With no reactors under construction, the restarts offer the most immediate options to grow nuclear power in the U.S. Opposition to the restarts, and nuclear power in general continues, but it’s lost the clout it once had to block and delay projects.
Executive summary Note: This advisory relates to an active threat to Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs). However, ongoing PLC targeting activity is broader than Siemens PLCs. All PLC owners and operators should apply relevant mitigations to reduce the risk to their devices and systems. The Siemens-specific content in this advisory should be understood and applied as one subset of the wider threat landscape. Top Mitigations - Inventory all Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) - Apply critical security patches - Ensure PLCs are not accessible from the Internet - Strengthen access controls - Monitor for unauthorized activity - Harden PLC services, protocols, and ladder logic…
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright faced questions from the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on Wednesday morning about President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request and priorities for the department. The hearing also comes as tensions with Iran and in the Strait of Hormuz escalate. The effective closure of the waterway, a key transporter of the global oil supply, has caused gas and energy costs to soar.
Energy Department undersecretary Darío Gil is taking a long-term view of science and technology. Why it matters: While President Trump's second term has been marked by high-drama fights over AI policy, Gil's been working behind the scenes to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in science and tech. The big picture: A familiar pattern is unfolding in AI policy. - An AI lab comes out with a frighteningly powerful model, sending officials scrambling, and states advance AI laws — which spark congressional efforts to get a federal standard in place. - Gil is trying to spearhead a different approach where the federal government plays a larger role in shaping emerging technologies before crises emerge or competitors like China gain an…
The agency noted that earlier staffing shortages led to "cost overruns, schedule delays, and accidents, including fires and radiation spills.”
Last week, environmental groups and the attorneys general of Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that the DOE is unlawfully using its emergency powers to keep the plant open.
Oil exchanges, as they are called, allow the DOE to loan out oil to companies who later pay back to the oil with extra barrels, which functions like interest on a loan.