http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2008 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:45:44 EST Antinuclear groups have launched a new legal offensive against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s review of new nuclear plant projects across the Southeast and Texas, arguing the agency is improperly evaluating the applications while the design of the... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1715.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST The Energy Department is putting the operating contract for Brookhaven National Laboratory up for bid, saying it is seeking expressions of interest from contractors interested in running the basic research facility for up to 20 years--longer than DOE’s... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1718.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Amid deep concerns in the nuclear energy sector about the impending Obama administration, the industry’s top lobbyist—Nuclear Energy Institute President and Chief Executive Officer Frank “Skip” Bowman—resigned Friday to let the... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1696.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST A key House Democrat overseeing the Energy Department’s nuclear weapon program said last week that the Bush administration’s Reliable Replacement Warhead initiative got the “ugly death” it deserved, but that Congress still is likely to... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1698.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Duke Energy Friday announced key leadership changes, including naming Ellen Ruff, currently president of Duke Energy Carolinas, as president of the utility’s office of nuclear development. In this new position, which will report directly to Duke Energy... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1700.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST After a stinging rejection of its buy-out offer from NRG Energy Inc., Exelon Corp. wasted little time this week in announcing it would attempt a hostile takeover of the merchant generator, claiming it has substantial positive response from NRG shareholders... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1688.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST With little explanation, Japanese power producer Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. said Tuesday it is delaying the scheduled start-up of its planned Ohma nuclear plant by two-and-a-half years, until late 2014. “With the start of... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1689.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In an unusually vehement letter that was part self-promotion and part open attack, NRG Energy this week trashed Exelon Corp.’s “low-ball” and “opportunistic” buy-out proposal, tromped on Exelon’s management and strategic... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1678.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman spoke at the recent 2008 Nuclear Energy Summit that was convened to discuss the importance of... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1682.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST With the end of the Bush administration approaching, the Energy Department is quietly acknowledging through word and deed that progress on nuclear cleanup at several key sites has fallen significantly behind schedule due to operational difficulties, uneven... http://www.theenergydaily.com/nuclear/1673.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST