EPA Recertifies DOE's Nuke Waste Site

Stop by the African-American Environmentalist Association for details. For more, click here . Technorati tags: EPA , Environment , Technol...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Say Goodbye to Earth Sentinel . Say hello to greenr . Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Electricity , Environment , Energy

Another Blogger For Nuclear Energy

Meet Kinshasa on the Potomac . Visit Chris Iddon too. Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Electricity , Environment , Energy

Fighting Back With Online Video

Back in January, we told you about a ridiculous video created by Greenpeace U.K. of an airliner crashing into a seaside nuclear power plant...

Skip Bowman on Global Nuclear Build

Earlier this week in Brussels at ENA 2006 , NEI CEO Skip Bowman laid out five key points critical to the future of the industry . Here'...

NEI Energy Markets Report (March 20th - 24th)

Here's a summary of what went on in the energy markets last week: Electricity prices mostly increased in the East and Midwest but fell i...

NAM: Time for America to Emulate French Nuclear Program

In the wake of yesterday's front page story in the Wall Street Journal on the French commercial nuclear energy program, Pat Cleary ove...

North Anna ESP update

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to hear a presentation by Gene Grecheck of Dominion . He discussed progress on the North Anna early site p...

Progress Energy Calls for National Climate Change Policy

Progress Energy today released its report on global climate change, saying that there is enough understanding of the issue to warrant actio...

Senate Confirms Spurgeon as DOE Assistant Secretary

The Senate voted 88-0 yesterday to approve the nomination of Dennis Spurgeon as the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for nuclear...

'Team CANDU' Created to Build Nuclear Plants in Ontario

Five nuclear technology and engineering companies have joined together on “ Team CANDU ,” a four-year agreement to build new nuclear power p...

State Legislatures Support New Nuclear Build

So many states have been busy passing resolutions or legislation to support new nuclear plant construction that it might just be time for a ...

Nuclear Energy Industry Transitions

Mike Coyle is Exelon Nuclear’s new vice president of mid-Atlantic operations. He previously served as NEI’s vice president of operations. ...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Meet elderrant . Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Electricity , Environment , Energy , Scotland

This Week on the Hill

House Energy and Water Appropriations : Hearing on fiscal 2007 appropriations for science research within the Department of Energy. March 29...

Some Notes on Tritium

There's been plenty of talk in our comment strings the past few weeks of the discovery of elevated levels of Tritium , a byproduct of n...

Nuclear Energy Insight

The latest issue of Nuclear Energy Insight is now available online. In it, you will find an article on near-record level of electricity pro...

Keeping Up With the Anti-Nukes

Over on our blogroll to the right, you'll notice that we added a section on anti-nuclear activists. We think it's important to track...

China Counts the Cost of Coal

Earlier this week, we pointed to a story about how China is producing more coal than ever before . And it's important to remember that ...

Stewart Brand to Address Nuclear Energy Assembly

I just spoke to my colleague Lisa Steward, and I can break the news that Stewart Brand , founder of the Whole Earth Catalog and author of th...

Getting a Correction from MSNBC

Crossing a lot of our desks at NEI today is a profile of one of our newest employees, Alex Flint, who joined NEI as Vice President of Govern...

NEI Energy Markets Report (March 13th - 17th)

Here's a summary of what went on in the energy markets last week: Electricity prices mostly increased throughout the country (see pages ...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Meet Kimbo . Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Electricity , Environment , Energy

China to Set Coal Output Record

From the China Daily : Top energy planners are seeking, in the next five years, to raise China's coal output to an unprecedented level a...

Nuclear Energy Industry Transitions

TXU Corp. last week announced several leadership changes . Mike Childers is the new CEO of Generation Development. Chief Financial Officer ...

This Week on the Hill

Nothing to report this week, as Congress is in recess, but be sure to check back next Monday for a list of upcoming hearings.

Nuclear vs. Wind, Part II

Today, I'm posting the conclusion of my discussion with Dave Erickson from Re/Action on Climate Protection regarding the relative benef...

Nuclear vs. Wind, Part I

Over the past few weeks I have been engaged in a discussion over the benefits of wind and nuclear with Dave Erickson at Re/Action on Climate...

Court Rules Against Bush Administration on New Source Review

From Greenwire (subscription required): One of U.S. EPA's most controversial overhauls to the Clean Air Act program was deemed illegal ...

NEI Turns 12

On this day in 1994 , the marriage of the U. S. Council for Energy Awareness, the Nuclear Management and Resources Council, Inc., the Ameri...

Duke, Southern Company Announce Joint Project

From the Charlotte Business Journal : Duke Power has chosen 2,022 acres near Gaffney, S.C., as the site for a proposed $6 billion, two-reac...

Australia Nuclear Update

Crikey takes a look at the possible revival of nuclear energy down under. Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Electricity , E...

More on Jared Diamond and Nuclear Energy

Last July, my former colleague Brian Smith posted about best selling author Jared Diamond's support for the expansion of nuclear energy ...

Senator Larry Craig on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership

Via Google Video and the office of Senator Craig : Though the camera is first focused on Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell at the start...

Once Again on Nuclear Energy and Total Lifecycle Emissions

Couldn't help but notice an editorial from earlier this week in the Salt Lake Tribune from some anti-nuke activists: Some of Utah'...

Why Houston Needs Nuclear Energy Now

In January, NEI CEO Skip Bowman addressed the Houston Forum and had the following to say about why the city and the state should give nucle...

Australia and China Near Uranium Deal

At least that's the word from the official government broadcaster. Stay tuned for details. Thanks to Phronesisaical for the pointer. ...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Meet Market Reality . UPDATE : Also see Alternative Energy in the 21st Century . Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Electrici...

More on Nuclear Construction and RFID

Back in January, we pointed to a piece that talked about how Hitachi was planning to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology t...

Rep. Joe Barton at the NRC's Regulatory Information Conference

Click here for the video of his remarks. Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Electricity , Environment , Energy , Politics , ...

NEI Energy Markets Report (March 6th - 10th)

Here's a summary of what went on in the energy markets last week: Electricity prices fell in the East but mostly increased throughout th...

This Week on the Hill

"This Week on the Hill" is a new feature on NEI Nuclear Notes. We'll be listing all relevant congressional hearings for the up...

Nuclear Energy Industry Transitions

President Bush announced his intention to nominate Philip Moeller and Jon Wellinghoff to be members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis...

Amory Lovins, Subsidies and Environmental Action

Over at the Environmental Action blog , Navin Nayak is objecting to our post from yesterday listing all of the work we've done looking ...

Revisiting the Uranium Supply

One of the more frustrating aspects of blogging about nuclear energy issues is the fact that we seem to have to keep answering the same ques...

Japan Nuclear Update

Hokuriku Electric's Shiga plant in Ishikawa, northern Japan, is expected to start commercial operations on March 15 . Technorati tags: N...

Value of Nuclear License Renewal

To date, 39 nuclear reactors have received 20 year license extensions . 12 other reactors have filed for an extension and another 27 which h...

Drinking Amory's Kool Aid

Environmental Action is drinking a type of Kool Aid only made in the Rocky Mountains . Here's Navin Nayak : I haven't heard much f...