Report calls for industry to reinvent itself to attract new talent. Read More »

House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders responded on Tuesday to the Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz's announcement that the DOE would move forward with siting a separate repository for high-level defense nuclear waste. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has scheduled a public presentation during the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau’s business expo, April 1, for officials and community members to discuss the agency’s annual safety performance review of the Clinton Nuclear Power Station. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company, HOCHTIEF Infrastructure GmbH and HOCHTIEF Engineering GmbH have signed a partnership agreement, Westinghouse said on Thursday. The trio will offer integrated decommissioning, decontamination and remediation services for nuclear power plants. Read More »

The North Carolina and South Carolina economies are enjoying a boost from the nuclear energy industry, and the Southeast region needs to position itself to accommodate continued growth, one nuclear energy expert recently said. “We want to invest in the energy industry in the Carolinas. Read More »

To ensure that the Omaha Public Power District maintains an efficient work force without manpower shortages, the utility's board of directors cleared the way last week for the company to add key temporary workers and management personnel when the need arises. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comments on proposed amendments to its regulations concerning the disposal of low-level radioactive waste that would require licensees to update their technical analysis and conduct new analysis to demonstrate their facilities’ ability to dispose of long-lived, low-level waste. Read More »

The Illinois Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee advanced Senate Bill 1585 on Thursday, establishing a Low Carbon Portfolio Standard (LCPS) for the state. Supporters said the legislation would provide clean energy, support Illinois nuclear energy facilities and ensure that energy-sector jobs are protected. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking two candidates for appointment to its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS). Read More »

The University of Sheffield in England said on Friday that it has received nearly $1.2 million from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to expand its pioneering nuclear materials laboratory. The funds will be used specifically to further develop its new technologies for safely treating and removing radioactive wastes. Read More »

A recent market research report about the electric power substation automation market states that the whole market will be worth $48.25 billion US by the year 2020. Electric power substation automation is a method of combining several data and control functions into a single, automatic platform. Read More »

Proposals part of utility's plan to reduce coal-fired generation. Read More »

Elizabeth Andrews joins Oyster Creek plant. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission will continue to closely monitor Nebraska facility. Read More »

In letter to shareholders, Stephen Anthony says industry in midst of recovery. Read More »

Operators at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant’s Unit 2 announced that the unit returned to its full power on March 28 at 5:55 p.m. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently started its special inspection of the nuclear power plant at River Bend. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said the public is invited to attend an open house on April 7, 2015, in Middletown, Pa., to learn about the safety record at the Three Mile Island 1 nuclear power plant. Read More »

U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) sent a letter last week to Stephen Burns, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), requesting more information about the NRC’s resources and efficiency. Read More »

Entergy said last week that Unit 3 of its Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York has returned to full service, transformed after a $50 million investment to replace, overhaul, upgrade and inspect hundreds of pieces of equipment that help keep the plant safe. Read More »