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Leading climate scientists, including the outgoing head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, recently published a paper asserting that nuclear power has the potential to prevent millions of pollution-related deaths and is a superior tool for fighting climate change compared to natural gas...

The 104 reactors that provide a fifth of America’s electricity achieved a capability factor of 91.4 percent in 2011, a year that also saw a drop in unplanned shutdowns despite multiple natural disasters. Citing data compiled by the World Association of Nuclear Operators and the Institute of Nuclear...

According to a news release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics , at least 3.1 million Americans are employed in green jobs, a sector that now accounts for 2.4 percent of the nation's total employment. The report also listed the nuclear power industry as with the most Green Goods and Services employment...

During a speech Wednesday, President Obama called for the development of alternative energy, labeling oil as "the fuel of the past." “We’ve got to develop every source of American energy — not just oil and gas, but wind power and solar power, nuclear power, biofuels,”...

South Africa is waiting to divulge details about its pending nuclear project, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said Tuesday. "To date no directive has been given on the issue of the nuclear program," she told reporters at the launch of energy month. Currently, no price has been set. According...

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...

Duke Energy Carolinas filed a status update yesterday informing the Public Service Commission of South Carolina the company has signed a letter of intent with Santee Cooper for a potential minority interest (5 to 10 percent of the capacity of the two units) in Santee Cooper’s 45 percent ownership...

On May 19, 2011, an arbitral tribunal of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ruled on the modalities of Siemens’ exit from the nuclear power joint venture Areva NP. According to the tribunal’s ruling, Siemens had not fully met its contractual obligations toward its former joint venture...

"Nuclear energy must remain a key part of our existing generation fleet, and we remain firmly committed to building new nuclear reactors.” said Jim Rogers, Duke Energy CEO CEO Jim Rogers told the company's shareholders today that Duke Energy remains firmly committed to nuclear power...

This weekend saw a few positive developments at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where crews continue to spray spent fuel tanks and work to restore power to damaged reactors. Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency reported Sunday that units 5 and 6 are now in cold shutdown. Additionally...

Japan has lost a fifth of its nuclear power generating capacity, forcing utilities to impose periodic blackouts and electricity rationing in much of the country. Nuclear plants provide 30 percent of Japan’s electricity, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. A significant portion...

With an eye to potential projects in Spain and South America, Westinghouse has entered an agreement with Spanish firm Endessa to share design information on the AP1000 reactor. In a release issued Tuesday, Westinghouse president of operations Ric Perez said "I am delighted to be signing this...

In a speech at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Regulatory Information Conference Tuesday, NRC chairman Gregory Jaczko laid out his agency’s response to renewed interest in nuclear plant construction, as well as regulatory issues concerning the existing reactor fleet. Final action...

A partnership between Bechtel and Babcock & Wilcox that hopes to deploy a small modular reactor in the next decade has chosen several executives to lead the project. The joint company, called Generation mPower, announced Thursday that it has selected B&W president of nuclear energy Christofer...

A recent Nuclear Energy Institute-sponsored poll of 1,000 American adults indicates wide support for nuclear power as the nation looks for non-carbon energy sources. When asked how important they think nuclear power will be to meet future energy needs, 84 percent of respondents said “important...

Winning a recommendation from the local zoning board, a Colorado developer has taken the first steps toward developing Colorado’s first nuclear power plant. At a meeting Tuesday night, the Pueblo County Planning Commission voted 5-3 to recommend a zoning change at a 24,000-acre property ...

Southern California’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station completed the replacement of two steam generators in its Unit 3 reactor and resumed operation Friday. Repairs began in early October, according to CNBC. They follow similar steam generator replacement at San Onofre Unit 2 last year...

Uranium oxide concentrate prices dropped 6 percent last week to $68.50 per pound. News agencies Monday quoted TradeTech in indicating a “non-traditional seller” trying to unload 800,000 pounds of the material drove down the price. “A lack of clarity and speculation about the true...

A special supplement to Friday’s USA Today newspaper offered a range of information on the nuclear industry, including pro-nuclear editorials and resources for job seekers. Among its highlights, the supplement from Mediaplanet included articles on employment prospects in the resurgent U.S...

Westinghouse unveiled a new small modular reactor design Thursday, introducing the latest addition the the company's lineup the same week the Obama administration proposed $67 million be spent on licensing and technical support for SMRs. With their potential to reduce construction costs...

A moratorium on new nuclear power plants may come to an end in Minnesota, where the state's Senate recently voted to lift the ban, and the editorial board of state's largest newspaper on Wednesday endorsed the legislation. “Minnesota has boxed itself into an energy policy corner with...

Areva will shuffle the CEOs at three of its subsidiaries, the French energy group announced Wednesday, with Transnuclear Inc. chief operating officer Bob Grubb stepping in as acting president and CEO at that company starting March 1. Grubb holds a master's in science in civil engineering...

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...

Attorneys general from New York, Connecticut and Vermont announced Tuesday that they plan to sue the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over a recent ruling on waste storage at nuclear plants. Specifically, they object to an NRC rule issued in late December that allows plants to keep spent fuel on...

Energy Secretary Stephen Chu made the case this week for $36 billion in new loan guarantees for nuclear plants in the Department of Energy's proposed 2012 budget, while at the same time nearly halving funds for the department's Fossil Energy Office. The proposal underscores the Obama ...