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Early career faculty members sought for new $2.5-million DOE program

December 14, 2021, 12:08PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy is soliciting applications from untenured, early career faculty members for the new Distinguished Early Career Program. Applicants must respond by February 2 with a plan that integrates research, education, and service under the terms of a funding opportunity announcement dated December 6 and announced by the DOE on December 7. The DOE anticipates granting up to four $625,000 awards, each with a five-year duration.

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Project Omega emerges from stealth mode with plans to recycle U.S. spent fuel

February 12, 2026, 7:34AMNuclear News

Nuclear technology start-up Project Omega announced on February 11 that it has emerged from stealth mode with hopes of processing and recycling spent nuclear fuel into “long-duration,...

Hanford begins removing waste from 24th single-shell tank

February 11, 2026, 3:49PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said crews at the Hanford Site near Richland, Wash., have started retrieving radioactive waste from Tank A-106, a...

H Canyon restarts uranium recovery operations

February 10, 2026, 10:39AMNuclear News

The Department of Energy has restarted uranium recovery operations at the Savannah River Site’s H Canyon facility in South Carolina, a move officials say directly supports last year’s...

DOE awards $19M to advance SNF recycling

February 6, 2026, 12:04PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy awarded more than $19 million to five U.S. companies—Alpha Nur, Curio Solutions, Flibe Energy, Oklo, and Shine Technologies—to...

Deep Isolation launches borehole disposal demonstration program

February 5, 2026, 9:45AMNuclear News

Nuclear waste technology company Deep Isolation Nuclear has launched a multiyear demonstration program of its deep borehole technology for disposing of nuclear waste. The full-scale, at-depth...

DOE, General Matter team up for new fuel mission at Hanford

February 4, 2026, 3:35PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (EM) on Tuesday announced a partnership with California-based nuclear fuel company General Matter for the potential use of the...

DOE announces NEPA exclusion for advanced reactors

February 2, 2026, 3:32PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy has announced that it is establishing a categorical exclusion for the application of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures to the authorization, siting,...

DOE lays out fuel cycle goals in RFI to states

January 28, 2026, 3:14PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy has issued a request for information inviting states to express interest in hosting Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. According to the DOE, the proposed campuses...

Congress passes new nuclear funding

January 20, 2026, 3:37PMNuclear News

On January 15, in an 82–14 vote, the U.S. Senate passed an Energy and Water Development appropriations bill to fund the U.S. Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 as part of a broader...

Aalo and Antares progress on Reactor Pilot Program

January 27, 2026, 3:15PMNuclear News

Two participants in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program have recently announced significant milestones on their associated reactor projects. Aalo Atomics successfully completed...

Early career faculty members sought for new $2.5-million DOE program

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