Nuclear
House hearing focuses on modernizing Department of Energy
The House Energy & Commerce Committee convened a hearing on Tuesday focused on how best to modernize the Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure it can meet its national security, energy and economic security challenges. The wide-ranging discussion included testimony from DOE officials, scientists, ... Read More »Columbia Generating Station sets monthly generation record
Columbia Generating Station, a nuclear plant near Richland, Washington, owned and operated by Energy Northwest, set a new monthly generation in December by producing 867 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. The previous record of 860.8 million net kilowatt-hours was set in January 2016. Alex... Read More »New Jersey legislative committees advance bill to protect nuclear plants
Two committees of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly voted unanimously to advance an identical senate and assembly bill designed to prevent the early closure of New Jersey’s nuclear facilities. The bill would give the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities the authority to provide ‘nuclear div... Read More »K. Steven West
Nuclear Regulatory Commission appoints new Region III administrator
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Tuesday that K. Steven West will take over as the agency’s Region III administrator, effective Dec. 31, 2017. West succeeds Cynthia D. Pederson, who retired on Dec. 30, 2017. NRC Region III provides nuclear regulatory oversight in Illinois, India... Read More »Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves changes to Fort Calhoun nuclear plant’s emergency preparedness plan
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently granted a request from the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) to modify the emergency preparedness plan for the Fort Calhoun Station nuclear power plant in Washington County, Nebraska to reflect the facility’s decommissioning status. Under the c... Read More »Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 2 begins operation under new 20-year license
On Dec. 23, Indiana Michigan Power’s Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in Berrien County, Michigan, began operating beyond its initial 40-year license period under a new twenty-year license. The renewed license, granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 2005, allows Cook Unit 2, which bega... Read More »Barry Blair