Reactor Licensing & Regulation

NRC should stick with LNT radiation protection model, Huff says

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Weakening the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) radiation protection standard is not supported by current research and could harm people, especially women and children, a former Department of Energy official wrote in a Jan. 23 article.
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DOE solicits information from states on nuclear lifecycle hubs

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Senate blocks funds as shutdown looms, Cramer cites desire to fund gov

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Centrus competes with ‘everyone and their brother’ for Oak Ridge labor, CEO says

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RFP for Savannah River data centers closed, proposals being assessed

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Centrus prepares to expand Oak Ridge manufacturing plant

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DOE approves safety analysis for Antares pilot reactor

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LEU, not HALEU, drives current enrichment market

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TVA, Type One Energy submit initial fusion license application

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Supporting host communities key to data center success, NDS told

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EIA reports fewer nuclear plant outages to start out the year

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Westinghouse collaborates with two companies to produce Cobalt-60

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Round Up: TEPCO shuts down Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 6 again; Aalo Atomics completes final design review; DOE creates used nuclear fuel research center; more

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