Last Thursday, the Senate passed the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, the first appropriation bill of 2016, with a 90-8 vote, showing strong support from both parties.
The bill includes increased funding from 2015 levels to the Department of Energy for its nuc... Read More »
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently called on the White House’s National Security Council (NSC) to keep its NSC Director for Nuclear Energy Policy position following rumors that it would be eliminated.
The NEI, the U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council, the Third Way and the American Nuc... Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Wednesday that it has approved a request by Duke Energy to increase the generating capacity at the Catawba Nuclear Station Unit 1 by 1.7 percent.
After conducting an evaluation, NRC staff found that the Catawba Station could safely increa... Read More »
The North Dakota Public Service Commission condemned the Office of Surface Mining’s (OSM) proposed Stream Protection Rule on Tuesday, claiming that the rule would worsen environmental consequences in the state and have severe repercussions for the mining industry.
In an effort to inform the U.S... Read More »
Sandia National Laboratories announced on Tuesday that it has won a three-year renewal from the Energy Department to continue its management of the U.S. regional test centers (RTCs) – U.S.-based facilities that test the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies.
RTCs test PV technolo... Read More »
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of a new initiative on Monday that will offer $25 million in funding to help software developers, utilities and solar companies accelerate the installation and integration of solar energy solutions.
The program, titled Enabling Extreme Real-Tim... Read More »
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) President and CEO Marvin Fertel expressed support at a hearing held on Friday for two new bills that would reform the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and further nuclear energy advancement.
The hearing, held by the U.S. House’s Energy and Commerce Committee, ... Read More »
The Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on Friday to assess two proposed nuclear energy bills to determine how to overcome hurdles to new nuclear energy development.
“It’s time for Congress to ensure that the NRC provides the framework so that innova... Read More »
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) decried the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) newly proposed waste prevention and resource conservation regulation on venting and flaring gas on Friday, warning that it undercuts energy companies.
“This proposed rule is an arbitrary atte... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced on Monday that he and several colleagues sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to the denial of the Jordan Cove project to urge the organization to reconsider.
Gardner, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and the Rocky Mou... Read More »