Next-Gen Clean Energy Roadmap Filed Plus Plum Market's Arrival
Palm Beach Gardens, FL · October 6, 2026
Packing an umbrella is the only sensible move before stepping outside into this morning's damp breeze. Once passing downpours clear, there is a full slate waiting from neighborhood parks to PGA Boulevard.
The Lead
A homegrown energy venture is putting the city on the national clean power map. Palm Beach Gardens-based AMPERA submitted its formal Regulatory Engagement Plan to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week, mapping out the multi-year licensing path for its factory-built, thorium-fueled modular microreactors. The move follows the company’s summer unveiling of a full-scale, 3D-printed silicon carbide gyroid core engineered to operate safely for up to 30 years without refueling.
Working under the NRC’s newly created Office of Advanced Reactors, the local engineering team plans to de-risk its design and safety protocols through pre-application technical reviews before lodging a full combined manufacturing and fuel fabrication license in late 2027. Technical review workshops between local engineers and federal staff begin this winter.
Local Pulse
Burns Road Cycle Track Enters Final Phase Roads Crews are wrapping up the county's first separated two-way bike corridor ahead of its scheduled late autumn opening.
Regional Dispatch Center Begins Emergency Operations Safety The city's newly expanded emergency communications center now handles fire and rescue dispatch for neighboring Jupiter crews.
Plum Market Opens on PGA Boulevard Business The new specialty grocer now welcomes shoppers with organic produce, prepared chef meals, and full catering services.
Today's Outlook
- High 86°F · Low 77°F — Rain showers (58% chance of precipitation)
- Keep an umbrella close at hand today to dodge passing daytime rain showers.
What's On Around Town
Today
Stories in the Park Burns Road Playground (4404 Burns Rd), 9:00–10:00 AM · Free Outdoor stories, movement, and crafts for young children and parents.
Expanding Perception Video Exhibition Helen M. Salzberg Gallery (3160 PGA Blvd), 9:00 AM–5:00 PM · Free Immersive video installation exploring human perception and nature by Cheryl Maeder.
Fat Tuesday Live Music SaltBird Kitchen & Bar (251 S US Highway 1), Jupiter, 6:00–9:00 PM Acoustic roots and fiddle tunes to accompany dinner by the water.
Tomorrow
Junior Golf Clinic Sandhill Crane Golf Club (9900 Sandhill Crane Dr), 5:30–6:30 PM
Live Music at Voodoo Bayou Voodoo Bayou (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave), 6:00–9:00 PM
Register at Sunset Palm Beach State College (3160 PGA Blvd), 6:00–8:00 PM · Free
Thursday
Dunkin' Cruiser Community Pop-Up Palm Beach State College (3160 PGA Blvd), 10:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
Life Time Run Club Downtown Palm Beach Gardens (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave), 7:00–9:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- NSU Underground Shark
- Tucked outside Nova Southeastern University on Military Trail, Kent Ullberg’s bronze sculpture creates the startling illusion of an 18-foot mako shark swimming beneath the brick plaza. Its four-foot toothy snout erupts from the pavers while its tail breaches several yards behind.
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