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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made three recent announcements regarding new developments in the nuclear energy industry:
Agreement advances Texas gas-plus-nuclear concept to next phase
Plans between GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Blue Energy to build a “gas-plus-nuclear” power plant have advanced beyond a strategic collaboration, with an agreement now in place....
Corpus Christi seaport latest to partner with MARAD on maritime reactors
The Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has signed its second memorandum of cooperation with a U.S. seaport to advance the development of small modular reactors to...
Calif. officials urge Diablo Canyon extension, but Newsom holding off
Dozens of elected officials in California are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature to act this year to extend operations at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant past 2030....
NRC holds public meeting for proposed rule eliminating ALARA
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a change to how it will approach standards for radiation protections, notably including the elimination of the “as low as reasonably...
NRC shares more on reactor licensing proposed rule at virtual Q&A
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed rule on modernizing reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices ran over 550 pages when it was unveiled in July. To address the...
Centrus, X-energy sign enrichment contract as TRISO-X expands TX-1 campus
Centrus Energy Corp. will be providing X-energy with enrichment services for low-enriched uranium and high-assay, low-enriched uranium to support X-energy’s planned deployments of Xe-100...
North Anna power plant seeks ESP renewal
Dominion Energy Virginia is seeking a 20-year renewal of the early site permit (ESP) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued for its North Anna nuclear power plant site in Virginia. North...
NRC issues draft EA/FONSI for Duane Arnold restart
Efforts by NextEra Energy to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant as early as 2029 continue to move forward with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's preliminary environmental...
NRC, FEMA talk emergency preparedness for Crane restart
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission held its latest public meeting in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday to provide an update the progress being made to restart the Crane nuclear power plant...
NRC addresses NEPA proposed rule in public meeting
Changes that Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials have labeled as significant could be coming to the agency’s environmental review regulations if its proposed rule on National...