Closing Up Shop in Germany

Here’s one way of looking at Germany’s decision to accelerate the retirement of nuclear energy facilities: Shares in German power utilitie...

Tuesday Update

From NEI’s Japan earthquake launch page : Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the use of remote controlled machinery is believed to have caused...

Friday Update

From NEI’s Japan earthquake launch page : Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) continues working toward a solution for ...

Detailed Charts and Pics from TEPCO on Fukushima-Daiichi

Earlier this week TEPCO provided an 87 page document (huge pdf) full of stats, pictures and analysis on Fukushima-Daiichi. Below are a few ...

Wednesday Update

From NEI’s Japan earthquake launch page : Plant Status • Tokyo Electric Power Co. continues to deal with water management issues at the ...

Replacing the Foot You Shot Yourself In

Vermont is bound and determined to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear energy facility over a leakage of tritium last year that harmed no one -...

Tuesday Update

From NEI’s Japan Earthquake launch page: Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said today that fuel damage likely occurred in reactors 2 and 3...

“Beliebing” in Japan

This happened earlier this month: Justin Bieber ’s stage crew is refusing to go to Japan for two concerts scheduled later this month o...

Dialing Down the Alarm; Bulgarian Rectitude

It’s interesting that the NRC, when it wants to make a point, will use the direst language it can think of: "When training requi...

Of Valves and Venting

The New York Times starts the story of the valves this way: After the venting failed at the Fukushima plant, the hydrogen gas fueled ...

Weekly Update

From NEI’s Japan Earthquake launch page: UPDATE AS OF 1:30 P.M. EDT, FRIDAY, MAY 20: Below is a round-up of noteworthy news that happ...

GAO Cites Missteps in DOE's Hasty Termination of Yucca Mountain Project

A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Department of Energy’s expedited termination of the Yucca Mounta...

Eleven Bloggers Share Advice to the Blue Ribbon Commission on How to Manage Used Nuclear Fuel

The ANS Nuclear Cafe has put together short and sweet recommendations to the Blue Ribbon Commission from 11 pro-nuclear bloggers. One would...

All Around Us, In Us, Emitted from Us

Last week, the House Committee on Science Space and Technology took a look at various issues related to nuclear risk management, obviously ...

Video and Status of Activities at Fukushima-Daiichi – 5/17

TEPCO has a number of links and updates available showing the activities going on at Fukushima-Daiichi. Below is a 13 minute video provided...

Through Natural Disasters

While we expect to see some articles gleefully bid adieu to nuclear energy in favor of its renewable cousins – or natural gas, which for al...

NRC’s Blog on Fire Protection at US Nuclear Plants

There’s been a lot of confusion and misinterpretation over the past week in the media about how US nuclear plants meet fire protection regul...

NEI Weekly Update on Fukushima Daiichi – 5/13/11

From NEI’s Japan launch page . Plant Status Japan's nuclear safety agency has suggested that significant damage to fuel at Fukush...

For Every Action…

Duke Energy got a motley crew of protestors at its annual shareholder meeting, with environmentalist upset with coal and nuclear and the lo...

At the Nuclear Energy Assembly

NEI hosted its annual Nuclear Energy Assembly in Washington DC Tuesday and Wednesday with a solid lineup of speakers and plenty of opportun...

Three Nuclear Plants Along the Mississippi River Prepare for Rising Waters

The NRC’s blog has a timely piece on how Grand Gulf, River Bend and Waterford are preparing for the rising floodwaters from the Mississippi...

NEI Top Industry Practice Awards for 2011

Every year, nuclear utilities and vendors submit to NEI new and innovative practices they’ve developed to achieve better operations. NEI and...

FPL Finds New Nuclear Units at Turkey Point Still Economical

Last week, Florida Power & Light, subsidiary of NextEra Energy, submitted their annual filings on the need for two more nuclear units at...