Nuclear energy
As part of his efforts to promote domestic energy production, Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Friday aimed at stimulating a "nuclear energy renaissance" by accelerating the construction of new reactors. The president claims that these new nuclear facilities will meet the electricity demands of
Nuclear energy
President Donald Trump has intervened in a decades-old safety review process for nuclear reactors, criticizing overregulation and risk-aversion for the slow pace at which new plants have been built. Trump signed four executive orders on Friday, instructing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expedite the licensing process for new reactors, rewrite
Nuclear energy
President Donald Trump signed four nuclear energy-related executive orders on Friday, aiming to accelerate reactor testing, reduce regulations for Department of Energy and Defense to build nuclear reactors on federal land, overhaul the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and boost the United States' mining and enrichment of uranium. The actions come
Nuclear energy
For the first time in the United States, a utility has asked federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor. The Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public power company, has submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a
United States. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a "generic" environmental impact statement (GEIS) for "small-scale advanced nuclear reactors," which has raised concerns among experts regarding the potential risks to public health and safety. The proposal aims to streamline the environmental review process for unknown, untested
United States. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) proposal to produce a "generic" environmental impact statement (GEIS) for "small-scale advanced nuclear reactors" has been met with opposition from experts who argue that it contradicts the agency's primary mission to protect public health and safety.
Nuclear reactors
Despite concerns about the reliability of its water-cooled nuclear reactors, the US government gave the green light to General Electric to start production, a report claims. The reactors, designed by General Electric, have been plagued by engineering flaws, with three employees resigning over safety concerns 35 years ago. The employees,
Nuclear reactors
A devastating earthquake and tsunami ripped through the eastern coastal regions of Japan in early March, causing widespread destruction. A series of events, culminating in two explosion of hydrogen buildup in the spent-fuel pools adjacent to the reactors melted fuel rods, exposed thousands to ionizing radiation. In a direct violation
Sanctions (International law)
North Korea's actions have raised concerns among the international community, with top United Nations nuclear official Hans Blix stating that it's impossible to determine whether the country has extracted plutonium from a nuclear reactor to make bombs. Blix revealed that North Korea had removed most of
Sanctions (International law)
Leading members of the US Congress yesterday endorsed the possible use of economic sanctions against North Korea, amid alarm over the secretive communist regime's latest effort to thwart international inspection of nuclear plants. The US is considering urging China and Japan to cut their economic ties with North
