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NRC Chairman Macfarlane Stepping Down
Allison M. Macfarlane, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), announced on Oct. 21 that she will leave the NRC effective Jan. 1, 2015, to take a position at George Washington University. Macfarlane took over the chair in July 2012—completing… Read More

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Cooling Tower Fire Takes Down UK Power Plant
A fire broke out in one of Didcot B power station’s cooling tower modules on the evening of Oct. 19, resulting in the shutdown of one of the plant’s two units. RWE Generation said that no RWE personnel or emergency… Read More

Xcel Energy to Close Minnesota Coal Plant
Xcel Energy formally notified state regulators and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator that it plans to close the two remaining coal-fired units at its Black Dog Generating Station in Burnsville, Minn., by April 2015. The Black Dog plant has 232… Read More

Entergy: $1.24B Is Needed to Decommission Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Decommissioning the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant will cost up to $1.24 billion, owner Entergy Corp. said in a study submitted to Vermont regulators on Friday. Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee (ENVY) plans to shutter the reactor in late 2014. The decision… Read More

NRC Deems Nuclear Waste Storage at Yucca Mountain Safe
The stalled Yucca Mountain permanent nuclear waste repository will meet regulatory requirements when permanently closed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has found in a long-awaited safety evaluation report (SER). The federal regulatory body on Oct. 16 issued Volume 3 of… Read More

Japan LNG Imports at Record Highs as Nuke Restarts Lag
Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have remained at record levels during 2014 as its entire fleet of nuclear power plants remains offline, according to recent data from the Japanese government. Japan’s reliance on fossil fuels for power generation—particularly… Read More