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Optimizing Maintenance Strategies in Power Generation: Embracing Predictive and Preventive Approaches
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the final supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for SHINE Technology’s application for a license to operate a medical isotope production facility in Janesville, Wis.
Higher enriched nuclear fuel being tested at Vogtle
Southern Nuclear recently loaded nuclear fuel with uranium-235 enriched up to 6 percent—higher than the usual 3–5 percent enrichment—into Vogtle-2 to test it through irradiation....
How does subsequent license renewal relate to the restart of nuclear power plants?
Subsequent license renewal (SLR) authorizes nuclear power plants to operate for an additional 20 years beyond the 60 years of the initial license (years 1–40) and the first license renewal...
This month’s Nuclear News pays tribute to the people and projects that keep our nuclear power plants running.In the nuclear industry, “life extension” is a venerable term that broadly...
Nuclear's future discussed at MURR expansion
ANS Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy recently spoke on nuclear power’s potential for answering today’s energy demands as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the University of...
NRC approves subsequent license renewal for Oconee
All three units at the Duke Energy’s Oconee nuclear power plant in South Carolina are now licensed to operate for an additional 20 years....
Tennessee senators call on Trump to “rescue TVA from itself”
In a strongly worded opinion piece published by Power Magazine on March 24, Tennessee Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty call for new leadership at the Tennessee Valley Authority to...
Connecticut looks to become an NRC Agreement State
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received a request from the state of Connecticut asking that the state be allowed to assume regulatory authority over certain radioactive materials within...
Broad nuclear aspirations discussed in Atoms for Appalachia launch
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann is all about energy—specifically nuclear energy.On March 20, the GOP congressman from Tennessee joined the official launch of Atoms for Appalachia, the new report...
DOE releases $56.7M in second round of Palisades loan funding
Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced this week the release of the second part of Holtec’s loan disbursement for the Palisades nuclear plant restart plans in Michigan....
NorthStar closes on Vallecitos D&D agreement
NorthStar Group Services has announced that it has closed on an agreement to acquire ownership of the Vallecitos Nuclear Center from GE Vernova and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy for NorthStar's...
