Larry Lindsey, a former director of the National Economic Council and assistant to former President George W. Bush, has joined the Leadership Council of Nuclear Matters, the organization announced Thursday. Read More »

Offices will support water and energy infrastructure in the country. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be hosting an open house regarding the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant on June 24. Read More »

DTE Energy received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval, with the help of Black & Veatch’s nuclear power team, for the construction and operation of a new reactor at the Fermi Unit 2 nuclear power plant in Newport, Michigan, Black & Veatch said  Wednesday. DTE does not have immediate plans to begin construction and has not committed to building the unit, but it has gone through the licensing process to keep its options open, Black & Veatch said. Fermi Unit 2, in operation since 1988 Read More »

Officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced that Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. (WCNOC) has adequately remedied the safety concerns in their plant’s work environment. Read More »

Nuclear Matters Leadership Council member Carol Browner -- who served as EPA Administrator longer than anyone in history -- told nuclear industry representatives at a Clean Power Plan implementation conference in Atlanta last week that she now believes nuclear power has an essential role in reducing carbon emissions. Read More »

In an effort to grow and develop into the future under the “working smarter instead of harder” concept, Scott Stallard, vice president of Black & Veatch's energy unit, said recently that utility companies such as his should not only study the data it collects, but also learn from it and make adjustments based on it when necessary. Read More »

The future of nuclear power remains unclear since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it would only credit 6 percent of nuclear power output to a state's carbon emissions improvements as part of its Clean Power Plan. Read More »