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All Helium Resources and Uses migrated from the subcategory under Oil & Gas
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The occurrence of hydrogen in the subsurface and use as an energy resource
The latest resources involving hydrogeology, geology, and the related environmental issues...
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Latest 10 Resources
Analysis: THE BIG Potential of Nuclear Micro-Reactors - 2020 
Nuclear Power Industry
Date posted: 03/17/26
The DOE reported in 2020 that the U.S. nuclear energy industry is going through one of the most innovative and transformative times in its history. More than 50 U.S. companies are working on designs that are smaller, scalable and even mobile—providing far greater access to nuclear power than ever before. Micro-reactors will likely be the first advanced reactors to enter the U.S. market. [So why is it taking so long to get to the market?]
Ed McGinnis, then of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, explains why these s...
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NASA reported in mid-2025 that they could one day use nuclear-powered rocket engines to send astronauts to Mars. Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) systems aren’t new, but they could significantly reduce travel times and carry greater payloads than today’s top chemical rockets — expanding humanity’s opportunity to explore deep space.
Video courtesy of the Department of Energy
Here are 6 things you should know about nuclear thermal propulsion:
1. NTP Systems Are Powered By Fission
NTP systems work by pumping a liquid propellant, most likel...
Study Highlights Economic Impact of US Fleet of AP1000s - 2026
Nuclear Power Industry
Date posted: 03/17/26
WNN reported that in mid-March 2026 the deployment of a fleet of ten new Westinghouse AP1000 units in the USA would create more than USD1 trillion in GDP over an 80-year lifetime, a PricewaterhouseCoopers study has found.
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The AP1000 reactors at Vogtle units 3 and 4 were the first new nuclear units
built in the USA in more than 30 years (Image: Georgia Power)
The study - carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (PwC) for Wes...
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NN reported in late february 2026 that a proposed legislation in California could exempt certain reactor designs from the state’s long-standing moratorium on new nuclear generation, effectively ending the moratorium.
California Assembly Member Lisa Calderon (D., 56th Dist.) filed A.B. 2647
with the California State Assembly last week.
If the bill progresses and becomes state law, it could pave the way to increasing the num...
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Darren Orf reported in early March 2026 that a Virginia-based Jefferson Lab is leading a project to transform nuclear waste into usable electricity while also drastically reducing its radioactive life.
While nuclear power has the potential to help cut humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels, scientists are still working on how to deal with its radioactive leftovers.
The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility received more...
Gardner reported in early March 2026 that 1) First US approval for reactor to run on more-enriched fuel, 2) TerraPower expects construction in weeks, operations in 2030, and 3) Company to apply for operating license late 2027/early 2028.
The U.S. nuclear regulator said on Wednesday it approved construction for the Bill Gates-backed TerraPower small nuclear reactor in Wyoming, the first approval for a plant expected to run on a special, more-enriched uranium fuel. The approval, the first for a commercial reactor by the U.S. Nuclear R...
Robert Bryce interviewed Jeff Waksman in mid-March 2026 that Project Pele is a transportable nuclear reactor and the first Generation IV reactor to begin construction in the US. Waksman provides the details. Jeff Waksman is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment.
US DoD to Build Project Pele Mobile Microreactor and Perform
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The Uranium Unleashed people reported in mid-March 2026 that The uranium market is locked in a dangerous stalemate. Nuclear utilities refuse to sign long-term fuel contracts at today’s prices, while uranium producers refuse to sell supply below the level needed to fund new mines. The result is a frozen market sitting on top of one of the largest uncovered fuel deficits in decades.
By 2027, more than half of the nuclear industry’s long-term uranium contracts will expire. When utilities finally realize the fuel simply isn’t available, th...
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Unium Unleased people reported in mid-March 2026 that the US is considering a special forces operation to physically seize Iran's uranium. 450kg of 60%-enriched material. Unseen by inspectors for 9 months. Enough for 11 nuclear bombs. And nobody in the uranium sector is talking about it. That's just one of five stories that moved the uranium market this week.
This week on Uranium Weekly:
the Iran nuclear seizure story that broke on March 8 and what it actually means for uranium investors — plus Canada greenlights TWO major new uranium...
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Beyond the Obvious people reported in mid-March 2026 that the Sun operates on a roughly 11-year cycle. It swings between periods of low activity, called solar minimum, and periods of high activity, called solar maximum. During solar maximum, sunspots multiply across the surface of the Sun, and the chances of massive solar flares and coronal mass ejections go way up. We are currently in Solar Cycle 25, which officially began in December of 2019. And here's where this story gets interesting.
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