The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently scheduled an open house meeting to discuss the most recent assessment concerning the operations at the Braidwood and Dresden nuclear power plants through 2014. Read More »

Congressmen: policymakers should act on bipartisan support of federal repository Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Wednesday that it will hold a public open house meeting on May 21 in Limerick, Pennsylvania, about the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant’s safety performance. Read More »

The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the National Energy Administration of China (NEA) recently convened their 10th Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology (PUNT) Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) meeting, held in Chengdu, China. The joint meetings develop working groups that examine various issues, including safe nuclear technology and usage, national safeguards, radioactive source security, nuclear-waste management and management of nuclear emergencies. Read More »

AREVA Inc. presented Dominion Generation's Millstone Power Station with its Vendor Award during the Nuclear Energy Institute's Nuclear Energy Assembly this week in Washington, D.C., AREVA said on Thursday. "The innovative thinking of the team at the Millstone Power Station is a prime example of the work going on at plants every day across the country to deliver safe, reliable nuclear energy in a cost-effective way,” Gary Mignogna, president and CEO of AREVA, said. “We are honored to present the Read More »

Two speakers during this week's three-day Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) Industry Conference and Supplier Expo in Washington, D.C., predicted that nuclear-energy use would increase in the future. William Magwood, director general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Nuclear Energy Agency, and Stefan Selig, undersecretary for international trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce said nuclear energy will have an important role in national and global energy sectors. Read More »

Two U.S. House members told 800 power-industry leaders attending the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) annual conference last week that now is the time for Congress and the industry to tackle used-nuclear-fuel policy. U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), ch airman of the House Environment and the Economy Subcommittee  said there is bipartisan support to create a federal repository for used uranium fuel. Read More »

Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings, Inc., said Monday they accept the conditions and customer benefits outlined in the Maryland Public Service Commission’s approval order of their merger.“After a thorough review of the order, we have concluded that it is constructive, but the conditions it imposes – including those to which the companies already committed to in our settlement – will also be challenging,” Exelon President and CEO Chris Crane said. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Monday that four electric utility companies have asked the NRC to review Lightbridge Corp.’s patented metallic fuel design because of its safety and efficiency potential. "Lightbridge is developing the first truly next generation commercial fuel design that can provide significant fuel performance and economic benefits to nuclear utilities," Lightbridge President and CEO Seth Grae said. Read More »

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissed on May 13 a class action lawsuit against NRG Energy’s Cheswick Generation Station in Springdale Pennsylvania.The lawsuit, which was dismissed with prejudice, was filed in 2012. Read More »

The Vermont Public Service Department announced on Friday that its Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel will meet on May 28 in Brattleboro, Vermont. Read More »

Entergy announced last Wednesday it is taking necessary steps to mitigate potential impact to the Hudson River and the surrounding community after the May 9 transformer failure that led to the safe shutdown of Unit 3 at the company’s Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, New York. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is holding a Nuclear Energy Management School through May 28 in Abu Dhabi to build leaders to manage nuclear energy programs, to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology and to provide a worldwide networking opportunity for future nuclear energy managers. Read More »

DNV GL announced three of its planned keynote speakers for the upcoming Utility of the Future Leadership Forum that will take place June 2 and 3 in Washington, D.C. Read More »

Kurion Inc. was awarded a contract to develop a water treatment system that will decontaminate the groundwater as the Cimarron fuel fabrication facility is decommissioned, the company announced Monday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Monday that the 10th annual Fuel Cycle Information Exchange will take place June 9-10 in Rockville, Maryland. The conference will be held at the NRC Auditorium, at 1545 Rockville Pike, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT on June 9 and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on June 10. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced Tuesday that the inspection of the Indian Point 3 Nuclear Power Plant in New York occurred on May 9 after a transformer failure. Read More »

Rochester, New York, metro area would feel biggest impact if plant closed early Read More »

The African Union Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) concluded its two-day Fifth Ordinary Session on Tuesday, which focused on the implementation of the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty and the role of nuclear technology in the continent’s development. Read More »

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert mission will announce the results of the two-week Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) of Hungary’s nuclear regulatory systems at a press conference in Budapest on Friday. Read More »