Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Susquehanna nuclear power plant, operated by Talen Energy, during an open house on May 17 in Berwick, Pa. Read More »

More than 60 top fusion scientists and engineers from around the world gathered at the 5th IAEA DEMO Programme Workshop in Daejeon, South Korea, from 7 to 10 May, to discuss critical issues and next steps on the road to the realization of fusion energy. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced two additional public meetings to be held in New Mexico to seek public comment on the scope of the agency’s environmental review of Holtec International’s application to build a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in the southeastern part of the state. The meetings will be held on May 21 in Gallup and May 22 in Albuquerque, N.M. Read More »

Thousands of workers advancing construction onsite daily; Customer savings and benefits include $188 million in total bill credits; Second $25 credit scheduled for July Georgia Power bills Read More »

Planned coal-fired capacity additions from a number of countries in and around the Middle East will add 41 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating capacity over the next decade, based on announced projects and projects currently in the permitting process. Another 3 GW of coal-fired capacity is currently under construction in these countries. Read More »

More than 200 competitors integrated real-world engineering test scenarios to create the best wind turbine design. Read More »

Engineering Consultants Group's (ECG) Predict-It™ Anomaly Detection and Diagnostic Reasoning software platform has been chosen by Kansai Electric Power to use in its Remote Monitoring Center in Osaka, Japan. Read More »

Georgia Power Company today announced the pricing of the previously announced cash tender offers (each, an "Offer" and, collectively, the "Offers") to purchase a portion of its outstanding Series 2007A 5.65% Senior Notes due 2037 (the "Series 2007A Notes"), its Series 2009A 5.95% Senior Notes due 2039 (the "Series 2009A Notes"), its Series 2010B 5.40% Senior Notes due 2040 (the "Series 2010B Notes"), its Series 2010C 4.75% Senior Notes due 2040 (the "Series 2010C Notes") and its Series N 5.750% Senior Notes due 2023 (the "Series N Notes" and, together with the Series 2007A Notes, the Series 2009A Notes, the Series 2010B Notes and the Series 2010C Notes, the "Notes"). Read More »

Southern Company announced that it has entered into agreements to sell Gulf Power Company, Florida City Gas and the entities holding Southern Power's interests in Plant Oleander and Plant Stanton to NextEra Energy for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6.475 billion. Net of debt, this reflects an equity value of approximately $5.075 billion. Read More »

The IAEA is soliciting ideas from students and early career professionals on how to communicate on nuclear and radiological emergencies. The competition to collect innovative ideas is open for submissions until 15 June. Read More »

Conti Solar, a national solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), O&M and energy storage development company, has begun construction on the largest landfill solar project in Ohio. Read More »

Enters agreement for sale of 81 MW in El Arrayán Wind project to Arroyo Energy Investors Read More »

International Atomic Energy Agency issued the following announcement on May 29.How can national nuclear institutions promoting nuclear technologies in their country enlarge their impact and increase their self-reliance? Read More »

Annie Caputo and David A. Wright, nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the United States Senate, were sworn in as NRC Commissioners this week by NRC Chairman Kristine L. Svinicki. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it will collaborate in the development of its EnCore® Fuel, the revolutionary accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) design, with ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas (ENUSA) through a Frame Cooperation Agreement (FCA). Read More »

Southern Power, a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company, announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell a 33 percent minority interest in its solar portfolio to Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited for a purchase price of $1.175 billion. Read More »

With Subtropical Storm Alberto bearing down on the Gulf Coast, Gulf Power is focusing crews and resources on the Panama City area for the possibility of an early Monday morning landfall. Read More »

Southern Power, a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company, announced the acquisition of its tenth wind project – the 100-megawatt (MW) Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility, located in Pushmataha County, OK. Read More »

Georgia Power released a new public service announcement (PSA) highlighting water safety as the Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer boating season. Read More »

Gulf Power crews responded quickly to the power outages caused by Tropical Storm Alberto as its wide bands slowly rolled across Northwest Florida and as its disorganized eye made landfall at Laguna Beach, just west of Panama City, late Monday afternoon. Read More »