The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has made a change to its Reactor Oversight Process (ROP), the agency said on Wednesday. Read More »

A third-party Technical Validation Report has been completed on the low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR) Hydrogen Hot Tube (HHT) Boiler System reactor core modules from Brillouin Energy Corp., the Berkeley, California-based clean-technology company said on Tuesday. Read More »

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with testing laboratories Kinectrics, NTS and Curtiss-Wright Corp.  to help meet global nuclear power industry needs through consistent standards and practices, IEEE said on Wednesday. Read More »

EDF Energy has signed the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) Skills Charter, the company said on Tuesday. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), on its website (www.nei.org), encouraged the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) this week to develop regulations that cover new technologies, including small modular reactors (SMRs). Read More »

FirstEnergy Solutions said on Wednesday that it has appointed Brian Farley as its new vice president of sales. Read More »

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) President and CEO Marvin Fertel issued a statement on Thursday praising a set of proposed nuclear-energy measures unveiled by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week. Read More »

The U.K. Nuclear Industry Council (NIC) issued a statement of principles on Thursday that calls for increased public outreach by the nuclear industry. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently released a statement from documentary filmmaker Robert Stone regarding nuclear power and its potential to mitigate climate change. Read More »

The Ontario (Canada) Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) and Bruce Power have reached an agreement late last week with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to facilitate refurbishment projects on six Bruce Power reactors over 20 years. Read More »

Bruce Power and BWXT Canada, Ltd., signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) late last week in which steam generators will be designed and built at BWXT Canada’s plant in Cambridge, Ontario. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company President and CEO Danny Roderick issued a statement recently on climate change and energy. Read More »

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has contracted with GE Hitachi (GEH) to supply outage services at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant near near Decatur, Alabama, GE said late last week. Read More »

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee's Energy Subcommittee held a hearing late last week to examine the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (H.R. 4084). Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) on Monday praised the recent reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im Bank). Read More »

Entergy Corp. has been recognized by CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) for its efforts to fight climate change, landing on the CDP's 2015 Climate “A” List, which indicates ecologically conscious companies in the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) 500 index, Entergy said on Monday. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an event notification on Monday regarding an incident that occurred at 5:31 p.m. EDT on Dec. 5 at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York. Read More »

Nuclear Matters Co-Chairman Judd Gregg issued a statement late last week praising New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's support of the state's nuclear power industry as part of New York's broader clean-energy efforts. Read More »

The U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) is back in business following its reauthorization late last week, and Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg detailed the return to operations in a statement late last week. Read More »

Progress has been made in the proposed merger between Southern Company and AGL Resources after the expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Actwaiting period on Monday. Read More »