The Department of Energy today awarded more than $5 million to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in nuclear engineering and other science and engineering programs related to nuclear energy. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a final rule on Tuesday amending the requirements for packaging and transporting radioactive material. In May 2013, the NRC published proposed changes to the rule for comment. The agency’s current transportation regulations are partly based on standards developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Read More »

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will host 44 people from 33 countries today through May 8 at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the 25th International Training Course (ITC) on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities. Read More »

A recent notification from staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) stated that Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, has successfully completed its Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear power plant exercise. Read More »

The Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC), founded in 1997 with the Protocol to Amend the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, has opened its most recent meeting. Read More »

ITT brand Conoflow said on Monday that it has appointed Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Division’s Enertech as the new exclusive nuclear industry representative for ITT’s regulator and valve products as they are introduced around the world.ITT, a multi-industrial company, creates and develops highly engineered technology and components with customized solutions. The company’s customers are based in the industrial, energy and transportation markets. Read More »

A recent announcement from Southern California Edison (SCE) has confirmed that the San Onofre nuclear power plant settlement is fair and was negotiated with public interest in mind. Read More »

The New Nuclear Watch Europe (NNWE) stated the importance of nuclear energy's role in energy policy within the European Union (E.U.) on Friday during a roundtable discussion. Read More »

Virginia plant operated safely and efficiently in 2014. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is hosting an open house on April 23 in Oswego, New York, to review the safety performance of Energy Nuclear Northeast’s James Fitzpatrick nuclear power plant. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is hosting an open house April 28 in Ontario, New York, to review the 2014 safety performance of Duke Energy’s Brunswick nuclear power plant. Read More »

Officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently schedule an open house to discuss the NRC’s assessment of the safety and operations at the Robinson nuclear plant for the year 2014. The Robinson nuclear plant is located 26 miles northwest of Florence in Hartsville. Read More »

The NRC recently announced a Severity Level II Notice of Violation, in addition to proposing a civil penalty, for the violations and actions related to the new reactor construction incident that occurred at the Chicago Bridge & Iron’s facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission found plant's two units to be safe and operational in 2014 Read More »

Leaders from the nuclear industry recently voiced their support for Congress to renew the nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and China. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be hosting a webinar regarding the annual assessment of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey on Monday. Read More »

A recent announcement from NuScale Power LLC states that the company has started its NuScale Diverse Energy Platform (NuDEP), which will emphasize its modular reactor technology as the nuclear solution for dependable power to various applications. Read More »

Officials recently reconnected the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS) to the regular grid. Read More »

Vice President for Policy Development and Planning of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), Richard Myers, issued a response to the release of the Quadrennial Energy Review from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday.  Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a violation notice on Tuesday to Honeywell's Metropolis Works plant in Metropolis, Illinois. The agency said the plant failed to report a uranium hexafluoride leak that occurred in October to the NRC. The agency will not levy a fine because the facility has performed well during previous assessments over the past two years and has taken corrective measures. Read More »