Exelon Corp. said recently that it has appointed Bill Trafton and Peter Karaba to serve as site vice presidents for the LaSalle and Dresden County stations, respectively. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said recently that nuclear power plants have invested approximately $4 billion in safety enhancements since the Fukushima Daiichi plant disaster in Japan five years ago. Read More »

Terrestrial Energy said late last week that it will submit its design for its Integral Molten Salt reactor (IMSR) for a pre-licensing vendor-design review with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Read More »

Southern Company said recently that it will lead the Carbon Capture International Test Center Network (ITCN), a global group that is encouraging research and development (R&D) into carbon-capture technologies. Read More »

The expected demise of a decades-old restriction on new nuclear power plant construction in Wisconsin doesn’t necessarily mean an immediate turnaround of current events, Todd Stuart, executive director of the Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group (WIEG), said. Read More »

Jeffrey Merrifield, chairman of the Nuclear Infrastructure Council's (NIC) Advanced Reactor Task Force, encouraged the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to revamp its Advanced Nuclear Reactor (ANR) licensing system during a recent press conference. Read More »

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently launched a new series of e-learning modules to address the management of used nuclear fuel, radioactive waste and clean-up at former nuclear facilities. Read More »

Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, the former Norfolk Southern Corp. CEO and executive chairman, was named to Duke Energy's board this week. Read More »

CEZ, based in the Czech Republic, has chosen Westinghouse Electric Co. to supply Temelin Nuclear Power Station with six Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs), Westinghouse said this week. Read More »

Duke Energy said late last week that the company donated over $1.7 million to S.C.-based nonprofit organizations throughout 2015. Read More »

Exelon Corp. said late last week that it is joining the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) as a member company. Read More »

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), a publicly traded and diversified energy company, recently named Peter Sena, a 20-year nuclear industry veteran, as president of the company's nuclear unit. Read More »

EDF Energy said late last week that it has named Jim Crawford to serve as project development director of the Sizewell C nuclear plant project in Suffolk, England. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) will hold a hearing this month regarding an early site permit (ESP) application for a parcel next to the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear power plants in Salem County, N.J. Read More »

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs Alex Flint issued a statement this week praising the U.S. House after it passed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Capabilities Act (H.R. 4084) this week. Read More »

During a visit to Algeria this week, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano talked about the role of nuclear technology in a nation's development. Read More »

The Pantex Plant said in a statement this week that a collective bargaining agreement has been reached between Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC (CNS) and the West Texas Building Trades and Construction Council (WTBTCC). Read More »

AREVA Inc. said recently that the company donated $5,000 to Charlotte Engineering Early College (CEEC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, to support the college's 2016 Nuclear and Renewable Energy Expo, set for Friday, April 29. Read More »

Uranium Resources said recently that it has agreed to a stock-purchase deal with Aspire Capital Fund LLC. Read More »

The Nuclear Energy Institute recently launched SMR Start, a consortium of nuclear scientists and industry stakeholders that aims to work toward the successful commercialization of small modular reactors (SMRs). Read More »