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Army to spend $2B to build nuclear microreactors at 5 bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear power
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CEO and CFO suddenly depart AI nuclear power upstart Fermi
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Iran war energy shock drives nuclear power plans in hard-hit Asia and Africa
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Work begins on nuclear power station that promises 8,000 jobs
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North Korean dictator says government will keep cementing nation's 'irreversible status as a nuclear power'
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Russia and Ukraine agree local truce to allow repairs at Europe's largest nuclear power plant
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