Celebrity Sighting near Oyster Creek (Wait, isn't he supposed to be in France?)

NA-YGN member April Schilpp alerted me to a “ Clinic Symposium on Campaign to Close Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant ” at Rutgers University...

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

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

GM Working on Plug-In Hybrid Saturn

From the AP : General Motors Corp. has begun work on a plug-in hybrid power system for its Saturn Vue sport utility vehicle that could save ...

The WNA Nuclear Blog Returns

After a long absence, our friends at the World Nuclear Association Blog are back in action. Be sure to stop by. Technorati tags: Nuclear E...

Remembering the First Nuclear Electricity

The first electricity generated by nuclear power was produced December 20, 1951, soon to be 55 years ago, at the Experimental Breeder Reacto...

Belgium Nuclear Update: Report Says Phase-Out Should Be Reversed

Mark down another European nation as having second thoughts about phasing out its nuclear capacity: Belgium . A study commissioned by the Be...

Chile Nuclear Update

A national conglomerate in Chile is talking to AREVA about using nuclear generated electricity to power its mining operations . For a previo...

Russia to Build 42 New Reactors by 2030

In Russia, it looks like the strategy is to export natural gas , and use nuclear energy for domestic electricity needs : Russia plans to bui...

GNEP Grant Awardees Announced

From DOE : The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that 11 commercial and public consortia have been selected to receive up to $...

Study: 272 GWe in New Capacity Being Evaluated

From Industrialinfo.com : Power plant developers are evaluating more than 272,000 megawatts (MW) of new power generation unit additions in t...

California Nuclear Update: PG&E Looking at New Nuclear Build

From today's San Francisco Chronicle : PG&E Corp. is considering investments in new nuclear plants outside California as a way to cu...

Can't We All Just Get Along?

Carolyn Heising, a professor of industrial, mechanical and nuclear engineering at Iowa State University, wrote an editorial last week in Th...

NEI Nuclear Performance Report (October 2006)

Here's a summary of U.S. nuclear plant performances last month: For October 2006, NEI estimates the average net capacity factor reached ...

Energy Companies Get Ready for GHG Legislation

From Saturday's Washington Post : While the political debate over global warming continues, top executives at many of the nation's l...

Today on E&E TV: Electric Drive Technology

Today's edition of E&E TV is featuring an interview with Brian Wynne , president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association. ...

The Atomic Show: Episode #38

This week Rod and Shane interview George Stanford about sodium cooled fast reactors . Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Ener...

Paper quotations, real quotations

Admiral Hyman Rickover is remembered for many things. Among them is his dim view of "paper reactors", that is, nuclear reactors t...

An Electric Car That's Fun to Drive?

Slate 's Paul Boutin took a ride in the Tesla Roadster and is raving about it: The Tesla Roadster won't hit the streets until next ...

Another Bogus Argument From the Anti-Nukes

The release of a government report on the future of nuclear energy in Australia has inaugurated a new silly season in public political disc...

Can the Carolinas Lead the Way in Energy Policy?

That's a question Jim Rogers and Ellen Ruff of Duke Energy are asking in today's edition of the Charlotte Observer . Technorati tags...

New England: A Potential Energy Giant?

Richard Lester of MIT seems to think so . Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Environment , Energy , Politics , Technology , E...

E&E TV on the EPA Global Warming Case

On the latest edition of E&E TV , Robert Sussman of Latham and Watkins discusses the upcoming Supreme Court Case that will determine whe...

This Week in Nuclear: Episodes #37 and #38

Here in the U.S., our friend John Wheeler was busy over the Thanksgiving Weekend, posting a pair of podcasts. Episode #37 is a recording o...

Supporting Nuclear Energy in New Brunswick

Meet Jack Keir , energy minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Electricity ,...

Indian Point Seeks License Renewal

Just off the wire from Entergy: Yonkers, NY-- Calling the Indian Point Energy Center “vitally important to the economic and environmental he...

Bad News on Wind Power in Canada

From the National Post : In May, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) announced that the province's grid could not safely accommo...

Nuclear Energy Industry to Play Role in Historic Trade Mission

U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Frank Levin announced at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon that he...

Today's Events at Watts Bar

By now, I'm sure many of you might have read about the declaration of an "unusual event" at TVA's Watts Bar Nuclear Power ...

Nuclear Energy Industry Transitions

PG&E Corp. has elected Hyun Park senior vice president and general counsel. Park succeeds Bruce Worthington. Jack Davis will join Det...

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

Here's a summary of what went on in the energy markets last week: Electricity prices were mixed throughout the country last week (see pa...

Nuclear Energy Insight

The latest issue of Nuclear Energy Insight is now available online. In it, you will find an article on Mickey Franczak, a worker at the PPL...

ITER Agreement Signed

Off the wire from DOE: Representing the United States, Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Under Secretary for Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (...

Checking in With "Going Green"

Going Green is a blog by a commodity analyst and trader from Connecticut who is trying to reduce his use of oil and natural gas. Recently,...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Welcome NucPwr to the Blogosphere. Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Energy , Technology , Environment , Electricity , Poli...

Albrecht: America Needs to Discuss New Nuclear Now

Olivia Albrecht, writing in yesterday's edition of the Baltimore Sun on the national security imperatives involved with nuclear energy ...

On Al Gore and the Future of Nuclear Energy

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is in Australia promoting his documentary, An Inconvenient Truth . Over at the World Nuclear Organizatio...

This Week in Nuclear: Episode #36

Our friend John Wheeler has just issued Episode #36 of This Week In Nuclear (MP3, click to download). be sure to check it out. For the sh...

Chevron Asks About Nuclear Power

Over at WillYouJoinUs.com , Chevron is asking folks what they think about nuclear power. Right now, they're staging a debate between Dr...

Another Warning to Europe on Russian Natural Gas

This time, the warning comes from Phillip LeGrain . Technorati tags: Energy , Electricity , Home Heating , Natural Gas , Russia , EU , Elect...

Warner, Inhofe to Vie for Senate EPW Post

From the office of Senator John Warner: Today, Senator John W. Warner, R-Va., announced that he will seek election as Ranking Member of the ...

NEI Videos

Before we sign off for the weekend, I wanted to invite our readers to take a look at the selection of videos we've uploaded to Google Vi...

Senator McCain on Energy Security

Senator John McCain on energy security : We must appreciate the security implications of every policy debate. When we debate energy legislat...

India Nuclear Deal Passes Senate, 85-12

Details from the New York Times . Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Power , Energy , Technology , Politics , Environment , Electrici...

A Visit to a University Research Reactor

It was a little more than a year ago that ABC News broadcast a hit job on the university reactor community . For a better idea of what goes...

On Commenting

From time to time, I find it necessary to reject comments. If you'd like to inquire as to why, please feel free to contact me directly ...

Poland Makes a Smart Move on Nuclear Energy

From the AP : Poland is considering using nuclear energy to diversify its energy sources and reduce its dependence on Russian fuel, Economy ...

Voting for New Nuclear Build at the Daily Referendum

The U.K. Web site, the Daily Referendum , is holding an online vote on the future of nuclear energy: A legally binding target to reduce long...

Using Nuclear Energy in the Alberta Oil Sands Sparks Debate

Earlier this week, we told you how a candidate to become leader of Canada's federal Liberals had expressed his openess to using nuclear ...

Thorium Energy Forum Comes to Washington

From Tech News Watch : DBI, a California-based aerospace company involved in the research and development of thorium-fueled reactors, will h...

Tracking the Nuclear Energy Debate in the U.K.

Over at Beyond the Spin Dorothy Seed of BNFL is taking a look at the evolution of the debate over nuclear energy in the U.K.: We were seein...

The Pew Center on the Prospects for Climate Change Legislation

Earlier today, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change issued a report on the prospects for the passage of climate change legislation in th...

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

Here's a summary of what went on in the energy markets last week: Electricity prices were mixed throughout the country last week (see pa...

Progress Energy Seeks License Extension for Shearon Harris

Progress Energy has announced it submitted a license renewal application for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant . Good luck to the folk...