The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station began it's full power operations on Sept. 1 following a nearly month-long repair process. Read More »

The GMB, a U.K-based union of nuclear workers, applauded the recent announcement from EDF Chairman Jean-Bernard Levy that the company has offered its commitment to build two nuclear reactors in the U.K. Read More »

Lightbridge Corp., a nuclear energy company based in McLean, Virginia, said Tuesday that Aspire Capital Fund, LLC has made a commitment to purchase up to $10 million worth of Lightbridge common stock. Read More »

Dominion Power and SunEdison said on Tuesday that they have formed a partnership in which Dominion will sell 33 percent of its ownership in 425 megawatts of solar generating capacity to SunEdison for approximately $300 million. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Co. said Tuesday it has been awarded a contract to dismantle the reactor pressure vessel and associated components at the Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant in Germany. The nuclear power plant, operated by EnBW Kernkraft GmbH shut down its commercial operations in 2011. Read More »

Kurion Inc. is building a prototype Modular Detritiation System (MDS) to process contaminated water and remove tritium from water supplies, the company announced Tuesday. Read More »

GoviEx Uranium, Inc. announced Sept 2 that it has reached a two-year extension on an early redemption right of a uranium loan from Toshiba Corp. Read More »

Exelon Corp. announced Friday that the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 1 in New York has been taken offline after it automatically shut down when a steam valve closed in a routine test. Read More »

BKW FMB Energie said Wednesday that the Muhleberg Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland is back online following annual maintenance work that began Aug. 3. Read More »

The American Public Power Association (APPA) recently released a statement on the Clean Power Plan that was issued by the Environmental Protection Agency in August. Read More »

The Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCI) and the Canada Korea Business Council (CKBC) entered into a strategic partnership agreement this week to promote increased cooperation between Korean and Canadian nuclear industry companies. Read More »

A recent study by The Brattle Group said nuclear power plants in Michigan contribute approximately $500 million to the state's gross domestic product (GDP), Nuclear Matters announced Tuesday. Read More »

Summit offers nuclear power industry leaders chance to network and share information. Read More »

Following the completion of the PJM capacity auction, Exelon Corp. said Thursday that it will defer any decision on whether to retire the Quad Cities and Byron nuclear plants in Illinois for one year.  Read More »

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Massachusetts, has been moved to the highest level of oversight for acceptable operations by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) following a finding from January regarding a forced shutdown of the plant. Read More »

Deal will close with completion of 151-megawatt wind plant in March 2016 Read More »

The Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) of the International Atomic Energy Agency recently concluded a 10-day mission to Ireland to assess the nation's nuclear regulatory framework. Read More »

Both the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing regarding the oversight of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Wednesday. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) released a statement on Thursday praising the decision by Exelon Corp. to defer any decisions to retire any Illinois nuclear power plants for one year. Read More »

During a House oversight hearing on Thursday, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Stephen Burns said the commission aims to increase efficiency and likely will trim its current workforce, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said. Read More »