Latest U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Stories

CLARKSVILLE, Md., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligent Fiscal Optimal Solutions (iFOS) Managing Consultants, LLC recently announced it is has been awarded a 5-year ID/IQ to provide Onsite Secretarial Support Services for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Headquarters and Interim Locations. The contract has a 1-year base, for 4-year options and a potential value of $13.5 million if all option years are exercised. Under the contract, iFOS provides short-term and long-term...

LITTLETON, Colo., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX:URE, NYSE MKT:URG) ("Ur?Energy" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") approved the Company's request to install and operate two rotary vacuum dryers and to package up to two million pounds of yellowcake per year at the Lost Creek facility. In addition, the Company is announcing that it has completed a purchase agreement which terminates the only privately held...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- International Isotopes Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INIS) is pleased to announce the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review, approval, and publication of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Company's planned depleted uranium de-conversion and fluorine extraction processing facility. The final EIS is published as U.S. NRC Regulation (NUREG-2113) and is available on the NRC website. The NRC...

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it is evaluating a series of upgrades to its Metropolis Works nuclear conversion facility following a recent U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspection that focused on preparedness for extreme natural disasters such as strong earthquakes and tornadoes. The NRC inspection of Metropolis Works was part of a comprehensive assessment it is conducting of all U.S. nuclear-related facilities...

DULLES, Va., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Compusearch® is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Enterprise Services Center (ESC), to provide PRISM software licenses and associated implementation services in support of FAA-ESC's deployment of an integrated procurement solution to their new client, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). FAA-ESC is a Shared Services Provider and as such does not receive...

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Speaking at a Platts Energy Podium event, the departing chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Thursday that the agency may not be able to renew licenses for operating nuclear plants for "a few years" because of a federal court ruling, but the practical impact will be limited. In his final news conference as chairman, Gregory Jaczko said he expects reactors that have applied for 20-year renewal of their operating...

A proposed study could help determine if there is a link between living near nuclear power plants or other nuclear facilities and having a higher risk of cancer, but challenges and limitations exist, says a new report from the National Research Council, the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering. The report recommends that a pilot study be completed first to evaluate the feasibility of a full-scale study, although the ultimate decision about...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The announcement today by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it has approved the combined construction and operating license for Southern Nuclear's Plant Vogtle expansion project in Georgia is welcome news to America's Building Trades Unions. Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is making preparations to build two Westinghouse Electric Co. AP1000 reactors at the Vogtle site near Augusta, Ga. The two new...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it has certified the design of Westinghouse Electric Co.'s AP1000 reactor. The design certification confirms the AP1000 reactor's ability to operate safely. It caps years of rigorous regulatory analysis that most recently focused on design enhancements to address aircraft impacts. The design certification is independent of a specific site or an application to...

MINERAL, Va., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power today began the restart of North Anna Power Station after the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted permission. More than two months of detailed inspections, testing and engineering, and seismic analysis revealed no functional damage to the station from the Aug. 23 earthquake. Control room operators, under the oversight of both Dominion nuclear officials and NRC inspectors, initiated the restart process for Unit...