An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said France demonstrated a comprehensive commitment to safety with a responsible approach to the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a public meeting with officials of Westinghouse Electric Co., to discuss the company’s progress in complying with an NRC confirmatory order following a 2016 event at the company’s Columbia, S.C., fuel fabrication facility. Read More »

Company strategy will cut carbon dioxide emissions 60 percent from 2000 levels by 2030; 80 percent from 2000 levels by 2050 Read More »

Bloom Energy announced the selection of its 8,350kW (8.35MW) Bloom Energy Server, an innovative and clean electricity generation system, by South Korea's Korea South-East Power Corporation Read More »

Additional $188 million in bill credits and $43.6 million refund also scheduled for this year Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Jacquelyn Wojewoda as the new resident inspector Read More »

Challenges that countries face when introducing or expanding a nuclear power programme were discussed at an IAEA meeting in Vienna last week. Read More »

Twenty-one employees across the system earn Electric Power Research Institute Technology Transfer Awards for applying research and development to build the future of energy Read More »

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the joint parties announced they will not seek a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) rehearing on the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) joint proposal decision, and in accepting the CPUC’s ruling to retire DCPP, PG&E will now withdraw its license renewal application at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Read More »

NuScale successfully demonstrates approach that allows its SMR to be safe without need for electrical power Read More »

As Winter Storm Grayson pounded the East Coast with high winds, bone-chilling temperatures and historic power demands, Exelon Generation’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant operated at 100 percent power, delivering critical electricity to nearly two million homes during two of the highest daily peak demand periods ever recorded. Read More »

BWX Technologies, Inc. issued the following announcement on.BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) announced today that its subsidiary BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC) has been awarded a CA$18.6 million, four-year contract to manufacture zircaloy-4 seamless tubes for Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN), which operates the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant in Romania..@BWXTech Awarded CA$18.6 Million Contract for Nuclear Power Plant Tube Fabrication Tweet this “This contract is an important win for us because it demonstrates BWXT’s international competiveness in the CANDU segment,” said John MacQuarrie, President of BWXT Canada Ltd. and BWXT NEC. Read More »

Oak Ridge National Laboratory provided significant contributions and coordination in the development of the Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA’s) recently released Spent Fuel Isotopic Composition (SFCOMPO) 2.0—the world’s largest open database for spent nuclear fuel assay data. Read More »

Southern Company and its Alabama Power and Georgia Power subsidiaries have officially announced Smart Neighborhood™ initiatives that will provide customers with state-of-the-art home construction, distributed energy resources – including solar and battery energy storage – and smart home appliances and technologies. Read More »

Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU; TSX: EFR) (“Energy Fuels” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, following the recent appointment of Mark S. Chalmers as President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Company has made certain changes to its management team. Mr. David C. Frydenlund, the Company’s previous Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective as of March 2, 2018. Read More »

In honor of National Engineer Week, NNSA is taking a look at a variety of ways these creative innovators contribute to nuclear security nation-wide. Read More »

Over the next two years, EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) projects growth in U.S. consumption of ethane in the petrochemical industry will exceed increases in consumption of all other petroleum and liquid products—such as motor gasoline, distillate, and jet fuel—combined. EIA also projects that ethane exports will continue increasing, as ethane is exported both by pipeline to Canada and by tankers to more distant destinations. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $11.5 million in new funding to deploy energy infrastructure on tribal lands. This funding through the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will support Native American and Alaska Native communities interested in harnessing their vast undeveloped energy resources. Read More »

NRC Proposes $145,000 Civil Penalty for Violations at Vogtle Nuclear Plant Read More »

International Atomic Energy Agency issued the following announcement on Feb. 22.For the 200th time, an IAEA Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) team has arrived at a nuclear power plant – this time in Almaraz, Spain – to review practices important to safety. Read More »