Washington VERTical eNews – March 27, 2025

Inland Northwest tech hub receives $50 million boost The envisioned Spokane-Coeur d’Alene aerospace tech hub has received $48 million in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced today. Read eNews
Washington VERTical eNews – February 27, 2025

Tri-Cities STEM Career Academy June 23-26, 2025 Registration is now open through May 1, and space is limited. The cost is $125 to attend, including food, materials, and transportation to field trips. Read eNews
Washington VERTical eNews – January 30, 2025

ORAU, leading nuclear industry organizations develop Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap to address workforce challenges, education gaps The Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap (NEAR) aims to enhance career awareness, support pipeline development, identify financial resources, and optimize academic programs at the K-12, vocational and technical school, and university levels. Read eNews
Washington VERTical eNews – January 23, 2025

New Funding Available to Small Businesses for Clean Energy Research and Development The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opened new funding to small businesses for innovative clean energy technologies as part of its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs. Read eNews
Washington VERTical eNews – January 9, 2025

U.S. Department of Energy Releases $10 Million to Support Research on Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Technologies The funding will encourage innovation and competitiveness of domestic used nuclear fuel recycling processes in the United States. Read eNews
Washington VERTical eNews – December 13, 2024

Talking Nuclear this Holiday Season 2024 has been an incredibly slow year. Nothing has happened. Literally nothing besides Brat summer. Also, the Atomic Energy Advancement Act. Read eNews
Washington VERTical eNews – November 27, 2024

U.S. Unveils Road Map to Triple Nuclear Capacity by 2050 As the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit kicked off this week, President Biden’s administration laid out plans to add 200 GW of nuclear power in the next 25 years through a combination of new reactor deployment, plant restarts, and upgrades at existing sites. Read eNews
Washington VERTical eNews – November 14, 2024

U.S. Unveils Road Map to Triple Nuclear Capacity by 2050 As the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit kicked off this week, President Biden’s administration laid out plans to add 200 GW of nuclear power in the next 25 years through a combination of new reactor deployment, plant restarts, and upgrades at existing sites. Read eNews
Washington VERTical eNews – October 31, 2024

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Washington VERTical eNews – October 17, 2024

Amazon and Energy Northwest announce plans to develop advanced nuclear technology in Washington Amazon (Nasdaq; AMZN) and Energy Northwest, a public power agency leading in the development of next-generation nuclear technologies, today announced an agreement to fund efforts to move toward development and deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology in Washington state to advance […]