Former NRC chairman remains clearly opposed to nuclear energy n a perfect world, nuclear energy would be a perfect tool for combating climate change. Nuclear power plants don’t burn fossil fuels, don’t emit greenhouse gases into the environment and don’t speed global warming. But with some groups reversing their former opposition to nuclear energy, former … Continue reading Former NRC chairman remains clearly opposed to nuclear energy→
Indian Point Operating Licenses Extended By NRC The initial Indian Point license renewal application, submitted to the NRC in 2007, sought 20-year extensions for Units 2 and 3. Under a settlement agreement among parent company Entergy, New York state and Riverkeeper, Unit 2 is slated to shut down in 2020; and Unit 3, in 2021. … Continue reading #Indian_Point Operating Licenses Extended By NRC→
Exelon notifies NRC of intent to shut TMI Exelon Generation officially notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week it plans to shut down Three Mile Island Nuclear Station in September 2019. J. Bradley Fewell, senior vice president for Regulatory Affairs and general counsel, Exelon Generation, signed the letter sent to the NRC, which was … Continue reading Exelon notifies NRC of intent to shut #TMI→
Toshiba Likely To Exit Nuclear Plant Construction Business Westinghouse is “unlikely to carry out actual construction work for the future nuclear power plant projects to eliminate risk.” Satoshi Tsunakawa, President and CEO of Toshiba, the Japanese company that owns Westinghouse and its CB&I Stone Webster subsidiary, made that statement during a recent press conference. The … Continue reading T#oshiba Likely To Exit Nuclear Plant Construction Business→
NuScale First To Submit SMR Nuclear Application to NRC Last week, NuScale announced their submission of the first design certification application for any SMR in the United States to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They did all the legwork and got all their ducks in a row before submitting, something that is critical for success with … Continue reading NuScale First To Submit #SMR Nuclear Application to NRC→
NRC vision and strategy for licensing advanced reactors needs improvement The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its vision and strategy for preparing to review applications for permission to begin building reactors that do not use light water as the coolant. Policy makers who are interested in ensuring that American reactor developers have the opportunity to … Continue reading NRC vision and strategy for licensing advanced reactors needs improvement→
NRC plans to name U.S. nuclear reactors using potentially flawed Areva parts WASHINGTON – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission told French nuclear power company Areva SA it will publish as early as next week the names of U.S. reactors that contain components from its Le Creusot forge that the firm is suspected of falsifying documents … Continue reading NRC plans to name U.S. nuclear reactors using potentially flawed Areva parts→
NRC Grants Duke Energy Two Nuclear Reactor Licenses The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted Duke Energy licenses for two nuclear power reactors near Gaffney, South Carolina. However, Duke officials are currently undecided whether to actually build the potential Williams States Lee nuclear power plant, which could cost as much as $11 billion, the Charlotte Observer … Continue reading NRC Grants #Duke_Energy Two Nuclear Reactor Licenses→
Deconstructing Pilgrim: NRC design flaw dismissal only protects nuclear energy industry Earlier this month, a bold action on the part of Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff once again raised the alarm at Entergy’s troubled Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Seven NRC engineers documented a dangerous design flaw in nuclear reactors across the United States. Pilgrim is on … Continue reading Deconstructing #Pilgrim: NRC design flaw dismissal only protects nuclear energy industry→
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