Stearns will be responsible for development and financial close of Wylfa Newydd project Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Co. announced yesterday that it will provide Sweden’s Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant with control rods in its latest design, CR 99+, which are built to optimize integrity while providing redundancy features to make them safer. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a request from Southern California Edison to lessen the safety measures in the emergency preparedness plan for San Diego County’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) as the plant has permanently ceased operations. Read More »

Uranium Energy Corp. recently announced that its president and CEO, Amir Adnani, will speak at the 42nd annual Meeting of the World Nuclear Fuel Market Sunday through Tuesday in Paris, according to his invitation. Read More »

U.S.Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said this week the United States should focus its efforts on maintaining its leading role in the nuclear power sector, including supporting its nuclear energy exports. Read More »

Jensen Hughes and Nexus Technical Services Corp. said on Monday that they have agreed to merge into a company that will offer consulting services to the nuclear power and energy industry, including fire protection, engineering solutions and property risk management. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said Thursday that a final rule released recently by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revising the Clean Air Act could significantly impact the nuclear energy industry.  This rule changes what waters of the United States are protected under the Clean Water Act. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conducted the International Conference on Computer Security in a Nuclear World last week at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, to analyze and discuss the growing role that cyber security has in nuclear security. “Computer security and nuclear security must be a continual and holistic process, but it does not need to be a solitary process,” Conference President Jazi Eko Istiyanto said. Read More »

Patent covers Lightbridge’s multi-lobed metallic fuel rod design and fuel assemblies. Read More »

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of nuclear safety experts has recommended that the Chooz nuclear plant in France take further action concerning some of the safety recommendations made during a 2013 plant review. Read More »

Indian Point nuclear power plant, which is located in Westchester County, New York, was recently estimated to contribute $1.6 billion to the economy of the state of New York and $2.5 billion to the entire U.S. Read More »

U.S. Nuclear Corp recently shipped $493,000 worth of advanced tritium monitoring equipment to Shanghai, China, for the next generation of Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) that are currently under development. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said last week that it has awarded more than $60 million to 68 nuclear projects from across the country that have the potential to create scientific breakthroughs that strengthen the nation’s energy security and cut harmful greenhouse-gas emissions. DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz said he remains convinced that nuclear energy will continue to be an important part of the nation’s energy portfolio. Read More »

The Point Beach Nuclear Plant, located in Two Creeks, Wis., provides one-sixth of the power for the state and is a significant economic engine of the surrounding cities and Manitowoc County. Read More »

Company to be renamed BWX Technologies; spinoff called Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission will cut staff and improve licensing process. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it will host a public meeting and open house on the performance of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, in Hampton, NH, on June 18, reviewing the plant’s annual safety assessment with the general public. Read More »

FirstEnergy Corp. said on Monday that comprehensive preventive maintenance work has been completed on its coal, nuclear and natural gas generation stations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to ensure smooth summer operations. The tasks included inspecting and making necessary repairs on ventilation and cooling systems for the warmer-weather months. Treatments against algae and other organisms in cooling towers also have been used. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) said Monday she applauds the Canadian Minister of the Environment's office decision to delay its decision on whether to allow Ontario Power Generation to construct a deep geological repository for nuclear waste off the shore of Lake Huron. Read More »

Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) said on Monday that it has secured a $100 million contract extension with Entergy to fuel the utility's boiling-water reactors through 2021. GNF is a joint venture between General Electric; Hitatchi, Ltd.; and Toshiba Corp. Read More »