The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the operators of nuclear power plants are carefully watching America’s heartland following heavy rains and flooding, as well as the Northeast urban corridor from Washington, D.C., to New York City, which just got walloped by Winter Storm Jonas. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently called on states to keep their nuclear power plants operational as they begin implementing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan. Read More »

The first-ever Advanced Nuclear Summit and Showcase was held on Monday in Washington, D.C. Read More »

The Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a request for assistance (RFA) draft recently for the Nuclear Energy Voucher Program to help small businesses. Read More »

The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has selected Justin Heinly to serve as the new senior resident inspector at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Delta, Pennsylvania, the NRC said late last week. Read More »

China Atomic Energy Authority Chairman Xu Dazhe said recently that there has been progress in nuclear cooperation between Russia and China. Read More »

L-3 MAPPS said late last week that it has been hired to upgrade the digital control computers (DCC) at Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica S.A.'s CNE Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant in Romania. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said this week that it is accepting presentations for the Third International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management (NKM) through Sunday, Feb. 28. Read More »

Entergy Corp. said late last week that it has named Christopher Bakken as its new chief nuclear officer, effective April 6. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said late last week that most nuclear plants remained online during Winter Storm Jonas last month. Read More »

The U.S. Senate approved a measure late last week that supports increased cooperation between private industry and federal Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories for nuclear technology development. Read More »

AREVA said recently that it has launched two stages of a refinancing plan that it unveiled in its 2015 half-year financial statement. Read More »

Exelon Corp. recently named Nancy Gioia, a retired Ford Motor Co. executive, to its board of directors. Read More »

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), under the Department of Energy (DOE), awarded a $25 million grant to a research consortium consisting of eight universities for research and development in nuclear science and security. Read More »

Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings hosted a joint-supplier roundtable this week that attracted approximately 160 small, female- and minority-owned businesses in the Washington, D.C., area. Read More »

Southern Company announced some leadership changes this week at its Southern Power subsidiary and Plant Vogtle expansion project in an effort to ensure upcoming milestones in the project are reached and to streamline communications. Read More »

Georgia Power said this week that eight more shield building panels have been placed at Unit 3 of the Plant Vogtle expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia. Read More »

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a report late last week that said several obstacles are delaying conversion of U.S. research reactors so they can use low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel instead of weapons-grade highly enriched uranium (HEU). Read More »

Jacobs Engineering Group said late last week that it was selected as one of several contractors to provide decommissioning and remediation services at the Sellafield Ltd. site in Cumbria, England. Read More »

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) President and CEO Marvin Fertel spoke during the U.S. Energy Association's recent 12th annual State of the Energy Industry Forum in Washington, D.C. Read More »