The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected its Argonne National Laboratory to lead an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) focused on advanced materials for energy-water systems. Read More »

The International Energy Agency (IEA) conducted its 9th emergency response exercise (ERE) from 28-29 June 2018. Read More »

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has designated a new Center of Excellence to be led by Texas A&M University in the area of Low Energy Nuclear Science as part of the Stewardship Science Academic Alliances (SSAA) Program. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa., have selected Jacob Dolecki as a resident inspector at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in Scriba, N.Y. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made publicly available an unclassified version of its annual report to Congress detailing the previous year’s security inspection program. Read More »

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry today announced today the Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine domestic projects to receive nearly $20 million in funding for cost-shared research and development for advanced nuclear technologies. Read More »

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the state’s energy future by authorizing Southern California Edison (SCE) to recover in customer rates the cost of contracts for innovative clean energy resources to offset the need for new natural gas generation. Read More »

Earlier today the House Energy and Commerce Committee successfully reported out the Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy (NUKE) Act (HR 1320), introduced by Reps. Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Doyle (D-Pa.), and the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act (HR 6140), introduced by Reps. Flores (R-Texas) and McNerney (D-Calif.) by unanimous consent. Read More »

Warner L. Baxter, chairman, president and CEO of Ameren Corp. (NYSE:AEE), will join Martin J. Lyons, executive vice president and CFO of Ameren Corp., to discuss second quarter 2018 earnings, earnings guidance and other matters in a conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. Central Time (10 a.m. Eastern Time) on Friday, Aug. 3. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory seeks partners to commercialize the Oleo Sponge, its award-winning, patent pending oil-sorbent technology. Read More »

Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU; TSX: EFR) (“Energy Fuels”) and Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE American: URG; TSX: URE) (“Ur-Energy”) are pleased to announce that on July 18, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) initiated an investigation into the effects of uranium imports on U.S. national security. Read More »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., during a meeting with the public on August 28. Read More »

Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2 issued the following announcement on July 17.Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Dresden nuclear power plant, operated by Exelon Generation Company, LLC, during an open house on July 25 in Morris, Ill. Read More »

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to lead a team of industry experts for an advanced nuclear technology development project. Read More »

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued the first loan guarantee solicitation for the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (TELGP) under DOE's Loan Programs Office. Read More »

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today took final action to facilitate the pass through of the tax reductions provided by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law on December 22, 2017, and ensure natural gas pipeline rates remain just and reasonable. Read More »

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the State of New Mexico to clarify the existing regulatory and permitting frameworks related to the way wastewater from oil and natural gas extraction activities can be re-used, recycled, and renewed for other purposes. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced an opportunity for the public to request an adjudicatory hearing on Holtec International’s application for a license to construct and operate a consolidated interim storage facility for commercial spent nuclear fuel in Lea County, N.M. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded 51 grants in fiscal year 2018 to 40 academic institutions in 25 states, totaling more than $15 million. Read More »

A panel of experts that advises the NRC on nuclear safety matters will hold a public meeting onJuly 26 at the NRC’s Region I Office in King of Prussia, Pa. Read More »