Kenya said Monday that Nuclear Electricity Board Executive Chairman Ochilo Ayacko was elected chair of the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) at the fifth ordinary session of the commission at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read More »

The European Union (EU) said last week that the Czech Republic and Romania reiterated their support for nuclear energy and its contribution to helping both countries meet EU climate and energy targets. Read More »

Christopher Roettgen named new inspector. Read More »

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano on Wednesday told French ministers in Paris that because nuclear power is one of the lowest carbon technologies available to generate electricity, it can play a significant role in mitigating climate change. Read More »

Motorola Solutions recently announced that its TETRA digital radio trunking system has won a digital communications project bid from a nuclear power plant based in China for the first time ever. Read More »

Terrestrial Energy Inc. announced today that it will work with the University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute to begin construction and licensing for the Integral Motlen Salt Reactor in early 2017. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Conference on Computer Security in a Nuclear World from June 1 to 5 at its headquarters in Vienna is expected to draw more than 650 nuclear stakeholders. Read More »

The United States Energy Information Administration recently announced that it will hold the 2015 EIA Energy Conference June 15-16 in Washington, D.C. Read More »

Partnership builds on goal of attaining North American energy security. Read More »

A recent announcement from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) states that U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) leaders have given approval to the director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) for a license for full power operating at Watts Bar Unit 2. Read More »

Areva Inc.’s U.S. technical center can now offer equipment qualification services to a range of industries as a result of the company's recently receiving ISO 17025 Laboratory Accreditation. Read More »

Companies to cooperate in decommissioning and dismantling of joint nuclear plants Read More »

State Commission on Environmental Quality approves expansion from 6,200 acres to 8,722 acres Read More »

Reactor may solve nuclear waste problem by burning off longest-lived radioactive material Read More »

U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said on  Wednesday that he, along with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), have introduced legislation that would set national targets for energy storage to encourage the development and use of solar and wind-energy systems. Read More »

South Carolina will enjoy a number of economic and environmental benefits once construction is complete on the V.C. Summer nuclear facilities and the new plants begin operations, a University of South Carolina professor said this week. Read More »

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Unit 2 plant is in the final phases of construction, and a TVA official recently said it is on track to be the first new nuclear plant of the 21st century. The TVA said the facility, upon completion, will generate approximately 1,150 megawatts of safe, carbon-free power. It’s estimated that Unit 2 will help TVA avoid emissions of 6 to 8 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. Read More »

According to a recent report, 70 nuclear reactors were being built by the end of 2014, and an additional 96 more nuclear reactors were submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a report. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) requested in a letter published Tuesday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) adjust its proposed rules on procedures for post-construction hearings for new plants and offered recommendations to prevent operational delays. Read More »

After a planned shutdown of just over one month, Entergy’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, returned to service on Tuesday having received $70 million in upgrades, replacement and overhauls, as well as robust inspections of the plant’s equipment. Read More »