Reactor Licensing & Regulation

Cultural change called vital to NRC overhaul, panel says

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – With sweeping changes coming to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, culture change might be the most crucial piece in NRC reform, panelists said Tuesday at the American Nuclear Society conference.
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Large reactors still needed to meet growing energy needs, speakers say

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Trump signs bill to end 43-day government shutdown

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Group challenges NRC license for Holtec storage

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Senate to vote on NRC nominee Nieh next week

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EnergySec Wright now expects one or two pilot reactors turned on in July 2026

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Fleischmann expects energy and water appropriations conference by late January

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DOE’s national nuclear waste management strategy report is shaping up, panel says

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Comments sought on draft environmental report for TVA Clinch River

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Fuel reprocessing is a “dead end”, Matzkin-Bridger says

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Regional group weighs EnergySolutions proposal to dispose of Canadian waste

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Diablo Canyon’s licensing renewal effort hits a wall

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AtkinsRéalis sees strong earnings in the third quarter

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Round Up: Holtec completes ISFSI transfer; Ohio creates $100 million energy fund; BEA looks for office space for INL; Deep Fission announces new COO

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