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Southern gives nod to NRC on violation at Vogtle

Wed, May 13, 2020, 3:20PMNuclear News

Southern Nuclear has accepted a “white” finding (one of low to moderate safety significance) and an associated violation notice from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a problem at the company’s Vogtle nuclear plant, near Waynesboro, Ga. Earlier this year, Southern had contested the severity of the finding, arguing to no avail that the finding be more appropriately characterized as “green” (very low safety significance).

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IAEA Director General meets with key nuclear leaders in D.C.

Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 5:43PMNuclear News

International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Mariano Grossi recently traveled to Washington, D.C., for the first time since Trump took office in January. In his three-day visit...

Industry Update—May 2025

Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 12:10PMNuclear News

Here is a recap of industry happenings from the recent past:ADVANCED REACTOR MARKETPLACE TerraPower’s Natrium reactor advances on several frontsTerraPower has continued making aggressive...

UIUC microreactor fuel qualification methodology gets safety approval

Thu, Apr 24, 2025, 2:34PMNuclear News

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nuclear Plasma and Radiation Engineering (NPRE) Department announced yesterday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a fuel...

Bill would require NRC reporting of nuclear medicine extravasations

Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 2:28PMNuclear News

Bipartisan legislation introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month seeks to close a loophole that currently allows medical patients to be unintentionally exposed to...

TVA to file for Clinch River SMR construction permit by June

Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 8:45PMNuclear News

In a Q&A posted on TVA’s website last week about a “new nuclear heyday,” Bob Deacy shared his vision for the Clinch River nuclear site in Oak Ridge, Tenn.—and some news about next...

Higher enriched nuclear fuel being tested at Vogtle

Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 5:07PMNuclear News

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....

TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process

Fri, Apr 18, 2025, 2:28PMNuclear News

Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s...

How does subsequent license renewal relate to the restart of nuclear power plants?

Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear NewsGary Adkins

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...

Age is just a number

Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 5:00PMNuclear News

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...

NRC approves subsequent license renewal for Oconee

Wed, Apr 2, 2025, 12:03PMNuclear News

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....