U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) and Fred Upton (R-Mich), both of the subcommittee on Energy, dispatched a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry this week, asking for full implementation of civil nuclear trade reforms.
The pair displayed concern over the pace at which the Department of Energy has... Read More »
For the next four years, Vesna Dimitrijevic will be on the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, as recently appointed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
In this capacity, Dimitrijevic will be one of an independent group of technical experts who advise the NRC on nuclear-related safe... Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently completed the regulatory basis it will use for the proposal of new decommissioning regulations for commercial nuclear power reactors next year.
The NRC staff have determined that new regulations are necessary in a number of areas, including emerge... Read More »
The Affordable Energy Coalition (AEC) recently announced that several consumer and business groups joined the alliance to oppose the Department of Energy's (DOE) proposal to compensate power plants that keep 90 days' worth of fuel onsite.
The DOE filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) with... Read More »
A recent survey of 250 people living within 10 miles of Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) near Brownville, Nebraska, found that most of the participants had a “favorable impression” of the plant, even in the wake of a hydrogen leak recently discovered at the plant.
Bisconti Research, Inc., along ... Read More »
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) recently proposed a plan to remedy issues regarding the abandoned V.C. Summer Station nuclear construction project that involves additional gas and solar generation and reduced rates for customers.
“We’ve heard our customers’ frustrations about... Read More »
The North Anna Power Station in Virginia’s Louisa County could see a much longer lifespan, following owner Dominion Energy Virginia’s stated intent to relicense it for another 20-year term.
The company notified the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its intent last week. While tha... Read More »
FirstEnergy Corp. recently marked the 30-year anniversary of operation at its 1,268-megawatt (MW) Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, with a celebration for its approximately 700 employees.
Of the 700 Perry employees, 120 have worked at the plant since operations began.
"Reaching this ... Read More »
As of 2017, the United States has successfully decommissioned 10 commercial nuclear reactors, and another 20 are currently in various stages of the decommissioning process, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently reported.
Six U.S. commercial reactors have shut down since 2013,... Read More »
A measure to strengthen the capabilities of the Defense Nuclear Safety Board (DNFSB) in the final version of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was recently advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Authored by U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), the am... Read More »