The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has appointed Brian Haagensen to serve as Indian Point nuclear power plant’s new senior resident inspector in Buchanan, New York. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently seeking public comments on proposed changes to regulations on decommissioning nuclear reactors. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Thursday that it has renewed the operating licenses of the Byron nuclear plant in Byron, Illinois, for 20 years. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued its final environmental report on Wednesday concerning license renewals for the Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant in Braceville, Illinois. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued its Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal 2015 on Tuesday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Monday that the NRC and the Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia unit have completed their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an early site permit application by Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Power and PSEG Nuclear for a site in Salem, New Jersey. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Friday that it is seeking public comment on a proposed rule concerning nuclear-reactor safety. The proposed rule would require all commercially operating plants, decommissioning sites and future facilities to have and maintain equipment that is capable of accurate measurements of spent pool water following an accident. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Thursday that they intend to increase oversight activity at the Sequoyah Unit 1 Nuclear Power Plant. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Tuesday that it will be holding a public meeting on Nov. 19 in Metropolis, Illinois, to discuss findings related to an incident at the Honeywell uranium conversion plant. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Monday that it is seeking public commentary on the environmental impact report relating to the process of considering the Fermi Generating Station for license renewal. Read More »

During the White House Summit on Nuclear Energy, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) detailed the independent nature of its process to evaluate reactor designs for health and safety, the commission reported Friday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Wednesday that there will be a meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19, regarding an application to build two reactors at the South Texas Project (STP) site. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be holding a public meeting to discuss a proposed rule for an annual variable fee structure relating to small modular reactors (SMR) on Monday, Nov. 16. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Tuesday that there will be an evidentiary hearing held Nov. 16 to address safety-related issues in regard to the renewal of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Wednesday that Pauline Braxton will serve as a resident inspector for the construction site at the Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Tuesday that it will be accelerating its planned earthquake risk analysis at nuclear reactors in the U.S. Read More »

A joint study between the S.C. Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G) and X-energy conducted a study on the latter’s Xe-100 pebble-bed nuclear reactor concept for technical and economic feasibility, they announced on Wednesday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a 40-year operating license to the Watts Bar Unit 2, owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), on Thursday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Wednesday that it has released the final environmental impact statement on a proposed medical radioisotope production facility that would be operated by SHINE Medical Technologies Inc. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Friday that there will be a supplemental hearing regarding challenges made to the renewal of the operating license of the Crow Butte Uranium Recovery Facility. Read More »