Staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have asked that fuel-cycle facilities across the country detail their response plans to natural hazards including floods, earthquakes and other storms. Read More »

EnergySolutions announced on Monday that a joint venture, in which they have equity stake, was selected to manage the operations of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL). Read More »

Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Greg Rickford announced Monday that a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the U.K. to facilitate nuclear energy cooperation. Read More »

SNC-Lavalin will play a role in the operations of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) as its joint venture, the Canadian National Energy Alliance (CNEA), was selected as primary bidder by the Canadian Government on Friday. Read More »

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada (GEH-C) and Candu Energy, Inc., will be collaborating on fuel cycle technology research and development following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on nuclear technology cooperation by the U.K. and Canada on Monday.  Specifically both companies' focus will be on possible ways that civil plutonium in the U.K. could be utilized in Candu reactors. Read More »

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has finished a two-week mission to review infrastructure development in Nigeria for its fledgling nuclear power program, the IAEA said on Monday. At the end of the evaluation late last week, the team said the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC), the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) and the Nigerian government as a whole are making significant progress in developing the infrastructure needed for a nuclear energy program. Read More »

Nine European partners in an investment group headed by Westinghouse Electric Co. said on Monday that they have received approximately $2.24 million from the European Union (EU) to establish a secure supply of nuclear fuel for Russian-designed reactors. The funding comes from the Euratom Research and Training Program, part of the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation initiative. Read More »

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Lubomír Zaorálek paid a visit to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Monday, in order to meet with Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was recognized for its efforts in meeting the federal goal to contract with small businesses with an "A" rating from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the NRC announced Monday. Read More »

AREVA said on Monday that it has temporarily slowed construction of Brazil's Eletrobrás Eletronuclear’s (ETN) Angra 3 nuclear power plant reactor in Rio de Janeiro due to difficulties in securing financing to complete the project.AREVA signed a contract worth approximately $1.4 billion, under which the company agreed to supply engineering services and components, and the reactor’s instrumentation and control system. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday that it has made its report to Congress available to the public. The report details the NRC's security inspection activities at nuclear power reactors and related facilities in 2014. Read More »

European Union (EU) Commissioner of Climate Action and Energy Miguel Canete discussed nuclear energy and nuclear waste in a speech at the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) conference in Brussels on Tuesday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released an amendment of regulations regarding licensing, inspection and fees in order to account for changes in how much applicants are charged on Tuesday. Read More »

Commission seeking public comment on nuclear facility as part of license renewal process. Read More »

The Babcock and Wilcox Co. (B&W) announced Wednesday that its has concluded the spinoff of its power generation business unit as Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. Read More »

Twenty-five members of the European Parliament issued a letter on Wednesday to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Euratom to halt financing support for aging nuclear reactors in Ukraine. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $7,000 fine for Mistras Group Inc., following two violations of requirements. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday that it has named Matthew Fannon as the new resident inspector for the nuclear power plant in Limerick, Pennsylvania.Fannon holds a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee. Prior to being selected as a resident inspector, Fannon served as a reactor engineer in the Region I Division of Reactor Projects and previously served in the U.S. Navy's nuclear propulsion program. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday that Laura Dudes has been named the new deputy regional administrator of construction for the Region II office in Atlanta. In this position, she will oversee NRC inspection and licensed construction-site activity on a national scale. Dudes holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey. Read More »

Nuclear Energy Institute Vice President for Suppler and International Programs Daniel Lipman said Monday he is hoping Congress will reauthorize the charter of the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States, which expired Tuesday. Read More »