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UF6 transport package designs head for approvals
UF6 transport package designs head for approvals
Daher has applied for certification for its DN30 package to US regulators, while China Nuclear New Energy Nuclear Industry Engineering Co Ltd's XN740 UF6 transport package has completed a 9 metre drop test.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 4 September 2018
US regulators discuss smaller SMR emergency zones
US regulators discuss smaller SMR emergency zones
UPDATED - The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded that Tennessee Valley Authority's methodology can be used in the future to determine if a reduced emergency planning zone is justified for small modular reactors, a spokesman for the Commission told World Nuclear News today.
 
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 28 August 2018
US EPA proposes new emissions rule
US EPA proposes new emissions rule
The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. The new rule is to replace the Clean Power Plan which was proposed under the previous administration.
Energy & Environment · Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Viewpoint: Clean energy policies key to meeting Harmony goals
Viewpoint: Clean energy policies key to meeting Harmony goals

Climate impacts are intensifying by the day and the global nuclear sector must do more to position itself as a part of a larger coalition of technologies that are being mobilised in the climate fight. Changes in energy policy, including in the USA, are needed in order to achieve the aims of the industry's Harmony Programme, writes Josh Freed, vice president of Third Way's Clean Energy Programme.

Podcasts & Features · Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Second meeting for US-Korea High Level Commission
Second meeting for US-Korea High Level Commission
Senior delegates from nuclear energy-related ministries and organisations in South Korea and the USA met on 16 August in Washington DC, in the second plenary meeting of the High Level Bilateral Commission of the two countries.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 20 August 2018
Oglethorpe to vote on Vogtle future
Oglethorpe to vote on Vogtle future
The board of Oglethorpe Power, co-owner of the Vogtle 3 and 4 construction project, is to vote by the end of September on whether to continue with the project following the announcement of increases in the project cost.
New Nuclear · Friday, 17 August 2018
FirstEnergy takes "unwelcome" step towards plant closures
FirstEnergy takes "unwelcome" step towards plant closures
FirstEnergy Solutions Inc has taken its next regulatory step towards the closure of the Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse and Perry plants, filing plans related to their decommissioning with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
 
Corporate · Thursday, 16 August 2018
NRC clears centrifuge plant decommissioning plan
NRC clears centrifuge plant decommissioning plan
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed its final environmental assessment of the decommissioning plan for Centrus Energy Corporation's Lead Centrifuge Facility in Piketon, Ohio, with a finding of No Significant Impact.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Nuclear aids New England energy security, say governors 
Nuclear aids New England energy security, say governors 
The governors of five states in the USA's New England region have called on the regional grid operator to evaluate incentives for nuclear energy, among other affordable, clean and secure energy options.
Nuclear Policies · Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Public to comment on Hanford tunnel work
Public to comment on Hanford tunnel work
Washington State's Department of Ecology has launched a 45-day public comment period on whether to allow the US Department of Energy to fill a radioactive waste-containing tunnel at the Hanford site with grout.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 14 August 2018
US agencies working on critical plant list
US agencies working on critical plant list
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is working with the US Department of Defense, the Department of Energy and the National Security Council to identify power plants that are "critical" to the nation's power grid.
 
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 10 August 2018
Progress at Vogtle, but cost forecast rises
Progress at Vogtle, but cost forecast rises
Georgia Power has announced that Southern Nuclear has made "significant progress" on construction of units 3 and 4 of the Vogtle nuclear power plant, but its share of the project has risen from USD7.3 billion to USD8.4 billion.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 9 August 2018
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