Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues
Congressional Research ServiceReportOctober 22, 2026At publisher
Mark Holt
Atlas, Energy Systems
Nuclear System
Fission reactors, fuel cycle, licensing, and advanced reactor deployment.
Publications
BWRX-300 General Description
GE VernovaTechnical reportJune 2026At publisher
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
White House Executive Orders Target Ambitious Nuclear Deployment in the United States and Abroad
Center for Strategic and International StudiesPolicy briefJune 9, 2025At publisher
Jane Nakano, Leslie Abrahams
Analyzes four May 2025 executive orders directing expansion of US nuclear capacity, including a 400 gigawatt by 2050 target, Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing reform, and fuel cycle buildout. Argues that concurrent reductions to federal financing...
Potential Fuel Cycle Cost Reductions of Once Through HALEU Reactors
Idaho National LaboratoryTechnical reportMay 2025At publisher
Will Jenson, Levi Morin Larsen, Nahuel Guaita and 2 more
The role of policy and module manufacturing learning in industrial decarbonization by small modular reactors
Nature EnergyPeer reviewedNovember 4, 2024At publisher
Max Vanatta, William R. Stewart, Michael T. Craig
Effects of the U.S. inflation reduction act on SMR economics
Frontiers in Nuclear EngineeringPeer reviewedMay 9, 2024At publisher
Levi Morin Larsen, Kathryn Biegel, Nahuel Guaita and 1 more
Assessment of Core Physics Characteristics of Extended Enrichment and Higher Burnup LWR Fuels, Volume 2: BWR Fuel
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryTechnical reportSeptember 2023At publisher
Evaluates the core physics behavior of boiling water reactor fuel at enrichments above the historical five percent limit and at extended burnup. Reports reactivity, isotopic depletion, and safety parameter results supporting licensing of higher enrichment and...
WCAP-16097-NP-A, Revision 5, Common Qualified Platform Topical Report
Westinghouse Electric CompanyTechnical reportMay 2021At publisher
Matthew A. Shakun