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• TVA and Crossing the T on Yucca Mountain

  The other day, we listened to the hearings for the NRC commissioners - there are three open slots - but did not follow up with the TVA candidates later that afternoon. Maybe we should have : During the hearing, each of the nominees gave a statement and was questioned by the committee members about their suitability for the role. Each nominee said that they backed TVA's use of nuclear energy. You... Posted Feb 10 2010, 01:55 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: TVA, NEI, NRC, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, commissioners, tennessee valley authority

• Programming Notes

  NPR's Richard Harris talks to former NRC Chairman *** Meserve, EPRI's Tom TerBush and Union of Concerned Scientists' Ellen Vanko in his balanced piece on nuclear energy on this morning's Morning Edition program. And here is an excellent interview with Exelon CEO and Chairman John Rowe on CNBC this morning discussing, in part, how Exelon's investment in nuclear energy has the company... Posted Dec 11 2009, 02:08 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NPR, NRC, Exelon, Nuclear, chairman, energy, ceo, john rowe

• Getting Up to Speed on Nuclear Issues

  We don’t normally point you to NEI’s content because we assume you know it’s there and will go there – as well as to the NRC, ANS and other such worthy organizations – for all your nuclear knowledge needs. However, with energy issues heating up (so to speak), NEI has been busily putting together some information that wraps some good facts into handy little reference pieces. For example: New Nuclear... Posted Oct 22 2009, 02:48 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, NRC, ANS, power generation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, reactors, american nuclear society, nuclear blog

• Staffing Up the NRC

  As you may know, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has five commissioners. Currently, the count is three: Gregory Jaczko, who chairs, Kristine Svenicki and Dale Klein, the former chairman. Nils Diaz left in 2006 and Peter Lyons earlier this year. Terms run for five years, which keeps electoral politics from interfering overly, though of course, commissioners can and have left before their terms end... Posted Oct 13 2009, 02:36 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NRC, politics, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nils Diaz, gregory jaczko, jaczko, staffing, Dale Klein, Kristine Svenicki

• Green Shoots in Autumn: Small Reactors on the Ascent

  If you’re passing through the mid-Atlantic the first part of October to see the magnificent foliage points west and north you may consider dropping by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission complex in world-famous Rockville, Maryland, Thursday & Friday, October 8-9, for what promises to be a fascinating Workshop on potential applications for small- and medium-sized (a.k.a. modular, innovative, green... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:30 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NRC, small reactors, green, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, reactors

• Serious Topics, Dry Wit

  In a comprehensive, fascinating interview Thursday in sunny Idaho Falls with Idaho Samizdat , Dr. Dale Klein, longtime NRC commissioner and its onetime chairman, discussed rabbits in the context of public communication, cheeses, small reactors, Yucca Mountain, bozos, Blackberries, and business. Serious quote: The U.S. has difficulty thinking clearly about how to make long-term capital commitments.... Posted Sep 28 2009, 09:50 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Yucca, NRC, opinion, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, klein, chairman

• Nobody Trips Over a Mountain

  The used fuel repository at Yucca Mountain has found itself in a bit of a corner. The Obama administration intends to withdraw all funds for it except what is necessary to allow the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to evaluate its license application. Obama had stated a preference for intermediate storage at the plant sites while trying to figure something out, as expressed here : I believe a better short... Posted Mar 04 2009, 04:09 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Yucca, NRC

• NRC Throws a Punch in Massachusetts

  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission tends to float a bit above the political fray - you could say it sticks to its knitting, keeps it head down, insert additional cliche here - so it's a genuine surprise that it has made salient comments - any comments at all - about state legislation that blasts nuclear energy. But that's what happened in Massachusetts : In July, the Bay State's House passed... Posted Sep 17 2008, 12:16 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NRC

• NRC Renews FitzPatrick Plant License for 20 Years

  The NRC has renewed Entergy's operating license for the FitzPatrick nuclear plant , located in Scriba, New York. Per Reuters , NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed the operating license for of Entergy Corp's 852-megawatt FitzPatrick nuclear station in New York for an additional 20 years, the NRC said Tuesday in a release. The FitzPatrick plant began commercial... Posted Sep 09 2008, 02:17 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NRC, FitzPatrick

• The NRC Dockets the Yucca Mountain License Application

  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally docketed the Department of Energy’s license application for the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev. The agency staff has also recommended that the Commission adopt, with further supplementation, DOE’s Environmental Impact Statement for the repository project. That comes from an NRC press release . Why is this... Posted Sep 08 2008, 03:32 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Yucca, NRC

• DOE to File for Yucca Mountain License this June

  According to Energy Secretary Bodman, it looks like the DOE is still on track to submit Yucca's license application to the NRC early next month . Read More... Posted May 23 2008, 07:40 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Yucca, DOE, NRC

• Jaczko, Svinicki Confirmed as NRC Commissioners

  The Senate last week confirmed the nominations of Gregory Jaczko and Kristine Svinicki to serve as commissioners on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jaczko was re-nominated for a second term in December. Prior to his appointment, he served as a science policy adviser for Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and advised members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on nuclear policy. Click here... Posted Mar 14 2008, 04:23 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NRC

• New NRC Photo Gallery

  Click here to check it out. Read More... Posted Jan 14 2008, 12:51 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NRC

• UCS’ “Nuclear Power in a Warming World”

  It’s about that time of the year when the Union of Concerned Scientists comes out with their annual criticisms of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the nuclear industry. After reading their latest critique, “Nuclear Power in a Warming World,” my emotions are mixed. Some of the time I can agree with or at least understand their arguments. The rest of the time, though, I am frustrated and irritated... Posted Jan 07 2008, 03:37 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NRC, Nuclear Energy

• NRC Accepts STP's New Reactor Application

  From NRC : The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for review a combined license (COL) application for two new reactors at the South Texas Project site near Bay City, Texas. The agency is seeking more information, however, before it establishes a complete technical review schedule for the application. This is the first COL application the agency has accepted for review. “We have what we need... Posted Nov 29 2007, 05:16 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: South Texas Project, NRC, COL