Sunshine State Sees Nuclear Future … Two Companies Seek Licenses For New Plants … Power Player: Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) … U.S. Industry Boosts Efficiency, Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions … Diablo Canyon All Steamed Up About New Generators … U.S. Nuclear Energy Capacity to Grow by 2030, DOE Projects … Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Demonstration a Success … New Commissioner Sworn in at NRC … Governor’s Comments Spark Talk of Nuclear Resurgence … Project Reactor: Modeling the Next-Generation Plant … Manufacturers Endorse Nuclear Energy … Nuclear-Powered Instruments Find Rings Around Saturn Moon
April 29, 2008
NRG Energy Files License Application for Two New Reactors at Texas Plant … Reactors Help Defang Dog Days of Summer … Government and Industry Leaders Remember Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Edward McGaffigan … Construction Plans Prompt Nuclear Plant Neighbors to Say ‘Yes, In Our Backyard’ … Energy Sector Explores Work Force Options … U.S., U.N. Studies Conclude That Nuclear Is Needed to Reduce Carbon Dioxide … President Touts Nuclear Energy’s Role in Climate Change … Nuclear Sector Is First to Complete Key Security Review … Zambia Gets Positive Prognosis for Cancer Treatment
October 24, 2007
Two Reactor Applications Filed With NRC … Americans Back Incentives for Carbon-Free Energy … Domenici Announces Retirement From U.S. Senate … DOE Issues Loan-Guarantee Rule for Clean-Energy Projects … The Case For Nuclear Energy … Presidential Candidates on Nuclear Energy … New-Reactor Construction Rule Maximizes Safety … Nuclear Renaissance Presents Job Opportunities in All Sectors … Author Discovers the Truth About Nuclear Energy
December 1, 2007
G-8 Agrees on Emissions Reductions ... Britain Plans For 8 New Nuclear Power Plants ... Power Player: Cheryl Boggess, Westinghouse Electric Co. ... Exelon to Slash Greenhouse Gases and... ... Provide Funding to Improve River ... A Year After the Japan Quake ... Financing Incentives, Climate Change Policy Boost Nuclear ... Senate Looks at NRC’s New Licensing Processes ... Nuclear Industry, Educators Strike New Partnerships ... Texas Plant Wins Business Award ... Students Gain Invaluable Knowledge at U.S. Women in Nuclear Conference ... Kankus Receives Leadership Award ... New Generation Job Outlook Promising
September 3, 2008
Nuclear Policy Recommendations for a New President—Ideas From Leading Institutions for US Climate and Energy Policy ... Pete Domenici, Senate Leader on Nuclear Energy, Retires ... US And India Sign Historic Nuclear Agreement ... IAEA Bullish on World Nuclear Growth ... OECD Forecasts 22% Global Nuclear Share by 2050 ... Federal Nuclear Subsidies Not High, Comparatively Speaking ... Renewable R&D Funding Outpaces Nuclear Energy Since 1994 ... New Nuclear College Programs Growing ... Building a Diverse Energy Labor Pool ... New Nuclear Jobs Are Coming to Many States ...
January 6, 2009
Nuclear Sector Continues Leadership Role in Security ... Multistate Report Notes Nuclear Power’s Value Today and Tomorrow ... Southern Co. Seeks ESP for Vogtle Plant ... Utility Executives Signal Optimism About Nuclear Energy’s Future ... Chairman Klein Takes Helm at NRC ... With Yucca as “Cornerstone,” Used Fuel Strategy Takes Shape ... From Engineers To Executives, Women Help Power Nuclear Energy Industry ... Partnership to Manufacture Reactor Components in Indiana … Swords-to-Plowshares Program Fuels Nuclear Power Plants
August 1, 2006
Man’s Best Friend: Archer Helps Worker at Pennsylvania Nuclear Plant ... Iowans Believe Clean, Safe Nuclear Energy Is ‘Smart Answer’ ... NRC Task Force Finds No Health Impact From Inadvertent Releases ... Reactor Research Gets Funding Boost ... Synthetic Venom and Nuclear Technology: Allies in Cancer Fight ... Refueling Outages Go Beyond Routine to Boost Plant Performance ... Proposals Seek Progress on Yucca Mountain ... Bill Boosts Science Education to Help U.S. Stay Competitive
November 1, 2006
Enrichment Facility Bringing Jobs, Economic Stability to New Mexico ... Prominent Environmentalist Backs Nuclear Energy ... Maryland County Courts Nuclear Plant Project ... The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Nuclear Energy ... Strong Majorities Favor Building New Reactors, Polls Show ... Project Green Field: Plant Celebrates Return to Nature ... Nuclear Plants Boost Local Economies ... Progressive Think Tank Thinks About Nuclear Energy
October 1, 2006
President Talks Energy Policy at Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant ... Environmentalist Sees “The Dark” of Climate Change ... New Industry Policy Bolsters Groundwater Protection ... Bush: American “Must Start Building Nuclear Power Plants” ... Preparing for Potential Bird Flu Pandemic ... GE Brings Reactor Technology Center to Life ... Award-Winning Innovators Go Beyond Routine to Revolutionary ... Sustainability Solution: PBMR, Advanced Reactors Offer Stable, Clean, Affordable Source of Electricity ... Florida Lawmakers Envision New Nuclear Power Plants in Sunshine State
June 1, 2006
New-Plant Activity Gathers Steam ... Regulators OK Fuel Enrichment Plant in New Mexico ... Senate Seeks Interim Used Fuel Storage ... Nuclear Generating Capacity on the Rise, DOE Agency Says ... Replacing N.Y. Nuclear Plant Very Difficult, Panel Finds ... With Eyes on Nuclear Revival, Students See Robust Career Path ... WIN Global Award Another First for PG&E's Jacobs ... ORNL Engineers Look to Nature to Design Reactors
July 1, 2006