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Nuclear Energy News

Oconee Nuclear Station Projects Honored with Three Awards by the Nuclear Energy Institute - TMCnet

2012-05-23
SENECA, S.C., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Duke Energy's Oconee Nuclear Station has received the Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) prestigious "Best of the Best" Award for the first digital upgrade of a nuclear safety-related system in ...

RPT-UPDATE 1-Merkel vows to push post-nuclear energy strategy - Reuters

2012-05-23
BERLIN, May 23 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed with Germany's state premiers on Wednesday to step up efforts to expand the power grid and resolve a dispute over solar incentives as she tries to rescue plans for a switch away from ...

Britain Charts Way to Wider Nuclear Investment - New York Times

2012-05-23
LONDON — Britain announced plans Tuesday to finance a new generation of nuclear power plants and renewable energy facilities in a move that illustrates divergent energy policies within the European Union as it grapples with the challenge of ...

Iran, world powers offer proposals at nuclear talks - CNN

2012-05-23
peaceful use of nuclear energy and strengthening (the position of) the agency," Amano said Tuesday in Vienna after returning from the visit to Iran. "During my stay in Tehran, there was an important development on the structured approach ...

Gov. Bev Perdue calls for more nuclear businesses in N.C. - The Business Journal

2012-05-23
Gov. Bev Perdue invited nuclear industry executives to move operations to North Carolina, and Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson predicted a strong future for the industry as the Nuclear Energy Assembly wrapped up today in Charlotte. He ...

Richland nuclear plant license renewed - Tri-City Herald

2012-05-24
... Regulatory Commission has extended the operating license of the nuclear power plant near Richland for 20 years. The news had been expected after the NRC informally told Energy Northwest last week that the license for the Columbia Generating ...

United States Welcomes Invitation for Russia to Join the Nuclear Energy Agency - U.S. Department of State

2012-05-23
Today, Russia was invited to join the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) at a ceremony hosted by its parent body, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Russia requested membership in the NEA, which is a leading ...

Russia Invited To Join Nuclear Energy Agency - RTT News

2012-05-23
(RTTNews) - Russia was invited to join the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) at a ceremony hosted by its parent body, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris on Wednesday. Russia requested membership in the NEA, which is a ...

Duke Energy gets ‘Best of Best’ award for digital control room at Oconee - The Business Journal

2012-05-23
Duke Energy and it’s Oconee Nuclear Station employees won the Nuclear Energy Institutes Nuclear Energy Institute Latest from The Business Journals Perdue calls for more nuclear businesses in N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue calls for more nuclear ...

Commission extends nuclear plant license - The Spokesman-Review

2012-05-24
Energy Northwest began pursuing license renewal in 2007. A formal application of more than 2,200 pages was submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in January 2010. The renewal follows a lengthy review process that required the plant to ...