Key Events This Week: Payrolls, Quarterly Refunding, Confidence, And More Earnings

NANO Nuclear's Reactor Construction Permit Accepted For Review The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has formally begun its review of the construction permit application for an advanced microreactor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  ✅ #NRCNews: We've kicked off the formal review of the @UofIllinois application for an advanced microreactor. https://t.co/0gMFCuDv5u — NRC (@NRCgov) May 19, 2026 The announcement marks the transition from the agency’s acceptance review to the substantive technical evaluation of NANO Nuclear’s KRONOS design. This step carries more weight than the initial filing. Submitting an application demonstrates readiness on paper; the NRC’s...

Trump Red Line: No Sanctions Relief Unless Iran Gives Up Uranium; US Rejects 'Fabricated' Peace Framework By Iranian Side Summary Trump red line (PBS): "No, no, not at all. Not sanctions relief, no" - unless Iran gives up its enriched uranium. "Iran negotiating on fumes," Trump says in cabinet meeting. White House rejects 'complete fabrication' of Iranian TV reporting on MOU and draft deal status. IRGC keeping up the rhetoric: warns that Iran would "turn the area from Chabahar to Mahshahr into a graveyard for aggressors" if the ceasefire collapses. CENTCOM: "Clearly the Iranians are...

Combined NextEra-Dominion Would Have 130-GW Large-Load Pipeline By Robert Walton of UtilityDive Summary NextEra Energy plans to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock transaction announced Monday, potentially creating the largest regulated electric utility in the world — with 10 million customers in four states — if the deal passes muster with three state and two federal regulatory commissions. The companies have proposed $2.25 billion in bill credits for Dominion customers in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and they say all customers would see benefits from “enhanced scale in operations, procurement, construction and...