Athabasca Nuclear Corp. said on Tuesday that it has acquired five new mineral-claim blocks at its Garland Lake nickel-cobalt-PGM site in Labrador, Canada. Read More »
American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio said this week that it filed a stipulated agreement with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to facilitate the company's expanded purchase-power agreement (PPA). Read More »
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said on Thursday that President and CEO Marvin Fertel will retire at the end of 2016. Read More »
Georgia Power donated $500,000 to new educational programming from Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), Georgia Power said on Thursday. Read More »
A recent petition has received over 40,000 signatures from Washington, D.C., residents in support of a proposed electric-utility merger between Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings. Read More »
AREVA and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, known locally as the CEA, have reached agreements regarding the dismantling of the Marcoule Nuclear Center in France. Read More »
The Nuclear Matters conference held in Boston last summer closely examined the value of nuclear power in New England’s energy infrastructure. Several experts spoke at the event, including industry leaders, policymakers and members of the academic community. Read More »
The first fuel loading of the new Unit 2 reactor at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant near Spring City, Tennessee, was completed recently, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said. Read More »
WesDyne Sweden AB, a subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Co., has been hired to develop inspection techniques and equipment for core-shroud support at Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 3 reactor in Taby, Sweden, WesDyne said late last week. Read More »
The Russian Federation’s TASS News Agency said recently that Russia is still planning to help build Vietnam's first nuclear power plant in the Ninh Thuan province, despite construction delays. Read More »
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) issued a report detailing recent trips to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said late last week that it is seeking public input on draft-guidance documents on possible changes to renewal standards for nuclear plant operating licenses. Read More »
Guardtime and Future Cities Catapult (FCC) said late last week that they will team up to develop cybersecurity solutions for U.K. infrastructure. Read More »
Southern Company and AGL Resources asked the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) late last week to approve their proposed merger. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) unveiled the 2016 leadership of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety (ACRS) late last week. Read More »
Canada Carbon issued an update on the progress of its standard-designation project for standards group ASTM International, which asked the company for pure graphite samples that could be used as a benchmark in nuclear applications, Canada Carbon said late last week. Read More »
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) praised the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2016, signed into law late last week by President Obama, for its support of nuclear energy programs through $986 million in funding, the NEI said on Monday. Read More »
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) COP21 Delegation Head David Shropshire discussed the climate-change conference in Paris in an interview late last week with the IAEA Office of Public Information and Communication. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said late last week that it has named Christopher Highley a new resident inspector at Millstone Nuclear Power Plant in Waterford, Connecticut. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a 40-year license renewal for a Prairie Island dry-cask spent-fuel storage facility late last week. Read More »
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