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Rick Perry
Perry defends nuclear investment and cuts to renewables in $30.6 bln DOE budget proposal
Energy Secretary Rick Perry testified to a Senate panel on Tuesday about the Trump administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) budget request for fiscal year 2019, a plan that prioritizes nuclear security while making large cuts to energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. The budget p... Read More »Nuclear Regulatory Commission highlights internal changes at Regulatory Information Conference
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Regulatory Information Conference this year highlighted efforts to modernize the agency’s processes and culture, NRC said recently. “Many of the NRC’s processes and much of our regulatory framework were developed to serve mid-20th century nuc... Read More »Sandia conducts 14,500 mile test to gauge the safety of transporting spent nuclear fuel
To test the safety of transporting spent nuclear fuel to a permanent disposal site, Sandia National Laboratories completed a 14,500-mile trek to gather data on the bumps and jolts spent nuclear fuel experiences during transportation. The goal of this endeavor was to gather data that could be use... Read More »Yucca Mountain