Nuclear
04.12.2013 | BY GEORGE LOBSENZ
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff Wednesday proposed to accept Southern California Edison’s contention that restarting the Unit 2 reactor at its San Onofre nuclear plant would pose no significant hazards, boosting the utility’s effort to... 04.11.2013 | BY GEORGE LOBSENZ
In what would be an 8 percent jump from the agency’s fiscal 2012 budget, President Obama Wednesday proposed a $28.4 billion budget for the Energy Department that calls for significant funding increases for nuclear weapons and clean energy programs while... 04.09.2013 | BY GEORGE LOBSENZ
After initially saying it was not necessary, Southern California Edison announced Monday it has voluntarily submitted a license amendment request to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to restart Unit 2 at its San Onofre nuclear power plant at 70 percent power... 04.09.2013
With Energy Secretary-designate Ernest Moniz expected to face heat at his Senate confirmation hearing today on problems with cleanup at the Energy Department’s Hanford site, the department last week announced it was dramatically reducing... 04.08.2013
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has named Arthur Howell, a 28-year veteran of the agency, as the new administrator of its Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, succeeding Elmo Collins, who retired March 31. Howell has been deputy regional administrator in... 04.08.2013
Charles Pardee, previously a top generation and nuclear executive at Exelon, was named by the Tennessee Valley Authority Friday as executive vice president and chief generation officer for the federal power utility. He will be responsible for managing... 04.03.2013 | BY GEORGE LOBSENZ
If confirmed as secretary of the Energy Department, Ernest Moniz has pledged to resign from the boards of directors of ICF International Inc., a leading energy and environmental consulting firm and sometime DOE contractor, and American Science &... 04.03.2013
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission revealed Tuesday that it is investigating “alleged violations of NRC quality assurance requirements, including falsification of records,” at Shaw Modular Solutions, the Louisiana facility where Shaw is building... 04.02.2013 | BY GEORGE LOBSENZ
In a cautionary tale for congressional budget-cutters intent on slashing the federal payroll, the Energy Department’s inspector general says former employees at Sandia National Laboratories were rehired as higher-paid consultants—for as long as 10... 04.01.2013
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that it has cited Northern States Power for a violation of agency rules for “failing to prioritize” the repair of a gas radiation detector and thus failing to maintain an effective emergency plan at...
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