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Discussions at two nuclear industry events focus on how workers can train for disasters. Read More »
Discussions at two nuclear industry events focus on how workers can train for disasters. Read More »
Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant's Unit 2 was restored to full power on Sunday after a planned refueling outage began on Feb. 16. Technicians replaced nearly a third of the reactor’s fuel and performed thousands of inspections and preventive-maintenance tasks to keep the unit running safely and effectively for another two years. Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently reported that there were fewer safety and security incidents at U.S. nuclear power plants that prompted investigations in 2014. Records indicate that the NRC responded to nine “near-misses” in 2014, compared with 10 in 2013 and 14 in 2012. Read More »
Completing the licensing process for construction of the Yucca Mountain used-fuel repository would require an estimated $330 million from Congress, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Stephen Burns said while appearing recently before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development hearing. Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has re-confirmed the safety standards of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced its renewal of the Callaway nuclear power plant’s operational licensing for an additional 20 years. Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center license-renewal application last week, allowing the energy center to operate until 2044. The original 40-year license would have expired in 2024. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold an open-house event on March 18 to answer questions about the NRC’s annual assessment of Turkey Point nuclear power plant's safety measures, the NRC said on Monday. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced that it will publicly discuss the annual assessment of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant’s safety. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has scheduled a meeting to discuss the annual assessment of the safety of the Watts Bar nuclear power plant's Unit 1. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold an open house to discuss the annual assessment of safety at the St. Lucie nuclear plant. Read More »
The Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) facility in Erwin, Tenn. has returned to the normal level of oversight and inspection, following an issued licensee performance review led by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released their annual performance review letters for the nation’s 100 commercial nuclear power plants. Read More »
Operators of the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Red Wing, Minnesota, declared a Notification of Unusual Event Thursday after a fire alarm sounded in the Unit 2 containment building. Read More »
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, issued an opening statement Wednesday during a subcommittee hearing to review the president’s fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Read More »
The National Society of Professional Engineers named Gabriel Taylor, a senior fire protection engineer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), as one of the top 19 professional engineers in the federal government at a recent National Press Club ceremony. Read More »
A Nuclear Energy Insider report last week has identified the challenges faced by the sector in the past eight months and what's required to forge a clear path forward for small modular reactors (SMRs). Read More »
NRC begins inspection of damaged Summer nuclear plant reactor Read More »
Story CopyThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released its Project Aim 2020 report detailing a comprehensive look at the agency’s future. Read More »
NRC Chairman Stephen Burns said on Tuesday that the organization is at a turning point. Read More »