TOKYO (AP) — Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster.
Some NRC staff are looking to void an Atomic Safety Licensing Board ruling that called for a public hearing before nuclear plants are allowed to restart, KPBS reports.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will open public comment on the issue of foreign ownership of nuclear plants next week, Southern Maryland Newspapers Online reports.
Southern California Edison formally informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its plans to shut down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the San Clemente Times reports.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission proposed tougher nuclear safety rules Thursday, amid international debate about the future of nuclear energy and how to secure aging plants.
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced it would abandon plans to restart two reactors at the Bellefonte nuclear station in Alabama, Bloomberg reports.
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Damaged vehicles, twisted metal and other debris remain strewn about Japan's crippled nuclear power plant. Scores of black and gray pipes and hoses cover the ground, part of the makeshift system to pump water into the damaged reactors to keep them from overheating.
California Public Utilities Commission Chairman Michael Peevey said the state is unsure about a power replacement for the closed San Onofre nuclear plant, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says the outcome of new reactor construction in Georgia and South Carolina will determine a lot about the future of U.S. nuclear power.
"Frankly, to use our Northeastern vernacular, we have to find out if that dog hunts," Moniz said Tuesday at a forum at the Capitol.
Industry experts say the future of nuclear power generation may be reliant on the success of construction of new reactors at Georgia's Plant Vogtle, The New York Times reports.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it would not finish its study of hydraulic fracturing's impact on drinking water until 2016, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is pressing Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to reject the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg's compromise chemical safety bill because she doesn't think the legislation is strong enough, Roll Call reports.
A draft Environmental Protection Agency report faults Washington state for failures in oversight at the contaminated Hanford Nuclear Reservation, The Associated Press reports.
A group of 21 states urged the Environmental Protection Agency not to allow lawsuit threats to force its hand on regulations for carbon emissions from new power plants, The Hill reports.
The link between natural gas prices and oil prices is increasingly eroding as new supplies of gas are discovered and competition increases, The New York Times reports.
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Republican Gabriel Gomez were increasingly aggressive in the final Massachusetts Senate debate last night, Politico reports.
Duke Energy's selection of Lynn Good for CEO makes her the company's first female CEO and makes Duke the largest energy company led by a woman, Bloomberg reports.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it discovered dangerous levels of radioactivity in the groundwater surrounding the crippled Fukushima plant, Bloomberg reports.
