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Looking back at 2021—Nuclear News April through June

January 7, 2022, 12:01PMNuclear News

This is the third of five articles to be posted today to look back at the top news stories of 2021 for the nuclear community. The full article, "Looking back at 2021,"was published in the January 2022 issue of Nuclear News.

Quite a year was 2021. In the following stories, we have compiled what we feel are the past year’s top news stories from the April-June time frame—please enjoy this recap from a busy year in the nuclear community.

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NRC approves Westinghouse exemption request for AP1000 DC

July 14, 2026, 7:08AMNuclear News

Westinghouse has cleared a hurdle in its quest to renew and update the standard design certification (DC) for its AP1000 reactor with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of an...

NRC issues white safety finding to V.C. Summer

July 13, 2026, 1:04PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has upheld and finalized a “white” safety finding at V.C. Summer power plant in Jenkinsville, S.C., over the plant’s failure to properly preplan and...

Defense used fuel recycling project advances to partner selection phase

July 10, 2026, 10:33AMNuclear News

The quest of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management to find a private-sector partner to design, build, and operate a commercial-scale facility to recycle...

The deadline arrives: Checking in on the Reactor Pilot Program

July 2, 2026, 3:56PMNuclear News

On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14301, “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the DOE,” which instructed the Department of Energy to create a Reactor Pilot Program...

ANS webinar looks to Utah’s nuclear future

July 14, 2026, 1:31PMANS News

On July 9, the American Nuclear Society hosted the third installment of its “Nuclear in the States” webinar series. This time, the webinar looked to the current landscape of Utah’s...

A closer look at NRC’s proposed rule eliminating ALARA

July 13, 2026, 5:01PMNuclear News

On July 1, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed removing the “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA) principle from its radiation protection regulations and replacing it with a...

Mark Peters: Building on a strong foundation

July 10, 2026, 3:09PMNuclear NewsLucas Geiger

Summer at the American Nuclear Society carries with it a sense of renewed momentum as the incoming president takes office and starts making plans for the year ahead. This has been particularly...

A closer look at the NRC’s reactor licensing revamp

July 10, 2026, 1:06PMNuclear News

Make no mistake about it: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed rulemaking on reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices is expansive. When it was unveiled on July 1,...

ICYMI: Counting up INL’s reactors

July 10, 2026, 7:10AMNuclear News

Over the past two weeks, in the “Trivia Tuesday” and “Throwback Thursday” sections of Nuclear News Daily, we have dug into the story of Idaho National Laboratory’s official list of...

Criticality safety standard from ANS open for public comment

July 9, 2026, 1:19PMANS News

The American Nuclear Society recently opened a draft standard for public review.ANS-8.22-202x, Nuclear Criticality Safety Based on Limiting and Controlling Moderators, is a revision of...

Looking back at 2021—Nuclear News April through June

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