Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) President and CEO Marvin Fertel issued a statement on Thursday praising a set of proposed nuclear-energy measures unveiled by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week. Read More »

The U.K. Nuclear Industry Council (NIC) issued a statement of principles on Thursday that calls for increased public outreach by the nuclear industry. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently released a statement from documentary filmmaker Robert Stone regarding nuclear power and its potential to mitigate climate change. Read More »

The Ontario (Canada) Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) and Bruce Power have reached an agreement late last week with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to facilitate refurbishment projects on six Bruce Power reactors over 20 years. Read More »

Bruce Power and BWXT Canada, Ltd., signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) late last week in which steam generators will be designed and built at BWXT Canada’s plant in Cambridge, Ontario. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company President and CEO Danny Roderick issued a statement recently on climate change and energy. Read More »

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has contracted with GE Hitachi (GEH) to supply outage services at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant near near Decatur, Alabama, GE said late last week. Read More »

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee's Energy Subcommittee held a hearing late last week to examine the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (H.R. 4084). Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) on Monday praised the recent reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im Bank). Read More »

Entergy Corp. has been recognized by CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) for its efforts to fight climate change, landing on the CDP's 2015 Climate “A” List, which indicates ecologically conscious companies in the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) 500 index, Entergy said on Monday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an event notification on Monday regarding an incident that occurred at 5:31 p.m. EDT on Dec. 5 at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York. Read More »

Nuclear Matters Co-Chairman Judd Gregg issued a statement late last week praising New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's support of the state's nuclear power industry as part of New York's broader clean-energy efforts. Read More »

The U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) is back in business following its reauthorization late last week, and Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg detailed the return to operations in a statement late last week. Read More »

Progress has been made in the proposed merger between Southern Company and AGL Resources after the expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Actwaiting period on Monday. Read More »

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General Mikhail Chudakov made the case for nuclear generation to be considered among sustainable energy sources this week at a Paris Climate Change Conference side event on Monday. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is part of a new industry initiative to ensure plant safety and efficiency while making nuclear energy generation more "economically viable," the NEI said on Tuesday. Read More »

Southern Company Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kimberly Greene was named Power Engineering magazine's 2015 Woman of the Year on Tuesday. Read More »

Unit 2 at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant near Lusby, Maryland, is back up and running this week. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday that it has extended the license for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, by 20 years. Read More »

Nuclear Matters issued a statement on Wednesday praising the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) decision to extend the license of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, by 20 years. Read More »