Young people are drawn to careers in nuclear energy for sundry reasons, but at the most basic level they all boil down to one: a desire to make the world a better place.

Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems Inc. (MNES) was awarded contracts to provide its water jet peening (WJP) service at two nuclear power plants.

Southern California Edison is asking its customers to help conserve electricity to keep the electric grid reliable when power usage peaks during hot weather this summer, particularly without the power generated by the San Onofre nuclear plant.

Southern CEO Tom Fanning is disappointed that the Department of Energy (DOE) changed the “terms and conditions” for final approval of a federal loan guarantee for two new nuclear units in Georgia in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy.

Xcel Energy is planning $1.8 billion in investments in two nuclear reactors that will extend the lives of the facilities as well as boost power output.

Women in power — it’s not just a play on words.

In the “Experiences of Women in Nuclear” session at the annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society this week, panelists shared diverse experiences of what it’s like to be a female working in the nuclear industry.

The single-unit 1,268 MW Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio was shutdown due to a small reactor coolant leak, according to an event report from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

The two nuclear reactors under construction at plant Vogtle, in Georgia, will end up costing the customers less than previously thought, according to an executive with Southern Co.

The closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California is expected to cause an increase in carbon emissions in the state of at least 8 million metric tons per year.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is considering voiding a ruling that was central in Southern California Edison’s (NYSE: SCE) decision to shutter the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant.

Farley nuclear Unit 1 in Alabama was brought back to service on June 14 after an automatic shutdown.

Unit 1 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania was returned to service June 14 after modifications were completed on the turbine.

Cameco said the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission granted a uranium mining license for construction and operation of the Cigar Lake project in Saskatchewan.

European energy giant EDF has selected InStep Software to provide predictive asset analytic software to monitor its entire nuclear fleet in France.

In an effort to revive the stalled build at the Bellefonte nuclear power plant, the Tennessee Valley Authority is trimming the project’s budget by 64 percent and cutting 530 jobs at the facility.

With the 2,200-MW San Onofre nuclear plant shut and headed for retirement, SDG&E reminded customers that conservation and demand response will still be vital during extremely hot weather or an unplanned outage.

The US Department of Energy (DOE), in cooperation with the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, have agreed to establish a joint Civil Nuclear Cooperation Center in Prague.

About two years ago, a power plant in Georgia pulled covers to inspect eight of their A/C chillers and found that they showed substantial scale buildup on the inner surfaces of the tubes, the outer surfaces and the tube facings.