should add that some DOE facilities are regulated by the NRC not the DOE, so depending on facility this may have no effect.

#39

Nuke News / Re: DOE kills decades-old radi...

Last post by Marlin - Jan 14, 2026, 10:05

Pretty sure this isn't a done deal yet. See the definition on the DOE website:
https://www.directives.doe.gov/terms_definitions/as-low-as-reasonably-achievable-alara

It still has the DOE Policy from January 2025 being in place. Any change would take some time to implement though.

However, back in July the NRC hosted a great Public meeting on this subject (Executive Order on nuclear regulation) and posted it on youtube if you have 3 hours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNiq6uAgX7I

There is also an interesting DOE lab paper supporting the elimination of ALARA here:
https://inl.gov/content/uploads/2023/07/INLRPT-25-85463_Reevaluation-of-Radiation-Protection-Standards-R0-Final.pdf

I am curious how this will all play out and wonder how much time/money any of these changes will save.  I hope we all move forward with eyes wide open to the risks and rewards.

The article seems fairly definitive "Energy Secretary Chris Wright killed the Department of Energy's decades-old radiation safety standard Friday.". Bureaucracy especially federal is ponderously slow it may take a bit to filter down to documents.

#40

Nuke News / Re: U.S. Department of Energy ...

Last post by radcoon - Jan 14, 2026, 09:27

I'll just leave this link about experimental reactors in difficult places here:

https://www.usace.army.mil/About/History/Exhibits/Nuclear-Power-Program/Experimental/