Dominion Resources and Questar Corp. recently filed joint merger applications with the Public Service Commissions of Utah and Wyoming, and alerted the Idaho Public Utilities Commission about their proposed transaction. Read More »

Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, the former Norfolk Southern Corp. CEO and executive chairman, was named to Duke Energy's board this week. Read More »

The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) has given U.S. supplier Lightbridge Corp. permission to conduct irradiation testing of its metallic fuel at the Institute for Energy Technology’s Halden Research Reactor in Halden, Norway, Lightbridge said this week. Read More »

Virginia-based Lightbridge Corp., a nuclear energy firm, and North Carolina-based BWTX Nuclear Energy Inc. have entered into an agreement to evaluate ways to fabricate and to prepare a fabrication plan for Lightbridge-designed partial-length nuclear fuel samples at BWXT facilities in the U.S., Lightbridge said this week. Read More »

Dominion Voltage Inc. (DVI), a Virginia-based smart-grid software subsidiary of Dominion Resources, said late last week that it is partnering with OMNETRIC Group to expand the use of DVI’s voltage-optimization technology, EDGE. Read More »

Dominion Virginia Power, subsidiary to Dominion, has informed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that it intends to file a license renewal application for the Surry Power Station, the group announced last week. Read More »

The Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) of Norway was awarded an export license that will allow fuel developed by the Lightbridge Corp. to be used at their Halden Research Reactor, the company announced on Monday. Read More »

Site Selector Magazine recognized Dominion for its economic development. Read More »

BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) was awarded approximately $34.5 million from the U.S. Naval Reactors Program for the manufacture of components for submarine and aircraft carrier nuclear reactors, the company announced Tuesday. Read More »

Dominion said on Tuesday that Site Selection magazine named the company as one of the top 10 utility companies in the nation for economic development. "Creating economic opportunities while focusing on delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective electricity continues to be Dominion's mission in the areas we serve in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina," Paul Koonce, president of Dominion Virginia Power, said. Read More »

Lightbridge Corp. and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) have entered a comprehensive agreement to fabricate nuclear fuel test samples, the companies said on Monday. Read More »

The American Public Power Association (APPA) recently released a statement on the Clean Power Plan that was issued by the Environmental Protection Agency in August. Read More »

Dominion Power and SunEdison said on Tuesday that they have formed a partnership in which Dominion will sell 33 percent of its ownership in 425 megawatts of solar generating capacity to SunEdison for approximately $300 million. Read More »

Lightbridge Corp., a nuclear energy company based in McLean, Virginia, said Tuesday that Aspire Capital Fund, LLC has made a commitment to purchase up to $10 million worth of Lightbridge common stock. Read More »

Within a development and commercialization progress report, Lightbridge Corp. predicted increasing demand for metal-based nuclear fuel rods, the company said on Wednesday. The report said the Clean Power Plan, recently introduced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), requires that carbon emissions from power plants be reduced by 32 percent by 2030. Read More »

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Lightbridge Corp. said on Wednesday that it expects demand for nuclear fuel to increase with the release of the final Clean Power Plan. The plan aims to reduce carbon emissions by 32 percent within the utility power industry by 2030. Read More »

Dominion Virginia Power announced on Wednesday that they were awarded the Southeastern Electric Exchange's (SEE) Industry Excellence Award for their work in rebuilding a 96-mile transition line. Read More »

Norway's Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) and Lightbridge have entered an agreement to test irradiation of the company's metallic nuclear fuel samples, they announced on Thursday. 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 »