Nuclear electricity generation has dropped about 3 percent since 2010 due to repairs to aging plants and a surge in cheap natural gas, The Washington Post reports.
Some lawmakers in Florida are calling on utilities to start building nuclear power plants or risk a reduction in how much companies can earn through nuclear advance fees, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is welcoming Japan's new prime minister to the White House to reinforce a core U.S. alliance at a time of high tension stoked by a Japan-China territorial dispute and a North Korean nuclear test.
VIENNA (AP) — U.N. nuclear inspectors have counted nearly 200 advanced machines fully or partially installed at Iran's main uranium enrichment site, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported Thursday, confirming diplomats' accounts that Tehran has begun a major upgrade of a program that can be used in the making of atomic arms.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued annual reports on agency finances and its oversight of 104 nuclear plants and the launch of two nuclear waste studies, Targeted News Services reports.
Japan Atomic Power Co. has taken to selling some of its uranium store to help pay back loans amid uncertainty of when the company can resume nuclear power operations in the nation, The Japan Times reports.
The Tennessee Valley Authority selected nuclear equipment producer Babcock & Wilcox for a contract to develop a "small modular reactor" as part of a push to produce a new class of small nuclear power reactors, The New York Times reports.
Oregon State University is working to produce a test model of a next-generation nuclear reactor that would generate electricity and produce hydrogen for fuel cells, The Associated Press reports.
VIENNA (AP) — Western diplomats say Iran has started installing high-tech machines at its main uranium enrichment site that are capable of accelerating activity that can produce reactor fuel and — with further upgrading — the core of a nuclear warhead.
The American Petroleum Institute said the EPA ignored federal law by shortening the public comment period for its regulation to cut sulfur content in fuel, The Hill reports.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., apologized for referencing the Oklahoma tornadoes while criticizing Republicans on climate change during his weekly Senate speech, Fox News reports.
Harold Brooks, a researcher at the National Severe Storms Laboratory, said powerful tornadoes can't be blamed on climate change without more data, Bloomberg reports.
Despite successful tornado warnings in Oklahoma, Congress currently plans to let furloughs for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters take effect, Politico reports.
Tesla Motors' plan to repay its Energy Department loan as early as today offers President Obama a major victory after two years of criticism for his clean-energy plans, Bloomberg reports.
A poll from Yale and George Mason universities found a majority believe national leaders should put priority on combatting global warming and developing clean energy, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The European Union's probe into possible energy price manipulation has brought focus to oil companies' trading desks, units that sometimes take more risks than Wall Street firms, Reuters reports.
Indonesian authorities arrested Chevron executive Bachtiar Abdul on corruption charges despite a 2012 court order clearing him of wrongdoing, Reuters reports.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said his country and Pakistan should expand cooperation on power generation to help alleviate Pakistan's energy crisis, Reuters reports.
