Cherokee County commissioners voted to add 180 days to the county's data center construction moratorium.

A new Oak Ridge lab speeds uranium-233 disposal and actinium-225 delivery for cancer research.

NRC opens a 60-day hearing window on Orano's $5 billion uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Georgia Tech researcher Veronica Rivera studies privacy risk in AI tools used by unions and gig workers.

US utility-scale generation hit a record 4,429 billion kWh in 2025, with nuclear near 18 percent.

US nuclear plants ran near 91 percent capacity factor in 2025, the highest of any generating technology.

DOE conditionally committed $17.5 billion in loans for long-lead equipment for up to 10 AP1000 reactors.

TVA's 300 MW Clinch River BWRX-300 SMR moves through NRC review with commissioning targeted for 2032.

Constellation reported new nuclear PPAs including 176 MW from Dresden and progress on the Crane restart.

US refining capacity fell over 250,000 b/cd during 2025 to 18.2 million b/cd, per EIA data.

US average diesel hit $5.454 a gallon for the week ending August 17, 2026, up $1.741 year over year.

Truckload spot rates fell in mid-August 2026 but remain 38.2 percent above year-ago levels per DAT.

ATA truck tonnage index fell 1 percent in July 2026 to 113.5, down 0.5 percent year over year.

FMCSA revoked ten ELD registrations in August 2026 while the SAFE Act and a veteran recruiting push advanced.

DOE awards PG&E $271 million under the Civil Nuclear Credit Program for Diablo Canyon.

Blue Energy and GE Vernova advance a 2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear data center project in Texas.