The awards task five companies—Alpha Nur, Curio, Flibe, Oklo, and Shine—with developing tech that shrinks the nation’s waste stockpile while cutting reliance on foreign uranium. The projects range ...

A new think tank assessment argues that economics, proliferation concerns, and waste management barriers have shifted enough to make commercial nuclear fuel recycling viable in the U.S.—but only if ...

India: Humboldt Wedag India has commissioned a pyroprocessing line and material handling system at the JSW Cement Nagaur plant. The project was awarded to Humboldt Wedag India in 2024. The plant ...

Washington’s gamble on metallic fast reactors could turn bomb metal into centuries of power. In October 2025, the US Department of Energy launched an unprecedented offer: 19.7 tons of surplus ...

For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the ...

Wi Sung-lac, head of the presidential Office of National Security, said in a KBS interview on the 26th that discussions between Korea and the United States are underway to give Korea more authority ...

After decades of hesitation, the United States is reconsidering nuclear fuel reprocessing—reviving the debate about proliferation risks, cost, technology competitiveness, and energy security. For ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun has announced a basic agreement with the U.S. on easing restrictions on Korea in uranium enrichment and the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. He said this in an ...

A new startup says it can turn dangerous nuclear waste into fresh usable fuel and valuable rare metals and materials, like rhodium and palladium, used in catalytic converters, and krypton-85 and ...