The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said the U.S. Senate's recent passage of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act, now an amendment to the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, indicates growing congressional support for nuclear energy. Read More »

Duke Energy might sell portions of its international business division, or the entire unit, the company said late last week. Read More »

Konecranes Inc. unveiled a new transport unit recently that it said is compliant with regulations for moving machines used to store nuclear material. Read More »

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BAS) said recently that the Doomsday Clock, the countdown to humanity’s annihilation, would remain at three minutes to midnight, despite the recent climate talks in Paris. Read More »

Ontario Provincial Parliament Member Bob Chiarelli issued a statement following the recent announcement of Bruce Power President and CEO Duncan Hawthorne's plan to retire. Read More »

The Arizona Public Service Company (APS) said late last week that its Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station has been awarded a STAR designation from the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH). Read More »

The European Atomic Forum (FORATOM) said late last week that it supports the European Atomic Energy Community's (Euratom) continuing participation in international research and development efforts to develop Generation IV nuclear energy systems, which was recommended by the EU Council of Ministers Working Group. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced this week that Gregory Croon has been appointed as the senior resident inspector at North Anna Nuclear Power Plant in Mineral, Virginia. Read More »

EDF Energy issued a statement this past week welcoming the appointment of Tom Greatrex as the new chief executive at the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA). Read More »

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano visited El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua to discuss different uses of nuclear technology besides in energy generation, the IAEA announced this week. Read More »

GE Hitachi (GEH) said this week that it has been selected to provide outage services to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, through 2021. Read More »

Sasha Davies has been named head of strategic development for the Wylfa Newydd nuclear-plant project in Wales, Horizon Nuclear Power said late last week. Read More »

Entergy Corp. said late last week that David Borde has been named the company’s new vice president for investor relations, effective March 1. Read More »

FirstEnergy Corp. said this week that it generated approximately 88.9 million megawatt hours of electricity in 2015 at its coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, wind and hydro facilities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia and Illinois Read More »

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) recently completed its first service outage for a pressurized water reactor (PWR) at the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant in Ontario, New York, the company said this week. Read More »

Optimized resource-management company Veolia has agreed to acquire California-based nuclear-waste cleanup and plant-decommissioning firm Kurion, Veolia said this week. Read More »

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) President and CEO Marvin Fertel spoke during the U.S. Energy Association's recent 12th annual State of the Energy Industry Forum in Washington, D.C. Read More »

Jacobs Engineering Group said late last week that it was selected as one of several contractors to provide decommissioning and remediation services at the Sellafield Ltd. site in Cumbria, England. Read More »

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a report late last week that said several obstacles are delaying conversion of U.S. research reactors so they can use low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel instead of weapons-grade highly enriched uranium (HEU). Read More »

Georgia Power said this week that eight more shield building panels have been placed at Unit 3 of the Plant Vogtle expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia. Read More »