The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing an $8,500 fine to Idaho State University for failing to maintain control and surveillance of one gram of radioactive material. Read More »

A subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) will energize a new 138-kilovolt transmission line and substation later this month to enhance service reliability for Ohio Edison and Toledo Edison customers across northern Ohio. Read More »

Students at Independence Elementary School in Rock Hill, S.C., recently celebrated a week of activities focused on science and technology by flipping the switch on the newest addition to the Patriots' campus: a 230-kilowatt solar system made possible by the Duke Energy Solar Rebate Program. Read More »

First Solar Power Project and Largest Foreign Direct Investment in Uzbekistan's History Read More »

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) has been recognized for the third consecutive year as one of Forbes' America's Best Employers. NextEra Energy, whose principal subsidiaries are Florida Power & Light Company and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, is one of only 1,000 employers to receive this honor across the U.S. Read More »

The EDF Group, via EDF Renewables in the United Kingdom, a joint subsidiary of EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles, has bought the Neart na Gaoithe wind farm project from global wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power, following a competitive bidding process. Read More »

The IAEA’s work in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and its support to countries to use nuclear science and technology for development were the focus of discussions and a speech by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano in Ireland last week. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has signed a nuclear fuel and related services contract extension with Xcel Energy for its two pressurized water reactor units at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Red Wing, Minnesota. Read More »

Georgia Power Company today announced the commencement of tender offers (each, an "Offer," and collectively, the "Offers") to purchase up to $750 million in aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued and unpaid interest and excluding fees and expenses) (as such amount may be increased, decreased or eliminated by Georgia Power pursuant to the terms of the Offers Read More »

Alabama Power and partners will celebrate the success of the first Smart Neighborhood™ with community leaders tomorrow with an Open House and Microgrid Tour. Read More »

Southern Company has been named among DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity for the third consecutive year, ranking No. 44. Additionally, Southern Company was named No. 3 among the Top Companies for Veterans. Read More »

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corp. (NYSE: SCG), announced that it has completed purchase of the Columbia Energy Center, a natural-gas-fired power plant in Gaston, S.C. (Calhoun County), from LS Power for approximately $180 million. Read More »

Brazilian farmers are working with nuclear scientists to utilize organic farming techniques to increase their productivity while at the same time reducing their carbon emissions in a project coordinated by the IAEA in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has issued a construction permit to Northwest Medical Isotopes LLC for a molybdenum-99 production facility in Columbia, Mo. Read More »

Georgia Power announced today new deals on the latest Hive smart home products, recently added to the Georgia Power Marketplace. Read More »

Ormat Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ORA) today announced that NIL 2, the third unit of the Sarulla geothermal power plant, has commenced commercial operation, bringing the project to its full capacity of 330 MW. Read More »

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EDF finalises the acquisition of 750 MW of active generation capacity (gas and peak demand) to support the development of its renewable energy business in Chile Read More »

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a global leader in delivering clean, innovative and affordable fuel cell solutions for the supply, recovery and storage of energy, applauds the passage of Senate Bill 9, An Act Concerning Connecticut’s Energy Future. Read More »

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a review of long-term operational safety of Unit 1 at the Angra Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Brazil. Read More »