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NorthStar expands non-HEU Mo-99 capacity
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has announced plans to quadruple its capacity for dispensing the medical radioisotope molybdenum-99 produced at the University of Missouri Research Reactor.
Corporate
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Thursday, 12 May 2016
US organizations' plea to keep nuclear 'czar'
Four US organizations have urged the US administration to keep the position of director of nuclear energy policy at the National Security Council, saying that the so-called 'nuclear energy policy czar' is crucial to the coordination of US nuclear trade, security and climate policy.
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Progress on US legacy cleanup
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Defense have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining their respective roles in the cleanup of radium and other unlicensed radioactive materials at military sites. Meanwhile, workers at the Y-12 National Security Complex have completed a project to remove over 2000 containers of legacy wastes two years ahead of schedule.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 10 May 2016
TVA to sell Bellefonte
As Watts Bar 2 prepares to start up, the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has voted to sell the Bellefonte nuclear power plant site, with its two partially built reactors and other infrastructure, to the highest bidder.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 6 May 2016
NRC issues final Yucca Mountain EIS supplement
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its final supplement to the environmental impact statement for the proposed Yucca Mountain permanent repository for used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in Nevada.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 6 May 2016
NRC calls for re-evaluation of Indian Point data
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has instructed its staff to re-evaluate aspects of a severe accident mitigation analysis under an application to renew the operating licence of Entergy's Indian Point nuclear power plant, reversing an earlier ruling.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 5 May 2016
Regulatory milestone for US central storage facility
An application for a licence to construct and operate a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) for used nuclear fuel in Texas has been submitted to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 29 April 2016
Suspended Bell Bend project clears environmental review
Environmental impacts would not prevent the issuance of a licence to build and operate the proposed Bell Bend nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Army Corps of Engineers have concluded. However, other reviews in the licensing process for the project have been suspended.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 27 April 2016
US producers call for suspension of federal inventory transfers
An organization representing US uranium producers has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to cease transfers of excess uranium from federal inventory until the uranium market recovers from its current oversupplied state.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Toshiba expects $2.3 billion write-down on Westinghouse
Japan's Toshiba Corporation announced today it expects to take an impairment charge of JPY260 billion ($2.3 billion) for part of the goodwill of its US-based nuclear power subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Company.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Recovering the safety margin of nuclear reactors
Age is no barrier to prolonging the operation of nuclear power plants thanks to technological advances that could not have been predicted by reactor designers working decades ago. That was the conclusion of nuclear industry leaders at a conference hosted recently by EDF Energy and the World Association of Nuclear Operators in London.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 25 April 2016
Study shows benefit of New York nuclear units
The overall benefits of keeping New York's upstate nuclear power plants in operation under the state's Clean Energy Standards program would significantly outweigh the costs, a study by economists at the Brattle Group has found.
Nuclear Policies
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Monday, 25 April 2016
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