June 25, 2025, 4:25PMNuclear NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it has amended regulations for the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it will charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2025.Read more...
June 17, 2025, 7:42AMNuclear NewsHansonSince the president's inauguration in January, the Trump administration has been on course to make big changes at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to realize its goals of deregulation, energy dominance, and deployment of advanced reactors. Given the executive orders (EOs) and the work that the Department of Government Efficiency has done in cutting the federal workforce, it was a surprise that NRC commissioner Christopher Hanson was dismissed on Friday, according to a statement Hanson posted on his LinkedIn profile early Monday.Hanson said in the post that President Trump terminated his position “without cause, contrary to existing law and long-standing precedent regarding removal of independent agency appointments.”Read more...
June 16, 2025, 4:17PMPress ReleasesWashington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) issued the following statement: "A competent, effective, and fully staffed U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is essential to the rapid deployment of new reactors and advanced technologies. The arbitrary removal of commissioners without due cause creates regulatory uncertainty that threatens to delay America’s nuclear energy expansion."Read more...
June 13, 2025, 12:05PMANS Nuclear CafeThe World Bank has reversed its longtime policy on nuclear power plants, deciding at its June 10 board meeting that it would begin funding new nuclear energy projects around the world. The multinational lending organization also decided that it would consider funding for life extensions of existing nuclear reactors. These policy changes were explained by World Bank President Ajay Banga in an email to organization employees. Read more...
June 12, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear NewsFedorchakNorth Dakota’s sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican freshman Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak, has introduced the Baseload Reliability Protection Act.The bill aims to “amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit retirements of baseload electric generating units in any area that is served by a Regional Transmission Organization or an Independent System Operator and that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation [NERC] categorizes as at elevated risk or high risk of electricity supply shortfalls, and for other purposes.”A summary of the legislation is available on Fedorchak’s House website.Amendments: The Baseload Reliability Protection Act would amend the Federal Power Act in the following ways:Read more...
