IAEA Top News

• IAEA General Conference Elects Slovak Ambassador as Conference President
  The Republic of Slovakia’s Resident Representative has been elected as the President of the IAEA’s 69th General Conference.
  
• Director General's Statement to the Sixty-Ninth Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference
  Statement to the Sixty-Ninth Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.
  
• IAEA Raises Nuclear Power Projections for Fifth Consecutive Year
  For the fifth year in a row, the IAEA has revised up its projections for the expansion of nuclear power, as global momentum continues to build behind this clean and secure source of energy.
  
• The Week Ahead: IAEA Hosts 69th General Conference
  Representatives from the IAEA’s 180 Member States will convene from 15-19 September for the 69th IAEA General Conference at the Agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
  
• IAEA Report Confirms Japan's ALPS Treated Water Discharge Continues to Meet International Safety Standards
  The discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) is proceeding in line with international safety standards, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force confirmed today in its
  
• Water is Everyone’s Responsibility: Interview with Retno Marsudi, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Water
  The IAEA Scientific Forum on ‘Atoms for Water’ kicks off on 16 September. In advance of the event, the IAEA interviewed Retno Marsudi, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Water.
  
• What You Need to Know about the Largest Global Nuclear Conference
  In September 2025, leaders, scientists and national representatives from our 180 member countries will gather in Vienna for the 69th IAEA General Conference — a critical event for nuclear decision-making. Find out more about the event and how it guides nuclear policy, peaceful uses, and the IAEA’s work
  
• Update 313 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
  IAEA teams in Ukraine reported hearing explosions and other indications of intense military activity overnight, further heightening concerns about the dangers to nuclear safety and security during the armed conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
  
• IAEA-Led Team Conducts Marine Environmental Sampling Near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
  The IAEA today led a team of international experts in conducting seawater sampling and fishery product selection near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
  
• Statement by IAEA Director General on Iran
  Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi's statement to the Board of Governors regarding the agreement with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on practical modalities to resume IAEA inspection activities in Iran.
  
• Restoring IAEA Inspections in Iran Would Create “Promising Ground” for Wider Progress, Says Director General Grossi
  In his opening statement to the IAEAs Board of Governors today, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Iran’s nuclear programme remained at the centre of IAEA efforts. 
  
• Atoms4Food Assessment Mission to Pakistan Releases Recommendations for Food Security
  Nuclear technology provides an opportunity for Pakistan’s agriculture sector to mitigate or adapt to climate change— according to a recent assessment mission by the Atoms4Food Initiative, the first of its kind in Asia and the Pacific.
  
• Diet, not Lack of Exercise, is the True Driver of Obesity, Reveals IAEA Nutrition Database
  Increased calorie intake is the dominant driver of obesity in wealthier societies, not reduced physical activity, data from IAEA nutrition database has revealed.
  
• Update 312 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
  Nuclear safety remains highly precarious at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) three years after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) deployed its first team at the site, as the risk of a radiological accident persists for as long as the conflict continues, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
  
• Najat Mokhtar: A Lifelong Passion for Science and Service
  From a biochemistry student in Morocco to IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Najat Mokhtar’s career has been driven by curiosity, resilience and a commitment to improving people’s lives through science.
  

IAEA Fukushima Status Reports

• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 27 August 2025
  On 28 August 2025, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during May, which the Mini
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 8 July 2025
  On 16 July 2025, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during April, which the Min
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 8 July 2025
  On 16 July 2025, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during March, which the Mini
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 9 June 2025
  On 19 June 2025, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during February, which the M
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 16 June 2025
  On 19 June 2025, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during January, which the M
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 16 June 2025
  On 19 June 2025, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during December, which the M
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 21 February 2025
  On 21 February 2025, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during November, which t
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 1 February 2025
  On 1 February 2025, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during October, which th
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 1 February 2025
  On 1 February 2025, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during September, which t
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 28 November 2024
  On 28 November 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during August, which the
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 6 November 2024
  The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 29 October 2024
  On 29 October 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during July, which the Mi
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 2 October 2024
  On 1 October 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during June, which the Min
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 11 July 2024
  On 10 July 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during May, which the Minist
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 13 June 2024
  On 13 June 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during April, which the Min
  

Union of Concerned Scientists

• Historic Win for Survivors of Radiation Exposure
  Historic Win for Survivors of Radiation Exposure 2025 Omari Spears Tue, 07/22/2025 - 10:45 Read blog
  
• UCS Science, Advocacy Help Secure Clean Energy in Maine
  UCS Science, Advocacy Help Secure Clean Energy in Maine 2025 Omari Spears Mon, 06/30/2025 - 12:58 Read blog post
  
• Nuclear Security Agency Responds To UCS Scientist's Concerns
  Nuclear Security Agency Responds To UCS Scientist's Concerns 2025 Omari Spears Mon, 01/13/2025 - 13:03 Read press release
  
• Millions of Midwesterners Benefit from Milestone Clean Energy Investment
  Millions of Midwesterners Benefit from Milestone Clean Energy Investment 2024 Omari Spears Thu, 12/12/2024 - 15:36 Read press release
  
• California Passes First-in-the-Nation Bidirectional EV Charging Bill
  California Passes First-in-the-Nation Bidirectional EV Charging Bill 2024 chris bliss Thu, 12/12/2024 - 14:07 Read blog post
  
• Clean Energy and Environmental Justice Win in Massachusetts
  Clean Energy and Environmental Justice Win in Massachusetts 2024 Omari Spears Wed, 11/27/2024 - 13:50 Read press release
  
• After UCS Advocacy, >13 Million People Protected By New Ethylene Oxide Regulation
  After UCS Advocacy, >13 Million People Protected By New Ethylene Oxide Regulation 2024 Omari Spears Wed, 11/27/2024 - 12:24 Read press release
  
• New Federal Rules to Modernize US Power Grid Cite UCS
  New Federal Rules to Modernize US Power Grid Cite UCS 2024 Omari Spears Wed, 06/05/2024 - 16:00 Read press release
  
• EPA Falsified Scientific Records in Ohio Train Derailment Disaster
  EPA Falsified Scientific Records in Ohio Train Derailment Disaster Omari Spears Tue, 05/28/2024 - 15:25 Administration Biden Topic Environment Public Health
  
• New EPA Rules Offer $370 Billion in Climate and Health Benefits
  New EPA Rules Offer $370 Billion in Climate and Health Benefits 2024 Omari Spears Mon, 05/06/2024 - 16:21 Read press release
  

Nuclear Energy News -- ScienceDaily

• Scientists capture elusive liquid carbon — a diamond in disguise
  Scientists have, for the first time, successfully studied liquid carbon in the lab by combining a powerful high-performance laser with the European XFEL x-ray laser. The experiment captured fleeting nanosecond snapshots of carbon as it was compressed and melted, revealing surprising diamond-like structures and narrowing down its true melting point.
  
• Black hole explosion could change everything we know about the Universe
  Physicists may soon witness a cosmic fireworks show: the explosive death of a primordial black hole. Once thought to be unimaginably rare, new research suggests there’s up to a 90% chance of catching one in the next decade. Such an event would not only confirm Hawking radiation but also provide a complete catalog of all the particles in existence, potentially rewriting ou...
  
• Scientists just built a detector that could finally catch dark matter
  Physicists have unveiled a new superconducting detector sensitive enough to hunt dark matter particles smaller than electrons. By capturing faint photon signals, the device pushes the search into uncharted territory.
  
• Scientists just found a hidden quantum geometry that warps electrons
  A hidden quantum geometry that distorts electron paths has finally been observed in real materials. This “quantum metric,” once thought purely theoretical, may revolutionize electronics, superconductivity, and ultrafast devices.
  
• Strange “heavy” electrons could be the future of quantum computing
  Scientists in Japan have uncovered a strange new behavior in “heavy” electrons — particles that act as if they carry far more mass than usual. These electrons were found to be entangled, sharing a deep quantum link, and doing so in ways tied to the fastest possible time in physics. Even more surprising, the effect appeared close to room temperature, hinting th...
  
• Tiny reactor boosts fusion with a sponge-like trick
  Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that a small bench-top reactor can enhance nuclear fusion rates by electrochemically loading a metal with deuterium fuel. Unlike massive magnetic confinement reactors, their experiment uses a room-temperature setup that packs deuterium into palladium like a sponge, boosting the likelihood of fusion events.
  
• Strange new shapes may rewrite the laws of physics
  By exploring positive geometry, mathematicians are revealing hidden shapes that may unify particle physics and cosmology, offering new ways to understand both collisions in accelerators and the origins of the universe.
  
• Gold refuses to melt at temperatures hotter than the Sun’s surface
  For the first time, researchers have measured atomic temperatures in extreme matter and found gold surviving at 19,000 kelvins, more than 14 times its melting point. The result dismantles a 40-year-old theory of heat limits.
  
• Scientists stunned by record-breaking, watermelon-shaped nucleus
  Scientists in Finland have measured the heaviest known nucleus to undergo proton emission, discovering the rare isotope 188-astatine. It exhibits a unique shape and may reveal a new kind of nuclear interaction.
  
• AI finds hidden safe zones inside a fusion reactor
  Scientists have developed a lightning-fast AI tool called HEAT-ML that can spot hidden “safe zones” inside a fusion reactor where parts are protected from blistering plasma heat. Finding these areas, known as magnetic shadows, is key to keeping reactors running safely and moving fusion energy closer to reality.
  
• Gold survives impossible heat, defying physics limits
  Physicists have heated gold to over 19,000 Kelvin, more than 14 times its melting point, without melting it, smashing the long-standing “entropy catastrophe” limit. Using an ultra-fast laser pulse at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source, they kept the gold crystalline at extreme heat, opening new frontiers in high-energy-density physics, fusion research, and pla...
  
• The nuclear clock that could finally unmask dark matter
  Physicists are exploring thorium-229’s unique properties to create a nuclear clock so precise it could detect the faintest hints of dark matter. Recent measurement advances may allow scientists to spot tiny shifts in the element’s resonance spectrum, potentially revealing the nature of this mysterious substance.
  
• What happens when light smashes into itself? Scientists just found out
  Physicists have discovered that when beams of light interact at the quantum level, they can generate ghost-like particles that briefly emerge from nothing and affect real matter. This rare phenomenon, known as light-on-light scattering, challenges the classical idea that light waves pass through each other untouched.
  
• Rutgers physicists just discovered a strange new state of matter
  At the edge of two exotic materials, scientists have discovered a new state of matter called a "quantum liquid crystal" that behaves unlike anything we've seen before. When a conductive Weyl semimetal and a magnetic spin ice meet under a powerful magnetic field, strange and exciting quantum behavior emerges—electrons flow in odd directions and break traditional symmetry. ...
  
• After 50 years, scientists finally catch elusive neutrinos near a reactor
  A tiny 3 kg detector has made a huge leap in neutrino science by detecting rare CEvNS interactions at a Swiss reactor. This elusive effect, long predicted and hard to measure, was captured with unprecedented clarity. The achievement could kick off a new era of compact, mobile neutrino detectors with powerful applications.
  

Atomic Insights

• How Did the MOX Project Get So Expensive? [Redux]
  Plutonium, a source of nuclear reactor fuels with incredible potential, is getting a new look. President Trump’s Executive Order 14302, Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base (May 23, 2025), directed the Executive Branch to strengthen the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle. Though plutonium reuse is mentioned several times, paragraph 3(c) specifically pertains to using surplus m...
  
• Atomic Show #337 – Leigh Curyer, CEO NexGen Energy
  NexGen Energy is a uranium mining company that is nearing the end of a long transition from a successful exploration entity to a uranium producing company. The company is in the final stages of hearings and approvals needed from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to allow it to begin constructing the mine infrastructure for its...
  
• Atomic Show #336 – Isabelle Boemeke, Author Rad Future
  
  
• Atomic Show #335 – Dr. Hash Hashemian, President American Nuclear Society
  Dr. Hash Hashemian has been an inspiring leader in the nuclear industry for half a century. He was recently inaugurated as the President of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) after serving for a year as the Vice President/President Elect. His company, AMS Corporation, provides key services and products to nearly every nuclear power plant in...
  
• Surest way to crush nuclear power’s growing momentum would be to decapitate the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  
  
• Atomic Show #334 – Jonathan Nistor, COO Blue Wave AI Labs
  Blue Wave AI Labs has been creating and supplying artificial intelligence tools – mainly in the form of machine learning – to operating nuclear power plants since 2016. Their initial set of tools focused on improving boiling water reactor core reload designs. The company was formed to address the chosen problem because it was a...
  
• New York’s next nuclear plant is likely to be a four unit BWRX-300 installation
  On June 23, New York’s Governor Hochul announced that she had directed the New York Power Authority to build a new nuclear energy facility with at least 1 GWe of capacity. During the announcement speech, she provided several bits of information leading to an informed prediction that the facility will initially include 4 BWRX-300’s on...
  
• Atomic Show #333 – Kurt Terrani, CEO Standard Nuclear
  Standard Nuclear emerged from the start-up stealth mode in early June 2025 with the announcement of successfully raising $42 million from a group of venture capitalist led by  Decisive Point with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour Partners, Welara, Fundomo and Crucible Capital. Though Standard Nuclear is young enou...
  
• Atomic Show #332 – Thomas Jam Pedersen, CEO Copenhagen Atomics
  Copenhagen Atomics is an ambitious Danish company with a bold, potentially world-changing vision. They’re driven by a goal of manufacturing one reactor per day from a high quality, certified factory. If they achieve that goal, they would be adding an additional 37 GW/year of heat to the global energy supply. They want to help make...
  
• Accelerating Nuclear Using The Bully Pulpit
  Part 2 – Changing Culture and Reducing Uncertainty President Trump signed five Executive Orders on May 23 that are designed to accelerate the process of unleashing nuclear energy’s incredible potential. Those orders build on strong and growing public support as well as recently enacted, strongly bipartisan laws that have made it abundantly clear that America...
  
• Using the bully pulpit to energize the atomic energy industry
  Part 1. Addressing the nuclear waste issue Nuclear power has been steadily regaining its political and public popularity for about a decade and a half. A number of new laws, head of state actions and international commission decisions have made it clear that nuclear energy’s reliability, contributions to economic growth, safety and cleanliness are valuable...
  
• Atomic Show #331 – Caleb Brooks, Kronos MMR Project lead for University of Illinois
  The University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne (UIUC) is planning to build a uniquely capable micro reactor project on its campus. For decades, the university hosted a traditional research reactor that supported important research projects and provided operating experience. But, like the majority of university research reactors, it did not produce any useful heat or electricity. K...
  
• Atomic Show #330 – Joe Klecha, CNO The Nuclear Company (TNC)
  The Nuclear Company (TNC) describes itself as “a fleet-scale American nuclear deployment company.” TNC is a young, visionary company driven by what business author Jim Collins describes as a BHAG – “Big Hairy Audacious Goal” – in his best-selling book titled Built To Last. TNC’s intermediate goal is to deploy 6 large nuclear reactors in...
  
• Atomic Show #329 – Dr. Kathryn Huff, former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy
  The Honorable Dr. Kathryn Huff is an associate professor in the nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is the director of the Advanced Reactor Fuels laboratory and currently specializes in nuclear reactor core neutronics and multi-physics modeling. She served as the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear En...
  
• Atomic Show #328 – Matt Loszak, CEO Aalo
  Aalo Atomics is a two year old micro reactor company founded by Matt Loszak, a serial entrepreneur, and Yasir Arafat, a skilled nuclear engineer who previously lead the DOE’s MARVEL advanced micro-reactor demonstration project. Note: At Nucleation Capital, we were impressed enough with the company and the team to add it to our growing portfolio...
  

Energy News

• U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Delivers U.S. National Statement at the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria
  U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today delivered the U.S. National Statement at the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria.
  
• Energy Department Announces $134 Million to Advance U.S. Fusion Leadership Through Targeted Research
  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $134 million in funding for two programs designed to secure U.S. leadership in emerging fusion technologies and innovation.
  
• Statement from U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on DOE’s Continued Commitment to Environmental Cleanup Efforts
  The U.S. Department of Energy today released the following statement from Secretary Chris Wright in response to recent inaccurate news reports.
  
• Energy Department Issues Final Export Authorization to Commonwealth LNG
  U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced the Department of Energy’s final authorization for Commonwealth LNG, LLC to export up to 1.21 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas as liquefied natural gas.
  
• Energy Department Announces Over $35 Million to Advance Emerging Energy Technologies
  The U.S. Department of Energy today announced more than $35 million for 42 projects through DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund.
  
• Energy Secretary Issues Order to Secure Grid Reliability in Mid-Atlantic
  Emergency order increases grid stability and minimizes the risk of energy shortfalls in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
  
• U.S. Department of Energy to Distribute Next Round of HALEU to U.S. Nuclear Industry
  The U.S. Department of Energy today made conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium to three U.S. companies to meet near-term fuel needs.
  
• DOE Grants Lake Charles LNG Additional Time to Commence Exports
  Energy Transfer’s Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC granted time to commence exports of liquefied natural gas to non-free trade agreement countries from the Lake Charles LNG project in Lake Charles, LA.
  
• Energy Secretary Visits Jefferson Lab, Advancing U.S. Nuclear Science and AI Under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
  U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright joined Governor Glenn Youngkin and business leaders today at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
  
• Energy Secretary Issues Order to Secure Grid Reliability in Midwest
  U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order to minimize the risk of power outages and address critical grid security issues in the Midwestern region of the United States.
  

Today in Energy

• Per capita energy-related CO2 emissions decreased in every state between 2005 and 2023
  Per capita CO2 emissions from primary energy consumption decreased in every state from 2005 to 2023, according to recently released data in our State Energy Data System. Total energy-related CO2 emissions in the United States fell 20% over that time, and the population grew by 14%, leading to a 30% decrease in per capita CO2 emissions.
  
• Northwest U.S. natural gas prices remain historically low in 2025
  Monthly average natural gas spot prices in the northwestern United States reached historic lows in 2025, as ample supply from Canada coincided with subdued regional demand for natural gas-fired electricity. At Northwest Sumas, a key pricing hub for natural gas in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, the daily spot price averaged $1.59 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in 2025 th...
  
• Growing natural gas deficit leads Egypt to ramp up natural gas imports
  In August 2025, Egyptian firm Blue Ocean Energy struck a $35 billion deal with partners in the Chevron-operated Leviathan field offshore of Israel to import more natural gas from Israel, the latest move by Egypt to meet natural gas demand that is outpacing domestic production. In our latest update to the Eastern Mediterranean Energy briefing, we discuss the drivers behind Egypt...
  
• U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel imports fall sharply in 2025 after tax credit change
  U.S. imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 (1H25) compared with the same period in previous years. This decline is primarily due to the loss of tax credits for imported biofuels and generally lower domestic consumption of these fuels.
  
• Russia's natural gas and coal exports have been decreasing and shifting toward Asia
  Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, both Russia's natural gas and coal exports have declined when compared with 2021. Russian exports to Europe have decreased most notably due to a mix of European sanctions and other policies aimed at reducing reliance on Russian energy. Russia has partially offset the decrease in natural gas and coal exports to Euro...
  
• Ten counties in the Permian Basin account for 93% of U.S. oil production growth since 2020
  Between 2020 and 2024, total crude oil and lease condensate production in the United States grew by 1.9 million barrels per day (b/d), 93% of which was produced from just 10 counties in Texas and New Mexico. Production from the rest of the United States, including producing areas in offshore state or federal waters, grew by just 130,000 b/d.
  
• U.S. retail gasoline prices lower than last year heading into Labor Day
  On August 25, 2025, the Monday before Labor Day weekend, the retail price of regular gasoline averaged $3.15 per gallon (gal) across the United States, 5% (or 17 cents/gal) lower than at the same time last year.
  
• Transportation fuel demand remains below pre-pandemic levels
  Five years after the COVID-19 national emergency was declared, gasoline demand, distillate demand, and jet fuel demand all remain less than pre-pandemic averages. Several factors are keeping demand, which we track as product supplied, below pre-pandemic levels. For example, increased fuel efficiency in the vehicle and aircraft fleets has offset increased travel, and demand for ...
  
• U.S. jet fuel consumption growth slows after air travel recovers from pandemic slowdown
  U.S. jet fuel consumption growth has slowed in 2025, following a period of rapid consumption growth after 2020, as U.S. air travel recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. We forecast the slowdown in jet fuel consumption growth will continue through 2026, falling below both the accelerated rate of the previous four years and the longer-term growth rate seen during the 2010s. Contr...
  
• EIA expects record U.S. natural gas consumption in 2025
  We forecast natural gas consumption in the United States will increase 1% to set a record of 91.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2025. In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we expect natural gas consumption to increase across all sectors except for electric power, which had been the source of most natural gas consumption growth in the previous decade.
  
• Alaska residents spent three times more on energy than Florida residents in 2023
  Alaska has the highest per capita energy expenditures of any state at $12,100, according to our recently published State Energy Data System information for 2023. Wyoming and North Dakota spent the next most on energy at $10,100 and $9,300 per capita, respectively. All three states spent twice as much as the national average of $4,700. Florida had the lowest per capita energy ex...
  
• U.S. developers report half of new electric generating capacity will come from solar
  Developers added 12 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale solar electric generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2025, and they plan to add another 21 GW in the second half of the year, according to our latest survey of electric generating capacity changes. If those plans are realized, solar would account for more than half of the 64 GW that developers p...
  
• U.S. natural gas storage levels remain above average through injection season
  In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast U.S. working natural gas inventories will reach 3,872 billion cubic feet (Bcf) by the end of October, or 2% more than the previous five-year average for that time of year. Natural gas inventories grew quickly in late April through early June, with seven consecutive weeks of net injections to inventories exceeding 100 Bcf each...
  
• Even without hurricanes, customers in Puerto Rico lose about 27 hours of power per year
  Even without accounting for electricity interruptions resulting from major events such as hurricanes, customers in Puerto Rico experienced on average 27 hours of power grid interruptions per year between 2021 and 2024. By comparison, electricity customers in the mainland United States generally experience about two hours of electricity interruptions per year without major event...
  
• The United States exported 30% of the energy it produced in 2024
  In 2024, the United States exported about 30% of its domestic primary energy production. This percentage has grown considerably in recent decades, according to data in our Monthly Energy Review. Nearly all of the exports were fossil fuels destined for other countries in North America, Europe, or Asia.
  

Nuclear & WMD News at DefenceTalk.com

• Russia’s updated nuclear ‘red line’ adds uncertainty: experts
  DefenceTalkRussia’s new nuclear doctrine reflects its hopes to deter Ukraine’s allies from a greater role in the war by establishing red lines hedged with added ambiguity, experts say. Moscow warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a […]https:/...
  
• Russian defence ministry says held fresh nuclear drills
  DefenceTalkRussia said Tuesday its army held fresh nuclear drills under the supervision of President Vladimir Putin, who recently called for changes to rules on the use of Moscow’s nuclear deterrent. Putin has raised the prospect of using nuclear weapons during Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine several times and last month suggested Russia broaden its rules on […...
  
• Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal, power AI
  DefenceTalkGlinting in the sun by the world’s biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to restart, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall, just in case. Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but with the G7’s dirtiest energy mix, it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-shifti...
  
• Amazon bets on nuclear power to fuel AI ambitions
  DefenceTalkAmazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using atomic energy. As companies including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google rapidly expand their global data center capabilities, they are actively seeking new electricity sources. Amazon has sig...
  
• Nuclear deterrence still at heart of great power strategy: experts
  DefenceTalkNuclear-armed powers have no intention of giving up the atom bomb as part of their military strategy, experts said after the Nobel Peace Prize committee urged against any weakening of the nuclear “taboo”. Awarding this year’s peace prize to Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors pushing for a nuclear ...
  
• Israeli retaliation threat sparks call in Iran for nuclear weapons
  DefenceTalkWith the prospect of Israeli retaliation for Iran’s missile attack looming, some Iranian hardliners want their government to revise its nuclear doctrine to pursue atomic weapons. Israel has vowed to launch a “deadly, precise, and surprising” attack on Iran in retaliation for its second-ever direct strike on Israeli territory. On October 1, Iran laun...
  
• Kazakhstan approve plan for first nuclear power plant
  DefenceTalkKazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests. The Central Asian country is the world’s largest producer of uranium and has massive oil reserves but it suffers from chronic energy shortages. The “Yes” vote won 71.1...
  
• With Two Nuclear-Armed Strategic Competitors, US Modernization Top Priority
  DefenceTalk“The security environment we face today is unprecedented,” said Melissa Dalton, undersecretary of the Air Force. “We face for the first time in our nation’s history, two strategic competitors that are nuclear states with large and growing nuclear arsenals. When we look at the [People’s Republic of China] and its breathtaking modernizatio...
  
• Kremlin says won’t change plans on Belarus nuclear weapons
  DefenceTalkThe Kremlin on Monday said Western criticism would not change plans announced by President Vladimir Putin to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. The West condemned Putin’s weekend announcement on placing the weapons in EU and NATO-bordering Belarus, triggering calls for new sanctions on Moscow. Ukraine said it was seeking an emergency meetin...
  
• North Korea says it tested new underwater nuclear attack ‘drone’
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• Eye Drops May One Day Replace Reading Glasses, and Could Help Our Vision as we Age
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• A Few Days of Fatty Foods Can Disrupt Your Memory, Causing Cognitive Impairment
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• Humans Outlived Neanderthals Likely Because of Differences in Anatomy and Social Skills
  Learn more about the differences between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, and how those differences may have helped our ancestors adapt and evolve while Neanderthals went extinct.
  
• Turns Out Some Smells May Be Processed in the Same Brain Area as Taste
  We now have an explanation for why we can sometimes perceive taste from smell alone, highlighting how deeply those two senses are wired together.
  
• Catch Shooting Stars During the Rare Chi Cygnid Meteor Shower This Weekend
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• The Great Barrier Reef Experiences Largest Annual Decline in Nearly 40 Years
  A coral bleaching event in 2024 has severely hurt the Australian underwater ecosystem.
  
• Uranus's Moons: All 29 Orbit on Their Sides at a Tilt, and Have Mysterious Features
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• Undisclosed Synthetic Psychedelics Found in Magic Mushroom Edibles Instead of Psilocybin
  Commercially available magic mushrooms don’t hold up to their labels, endangering consumers and eroding public trust in psychedelic therapies.
  
• Slingshot Tongues of Chameleons and Salamanders Could Transform Tech in Medicine and Space
  Learn more about the biological mechanism behind the tongue movement of chameleons and salamanders, which could contribute to critical technological breakthroughs.
  
• Potential Biosignatures on Mars May Reflect Ancient Life in Mineral-Rich Rocks
  Learn about the discovery of potential biosignatures within sedimentary rocks on Mars, which may represent signs of ancient microbial life. 
  
• What Happened to the Aztec Empire? Lost Artifacts Help Rejuvenate Its Past
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• Asteroid Ryugu Was Once Packed with Water, Offering Clues on Earth's Habitability
  Learn how fragments from asteroid Ryugu provide evidence of water flowing within asteroids formed in the early Solar System. 
  
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• European Renewable Energy Set for Huge Growth Over Next Decade
  New report analyses data from more than 300 sources to identify key challenges and insights. BRACKNELL, UK. 20th March 2023 – Europe will see tremendous change to its renewable energy landscape over the next decade and beyond, according to a new report by specialist consultants White Space Strategy that analysed more than 300 different data sources and was commissioned by...
  
• Knauf plans an additional production line with state-of-the-art and sustainable electric melting technology at the Novi Marof plant in Croatia
  Construction and insulation Group to invest around EUR 120 million in Croatia Knauf Group, a global building materials and insulation company, is significantly expanding its activities in Eastern Europe. The insulation division Knauf Insulation plans to expand the company’s existing plant in Novi Marof in northeastern Croatia by adding a new production line. The investmen...
  
• Dr. Cindy Vestergaard is RKVST’s new vice president special projects and external relations
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• Data centres: UK organisations with the most servers are still unlikely to prioritise energy efficiency – research
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• Auriga Services’ partnership with IOTICS is leading the way in enabling utility companies to ‘truly share data, securely’
  Digital cooperation capability from IOTICS enables a decentralised data ecosystem for the Auriga Priority Services Registration and Essential Sharing Network engine. The current energy and financial crisis, combined with the severe weather conditions at the end of 2022 have been described as the ‘perfect storm’ of risks for consumers in particularly vulnerable situa...
  
• Green launches the most energy-efficient high-performance data center
  The first of three data centers at the Dielsdorf site is live. Lupfig, January 17, 2023 – Green is building its major Zurich Metro Campus project on an area of more than 46,000 m2 in Dielsdorf, near Zurich. It consists of three high-performance data centers (M, N and O) for cloud providers and companies, as well as a business park with several office buildings. The first ...
  
• Northern Gas Networks signs IOTICS to unlock future energy solutions
  Digital cooperation capability from IOTICS enables a decentralised data ecosystem for the ground-breaking Northern Gas Networks (NGN) Customer Energy Village. Northern Gas Networks has selected technology from IOTICS and unique architecture to enable a multi-party, cross-sector data ecosystem. Northern Gas Networks deliver gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the North Ea...
  
• DW Windsor announces next-generation street lighting solution
  Exterior lighting specialist unveils new, more sustainable functional luminaire with a focus on exceptional performance and increased versatility HODDESDON, UK, 01 December 2022 – Leading exterior lighting solutions provider DW Windsor has launched its latest functional street lighting solution, Kirium Pro S, which sets new standards in efficiency, sustainability and conn...
  
• A New Hybrid Gateway with G.hn Backhaul Unveiled by MaxLinear and Microchip Technology for Versatile Smart Grid Use Cases
  Frankfurt, Germany, 01 December, 2022: Electric utilities can now provide real-time data on energy power consumption with Hybrid Gateways integrating G.hn Powerline (PLC) technology as broadband backhaul for a complete range of proven technologies, according to evidence from MaxLinear and Microchip Technology. This Proof of Concept (PoC) has been jointly developed by HomeGrid F...
  
• Green completes a CHF 480 million refinancing and accelerates its investment programs in Switzerland
  Green is increasing its investment in Switzerland and is planning further developments to help hyperscale companies and enterprises with the rising demand for secure and energy-efficient data centers. Lupfig, December 1, 2022 – Green, the leading Swiss data center operator, completed the refinancing of its existing facilities with the closing of a refinancing package of C...
  
• Creating impact with Quantum Technologies: Uniper and Terra Quantum to apply hybrid quantum computing in the energy industry
  In a joint effort, Uniper and Terra Quantum are exploring solutions that could harness the power of hybrid quantum computing to create real world business value After assessing quantum computing use cases with Terra Quantum, Uniper has prioritized three use cases: LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Logistics Optimization CO2 emissions prediction in biomass plants valuation of options ...
  
• Portuguese energy distributor E-REDES selects Opendatasoft for new open data portal
  Aims to increase transparency and accelerate energy transition through data democratisation Paris, 28 November 2022, Opendatasoft, the European leader in data democratisation platforms, today announced that it has been chosen by E-REDES, Portugal’s energy distribution network operator, to provide the technology platform for its new open data portal. The portal, which has ...
  
• UK broadband networks may be wrongly valued by up to 20%
  UK broadband providers may be inaccurately valuing their businesses by up to 20 percent because they don’t have the right oversight of their networks, leaders of the UK’s alt net sector have been told today. The industry’s typical approach to the designing, building and operating of a fibre network can result in poorer quality of data being gathered, this is b...
  
• Top result: Energie Steiermark once again raises its overall points score in the worldwide GRESB sustainability rating
  Energie Steiermark once again proves its green pioneering role in the field of climate-friendly energy management Top ratings in the areas of corporate management, energy, climate friendliness, biodiversity & living environment, health & job security and customer focus (Graz 31.10.22) Energie Steiermark again achieves a clear improvement, already for the third time in a...
  
• TES-EUROPE Chooses BricsCAD® To Design Mission-Critical Routes for Transporting Wind Turbines
  Ghent, Belgium, 26 October 2022: Bricsys®, a leading provider of CAD technology, is today announcing TES-EUROPE, a specialist in the planning, engineering and execution of exceptional transportation, has chosen BricsCAD® to power its logistics projects in France. The height of wind turbines has become increasingly taller to deliver higher megawatts and meet the growing ...