Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, sparred over the agency's decision not to do a full comparison of U.S. and Japanese nuclear regulations at a hearing, Politico reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cleanup of radioactive waste at nuclear sites across the country — including one in Washington state where waste tanks may be leaking 1,000 gallons per year — would be delayed under automatic spending cuts set to take effect Friday.
Industry and lawmakers have boosted lobbying efforts ahead the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's vote on requiring expensive venting systems at 31 aging nuclear reactors, Bloomberg reports.
Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee pressed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to work with the nuclear industry to develop cost-effective requirements for emergency venting system upgrades, Dow Jones Newswires reports.
PARIS (AP) — France's state-controlled nuclear engineering giant Areva said Thursday that it lost €99 million ($130 million) last year but that it is making strides in turning around a business struggling to move past the Japan's nuclear disaster and a trouble mining venture.
ATLANTA (AP) — Southern Co. said Thursday it will exceed its original budget to build a first-of-its-kind nuclear plant, a troubling development for an industry long plagued by cost overruns.
The Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration informed employees and contractors that furloughs are likely if automatic spending cuts take effect, The Hill reports.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane told two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees that NRC employees would not be furloughed if the sequester takes effect, The Hill reports..
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his nation's parliament that Japan will restart idled nuclear plants once new safety rules are finalized this year, The New York Times reports.
LONDON (AP) — People exposed to the highest doses of radiation during the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011 may have a slightly higher risk of cancer that is so small it probably won't be detectable, according to a new report from the World Health Organization released Thursday.
The planned Cape Wind offshore project in Massachusetts won a $200 million commitment from Denmark's public pension fund, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., pledged to push a vote to complete the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., moves to limit filibusters, Roll Call reports.
The Army Corps of Engineers said it would not conduct a cumulative environmental review of three coal export terminals or consider overseas climate change impact in its reviews, E&E reports.
Legal experts say U.S. natural gas companies could file lawsuits against the Energy Department to speed decisions on liquefied natural gas exports, Reuters reports.
House Appropriations Committee Democrats criticized Republicans for cutting Energy Department spending on renewable energy by 50 percent, The Hill reports.
A communique released at the close of the G8 summit expresses leaders' concerns over climate change and pledges support for a new international climate change treaty in 2015, Business Green reports.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill to open parts of Alaska's Tongass National Forest to timber development, KTOO reports.
