The Georgia Power Vogtle nuclear expansion effort has gained new momentum following approval of legislation that will extend the deadline for receiving advanced nuclear production tax credits.
Georgia Power itself has praised the move, saying it will reduce further risk for continuing constructi... Read More »
Following the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) release of guidance on safely decommissioning nuclear plants on Wednesday, bills introduced in the U.S. Senate would limit exemptions and require every nuclear operator to comply with an NRC-approved plan.
Under the Safe and Secure Decommissio... Read More »
A panel of experts called before the House Subcommittee on Energy on Tuesday made it clear that while the United States currently maintains a developmental lead in its nuclear infrastructure capabilities, its abilities to provide for, deploy and maintain that infrastructure faces great risks over th... Read More »
Exelon Generation recently announced that Oyster Creek Generating Station, its 625-megawatt single-reactor nuclear plant in Forked River, New Jersey, will permanently shut down at the end of its current operating cycle in October 2018.
As part of an agreement with the State of New Jersey, Exelon ... Read More »
Florida Power & Light Co. (FP&L) applied for a second 20-year license renewal for reactors at its Turkey Point nuclear plant in Miami-Dade County, marking a first for a U.S. nuclear plant.
Nuclear facilities are initially licensed to operate for a 40-year term. After that period, facility operat... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recently issued a press release noting the 20-year anniversary of the date the Department of Energy (DOE) was required to start accepting nuclear waste for disposal.
NARUC also urged lawmakers to take action and address funding ... Read More »
Georgia Power filed an update recently with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) for the Nuclear Construction Cost Recovery (NCCR) tariff that reduces its customer’s payment for the Plant Vogtle expansion by $139 million in 2018.
Beginning in April, a residential customer using 1,000 ki... Read More »
Miami-Dade County will see an additional 1 million solar panels, a new reclaimed water system, and zero-emission nuclear capacity under a new effort launched by Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) and the county on Tuesday.
In addition to adding more than 1 million solar panels to the county and a r... Read More »
A coalition of nuclear industry groups provided recommendations to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) last week on how to improve licensing processes for new advanced nuclear reactors.
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA), and the U.S. Nuclear Infra... Read More »
Lightbridge Corporation announced Monday that it has received a notice of allowance for a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to its metallic nuclear fuel assembly design.
The allowance extends Lightbridge's patent portfolio coverage in the United States to an entire metalli... Read More »