NRC begins River Bend nuclear plant inspection after lightning strike
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) began a special inspection of the River Bend Nuclear Station near St. Francisville, Louisiana, this week. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) began a special inspection of the River Bend Nuclear Station near St. Francisville, Louisiana, this week. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced this week that Gregory Croon has been appointed as the senior resident inspector at North Anna Nuclear Power Plant in Mineral, Virginia. Read More »
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said late last week that most nuclear plants remained online during Winter Storm Jonas last month. Read More »
The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has selected Justin Heinly to serve as the new senior resident inspector at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Delta, Pennsylvania, the NRC said late last week. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the operators of nuclear power plants are carefully watching America’s heartland following heavy rains and flooding, as well as the Northeast urban corridor from Washington, D.C., to New York City, which just got walloped by Winter Storm Jonas. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved the Braidwood Generating Station's operational license renewals for its nuclear reactors this week. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it began a comprehensive inspection this week of the Arkansas Nuclear One plant in Russellville, Arkansas. Read More »
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) late last week detailed the development of a thorium-based nuclear fuel assembly from Lightbridge Corp. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) named Donald Krause a resident inspector at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, owned by Xcel Energy, in Monticello, Minnesota, this week. Read More »
Richard Wood, formerly with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has joined the nuclear engineering faculty at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville), the university said late last week. Read More »
Exelon Corp. said late last week that the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania, has completed an extended power uprate (EPU) to increase its maximum generation capacity. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will co-sponsor the International Workshop on the Use of Robotic Technologies at Nuclear Facilities from Feb. 2 through Feb 4 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Read More »
During a speech at the Platts Energy Podium Newsmaker Event this week, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Stephen Burns stated U.S. nuclear plants are making progress with post-Fukushima upgrades. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said recently that registration is open for the NRC’s annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) March 8-10 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel, 5701 Marinelli Road, in Bethesda, Maryland. Read More »
Centrus Energy Corp. said this week that five people with experience serving at high federal governmental and industrial levels have joined its advisory board. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued pre-emption authority this week for security forces at nuclear facilities in New York and California to carry certain firearms. Read More »
The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said this week that a special inspection would be carried out at Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca, South Carolina, after issues were detected concerning power cables in two reactor units. Read More »
The journal Issues in Science and Technology published "A Roadmap for U.S. Nuclear Industry Innovation," written by Richard Lester, an associate provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in its most recent issue. Read More »
A challenge to licensing amendments concerning water temperatures in the cooling canal system at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station near Homestead, Florida, will be the subject of a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) evidentiary hearing Jan. 11-12 in Homestead. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday that Greg Kolcum will serve as the senior resident inspector at the Columbia Generating Station in Richland, Washington. Read More »