A developer and legal scholar has proposed creating an Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Commission (AIRC) in a New York Times opinion essay, arguing Congress should establish a bipartisan, five-memb…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is preparing to debut a "reformulated" and "refreshed" AI strategy that will reflect 2027 goals and beyond, chief AI officer Caroline Carusone said Tuesday at the age…
A legal scholar proposes creating an AI Regulatory Commission (AIRC) modeled on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the EPA, arguing the United States needs it now due to current risks and growing p…
The U.S. Department of Energy closed a loan agreement of up to $1.9 billion with NextEra Energy on September 8, 2026, to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo, Iowa, which has been shut sin…
The U.S. Army announced Wednesday it will spend up to $2.2 billion over five years to build and operate nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas, with more than 20 reactors …
TerraPower, backed by Bill Gates, began construction on its first commercial Natrium nuclear reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming, on April 23, 2026, after receiving the first U.S. construction permit for a c…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has used artificial intelligence to slash some licensing reviews from four years to nine months, Chief Data Officer and Deputy Chief AI Officer Basia Sall announced o…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has reduced nuclear licensing review times from four years to nine months using artificial intelligence, according to NRC Chief Data Officer and Deputy Chief AI Offic…
Researchers propose a shift from qualitative to quantitative risk assessment for AI systems, drawing lessons from the probabilistic methods that transformed nuclear safety after 1975. The team built n…