Finland issued Posiva Oy a construction permit late last week to build a spent-fuel facility for nuclear waste at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant. Read More »

The Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power) said on Monday that it is conducting inspections and completing maintenance projects on weather-sensitive equipment in its service region ahead of winter. Read More »

Kurion, Inc., and the United Kingdom's National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) said on Tuesday that they have completed the non-radioactive testing phase of the GeoMelt In-Container Vitrification (ICV) waste-treatment plant, which is set to be built at NNL’s Central Laboratory on the Sellafield site near Seascale, England. Read More »

A list of nominees for Fission Uranium Corp.'s board of directors was mailed to company shareholders and management this week, ahead of the election at the annual shareholders meeting on Dec. 15. 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 »

NB Power said on Monday that it is holding full-scale emergency-response exercises this week in cooperation with New Brunswick’s (Canada) Emergency Measures Organizations (NBEMO). Read More »

WS Atkins Plc. said on Tuesday that it has agreed to purchase EnergySolutions' Projects, Products and Technology (PP&T) segment for approximately $318 million. Read More »

Exelon Corp. said on Monday that Mark Kanavos has been appointed vice president of the Byron Generating Station in Byron, Illinois. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) detailed the implications of the recent White House Summit on Nuclear Energy. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said late last week that they will hold side events during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), starting Nov. 30 in Paris. Read More »

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. (ENEC) recently honored 64 graduates from nuclear energy programs at several schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and overseas. The graduates were part of the UAE’s Energy Pioneers program, which was launched to develop qualified UAE citizens to operate the nation's nuclear energy program. 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 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said on Monday that the second unit of its Sequoyah Nuclear Plant began a scheduled maintenance and refueling outage on Saturday. The company said new fuel assemblies will be installed and in-depth inspections and maintenance activities are set to take place. Read More »

IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. said on Monday that it will present technical research results at the Characterization and Quality Control of Nuclear Fuels (CQCNF 2015) Conference Dec. 1-3 in Hyderabad, India. "The theme of the 2015 conference is 'Nuclear Fuels -- Recent Advances in Quality, Safety and Productivity,' which is a perfect fit for IBC's (beryllium-oxide-enhanced) fuel," Jim Malone, IBC's vice president of nuclear fuels, said. Read More »

The Unit 1 reactor at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant, near Berwick, Pennsylvania, shut down automatically on Thursday, plant officials said. "Susquehanna's nuclear professionals are investigating the exact cause of the shutdown and have confirmed that all systems are responding as expected," Jon Franke, Susquehanna site vice president, said. Read More »

The Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) said on Friday that electricity customers will not see increased rates in 2016. The announcement follows approval of the 2016 Retail Rate Schedule by the utility’s board of directors. Read More »

AREVA NP announced Thursday that it has been awarded a contract that would supply filtered containment venting systems (FCVS) to Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Corp. (KHNP). Read More »

NB Power announced that the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS) at full operating capacity. Read More »

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the Indian Point Energy Center was denied certification after the New York State Department said it failed to comply with coastal regulations. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Co. President and CEO Danny Roderick spoke at the White House Summit on Nuclear Energy that took place on Nov. 6 about the role that it plays in climate change mitigation. Read More »