At a meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Duke Energy said its flooding hazard study found the Jocassee Dam poses little credible risk to the downstream Oconeee Nuclear Station, The Greenville News reports.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is set to meet with San Onofre operator Southern California Edison to discuss a potential amendment to the plant's license, The Orange County Register reports.
After Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane cancelled a planned trip to Georgia's Plant Voglte nuclear facility, NRC member William Ostendorff was named to go in her place, The Augusta Chronicle reports.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission confirmed that Entergy repaired a "blowout" panel opening at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The opening occurred Monday in response to an increase in pressure, Reuters reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is ordering U.S. nuclear power plants to improve ventilation systems at 31 reactors with designs similar to those that melted down two years ago in Japan.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's going to take a little longer to find out if the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California will be allowed to restart.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report from the company that oversees the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant estimates it could run safely at full power, but only for 11 months.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The top executive overseeing the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast received compensation valued at nearly $2 million last year, according to a regulatory filing released Friday.
Speaking to a group of nuclear industry insiders, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane warned the industry to be prepared for the unknown, including terrorism, aging reactors and natural disasters, rather than relying on current safety prediction models, The New York Times reports.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recommended Entergy closely monitor the status of metal used in the Palisades plant's reactor vessel, WOOD TV reports.
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.
