Kevin Alldred and Elmer Dyke have been appointed to serve as Centrus Energy Corp. senior vice presidents of business strategy and business operations, respectively, the corporation announced Tuesday. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors said on Tuesday that it has approved IAEA monitoring activity for Iran's nuclear program in accordance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International Network of Emerging Nuclear Specialists (INENS) are attempting to reach out to young nuclear scientists and professionals, the groups announced Wednesday. Read More »

GE Hitachi (GEH) on Wednesday provided its first delivery to Japan of Turbine Water Lubricated (TWL) pumps used in cooling activity in a nuclear reactor. Read More »

Rockwell Collins announced Tuesday that its ARINC Advanced Information Management (AIM) platform has been selected by the Sacramento (California) Municipal Utility District to provide security services for the Rancho Seco spent fuel site. Read More »

Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings issued a statement on Tuesday after their merger plan was unanimously rejected by the Washington, D.C., Public Service Commission. The Nuclear Energy Information Service said the bid was rejected because it did not serve the public interest of the area's residents. Read More »

Uranium Resources, Inc.'s (URI) and Anatolia Energy Limited said on Wednesday that URI majority shareholder Resource Capital Fund V L.P. (RCF) will vote to support a proposed URI-Anatolia merger. Read More »

U.S. National Security Council (NSC) Spokesman Ned Price released a statement Wednesday on the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank in Kazakhstan. Read More »

An agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Kazakhstan was signed Thursday that officially approves the Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank Facility to be built in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) released a statement on Thursday slamming the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) after it voted against taking public comment on whether to add a safety measure onto existing U.S. reactors. Read More »

The NEI announced Wednesday that nuclear power plants operated with high capacity factors through July, generating an approximate 71.2 billion kwh over the month. On average, U.S. nuclear reactors had an average capacity factor of 97 percent. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report on Thursday detailing the Women in Nuclear (WiN) Global Annual Conference taking place this week at IAEA headquarters in Geneva. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced Thursday that Dominion Power has begun to implement corrective measures at the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 to address violations found in previous inspections. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) voiced its support for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to not pursue rulemaking that would require the installation of external vent filters, the institute announced Thursday. Read More »

Honeywell announced this past week that its Metropolitan Works facility has resumed its production operations at full capacity. Read More »

AREVA announced the launch of a new testing system at their Creusot, France site on Thursday. Read More »

Mikhail Mikhadyuk , deputy energy minister for the Republic of Belarus, said on Thursday that a training and education center in support of the Belarus Nuclear Power Plant will be operational soon. Read More »

Approximately $116 billion is being spent in active projects in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., many of them from the energy sector, an Industrial Info Resources report released on Monday said. Major energy companies involved in these projects include Dominion Resources, Exelon Corp., Tokyo Gas and SCANA Corp., among others. Read More »

Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings, Inc., released a statement on Monday after the Washington, D.C., Public Service Commission (PSC) rejected their proposed merger.The statement said the companies aim to continue working toward the merger and will appeal the decision. Prior to the PSC's decision, the merger had been approved in five other states. Read More »

Entergy said last week that the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved the folding of Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., into a single utility entity.Entergy's customers in this region will experience up to $140 million in benefits over the initial 10 years from this move, including reduced regulation costs, economic-development enhancements, and improved operational and financial structures. Read More »