The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) offered its support for a proposed rule change to the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) financial-qualification requirements for the licensing of nuclear reactors, the NEI said on Thursday. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) issued a report on the final Clean Power Plan from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its recognition of the impact of nuclear power on Wednesday. Read More »

Terrestrial Energy has appointed Ray Johnson, former chief technology officer for Lockheed Martin, to its International Advisory Board, the company announced Wednesday. Read More »

Azarga Uranium Corp. on Tuesday hailed the significant role of nuclear energy in reduction plans set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan aims to cut carbon emissions by 32 percent in electricity-generating plants by 2030 and also promotes the use of low-carbon sources of energy, including solar, wind, hydroelectric and nuclear. Read More »

Former Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Judd Gregg (R-NH), co-chairmen of Nuclear Matters, a nuclear power advocacy group, issued a statement after the final Clean Power Plan's release on Monday. Read More »

Shortly after the founding of POWER Engineers Inc. in 1976, the company’s Pocatello, Idaho, office burned to the ground, an event POWER Engineers staff have memorialized in the form of an annual January party called The Burnout. Read More »

Initial review finds that it fails to incorporate carbon abatement value of existing nuclear plants. Read More »

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf released a statement after the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final Clean Power Plan was released on Monday. Wolf said the new regulations can become an economic driver through the energy industry. Read More »

Over the next 20 years, Vietnam is expected to increase its electrical output through the diversification of its generation sources, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Monday. Read More »

The White House released a fact sheet on Monday on the final Clean Power Plan that was developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The power plan aims to reduce carbon emissions from power plants across the country by 32 percent by 2030. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) on Monday commended the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new Clean Power Plan, which would attempt to cut carbon emissions from power plants by approximately 32 percent by 2030. Read More »

Department of Energy funding two projects with approximately $6 million apiece. Read More »

Georgia Power has recieved $1.8 billion in loans from the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) in order to support the construction activity at the Plant Vogtle Nuclear Expansion project, they announced on Thursday. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) relaunched its "Powered by Our People" promotion on Thursday. The program initially was launched in the summer of 2014, featuring NEI members showcasing their work at their respective power plants or within their specific areas of service or research in the nuclear power industry. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) issued a statement on Thursday warning of the risks posed by the U.S. House's failure to vote on reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) before Congress adjourned for a monthlong summer recess. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) released a statement on Tuesday after presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled her energy framework plan.The NEI said nuclear energy needs to play a larger role than that put forward in the plan and that Clinton's vision of “deep decarbonization” for America by 2050 cannot be achieved absent notable contributions from nuclear energy. Read More »

NEI applauds move to reauthorize Federal Export-Import Bank through Sept. 30, 2019. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said late last week that it has called on the U.S. Senate to block a measure that would allow a bilateral nuclear trade agreement with China to expire. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tom Cotton (R-AK) introduced a resolution that disapproves of the agreement on earlier this month. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) states that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) needs to refine its processes or determine which rule proposals do offer safety and security benefits, they announced July 23. Read More »

The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are studying the aging process in certain reactor parts to understand long-term reactor operations, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) reported Thursday. Read More »