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Webinar With NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko Oct 6th

September 28, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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Editor: This is an amazing opportunity that I hope all TEC members take advantage of. There will be a second NRC webinar on the 6th with anti-nuclear groups.Free online and unscripted webinar with NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko Tuesday October 4 11 AM-12Noon Eastern time Focus Will Be Policy Issues, Broad Regulatory and Safety Objectives... [read more]

NRC Completes Major Licensing Milestone for Vogtle

August 16, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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A combined construction operating license for Southern’s twin AP1000s is expected by early 2012 A major licensing milestone has been met by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for Southern's Vogtle site.  The NRC has has completed its Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER) for the proposed Vogtle Units 3 and 4 reactors. The... [read more]

Strange Feeling – I Never Even Liked The Yucca Mountain Project

June 16, 2011 by Rod Adams
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Circumstances sometimes create some rather strange alliances. This week, despite being a proud liberal who proudly supports public education, comes from a family of union school teachers, appreciates the value of being covered by a single payer medical plan and voted for President Obama, I find myself cheering for a group of... [read more]

Art Wharton - What about external costs of energy technologies? Part 1

December 28, 2010 by Joseph Koblich
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The often-ignored difference maker There are numerous articles and analyses on the construction, operation, maintenance, and fuel costs of the various forms of energy that demonstrate that nuclear power is competitive with coal power generation. The articles and analyses reveal that nuclear and coal run neck-and-neck for the total cost... [read more]

NRC budget guidance on Yucca called “partisan act”

October 23, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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Two members of House Appropriations Committee raps Jaczko on itIn the world of the Washington, DC, merry-go-round, it takes a lot to rile the members of the House Appropriations Committee There is so much money flowing across their desks they usually don’t get too excited about the small potatoes of federal independent agency staff costs... [read more]

NRC thinking about licensing issues for small reactors

April 12, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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A workshop with industry leaders explores the issues The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as part of its commitment to transparency, does a lot of its thinking out loud and in the light of day.  One of the latest iterations of this practice is a recent Commission meeting on small reactors held at the NRC offices April 6th.... [read more]

Alexander v Jaczko: 180 degrees of separation

November 16, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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Sen. Alexander and Webb put their oars it the water, but NRC’s Jaczko says the nuclear industry is sinking its own ship As dutiful attendees to industry conferences know, the first 45 minutes of a “plenary” session are often extra snooze time to make up for a night on the town. Once the worthies of the conference leadership have... [read more]

Gregory Jaczko named as NRC Chairman

May 13, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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No Senate confirmation needed to take the post President Barack Obama has named Gregory Jaczko as Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).  He is the only Democrat on the Commission and previously served as a science advisor to now Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev). The Las Vegas Sun reported Jaczko, age 38,... [read more]