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US plant gets go-ahead for high-performance fuel
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has cleared the Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio to begin using GNF2 high performance fuel.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 2 April 2015
Urenco gets US regulatory approval to expand Eunice plant
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a licence amendment allowing Urenco to expand its Eunice enrichment plant.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 31 March 2015
NuScale upper module mock-up completed
NuScale Power has completed fabrication and assembly of a full-scale upper module mock-up of its NuScale small modular reactor.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Wrong kitty litter the culprit for WIPP release
The contents of a failed waste barrel at the WIPP underground disposal site were "chemically incompatible", said the Department of Energy's technical report today, with a certain brand of cat litter playing a major role in the incident.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 27 March 2015
USA explores waste options alongside Yucca
A new Department of Energy initiative on radioactive waste disposal could "finally bring some progress the nation's long-neglected nuclear waste management policy," said Marv Fertel, the head of US trade body the Nuclear Energy Institute.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 25 March 2015
US nuclear support increasing
Public support for nuclear energy in the USA is increasing with more than two-thirds of citizens favourable towards it, according to a new survey commissioned by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI).
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Clean energy for US federal agencies
Clean energy sources, including small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), must make up at least 25% of the energy consumed by US federal agencies by 2025 under an executive order on federal sustainability issued by President Barack Obama.
Energy & Environment
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Monday, 23 March 2015
Urenco expansion poses no environmental impact, says US NRC
The US Nuclear Regulation Commission (NRC) has found no significant environmental impact from a proposed expansion of capacity for the Urenco USA uranium enrichment facility with the flexibility to use depleted uranium feedstock.
Uranium & Fuel
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Thursday, 19 March 2015
Progress in controlling fusion heat bursts
Researchers from General Atomics and the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have made a major breakthrough in understanding how potentially damaging heat bursts inside a fusion reactor can be controlled.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Westinghouse gets approval for SMR testing
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Westinghouse's testing approach for its small modular reactor design. Approval is a significant step toward design certification and will reduce the time ultimately needed to license the Westinghouse SMR, the company said yesterday.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Centrus files first results
Centrus Energy has announced its first quarterly results since emerging from the restructuring of USEC last year, which interim president and CEO John Castellano said was "a year of transition."
Corporate
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
USA’s uranium processing facility achieves site readiness
The Uranium Processing Facility project in Tennessee has celebrated its first major milestone with the completion of site readiness work, the National Nuclear Security Administration has said.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has cleared the Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio to begin using GNF2 high performance fuel.
NuScale Power has completed fabrication and assembly of a full-scale upper module mock-up of its NuScale small modular reactor.
Public support for nuclear energy in the USA is increasing with more than two-thirds of citizens favourable towards it, according to a new survey commissioned by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). _64x48.jpg "Tokamak simulation (General Atomics) 64x48")
Researchers from General Atomics and the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have made a major breakthrough in understanding how potentially damaging heat bursts inside a fusion reactor can be controlled.