AREVA said on Friday that it has signed a contract to supply Ukraine-based utility ENERGOATOM with enriched uranium for use in local nuclear power plants. This is AREVA’s first enriched-uranium contract with ENERGOATOM, which operates four state-owned nuclear power plants. AREVA will deliver the first batches of uranium later this year. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it will hold a public meeting Tuesday in Zion, Illinois, on terminating the license for the nuclear power plant located there. Read More »

It would be extremely difficult for renewable energy production to reduce the effects of climate change without nuclear power, former Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chair Allison Macfarlane told the Yale Climate and Energy Institute conference on climate change and nuclear energy last week.  Read More »

Duke Energy was recently named to Greentech Media's Grid Edge 20 for its efforts in grid-edge technology transformation. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials will hold an open house Wednesday to discuss the agency’s assessment of the LaSalle County Station’s 2014 performance. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company and Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) of Sweden have reached an agreement that would increase the capacity of the latter's cooling system, Westinghouse announced Wednesday. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) announced Wednesday that the House Appropriations Committee approved a $35-billion energy and water bill that allocates $936 million for the nation's nuclear energy projects. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is hosting an open house April 28 in Oswego, New York, to review the 2014 safety performance of Exelon’s Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) fully supports President Barack Obama's efforts in creating a cooperative agreement to support nuclear energy exports through bilateral interaction with South Korea. Read More »

Amec Foster Wheeler recently announced that it has been awarded a four-year Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) contract that will expand the variety of services it currently offers. Read More »

Legislation would improve efficiency of water heaters, commercial buildings and federal buildings. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a violation notice on Tuesday to Honeywell's Metropolis Works plant in Metropolis, Illinois. The agency said the plant failed to report a uranium hexafluoride leak that occurred in October to the NRC. The agency will not levy a fine because the facility has performed well during previous assessments over the past two years and has taken corrective measures. Read More »

Vice President for Policy Development and Planning of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), Richard Myers, issued a response to the release of the Quadrennial Energy Review from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday.  Read More »

Officials recently reconnected the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS) to the regular grid. Read More »

A recent announcement from NuScale Power LLC states that the company has started its NuScale Diverse Energy Platform (NuDEP), which will emphasize its modular reactor technology as the nuclear solution for dependable power to various applications. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be hosting a webinar regarding the annual assessment of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey on Monday. Read More »

Leaders from the nuclear industry recently voiced their support for Congress to renew the nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and China. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission found plant's two units to be safe and operational in 2014 Read More »

The NRC recently announced a Severity Level II Notice of Violation, in addition to proposing a civil penalty, for the violations and actions related to the new reactor construction incident that occurred at the Chicago Bridge & Iron’s facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Read More »

Officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently schedule an open house to discuss the NRC’s assessment of the safety and operations at the Robinson nuclear plant for the year 2014. The Robinson nuclear plant is located 26 miles northwest of Florence in Hartsville. Read More »