Meeting meant to build mutual trust and increase U.S. transparency Read More »

Nuclear Matters Leadership Council member Carol Browner -- who served as EPA Administrator longer than anyone in history -- told nuclear industry representatives at a Clean Power Plan implementation conference in Atlanta last week that she now believes nuclear power has an essential role in reducing carbon emissions. Read More »

CEO and CFO to discuss earnings in follow-up conference call with financial analysts. Read More »

EV Energy Partners, LP (EVEP) recently announced that is has agreed to divest its 21 percent interest in Utica East Ohio, LLC to Utica Gas Services, LLC (a branch of Williams Partners, LP) for approximately $575 million. Read More »

Goal is to increase energy availability while decreasing emissions. Read More »

Sanchez Energy Corp. recently released an updated version of the company’s investor presentation concerning its sale of non-core producing assets to Sanchez Production Partners. Read More »

Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (TRER), a company that explores and targets heavy rare earths, recently announced that it has joined a subsidiary of AREVA in a uranium offtake agreement. Read More »

According to a recent announcement from Miller Energy Resources, Inc., the company’s board has chosen Phillip Elliot as its new chief financial officer. Read More »

In an effort to grow and develop into the future under the “working smarter instead of harder” concept, Scott Stallard, vice president of Black & Veatch's energy unit, said recently that utility companies such as his should not only study the data it collects, but also learn from it and make adjustments based on it when necessary. Read More »

House Environment and Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) will guide a bipartisan congressional visit Thursday to the nuclear waste repository at Nevada's Yucca Mountain. Read More »

NRC public meeting to discuss Palisades nuclear plant performance BodyThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has scheduled an open house followed by a public meeting Apr. 9 to discuss the agency’s annual safety performance of the Palisades Nuclear Power Station. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has placed the Millstone Power Station under increased oversight after a recent NRC inspection yielded a finding of “greater than green." In November, the NRC issued the report after a security baseline plant inspection. Millstone’s operator, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., participated in a closed conference on the report at NRC’s Region I Office in February. Read More »

According to a recent announcement, Duke Energy has finalized the sale of its non-regulating Midwest Commercial Generation Business to Dynegy Inc. for $2.8 billion in cash. Read More »

The U.S. Department of State recently released additional details about the U.S. parameters for its Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) concerning the nuclear program in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Read More »

To halt the closure of Exelon Corp.’s nuclear power plants in Rock Island, Clinton and Ogle County, a utility consultant and former member of the Illinois Commerce Commission says legislation should be adopted to level the playing field for nuclear energy providers. Read More »

Dominion Energy and its international business partners celebrated the continuing construction of the Dominion Cove Point LNG Liquefaction project on March 25. Read More »

Exelon Corp. said if three of its ailing Illinois nuclear energy facilities in Rock Island, Clinton and Ogle County close, millions of dollars in economic activity and thousands of jobs will be lost. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced its proposed civil penalty of $17,500 for the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant violating security during its routine agency security inspections. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites the public to an April 9 open house to learn about the agency’s annual safety performance review at the Beaver Valley nuclear power plant. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has scheduled a regulatory conference with officials from Entergy Operations to discuss potential violations at Waterford 3 in Louisiana. Read More »