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From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers and industry leaders discussed how nuclear energy can help meet surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, and national security needs.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Kyle Stanton is a Manager and System lead working on TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor fuel handling systems. Since 2022, he has led the design and development of spent fuel handling systems and equipment, with an emphasis on the interim and long term storage of spent fuel.
Kyle joined TerraPower in 2019 and spent three years developing safe-handling equipment and processes for the production of research-grade Actinium-225 from decay of Thorium-229. Previously, he spent seven years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard working on the maintenance, modernization, and decommissioning of naval reactors.
Kyle earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University.
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