Entergy Corp. announced Tuesday that Chairman and CEO Leo Denault will be part of a panel discussion during the Wolfe Research Power and Gas Leaders Conference in New York on Sept. 29. Read More »

Georgia Power said this week that it has filed a request with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to lower its fuel rates by 11 percent, a move the company said is fueled by lower natural gas prices. The company said this would amount to $268 million saved in annual billings, should the request be approved. Read More »

Cameco and AREVA Inc. announced Wednesday that uranium production has begun at the Cigar Lake uranium mine and at the McClean Lake Mill in Saskatchewan, Canada. Read More »

A signing ceremony was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, in August to establish the low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel bank that will be located in the country and begin operations in 2017. Read More »

The U.S. State Department issued a report Tuesday that provided updated information on the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV). Read More »

Finland's Fortum Corp. said this week that it has received an order from American Energy Solutions for ion-exchange materials that will be used to purify surrounding water at the Fukushima Daiichi Plant in Japan, which suffered a leak in 2011. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday that the Russian Federation's National Research Nuclear University (NRNU) in Moscow will offer a master's degree program endorsed by the IAEA. Read More »

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy reiterated this week that nuclear energy needs to remain a potent force in the U.S. energy sector if the agency's Clean Power Plan for reducing carbon emissions from electricity generation is to succeed. Read More »

AREVA Inc. announced Wednesday that factory acceptance testing for its digital control rod drive control system (DCRDCS) has been completed. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said on Thursday that U.S. exporters would face difficulties if Congress doesn't reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank). Read More »

NUGen, Sellafield Ltd., and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) recently announced a cooperative agreement to formalize temporary arrangements between the three entities, providing a more permanent commitment to collaboration. Read More »

FirstEnergy Corp. announced Wednesday that it has completed upgrade projects at the Liberty Center in the Toledo Edison service area of northwest Ohio. Read More »

Officials from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the city of Atlanta and Georgia Power on Wednesday celebrated the completion of energy-efficiency projects at the airport. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced Wednesday that Jeromy Petch will serve as a resident inspector at the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. Read More »

AREVA Inc. on Thursday announced the U.S. market launch of its ATRIUM 11 boiling reactor fuel design featuring an 11-by-11 fuel rod array that, according to the company, offers more flexibility in operation and enhanced safety features. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced Friday that it will be playing a role in the goal of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) developed by the United Nations (UN). During an IAEA general meeting earlier this month, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said that the proposed goals in the SDGs and the agency's own goals overlapped by a significant amount. Read More »

Competition in Malaysia's manufacturing sector has been stiffened by industrial testing using nuclear technology. Read More »

A recent report from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said the U.S. may be on the road to decreased energy diversity and increased reliability concerns. The report said facilities that produce approximately 16 gigawatts are expected to be retired within a year and that 80 percent of these facilities are coal-fired plants. Read More »

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a markup meeting on the North American Energy Security Act of 2015 (NAES) on Tuesday at 4 p.m. EDT in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Read More »

Hyperspring LLC, a subsidiary of GSE Systems Inc., has been awarded a contract to continue its nuclear operations support services to a utility in the southern United States, the company announced on Monday. Read More »