With the death in January of former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Kevin McIntyre, a Republican, and the departure later this year of FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur, the five-member board could be left with just three sitting regulators if replacements aren’t nominated and... Read More »
The Department of Energy (DOE) has earmarked $19 million for four projects in Pennsylvania and California that will focus on executing multiple domestic advanced nuclear technology endeavors.
The projects are cost-shared, allowing industry-led teams, including participants from federal agencies,... Read More »
Senators from both parties reintroduced this week the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA), pushing forward efforts to boost innovation in nuclear energy and to modernize reactors to re-establish the U.S. foothold in the nuclear energy industry.
Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear E... Read More »
The six New England governors have expressed their
commitment to maintain nuclear and clean energy facilities throughout the
region.
The governors said they would work “in coordination with ISO
New England and through the New England States Committee on Electricity
(NESCOE), to evaluate market... Read More »
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry recently announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) reached financial close for up to $3.7 billion in additional loan guarantees to finance the continued construction of Vogtle Units 3 and 4 at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.... Read More »
While several nuclear power plants have closed since 2010, preliminary data has determined electricity generation totaled 807.1 million megawatt hours (MWh) in 2018, representing more than the previous peak.
A report release by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) noted a combination... Read More »
Following February elections, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) named Ralph Izzo, board chairman, president and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), as the institute’s new chair the board of directors.
In this role, he will guide the board on business and policy affairs related to t... Read More »
Entergy’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Mass.,
returned to normal oversight by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week
after successfully addressing past performance issues.
In August 2017, NRC detailed specific actions Entergy need
to do to fully address the plant’s perfor... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award approximately
$5 million in undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to students
pursuing degrees related to nuclear energy.
The DOE will give out 45 scholarships and 33
fellowships for students at U.S. colleges and universities pursuing ... Read More »
The electric power industry continues to make strides in reducing carbon, deploying renewables and in transportation electrification, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) President Thomas Kuhn told Wall Street on Wednesday.
Speaking at an annual electric power industry outlook briefing for investors, ... Read More »