Oak Ridge National Laboratory provided significant contributions and coordination in the development of the Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA’s) recently released Spent Fuel Isotopic Composition (SFCOMPO) 2.0—the world’s largest open database for spent nuclear fuel assay data. Read More »

BWX Technologies, Inc. issued the following announcement on.BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) announced today that its subsidiary BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC) has been awarded a CA$18.6 million, four-year contract to manufacture zircaloy-4 seamless tubes for Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN), which operates the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant in Romania..@BWXTech Awarded CA$18.6 Million Contract for Nuclear Power Plant Tube Fabrication Tweet this “This contract is an important win for us because it demonstrates BWXT’s international competiveness in the CANDU segment,” said John MacQuarrie, President of BWXT Canada Ltd. and BWXT NEC. Read More »

As Winter Storm Grayson pounded the East Coast with high winds, bone-chilling temperatures and historic power demands, Exelon Generation’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant operated at 100 percent power, delivering critical electricity to nearly two million homes during two of the highest daily peak demand periods ever recorded. Read More »

NuScale successfully demonstrates approach that allows its SMR to be safe without need for electrical power Read More »

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the joint parties announced they will not seek a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) rehearing on the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) joint proposal decision, and in accepting the CPUC’s ruling to retire DCPP, PG&E will now withdraw its license renewal application at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Read More »

Twenty-one employees across the system earn Electric Power Research Institute Technology Transfer Awards for applying research and development to build the future of energy Read More »

Challenges that countries face when introducing or expanding a nuclear power programme were discussed at an IAEA meeting in Vienna last week. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Jacquelyn Wojewoda as the new resident inspector Read More »

Additional $188 million in bill credits and $43.6 million refund also scheduled for this year Read More »

Bloom Energy announced the selection of its 8,350kW (8.35MW) Bloom Energy Server, an innovative and clean electricity generation system, by South Korea's Korea South-East Power Corporation Read More »

Company strategy will cut carbon dioxide emissions 60 percent from 2000 levels by 2030; 80 percent from 2000 levels by 2050 Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a public meeting with officials of Westinghouse Electric Co., to discuss the company’s progress in complying with an NRC confirmatory order following a 2016 event at the company’s Columbia, S.C., fuel fabrication facility. Read More »

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said France demonstrated a comprehensive commitment to safety with a responsible approach to the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on proposed changes to its regulations for the fees it will charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2018. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently proposed changes to its regulations that include reducing the annual fees for most applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2016, thanks to the commission’s decreased budget. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently released six efficiency bulletins that describe actions nuclear power plant operators can take to increase operational effectiveness and boost safety measures as part of its Delivering the Nuclear Promise initiative. Read More »

The future of nuclear power holds the promise of continuing to incorporate fission-fueled nuclear power -- an integral part of low-carbon electricity generation -- as well as possible breakthroughs in nuclear-fusion energy generation, providing a long-term plan for efficient energy production. Read More »

Skyharbour Resources Ltd. recently announced that Andreas Norland, founder and managing director of International Thorium Energy Organization, has joined its advisory board. Read More »

The fourth Nuclear Industry Summit was held recently in Washington, D.C., where hundreds of nuclear energy industry leaders convened to discuss the future of nuclear technology, cybersecurity and the securing of nuclear materials, among other topics. Read More »

As Washington ponders a bill that would increase funding and research for nuclear energy, a Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) spokesman explained the potential impact of the legislation and the importance of creating a "new generation of reactor technologies." Read More »