Reactor Licensing & Regulation

Trump picks Weaver as NRC nominee

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President Donald Trump this week nominated a former fed, Douglas Weaver, to serve as a commissioner for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
If confirmed, Weaver would take over the vacated position of former NRC commissioner Annie Caputo, who officially resigned…

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No post-election deal yet on reopening government

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Paducah data center solicitation issued by DOE

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Hinkley Point B receives decommissioning green light

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Constellation looks to double nuclear capacity at Calvert Cliffs

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Centrus earnings rise in 3Q ahead of planned Piketon expansion

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Illinois lawmakers vote to end long-time ban on new nuclear plants

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Fluor earnings fall; company reaches deal on NuScale investment

A nuclear power plant facility featuring two large cooling towers alongside a domed reactor containment building.

New York Power Authority issues RFIs for new nuclear project

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Cameco net earnings rise during muddled third quarter

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Navy nominee pushes for SMRs to power military sites

A nuclear power plant facility featuring two large cooling towers alongside a domed reactor containment building.

BWXT agrees to build steam generators for Rolls-Royce SMR

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

Amentum taps new international senior VP for energy, environment

A nuclear power plant facility featuring two large cooling towers alongside a domed reactor containment building.

Round Up: BWXT, Purdue team up for research; Terra Innovatum signs early deal; Leidos to explore SMRs; Former VP Dick Cheney dies at age 84

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