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FirstEnergy Solutions alerted regional grid operator PJM Interconnection and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its intent to shutter, forever, nuclear reactors at its Perry, Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley stations.
As Saudi Arabia considers building up to 17.6 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2032, the country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the United States this week and met with President Donald Trump at the White House. Nearby on Capitol Hill, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing on nuclear cooperation between the two countries.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman said the agency is open to begin a discussion with Congress on the way it collects fees from the companies running nuclear power plants.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Regulatory Information Conference this year highlighted a new initiative to bring sweeping transformational change to the way the agency pursues its mission.
The progress being made in the development and eventual deployment of advanced nuclear reactors continues with the passage of several legislative measures in Congress and in statehouses.
The nuclear energy industry this week marked Nuclear Innovation Week with a wide and varied range of voices weighing in on the current state of innovation in advanced nuclear technology.
The U.S. Senate on March 7 passed the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (S 97), a bill designed to speed advanced reactors to market.
The U.S. civil nuclear industry is encouraged by the Trump administration’s recognition of the strategic value of U.S. nuclear technology exports and by its efforts to advocate for U.S. industry and to promote exports, NEI's Dan Lipman said this week.
A new study from the Nuclear Innovation Alliance is calling for changes to the rules governing U.S. exports of commercial nuclear technology.
NEI has called for swift legislative action in New Jersey to properly compensate nuclear power plants for their carbon-free generation and support for grid reliability.