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Looking back at 2022—January through March

January 3, 2023, 3:00PMNuclear News

Another calendar year has passed. Before heading too far into 2023, let’s look back at what happened in 2022 for the American Nuclear Society and the nuclear community. In today's post that follows, we have compiled from Nuclear News and Nuclear Newswire what we feel are the top nuclear news stories from January through March 2022.

Stay tuned this week for the top stories from the rest of the past year.

But first, click here for some of ANS’s activities for 2022.

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Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow

October 17, 2025, 3:01PMNuclear NewsCory Hatch

At the Idaho National Laboratory Hot Fuel Examination Facility, containment box operator Jake Maupin moves a manipulator arm into position around a pencil-thin nuclear fuel rod. He is...

NRC nominee Nieh commits to independent safety mission

October 8, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing today, Ho Nieh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as a commissioner at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was urged to...

DOE’s latest fusion energy road map aims to bridge known gaps

October 17, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy introduced a Fusion Science & Technology (S&T) Roadmap on October 16 as a national “Build–Innovate–Grow” strategy to develop and commercialize fusion...

Holtec pulls out of New Mexico SNF interim storage project

October 10, 2025, 7:01AMRadwaste Solutions

Holtec International has confirmed it is canceling plans to build a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico. Named the HI-STORE CISF, the...

Nano to begin drilling next week in Illinois

October 16, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

It’s been a good month for Nano Nuclear in the state of Illinois. On October 7, the Office of Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that the company would be awarded $6.8 million from the...

Deep Isolation asks states to include waste disposal in their nuclear strategy

October 16, 2025, 7:01AMRadwaste Solutions

Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation is asking that the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) consider how spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste will be...

DOE, NNSA open process to select energy suppliers for AI data centers

October 8, 2025, 12:03PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management and Office of Science and the National Nuclear Security Administration issued requests for proposals last month, seeking plans...

ANS sends waste policy recommendations to DOE

October 15, 2025, 12:02PMRadwaste Solutions

The American Nuclear Society has sent a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright with a set of recommendations for the Department of Energy to take to establish an effective national program to...

Radiant to build first microreactor at Tenn. Manhattan Project site

October 15, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News

Radiant Industries will build its first portable nuclear reactor at the site of the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tenn.The land for Radiant’s new factory includes portions of the K-27 and...

A focus on clean energy transition

October 14, 2025, 9:30AMANS Nuclear Cafe

Michigan-based consulting firm Ducker Carlisle has released a report that outlines projected developments and opportunities as well as potential problems in the global shift to cleaner power....

Looking back at 2022—January through March

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