WASHINGTON — Something resembling a “fog of war” prevailed at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s headquarters in the first hours and days after the Fukushima accident began last March, the N.R.C.’s chairman said Tuesday, as the agency released a cache of…

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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Die US-Regierung hat erstmals seit mehr als 30 Jahren den Bau neuer Atomreaktoren genehmigt. Das Unternehmen Southern Company erhalte Lizenzen, ihr bestehendes Kernkraftwerk Vogtle im US-Bundesstaat Georgia zu erweitern, teilte die Regulierungsbehörde NRC am Donnerstag…

J.F. Lehman & Company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire National Response Corporation and its affiliated businesses NRC Environmental Services and SEACOR Response from SEACOR ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Southern Co. won approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to begin full construction of two new reactors, each with 1,100 megawatts of capacity, at its Plant Vogle site in Georgia, the power company said Thursday. It's the first new nuclear power facility to…

ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - Regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in more than 30 years, despite objections of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman, who cited safety concerns stemming from Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster.

(02-08) 22:44 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are considering a plan to build the nation's first nuclear power plant in a generation. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is set to vote Thursday on Atlanta-based... Presented By: Chicago Booth Business Forecast  …

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision, affecting projects in Georgia and South Carolina, is a milestone in the much-delayed revival of nuclear plant construction sought by the industry.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) raised eyebrows on Thursday when he questioned Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko about his alleged mistreatment of women, claims that Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) dismissed as baseless and politically motivated. Vitter…