Vol. 11, No. 45

International

IAEA report: 55% nuclear thefts occurred during transport from 1993 onward

Over half of thefts involving nuclear and other radioactive material reported to the Incident and Trafficking Database (ITDB) since 1993 occurred during authorized transport, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) database showed Monday. More often than not, stolen radioactive material is not recovered, IAEA also said.  The ITDB is IAEA’s collection of illicit trafficking incidents, […]
  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    X-Energy begins process to go public

    X-Energy said Friday it has started the process to become a publicly-traded company, announcing it filed a draft registration statement with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). X-Energy, a nuclear company based in Rockville, Md., plans to trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol XE, according to the company’s March 20 […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    Hadrian launches AI-powered maritime industrial base factory focused on subs

    Hadrian Automation on March 20 announced a $2.4 billion public-private partnership with the Navy that will result in three artificial intelligence (AI)-powered factories, with its first facility focused on producing submarine parts within a year. The facilities are aimed at helping produce parts for the Navy’s maritime industrial base, according to a statement by Hadrian. […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC issues final environmental report for St. Lucie license renewal

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has published the final environmental impact statement for Florida Power and Light St. Lucie Nuclear Plant’s subsequent license renewal. A subsequent license renewal extends a reactor’s operation from 60 to 80 years and comes after the first license renewal that extends potential operating life from 40 to 60 years. In […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    NRC seeks comment on Fermi America’s big Texas plan under new environmental review

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public input on Fermi America’s combined license application for Project Matador based in Carson County, Texas. NRC has opened up a 30-day comment period to gather feedback on the scope of its draft environmental impact statement it is preparing for the application. The period closes on April 20, according […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Drones, waste on agenda for Savannah River advisory board

    The Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board will hear presentations Tuesday on everything from liquid waste cleanup to use of drones at the Department of Energy Site near Aiken, S.C. The agenda for the advisory board includes the usual updates from DOE’s Office of Environmental Management field office and the South Carolina regulatory agency as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Pro2Serve becomes 100% employee-owned

    Knoxville-based Professional Project Services (Pro2Serve) is now a 100% employee-owned company, the Department of Energy contractor said in a Monday news release. In addition to reaching the 100% staff-owned milestone, through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Pro2Serve also announced newly appointed board of directors members.  Every employee can own a stake in Pro2Serve by participating […]

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