The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said yesterday the House of Representatives is preparing a vote on a bill that would provide $936 million for the Energy Department’s nuclear programs. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently released the prepared remarks made by NRC Chairman Stephen G. Burns, in honor of the NRC’s 40th anniversary at the U.S. Energy Association Meeting. Read More »

A settlement agreement was reached between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the state of New Mexico; both Gov. Susana Martinez and DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz released the terms of the $73 million settlement. Read More »

Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, announced on Thursday that they have exceeded 1,000 megawatts in renewable energy with the recent acquisition of North Star Solar Facility.  Read More »

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) congratulated DTE Energy on Thursday after the latter acquired a construction and operation license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), allowing the company to fully launch operations.GEH said this is among the first facilities using GEH's Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) to be approved after the NRC approved the reactor last year. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials will meet with Tennessee Valley Authority representatives on Tuesday in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss the TVA’s Early Site Permit (ESP) application for its Clinch River plant. The meeting will be held 8:30-10:30 a.m. in room O4B6 of the NRC’s One White Flint building, 11555 Rockville Pike. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (MI-10) last month congratulated DTE Energy for getting a license to build a second nuclear energy facility at its plant in Newport, Michigan. Read More »

At a hearing Thursday about the president’s 2016 fiscal year budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said the EPA plan favors solar and wind power to an extent that will harm Tennessee’s nuclear power industry and economy. Read More »

A recent announcement from Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. states that the company will be represented by Dr. Lou Centofanti, the CEO of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, at his presentation at the 16th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference. Read More »

DTE Energy announced on Thursday that they have been approved to build upon the existing Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant in Newport, Michigan, by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).  Read More »

U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) released a statement on Friday after the House passed the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Act, supporting the measure and the amount approved.The bill provides funding for agencies related to energy and water development. Read More »

National Grid said Friday that the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 will lead to lower energy bills for building owners, tenants and the federal government. Read More »

CB&I said on Friday that its Lake Charles fabrication facility has been given an expanded role in fabricating structural and mechanical modules and other components for the AP1000 nuclear power plant projects in Georgia and South Carolina. "This new development demonstrates the confidence the licensees and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have in our highly skilled work force, nuclear safety culture and operations in Lake Charles," Luke Scorsone, president of CB&I's Fabrication Services oper Read More »

DTE Electric to receive Combined License for new economic simplified boiling-water reactor Read More »

A former Sandia National Laboratories senior scientist and nuclear safety expert has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Sandia announced on Tuesday. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will host two public meetings on May 13 to discuss the Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota Prairie Island nuclear power plant. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said yesterday that it will conduct low-altitude flyovers in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, areas from May 6 to 22, to measure naturally occurring background radiation. Read More »

Exelon Corp. is encouraging the Illinois General Assembly to enact House Bill 3293 to create a low carbon portfolio standard in its current session to avoid the negative impact of closing nuclear power plants in Rock Island, Clinton, and Ogle County, Illinois. Read More »

Hundreds of supporters gathered at the Illinois State Capitol to urge the General Assembly to pass the Low Carbon Portfolio Standard. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region VII office recently announced that its staff will hold a meeting to discuss the Callaway Energy Center exercise process. Read More »