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At 1:23pm on December 20, 1951, Argonne National Laboratory director Walter Zinn scribbled into his log book, “Electricity flows from atomic energy. Rough estimate indicates 45 kw.” At that moment, scientists from Argonne and the National Reactor Testing Station watched four light bulbs glow...

The following Southern Company pictures are showing the construction progress of the new nuclear power plants at Vogtle. >>>>Click the pictures to enlarge.<<<<< Aerial photograph of Vogtle site, with Vogtle 1 and 2 operating units to the left and Vogtle 3 and 4 construction...

Last night, the British Parliament voted on the National Policy Statement for Nuclear, ratifying the program for building new nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom. This vote is the confirmation of the government’s decision to use nuclear power to meet the UK’s growing need for low carbon...

Fortum’s President and CEO Tapio Kuula talks about energy policy and nuclear power in reviewing Fortum’s quarterly financial results. “In light of Japan’s Fukushima accident, it is understandable that the heightened concern all over the world about the nuclear safety has implications...

The boards of directors of Constellation Energy and Exelon Corporation announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine the two companies in a stock-for-stock transaction. The agreement brings together Exelon's large, environmentally-advantaged generation fleet and Constellation's...

Among the 2012 budget proposals rolled out this week by the Obama administration, DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy emerged relatively unscathed amid wider efforts to trim federal spending. At $852.5 million, the proposal comes in less than 1 percent below what Congress appropriated for 2010. ...

M ore than a dozen Greenpeace protestors scaled a cooling tower in Spain Tuesday, breaching security and creating an emergency alert at one of the country's six nuclear power plants. With a Spanish regulatory agency considering whether to extend the plant's operating permit in the coming...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - Southern Company, the biggest U.S. utility owner by market value, will invest as much as $17 billion during the next three years to meet energy demands for a recovering economy, as it reported a decline in fourth-quarter profit. Net income fell on higher operation and maintenance...

Research at Purdue University focuses on the "plasma-material interface," a crucial region where the inner lining of a fusion reactor comes into contact with the extreme heat of the plasma. Nuclear and materials engineers are harnessing nanotechnology to define tiny features in the coating...

Following a report on the health of France's nuclear sector, President Nicolas Sarkozy's government called for closer coordination between the companies to offset recent losses of contracts to Asian rivals like Korea. - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report by France24.com, the...

The NRC is making this change because of enhancements made to the domestic materials licensing and regulatory framework since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Those security enhancements include background investigations, fingerprint checks and trustworthiness and reliability checks of personnel...

The draft EIS analyzes potential impacts of construction, operation and decommissioning of the proposed facility. It includes the NRC staff’s preliminary conclusion that the plant, to be called the Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility, would have mostly small impacts on the local environment, primarily...

The company anticipates the unit will re-synchronize to the grid quickly. - By Stephen Heiser - Unit 6 at the Bruce B generating station disconnected from the grid because of a turbine trip during Hydro One testing of protection relays. While there was noise and steam coming from the station all...

"We welcome Finland’s ongoing and generous support to NNSA’s nuclear nonproliferation programs," said NNSA Administrator Thomas D'Agostino. "This contribution underscores the cooperation between our two countries to strengthen global efforts to secure vulnerable nuclear...

The contract covers dismantling and segmentation of the reactor vessel internals, including the up-front engineering studies. It also includes plant modifications, equipment supply, and loading of primary and secondary waste, respectively, into multipurpose canisters for the activated material, and into...

Based in Wilmington, N.C., GNF is a GE-led joint venture with Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corporation. GNF is the nuclear industry’s leading fabricator and supplier of boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel and services - By Linton Levy - With more utilities seeking to boost the output of their existing...

The press release issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is a normal and expected part of the design certification process, and AREVA already has begun addressing the issues raised in the communication. In fact, these issues already have been widely discussed in the media and are old news...

Electricity generation from nuclear power increases from about 2.6 trillion kilowatthours in 2007 to a projected 3.6 trillion kilowatthours in 2020 and then to 4.5 trillion kilowatthours in 2035. Higher future prices for fossil fuels make nuclear power economically competitive with generation from coal...

International Isotopes Fluorine Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of International Isotopes Inc., submitted an application Dec. 30, 2009, for a license to construct, operate and eventually decommission a fluorine-extraction and uranium deconversion plant in Lea County. The plant would process...

Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. Secures Superior Backup Site to Elmore County - By Linton Levy - Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (AEHI), an independent developer of large-scale nuclear and green energy projects, including nuclear power plants and nuclear desalination reactors, has announced a purchase...

The rule would also modify the existing possession and use requirements for the general license to possess source material. Current NRC regulations allow commercial and industrial firms, research, education and medical institutions, and federal, state and local government agencies to use and transfer...

Executive Management Changes, Transition Plan Announced at Southern Company - By Mark McFadden - Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO David M. Ratcliffe has announced that he will retire December 1. As part of the company's succession and management transition plan, Ratcliffe also announced...

Modeling, Experimentation and Validation Summer School returns to Idaho Falls - Edited by April Murelio - The Modeling, Experimentation and Validation (MeV) Summer School at the Idaho State University (ISU) Center for Higher Education runs from July 20 to 29. It will feature lectures from experts...

Passage of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill will be a key test of Singh's ability to advance his agenda, which has wobbled since winning elections last May. The bill aims to restrict compensation in the event of an accident and will allow U.S. companies, including General Electric Co....

"The recent $8.3 million order from the French nuclear power plant utility (Electricité de France, EDF) for Ceradyne Boron Products' boron-ten (B10) nuclear absorbing isotope is anticipated to be an order in a series of procurements, not only in France but also the U.S., China, Japan...