Category Archives: Nuclear energy

FERC advances first U.S. LNG export facility on Pacific coast

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Friday advanced the first liquefied natural gas export project on the U.S. Pacific coast, releasing a favorable draft environmental review of the Jordan Cove project in Oregon and the related Pacific Connector Gas…

 

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NRC orders corrective action over UF6 leak

Honeywell has acknowledged mishandling and misreporting an October 26 release of uranium hexafluoride at its Metropolis, Ill., production plant, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Friday ordered the company to take corrective actions prior to restarting…

 

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Low contamination detected at WIPP after ventilation fan startup

The Energy Department announced Thursday that air samplers “on and around” the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant detected small amounts of radioactive contamination following the October 21 restart of a ventilation fan underground in the transuranic…

 

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NERC faults EPA carbon plan assumptions; urges delay

In what appears likely to be an influential critique of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, the nation’s grid reliability watchdog this week said the Environmental Protection Agency relied on badly flawed assumptions to make…

 

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TerraPower reactor among advanced nuke projects getting DOE money

The Energy Department announced funding awards Friday totaling $13 million to help five consortia overcome technical challenges in the design, construction or operation of advanced nuclear reactor designs they are working on. DOE said it selected projects…

 

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Georgia air regulator says EPA carbon rule unfair on new nukes

In a complaint that echoes the nuclear industry’s unhappiness with the proposal, Georgia’s air regulator says the Environmental Protection Agency’s method for calculating required carbon emissions cuts from existing power plants unfairly…

 

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Grossenbacher exiting as head of DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory

John Grossenbacher, director of the Idaho National Laboratory since 2005, will step down by Sept. 30, 2015 as head of the Energy Department’s lead research facility on nuclear power, according to Battelle Energy Alliance, which operates the lab for DOE…

 

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Senate switch forcing Reid scramble on NRC slot, Yucca

The Senate switch to Republican control is forcing Majority Leader Harry Reid to scramble during the lame-duck session to get Senate confirmation of a fifth Nuclear Regulatory Commission member he deems acceptable—and will weaken his ability to continue…

 

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AECL to fabricate, test new metallic nuke fuel by Lightbridge

Calling it a major milestone for the company, Lightbridge Corp. has announced a preliminary agreement with Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. to fabricate and test Lightbridge’s proprietary metallic nuclear fuel at AECL’s Chalk River, Ontario…

 

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MOX contractor gets new prez, seeks permit extension

Amid signs the troubled project remains very much alive despite Energy Department efforts to suspend it, the contractor building the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at DOE’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina has announced a change in…

 

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