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WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today affirmed a final rule addressing the continued storage of used nuclear fuel between the end of reactors'...

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IHS Energy, a global information company, has released a new study that concludes diversity of fuels and technology in the U.S. electricity portfolio is...

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new National Academy of Sciences (NAS) assessment examining the causes of and lessons learned from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident is...

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following is a statement from Nuclear Energy Institute President and Chief Executive Officer Marvin Fertel on two nominations put forward by the White...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. nuclear energy industry added another layer of public protection with the opening here today of a national response center established as...

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nuclear energy programs would receive $899 million in fiscal 2015 under a $34 billion energy and water spending bill approved today by the House of...

WASHINGTON, DC, June 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today unveiled the first rules to limit carbon emissions from power plants nationwide as a major component of...

PHOENIX, May 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. nuclear energy industry added another layer of public protection with the opening here today of a regional response center established as part of the...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dominion Generation employees at Virginia's Surry nuclear power station have been honored with the industry's B. Ralph Sylvia "Best of the Best"...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, May 20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nuclear energy's importance in a diversified U.S. electricity portfolio makes it imperative that the industry build on 20 years of success by meeting...