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Arlington, VA – Virginia’s nuclear energy leaders have released the Virginia Is Nuclear 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, charting a path to meet rising energy demand, strengthen the workforce, and position the Commonwealth as a global hub for nuclear innovation,...

RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia Department of Energy (Virginia Energy) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to the Virginia Nuclear Innovation Hub (VIN Hub) to address nuclear workforce modeling, manufacturing, and supply chain assessments by establishing a small grants...

Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC), the Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA), Clean Air Task Force (CATF), and Virginia Innovative Nuclear Hub (VIN Hub) are pleased to invite you and your staff to our webinar - Nuclear Energy 101: A Workshop for Policymakers, and...

The Virginia Innovative Nuclear Hub is pleased to announce the launch of a comprehensive workforce analysis for the nuclear energy industry in Virginia. This multi-phase initiative is being conducted by Mangum Economics and will provide a data-driven assessment of the...

Richmond, VA (July 7, 2025) Virginia is moving forward with plans to bring one of the nation’s first advanced nuclear reactors to Southwest Virginia, a key part of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s strategy for Virginia’s energy future. A $100,000 grant from the Virginia...

RICHMOND, VA – Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced $1.2 million in grants to the Virginia Innovative Nuclear Hub (VIN Hub) funding the establishment of critical research infrastructure, support for workforce training, and further positioning Virginia as the...

(LYNCHBURG, Va. – March 26, 2025) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced the opening of the BWXT Innovation Campus, a 170,000 square-foot facility that focuses on nuclear technology advancements for land, sea and space. The Lynchburg campus is home to...

From the US Department of Energy - Office of Nuclear Energy:  Did nuclear power just have its best year ever?  From welcoming a new reactor online for a second straight year to seeing two retired units pursuing historic restarts, nuclear power is definitely making a...

RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the largest private fusion company, will make a multi-billion dollar investment to build the world’s first grid-scale commercial fusion power plant at the James River Industrial...

The VIN Hub recently initiated a project to analyze the nuclear supply chains for both new design advanced reactors as well as the current fleet of large LWR designs and determine which components are at risk and then develop a plan for identifying which components...