The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Duke Energy Carolinas to increase the generating capacity of McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 by 1.7 percent each.

The NRC sent two specialized inspectors to Duke Energy’s Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina after a quarter-inch flaw was found on the reactor vessel head on May 15.

SCANA subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas has accelerated 15 construction “milestones” for V.C. Summer nuclear Units 2 and 3, while 34 milestone have been delayed.

Reports that the Tokyo Electric Power Co. has applied to restart Japan’s nuclear fleet this summer have sent the utility’s stock prices soaring.

In a bid to diversify its energy mix amid soaring electricity prices, Algeria intends to build its first nuclear plant in 2025.

he NRC’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) has agreed with a Friends of the Earth (FOE) petition last year that restart proceedings for San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS) Unit 2 should be treated as a license amendment case.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously rejected a challenge to licenses for construction of two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia.

The Shearon Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina shut down after signs of corrosion and cracking were found.

Westinghouse and China’s national State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. (SNPTC) will jointly develop a small modular reactor (SMR) design licensable in both the US and China.

Transnuclear Inc. was contracted by Exelon to supply eight 61BTH dry shielded canisters (DSC) to store used nuclear fuel at the Limerick nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.

Westinghouse Electric Co. and State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. today announced the opening of a joint venture, SNPTC-WEC Nuclear Power Technical Services (Beijing) Co. Ltd.

Unit 2 at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Maryland suddenly shut down late May 8.

Operators at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected Unit 1 from the regional power grid early Thursday, beginning a scheduled outage to install turbine modifications.

Duke Energy Florida has asked regulators to approve an increase in special nuclear charges to Florida customers in order to fund construction of two new reactors near Orlando in addition to covering costs associated with the now defunct Crystal River nuclear plant.

Southern Co. has released a fresh look into the construction progress at Plant Vogtle in Georgia.

Power output at the Kewaunee nuclear plant near Green Bay, Wisc. is being lowered steadily Tuesday.

Nuclear power is still on the upswing worldwide despite substantial setbacks, notably the Fukushima disaster.

According to reports in French media, the Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom is seeking a strategic partnership with France’s EDF.

Southern California Edison is considering retiring both of its Pacific coast nuclear reactors.