The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $7,000 fine for Mistras Group Inc., following two violations of requirements. Read More »

Twenty-five members of the European Parliament issued a letter on Wednesday to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Euratom to halt financing support for aging nuclear reactors in Ukraine. Read More »

The Babcock and Wilcox Co. (B&W) announced Wednesday that its has concluded the spinoff of its power generation business unit as Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. Read More »

Commission seeking public comment on nuclear facility as part of license renewal process. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released an amendment of regulations regarding licensing, inspection and fees in order to account for changes in how much applicants are charged on Tuesday. Read More »

European Union (EU) Commissioner of Climate Action and Energy Miguel Canete discussed nuclear energy and nuclear waste in a speech at the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) conference in Brussels on Tuesday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday that it has made its report to Congress available to the public. The report details the NRC's security inspection activities at nuclear power reactors and related facilities in 2014. Read More »

AREVA said on Monday that it has temporarily slowed construction of Brazil's Eletrobrás Eletronuclear’s (ETN) Angra 3 nuclear power plant reactor in Rio de Janeiro due to difficulties in securing financing to complete the project.AREVA signed a contract worth approximately $1.4 billion, under which the company agreed to supply engineering services and components, and the reactor’s instrumentation and control system. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was recognized for its efforts in meeting the federal goal to contract with small businesses with an "A" rating from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the NRC announced Monday. Read More »

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Lubomír Zaorálek paid a visit to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Monday, in order to meet with Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü. Read More »

Nine European partners in an investment group headed by Westinghouse Electric Co. said on Monday that they have received approximately $2.24 million from the European Union (EU) to establish a secure supply of nuclear fuel for Russian-designed reactors. The funding comes from the Euratom Research and Training Program, part of the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation initiative. Read More »

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has finished a two-week mission to review infrastructure development in Nigeria for its fledgling nuclear power program, the IAEA said on Monday. At the end of the evaluation late last week, the team said the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC), the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) and the Nigerian government as a whole are making significant progress in developing the infrastructure needed for a nuclear energy program. Read More »

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada (GEH-C) and Candu Energy, Inc., will be collaborating on fuel cycle technology research and development following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on nuclear technology cooperation by the U.K. and Canada on Monday.  Specifically both companies' focus will be on possible ways that civil plutonium in the U.K. could be utilized in Candu reactors. Read More »

SNC-Lavalin will play a role in the operations of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) as its joint venture, the Canadian National Energy Alliance (CNEA), was selected as primary bidder by the Canadian Government on Friday. Read More »

Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Greg Rickford announced Monday that a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the U.K. to facilitate nuclear energy cooperation. Read More »

EnergySolutions announced on Monday that a joint venture, in which they have equity stake, was selected to manage the operations of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL). Read More »

Staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have asked that fuel-cycle facilities across the country detail their response plans to natural hazards including floods, earthquakes and other storms. Read More »

Canadian uranium exploration company Athabasca Nuclear Corp. said on Thursday that it will sell its Yellowjacket Gold Project to African Queen Mines, Ltd. The proposed transaction includes the payment of approximately $121,773 in cash and two million common-share warrants -- split between those exercisable at 5 cents and 10 cents per share over a period of three years -- to Athabasca. Read More »

PPL Electric Utilities said recently that it is working to improve multiple parts of the electrical system in  northeastern Pennsylvania.The utility is pursuing 20 projects this year that will upgrade power lines and modernize equipment at its substations. Read More »

A project from two professors at the University of Notre Dame, in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, has received a grant from the Department of Energy, the university said on Friday. Yahya Kurama, associate chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, and Ashley Thrall, the Myron and Rosemary Noble Assistant Professor of structural engineering, are working to develop concrete technology to facilitate quicker and safer construction of nuclear re Read More »