Legislation would improve efficiency of water heaters, commercial buildings and federal buildings. Read More »

Amec Foster Wheeler recently announced that it has been awarded a four-year Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) contract that will expand the variety of services it currently offers. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) fully supports President Barack Obama's efforts in creating a cooperative agreement to support nuclear energy exports through bilateral interaction with South Korea. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is hosting an open house April 28 in Oswego, New York, to review the 2014 safety performance of Exelon’s Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) announced Wednesday that the House Appropriations Committee approved a $35-billion energy and water bill that allocates $936 million for the nation's nuclear energy projects. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company and Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) of Sweden have reached an agreement that would increase the capacity of the latter's cooling system, Westinghouse announced Wednesday. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials will hold an open house Wednesday to discuss the agency’s assessment of the LaSalle County Station’s 2014 performance. Read More »

Duke Energy was recently named to Greentech Media's Grid Edge 20 for its efforts in grid-edge technology transformation. Read More »

It would be extremely difficult for renewable energy production to reduce the effects of climate change without nuclear power, former Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chair Allison Macfarlane told the Yale Climate and Energy Institute conference on climate change and nuclear energy last week.  Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it will hold a public meeting Tuesday in Zion, Illinois, on terminating the license for the nuclear power plant located there. Read More »

AREVA said on Friday that it has signed a contract to supply Ukraine-based utility ENERGOATOM with enriched uranium for use in local nuclear power plants. This is AREVA’s first enriched-uranium contract with ENERGOATOM, which operates four state-owned nuclear power plants. AREVA will deliver the first batches of uranium later this year. Read More »

FirstEnergy Corp. announced Friday that its Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, returned to service after it was shut down for refueling and maintenance. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will meet with Entergy Operations representatives in Russellville, Arkansas, May 12 to review the agency’s 2014 performance assessment for Arkansas Nuclear One. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will meet with Global Nuclear Fuel – America’s management on May 5, in Wilmington, North Carolina, to review the performance of the company’s nuclear fabrication plant. Read More »

The Southern Co. announced Friday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reported the company’s three nuclear plants met all safety standards and had no major issues last year. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) stated Thursday that proposed regulations proposed under the Convention of Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) are complex and could discourage export potential. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced Friday that it and the Army Corps of Engineers are seeking public comment on a preliminary conclusion of environmental impact of a new reactor in Pennsylvania. Read More »

A "yellow" and "white" inspection finding for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township, New Jersey, has led the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to increase its level of oversight at the Ocean County facility. Read More »

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a branch of FirstEnergy Corp., shut down the Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 1 in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, for routine maintenance and refueling Saturday. Read More »

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) recently made a timely and rigorous assessment of the reliability of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Clean Power Plan, concluding the nation needs more time to permit, plan and build the infrastructure that will be necessary for the Clean Power Plan. Read More »