Organizational Note

Earlier this week, NEI announced a staff restructuring . The details aren't important, but I thought I should mention how it affected me...

'Nuclear Power Is a Must'

An editorial in today's Orlando Sentinel urges environmentalists to "get real": Stop pretending alternative energy sources t...

Stat Pack: EIA's Annual Energy Review 2004 (Part 3)

Over the past few weeks, the media has been bombarding us with all sorts of facts and figures regarding oil and gasoline prices. Out in publ...

Wackenhut and Nuclear Power Plant Security

A little more than an hour ago, Instapundit linked to a story on Facing South dealing with Wackenhut and its work providing security for g...

Nuclear Energy Industry Transitions

Rebecca Schmidt will join the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in October as director of the Office of Congressional Affairs. Betsy Keeling b...

A Milestone for New Nuclear Build

The U.S. nuclear industry has passed a new milestone for new construction. NUREG-1835, "Safety Evaluation Report for an Early Site Perm...

U.K. Nuclear Update

The U.K. is buzzing this week after Prime Minister Tony Blair once again said that nuclear energy must be consider as part of his nation'...

OPG Moves Forward With Pickering A Restart

Here's some good news from earlier in the week from our friends in Canada that we wanted to recognize: One of four reactors at Ontario&...

Saudi Arabia, Exxon Seek to Calm World Oil Market

From today's Independent (U.K.): Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer, and Exxon Mobil, the largest oil company, yesterday declared ...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Meet Bruce Hall . Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Environment , Energy , Politics , Technology , Economics , Electricity

New Areva Commercial

Check out this new television ad from Areva , which looks to be based on the popular " Sims " series of computer games. Technorati...

Another Newspaper for Nuclear Energy

From yesterday's Jersey Journal : Nuclear plants are cleaner than fossil fuel burning plants and provide a limitless amount of energy. D...

EPA Extends Yucca Comment Period

From the Las Vegas Review-Journal : The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced it will accept public comments on proposed Yucc...

President Bush: We Need Alternative Sources of Energy

From a statement by President Bush following a briefing at the Department of Energy on the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the U...

For Environment's Sake, U.S. Should Go Nuclear

An editorial in yesterday's Detroit News asks this question: What would be the best solution, using today's technology, to reduce ...

Massachusetts Considers Hybrid Bill

The Massachusetts Senate is considering a bill that would reward drivers who buy hybrid or alternative fuel cars with tax breaks, free tran...

Doublecheck Your Work

On September 12, our Chief Nuclear Officer, Marv Fertel, made a joint appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box with Tyson Slocum of Public Citi...

Stein on Energy Supply: "We need to be diversified."

In Sunday's Boston Globe , columnist Charles Stein made the case for a diverse energy mix -- one where nuclear power plays a larger rol...

Revisiting RMI's Bad Data

One of the things we try to do here at NEI Nuclear Notes is take a closer look at the claims made by many environmentalists and put them to ...

BusinessWeek's False Impressions

Alongside this week's cover story, " The Next Big One ," BusinessWeek ran a sidebar called " Sleepless Nights " that...

Stat Pack: EIA's Annual Energy Review 2004 (Part 2)

Last week we gave you an Overview of EIA's Annual Energy Review 2004 . This week we are going to break it down further to the sectors w...

Megatons to Megawatts Reaches Milestone

Our friend Charles Yulish at USEC sent us a note this week to remind us of a very important milestone achieved this week by "Megatons ...

German Nuclear Update

With the chances of the Green Party joining a coalition government dead , the possibility of a nuclear energy revival in Germany is still in...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Meet Critical Section and Marty's Place . Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Environment , Energy , Politics , Technology , Economics , ...

DOE Releases Draft Plan on Emissions Reductions

Yesterday, the Department of Energy announced it had released a draft strategic plan on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the appl...

Bodman on NuStart

Here's a statement from Energy Secretary Sam Bodman on yesterday's NuStart announcement : Today's announcement is a major step i...

NuStart Selects Grand Gulf and Bellefonte for COLs

Just off the wire from NuStart Energy Development : The nation’s largest consortium of nuclear power companies today selected Grand Gulf Nuc...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Be sure to visit Megan's Blog -- and don't let the title of the post fool you, she's one of the good guys. Technorati tags: Nuc...

More Bad Data From Amory Lovins

Over at the Alternative Energy Action Network , Arthur Smith is taking issue with some of the conclusions that Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mo...

Professor: Ontario Should Turn to AECL for Nuclear Build

The Canadian province of Ontario faces a number of challenges when it comes to its electric grid -- challenges that have lead many pundits a...

"They sure have saved us all."

Terry Vogel of Pittston, Maine has a bone to pick with environmentalists, as he outlined in a letter to the editor in the Kennebec Journal :...

Nuclear Energy Industry Transitions

Black & Veatch Corp. , a global engineering, consulting and construction company, has named Dan Churchman chief engineer for its nuclea...

STP Preps for Hurricane Rita

CNN is reporting that South Texas Project plans to shut down its two-reactor power plant in Bay City, Texas - 12 miles inland from the Tex...

Peach Bottom Sets New Record

From the York Daily Record : Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station says its Unit 3 reactor has shattered a world record for longest continuous r...

Bodman: America Needs "Resurgence" of Nuclear Power

In a speech at the Commonwealth Club last month, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman outlined six steps America has to take in order to ensure ener...

U.S. News & World Report: 'Go Nukes!'

The latest edition of U.S. News & World Report takes a new look at nukes . The article points to Hurricane Katrina, rising natural gas ...

New York Times Editorial Supports Waste Storage Sites

Friday's edition of The New York Times included an editorial hailing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision last week to aut...

Quote Of The Day

Here's Steve Eldridge from today's D.C. Examiner : Good move by Amtrak to back off its planned fare increase for now. The struggling...

Stat Pack: EIA's Annual Energy Review 2004 (Part 1)

Every year the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration publishes the Annual Energy Review : The Annual Energy Review ...

Nuclear Energy Industry Transitions

Charles Yulish , vice president of corporate communications for USEC Inc. , will retire on Sept. 23. Yulish has been USEC's principal sp...

UniStar Clip File

Yesterday's announcement of the UniStar joint venture between Areva and Constellation Energy has generated a lot of attention. I'm...