Dan Yurman

Cleveland, Idaho Falls

Editor and Publisher at Neutron Bytes

Contributer at The Energy Collective Group

Time traveler from age of steam. Transcontinental train tracks to deep space orbits in less than 100 years. Nuclear energy, space, media.

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Articles

Nuclear Startups Get Cash from Investors and Governments

3 weeks ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

Radiant Closes $165 Million Series C NANO Nuclear Energy Closes $105 Million Common Stock Offering Atomic Canyon Raises $7 Million to Speed Development State of Texas Program Plans $350 Million for SMR Development India to Open Nuclear Sector to Foreign Direct Investment Brookfield Targets $100 Billion for Energy Projects in India Sweden Approves Finance For New Nuclear Plant Projects NuScaleâ€™s 77 MW SMR Gets NRC Standard Design Approval KHNP and Oklo Collaborate on SMR Projects DARPA...
TVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300

1 month ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

TVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300 AI Data Centers Considered for Oak Ridge National Laboratory DOE Taking Applications to Test Advanced Nuclear Technologies at INL Indian Regulator Approves New Nuclear Site for PHWRs Estonia Begins Planning For Nuclear Power Plant ASP Isotopes to Build HALEU Fuel Plant for TerraPower in South Africa US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Nuclear Energy TVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300 As promised in...
1st Thoughts ~ Four Executive Orders on Nuclear Energy

1 month ago | energycentral.com | Adam Stein |Dan Yurman

The feasibility of carrying out these four orders in the absence of new funding to do the work, and with the context of major staff reductions at DOE, and anticipated staff cuts at the NRC, raises questions about the likely success of the effort, at least given current circumstances. One industry investor emailed this blog with an enthusiastic endorsement of the executive orders.
TVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300

1 month ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

TVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300 AI Data Centers Considered for Oak Ridge National Laboratory DOE Taking Applications to Test Advanced Nuclear Technologies at INL Indian Regulator Approves New Nuclear Site for PHWRs Estonia Begins Planning For Nuclear Power Plant ASP Isotopes to Build HALEU Fuel Plant for TerraPower in South Africa US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Nuclear Energy TVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300 As promised in...
GEH BWRX-300 SMR Approved for Construction at OPG’s Darlingtion Site

1 month ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

GEH BWRX-300 SMR Approved for Construction at OPG’s Darlingtion Site NRC Accepts for Review Construction Permit Application for X-Energy SMRs EnergySolutions Pursues Early Site Permit from NRC for Kewaunee Power Station NuScale Expects Final Investment Decision for Romanian Site in 2026 Belgium Parliament Votes To Abandon Nuclear Phaseout Plans Zeno Power Raises $50 million in Series B Investor Funding DOE Uranium Laser Enrichment Contactors Note Progress GEH BWRX300 SMR Approved for...
Rocky Mountains States Ramp Up Nuclear Energy Ambitions

1 month ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

EnergySolutions Plans SMRs at Coal Site in Delta, UT Holtec Selects Utah for Its 300 MW SMRs New State Agreements put Utah at Heart of a Regional SMR Ecosystem Utah Signs MOU with the Idaho National Laboratory Energy Solutions Plans SMRs at Coal Site in Delta, UT EnergySolutions said in a press statement it plans to develop one or more small modular reactors (SMRs) in collaboration with the Intermountain Power Agency IPA) and the State of Utah.
UK SMR Competition May Unravel Over Budget

2 months ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

Funding and Costs May Cause UK SMR Competition to Unravel Over Budget Issues UK Industry Report Calls For Quick Decisions On UK’s Sizewell C And SMR Projects Funding and Cost Issues May Cause UK SMR Competition to Unravel According to the Telegraph, Westinghouse has declined to submit a final bid of its 300 MW PWR for the UK small modular reactor (SMR) design competition. The firm did not to respond to media questions about its reasons.
Nuclear Company Inks Series A Investors, Plans to Hire 100 People

2 months ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

Nuclear Company Inks Series A Investors, Plans to Hire 100 People US Uranium Enrichment Startup Raises $50M in Series A Funding Terra Innovatum Goes Public Aiming for $230 million Great British Nuclear Releases £600 Million Tender for Engineering Firms to Work on SMRs Project Development Firm Created for Norwegian SMRs EPC Contract for Kaiga-5 And -6 700 MW PHWR Nuclear Plants Westinghouse and University of Saskatchewan Partneron eVinci Microreactor Nuclear Company Inks Series A Investors,...
TVA Plans to Submit an Application for a Construction Permit to NRC for the BWRX-300 SMR

2 months ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

TVA Plans to Submit an Application for a Construction Permit to NRC for the BWRX-300 SMR TerraPower Plans Kick-off of UK Generic Design Assessment Process Energy Alberta Plans to Build 2-4 GW of CANDU Reactors India to Commission Prototype Breeder Reactor by September 2026 Vietnam’s Plans 6.4 GW of Nuclear Power TVA Plans to Submit an Application for a Construction Permit to NRC for the BWRX-300 SMR (NucNet contributed to this report) TVA has submitted a notification of intent to the Nuclear...
Sec. Wright ~ US Saudi Nuclear Agreement Likely

2 months ago | energycentral.com | Dan Yurman

Saudi Arabia, US on ‘pathway’ to civil nuclear agreement, Energy Sec. Chris Write says Reuters reports that the United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a preliminary agreement to cooperate over the kingdom’s ambitions to develop a civil nuclear industry, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday 04/13/25. Wright met with Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman earlier on Sunday 04/13/25.