Google News RSS lead capture — Managing Expectations Energy SMR Watch — 2026-08-20

Query: small modular reactor advanced nuclear August 20 2026
- Port Of Corpus Christi Signs SMR Agreement To Advance Nuclear Maritime Technology - Ocean News & Technology — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:52:46 GMT — decoded: https://oceannews.com/news/science-technology/port-of-corpus-christi-signs-smr-agreement-to-advance-nuclear-maritime-technology/
- Corpus Christi joins US maritime nuclear push - Splash247 — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:51:08 GMT — decoded: https://splash247.com/corpus-christi-joins-us-maritime-nuclear-push/
- TRISO-X expands its Tennessee nuclear fuel manufacturing campus with a 70-acre land acquisition for future commercial growth - Energies Media — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:11:54 GMT — not selected; recent fuel-cycle coverage already published.

Query: site:transportation.gov Port Corpus Christi nuclear maritime technologies agreement August 2026
- Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Port of Corpus Christi Sign Agreement to Explore Nuclear Maritime Technologies | US Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation (.gov) — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:07:52 GMT — decoded: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-and-port-corpus-christi-sign-agreement

Query: site:maritime.dot.gov Corpus Christi nuclear maritime technology agreement
- Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Port of Corpus Christi Sign Agreement to Explore Nuclear Maritime Technologies | MARAD - Maritime Administration (.gov) — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:43:30 GMT — decoded: https://www.maritime.dot.gov/newsroom/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-and-port-corpus-christi-sign-agreement

Query: Port Corpus Christi Transportation Secretary nuclear maritime technologies agreement
- Transportation Secretary, Port of Corpus Christi to Explore Nuclear Maritime Technologies - Marine News Magazine — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:56:38 GMT — decoded: https://www.marinelink.com/news/transportation-secretary-port-corpus-542243
- Port of Corpus Christi signs agreement to explore nuclear technology for ships, port operations - kiiitv.com — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:25:00 GMT — decoded: https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/port-corpus-christi-nuclear-technology/503-8a565b57-f0dc-48a4-b28a-6929f3b141a5 (direct/r.jina access blocked; not used for article facts)
- Corpus Christi joins US maritime nuclear push - Splash247 — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:51:08 GMT — decoded above.

Selected article reason: The DOT/MARAD release is an official new public gate, and multiple maritime outlets framed the same agreement. It is adjacent to prior Managing Expectations maritime-SMR coverage but not duplicative: Port Long Beach / MARAD was covered earlier; this is a separate Corpus Christi Memorandum of Cooperation.