The U.S. Senate recently rejected an attempt to table consideration of an amendment that would effectively reauthorize the nation’s Export-Import Bank, a move supported by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). The bank’s charter is scheduled to expire on June 30. Read More »

AREVA announced Wednesday that it has delivered eight nuclear fuel storage canisters to the Exelon Limerick power plant. Read More »

Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), a FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary, announced Thursday that it will be equipping more than 400 of its service vehicles with laptop computers in a $3.8 million project to make its repair services operate more efficiently. Read More »

The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy recently published a paper that supports the State of Virginia’s capability to lead a nuclear revival in the U.S. The paper, titled “Virginia Can Lead the Nation’s Nuclear Renaissance,” emphasizes the role of the state’s Center for Energy and Environmental Stewardship. Read More »

AREVA said Wednesday that it partnered with U.K. Trade and Investment to hold a decommissioning and waste management supplier event in Paris. "AREVA is keen to support the development of a skilled U.K. supply chain in decommissioning and waste management through its participation in projects such as the Silos Direct Encapsulation Plant project in addition to other future perspectives,” AREVA Senior Vice President Caroline Drevon said. Read More »

SpiralGen, Inc. will be developing enhancement measures for cybersecurity operations for the country's nuclear power plants, the company announced on Thursday. Read More »

No member states found to be diverting nuclear materials to weapon purposes. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors approved two agreements pertaining to its Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank on Thursday.An agreement with Kazakhstan will allow that country to establish and operate the LEU bank. The other agreement is with Russia and will allow LEU to be transported through its territory. Read More »

Evans will manage health and wellness, talent management, labor relations, HR delivery for company. Read More »

Idaho National Laboratory to use SGI computer for research, simulations relating to energy Read More »

The city of San Clemente, California, said the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has issued and implemented its Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan on Tuesday. Read More »

Exelon Corp. announced Wednesday that it has been recognized in the Newsweek Green Rankings that catalogs the top environmentally conscious companies that have sustainable practices. Read More »

DTE Energy received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval, with the help of Black & Veatch’s nuclear power team, for the construction and operation of a new reactor at the Fermi Unit 2 nuclear power plant in Newport, Michigan, Black & Veatch said  Wednesday. DTE does not have immediate plans to begin construction and has not committed to building the unit, but it has gone through the licensing process to keep its options open, Black & Veatch said. Fermi Unit 2, in operation since 1988 Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Tuesday it will conduct a open house June 18 on the 2014 performance of the Fermi Nuclear Power Plant in Newport, Michigan, operated by DTE Electronic Co.  The open house is slated to run from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Monroe County Courthouse Board of Commissioners’ Chambers in Monroe, Michigan. At the open house. NRC staff will discuss the plant’s inspection record and safety performance for the past year. Read More »

Bloomberg BNA will be joining Nuclear Matters in hosting the "A Chain Reaction: The Role of Nuclear Energy in New England's Energy Mix" on June 24. Read More »

Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) said on Monday that it has secured a $100 million contract extension with Entergy to fuel the utility's boiling-water reactors through 2021. GNF is a joint venture between General Electric; Hitatchi, Ltd.; and Toshiba Corp. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) said Monday she applauds the Canadian Minister of the Environment's office decision to delay its decision on whether to allow Ontario Power Generation to construct a deep geological repository for nuclear waste off the shore of Lake Huron. Read More »

FirstEnergy Corp. said on Monday that comprehensive preventive maintenance work has been completed on its coal, nuclear and natural gas generation stations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to ensure smooth summer operations. The tasks included inspecting and making necessary repairs on ventilation and cooling systems for the warmer-weather months. Treatments against algae and other organisms in cooling towers also have been used. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it will host a public meeting and open house on the performance of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, in Hampton, NH, on June 18, reviewing the plant’s annual safety assessment with the general public. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission will cut staff and improve licensing process. Read More »