The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will meet with the Connecticut Nuclear Energy Advisory Council (NEAC) on Tuesday in Waterford regarding the annual assessment of the Millstone nuclear plant. Read More »
Rosatom representatives from JSC Rusatom Overseas Inc. made presentations on the company's integrated nuclear plant services, nuclear education, construction of research reactors and establishment of nuclear technology centers recently at the Nuclear Africa 2016 Conference and Exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa, which focused on the transformative potential of nuclear energy throughout the continent. Read More »
Limerick nuclear plant in Limerick Township, Pennsylvania, took its Unit 1 reactor offline this week for a planned refueling outage. Read More »
EDF Energy CEO Vincent de Rivaz and Humphrey Cadoux-Hudson, EDF's new nuclear build managing director, testified this week at a "U.K. New Nuclear Status Update" session of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee. Read More »
The LaSalle nuclear plant, near Seneca, Illinois, took Unit 1 offline late last week to replace seals on two of the pumps that circulate water into the reactor after the pumps began operating below acceptable standards. Read More »
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will be available to discuss the performance of the Clinton nuclear plant's 2015 performance review 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau's Business Expo at Clinton High School, 1200 Highway 54, in Clinton, Illinois. Read More »
Pepco Holdings and Exelon Corp. finalized their merger this week after the Washington, D.C., Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the deal. Read More »
GE Hitachi's (GEH) remotely operated Stinger In-Vessel Visual Inspection (IVVI) tool reached a milestone recently when it was deployed for the ninth time for a refueling outage at a U.S. reactor. Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) scheduled a meeting with officials from Entergy Operations, which operates the Arkansas Nuclear One station in Russellville, to discuss the plant’s safety performance during 2015. Read More »
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will host an open-house meeting next week concerning its 2015 safety-performance review of Florida Power & Light Co.’s St. Lucie nuclear plant, near Jensen Beach. Read More »
The LaSalle County nuclear plant, near Marseilles, Illinois, recently returned Unit 1 to full power following a scheduled outage for refueling and maintenance that saw workers perform more than 12,600 inspections, maintenance activities and updates since Feb. 15. Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission this week approved a proposed merger of Southern Company and AGL Resources, bringing the process one step closer to completion. Read More »
The Oglethorpe Power Corp. Board of Directors re-elected Chairman Bobby Smith and Vice Chairman Marshall Millwood, and elected a new member, Randy Crenshaw, at a board meeting this week after the company’s annual meeting. Read More »
Jeff Benjamin, Westinghouse Electric Co.'s senior vice president of new plants and major projects, responded this week to a joint quarterly report from United Kingdom regulators on the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) closure program for Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactor design. Read More »
Past studies on the construction costs of nuclear power reactors have been considered incomplete because analysis was only done on two countries -- the U.S. and France, a new research paper said. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold an open house today to discuss last year's performance of the Turkey Point nuclear plant near Homestead, Florida. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is holding an open house today in Salem, New Jersey, on the 2015 performance of the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear plants. Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold an open house today on its performance review of the Oconee nuclear plant, near Seneca, South Carolina. Read More »
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