A recent market research report about the electric power substation automation market states that the whole market will be worth $48.25 billion US by the year 2020. Electric power substation automation is a method of combining several data and control functions into a single, automatic platform. Read More »

The University of Sheffield in England said on Friday that it has received nearly $1.2 million from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to expand its pioneering nuclear materials laboratory. The funds will be used specifically to further develop its new technologies for safely treating and removing radioactive wastes. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking two candidates for appointment to its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS). Read More »

The Illinois Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee advanced Senate Bill 1585 on Thursday, establishing a Low Carbon Portfolio Standard (LCPS) for the state. Supporters said the legislation would provide clean energy, support Illinois nuclear energy facilities and ensure that energy-sector jobs are protected. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comments on proposed amendments to its regulations concerning the disposal of low-level radioactive waste that would require licensees to update their technical analysis and conduct new analysis to demonstrate their facilities’ ability to dispose of long-lived, low-level waste. Read More »

To ensure that the Omaha Public Power District maintains an efficient work force without manpower shortages, the utility's board of directors cleared the way last week for the company to add key temporary workers and management personnel when the need arises. Read More »

The North Carolina and South Carolina economies are enjoying a boost from the nuclear energy industry, and the Southeast region needs to position itself to accommodate continued growth, one nuclear energy expert recently said. “We want to invest in the energy industry in the Carolinas. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company, HOCHTIEF Infrastructure GmbH and HOCHTIEF Engineering GmbH have signed a partnership agreement, Westinghouse said on Thursday. The trio will offer integrated decommissioning, decontamination and remediation services for nuclear power plants. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has scheduled a public presentation during the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau’s business expo, April 1, for officials and community members to discuss the agency’s annual safety performance review of the Clinton Nuclear Power Station. Read More »

House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders responded on Tuesday to the Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz's announcement that the DOE would move forward with siting a separate repository for high-level defense nuclear waste. Read More »

Report calls for industry to reinvent itself to attract new talent. Read More »

AREVA announced on Tuesday that a vessel head was delivered last week to the Tihange nuclear power plant in Belgium. Read More »

Draft environmental study part of license renewal process for nuclear plant. Read More »

Nuclear Matters participated in a recent Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) Energy 101 briefing in Columbus, Ohio, led by a former U.S. senator from Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln. The event highlighted the benefits of nuclear power to an audience containing approximately 40 Ohio legislators. Read More »

Organizations attending the fifth annual Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Summit April 14-15 in Charlotte, North Carolina, hope to develop a standard design to boost worldwide use a type of nuclear reactor. Read More »

Energy Fuels recently presented its financial results ending Dec. 31, reporting $46.25 million of total revenue and a gross profit of $15.97 million from mining and milling operations. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) wants to change its regulations to lower the currently hourly rate and change the flat license application fees. Read More »

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) met last week with a Chinese group to advance the state of a new type of nuclear reactor. Read More »

According to a recent statement from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), there may be potential progress in the future of managing high-level waste and used nuclear fuel. This hopeful future is revealed in two recent events, one of which is a bipartisan Senate bill introduced that will reform the waste management program. Read More »

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) led a three-day meeting last week allowing U.S. and Japanese emergency experts to share ideas on enhancing nuclear emergency preparedness and on- and off-site response capabilities. Read More »