Newsroom Archive
Short-term thinking by markets, RTOs threatens fuel diversity, grid reliability.
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hear testimony in consideration of Jeff Baran to be renominated as commissioner to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take action to preserve the nation’s baseload sources of electricity.
Energy Secretary Perry conditionally committed up to $3.7 billion in loan guarantees to the Vogtle nuclear facility’s owners so they can continue to build two reactors there.
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused tremendous damage on the Gulf Coast, but nuclear plants in Texas and Florida were prepared for the storms thanks to their robust designs, multilayered safety systems and to dedicated people.
Cassini will crash into Saturn on Sept. 15, after a mission of nearly 20 years that was powered by 72 pounds of plutonium.
The U.S. Department of Energy issued its electric grid study.
NASA recently announced plans to use nuclear power in a future mission to Mars.
The White House used its declaration of this week as “Energy Week” to highlight its energy priorities in several venues. The Trump administration’s main theme is asserting the United States’ “global energy dominance.”
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017, by a 49-4 vote.
Nuclear power is essential for addressing climate change, but significant changes are required in technology development and global governance to continue that role.
The nuclear governance system is facing an unprecedented challenge as traditional nuclear suppliers that have built the backbone of the safety, security and nonproliferation regime face new competition to provide technology to emerging nations.