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Exelon Corp. announced Monday that it has taken Unit 1 at the Byron Nuclear Generating Station in Illinois offline in order to complete refueling activity. Read More »

During the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference this week, researchers and other officials discussed the latest technological advances in nuclear fusion energy. Read More »

Earlier this month, revisions to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) regulations on the export of nuclear energy technology took effect. The regulations being revised cover almost all exports of nuclear information and the amount of authority foreign individuals have to access American nuclear energy technology. Read More »

FirstEnergy Corp. announced Tuesday that crews at its Pennsylvania utilities have begun using apps developed by the nuclear energy company to improve efficiency in their power restoration activities. Read More »

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission OKs GNF's newest boiling water reactor fuel innovation Read More »

Exelon Corp. announced on Monday that it is listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the 10th consecutive year.   Read More »

Lightbridge Corp. and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) have entered a comprehensive agreement to fabricate nuclear fuel test samples, the companies said on Monday. Read More »

Entergy Corp. said its Indian Point Unit 3 reactor in New York is going offline Monday to perform maintenance in order to replace water seals following reports of slight water leakage. Entergy did not give a specific time frame for when Unit 3 would return to service, only stating that it would come back online after repairs were completed. Read More »

Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stressed the importance of scientific and technological advances for development during his opening statement at the IAEA's General Conference in Vienna on Monday. Read More »

Linda Jojo, current executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) with United Airlines, has been appointed to serve on Exelon Corp.'s board of directors, the company announced Friday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced Friday that the River Bend Nuclear Generating Station has been issued a "White" finding following an inspection. Read More »

Three automated inspection tools from AREVA Inc. have received U.S. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) certification as qualified tools to examine steam generators in nuclear reactors, the company announced Thursday. Read More »

E.ON said this week that it would take on the responsibility of dismantling its nuclear generating capacity in Germany, rather than transfer it to Uniper, and also said this move  will not affect the planned spin-off of Uniper by early 2016. Read More »

The Department of Energy released its second Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR) on Thursday. The report evaluates the status of clean-energy technology and provides information on research opportunities in the field. Read More »

During a House oversight hearing on Thursday, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Stephen Burns said the commission aims to increase efficiency and likely will trim its current workforce, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) released a statement on Thursday praising the decision by Exelon Corp. to defer any decisions to retire any Illinois nuclear power plants for one year. Read More »

Both the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing regarding the oversight of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Wednesday. Read More »

The Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) of the International Atomic Energy Agency recently concluded a 10-day mission to Ireland to assess the nation's nuclear regulatory framework. Read More »

Deal will close with completion of 151-megawatt wind plant in March 2016 Read More »