About Nuclear Atlas

The people, sources, and checks behind the atlas.

Public sources. Traceable evidence.

Nuclear Atlas turns public nuclear records into a reviewed, dated snapshot of the industry. Follow published records back to their evidence. A separate local archive preserves imported data so the original files can be reproduced.

From public sources through review to Nuclear Atlas, with a separate local archive

Regulators

Licenses, inspections, public notices

Government datasets

Reactors, fuel, waste, and operations

Company filings

Project announcements and disclosures

Review evidence

Sources, dates,
and facility match

Reviewed workbook

Approve a snapshot

Validated release
and public downloads

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Nuclear Atlas showing its lifecycle navigation, map, and evidence workspace

The published map, table, and evidence

Manual import

Also accepts
prepared source JSON
or the ADAMS API pilot

Local archive

SQLite + original JSON files

Reproduce original files
Back up the database

The ADAMS pilot runs on demand and writes directly to this local archive. Publication requires a separate evidence review and authorized release.

  1. Public sources
  2. Reviewed workbook
  3. Approved release
  4. Nuclear Atlas

Baseline snapshot: August 26, 2026 · Targeted updates

Five licensing records were reviewed on September 15, 2026. Other records retain their earlier evidence dates. Sources update at different speeds; this is not a live feed.

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Storage and downloads

Simple storage, reviewed releases

Local SQLite keeps imported records and collection history. Original JSON snapshots sit beside it. Google Sheets and the reviewed workbook remain the authoring layer; the website serves static files.

The on-demand ADAMS pilot writes metadata and raw responses to the local archive. Scheduled collectors remain separate. Off-device backups and long-term retention still need decisions.

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