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U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry this week paid his first visit to a nuclear power plant since taking office, when he toured Exelon Generation’s James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant near Syracuse, New York.
Camden, New Jersey-based nuclear fuel management company Holtec International announced this week it would purchase three single-unit nuclear power plants that are slated to close prematurely, and use its expertise to greatly accelerate their decommissioning and site restoration.
In response to a proposal by a Connecticut state agency to significantly delay the inclusion of Dominion Energy’s Millstone Power Station in the state’s zero-carbon procurement program, NEI is urging the agency to bring the state’s only nuclear power plant into the program promptly.
NEI is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s judgement that effectively upholds a decades-long ban on uranium mining in Virginia. NEI’s argument hinges on the need to maintain the established separation of federal and state regulatory authority over nuclear activities.
Colette Honorable, former commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, joins Monica Trauzzi for lunch in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle during this second episode of “Off the Menu with Monica Trauzzi.”
A new class of nuclear reactors, with a core about the size of a roll of paper towels, can be set up by astronauts and then run autonomously for ten years, to produce water, rocket fuel and other necessities.
Proposal before the U.S. Department of Commerce to limit nuclear power plant operators access to global uranium supply sources is likely to create additional economic stress on an already vulnerable U.S. nuclear industry, a new study finds.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today reported out by voice vote HR1320 and HR6140, two bills that recognize the important role nuclear energy plays in providing reliable, carbon-free electricity in the United States and around the world.
This week, DOE announced another round of awards, to the tune of nearly $20 million, to help develop nine domestic advanced nuclear technology projects.
House Energy and Commerce Committee successfully reported out the Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act and the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act.
“Off the Menu with Monica Trauzzi” features energy thought leaders at exciting spots in D.C.’s up-and-coming food scene. In each episode, Monica dives in to the energy issues of the moment in a thoughtful, dynamic way.
A new joint report by two think tanks cites the importance of nuclear energy sources in combating climate change to urge U.S. states to adopt Clean Energy Standards (CES)—which include nuclear power—instead of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) that don’t.