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The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

An instrument for detecting radiation is seen on a map of the New York area during an exercise to intercept radioactive "dirty bombs" in waterways near New York, Thursday, April 7, 2011. Dirty bombs have long been feared as a potential weapon of terrorists because their main objective is to sow panic, confusion and anxiety by hurling radioactive dust and smoke into the atmosphere. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

GAO watchdogs want Congress to tell nuclear agency to beef up procedures to prevent ‘dirty bomb’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - Taillights trace the path of a motor vehicle at the Naughton Power Plant, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo., next to a site where Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction on a next-generation nuclear plant. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring, File)

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

By Jennifer McDermott - Associated Press

FILE - This aerial photo shows cooling ponds alongside Dominion Energy's North Anna Power Station along the shores of Lake Anna in Mineral, Va., Aug. 15, 2018. Virginia's largest utility said Wednesday, July 10, 2024, that it will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Seeking carbon-free power, utility eyes small nuclear reactors

By Ben Finley - Associated Press

Promotion isn’t NRC’s role

In this March 22, 2019, file photo, the construction site of Vogtle Units 4 at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant is seen in Waynesboro, Ga. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will look at cutting back on inspections of the country’s nuclear reactors. Staff recommendations made public Tuesday would reduce the time and scope of annual inspections at the nation’s 90-plus nuclear power plants. Some other inspections would be cut from every two years to every three years. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

NRC doesn’t need Jeff Baran, an energetic adversary of nuclear power

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this May 26, 2011, file photo, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) headquarters is seen in Rockville, Md. The risk of an earthquake causing a severe accident at a nuclear power plant is up to 24 times greater than previously believed, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data, and the nation’s nuclear regulator believes that a quarter of reactors may need modifications to make them safer. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

New nominee needed to lead Nuclear Regulatory Commission

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Materials lie outside a Holtec International facility in Camden, N.J., on June 18, 2019. U.S. nuclear regulators on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, said they licensed a multibillion-dollar complex in New Mexico to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

U.S. regulators OK spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris listens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden names Democrats to lead nuclear, pipeline agencies

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

NY attorney general sues over nuclear plant shutdown plan

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NYC-area nuclear plant sale gets federal approval

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Wisconsin’s nuclear power plant operator seeks 30 more years

By CHRIS HUBBUCH - Associated Press

NYC-area nuclear plant sale for decommissioning is approved

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FILE - In this April 29, 2015 file photo, a boat travels on the Tennessee River near the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant near Spring City, Tenn. Federal regulators are fining the nation's largest public utility more than $900,000 for violating procedures during the startup of a Tennessee nuclear reactor and subsequently trying to cover up the incident. Two managers and a plant operator at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Barr Unit 1 reactor in Spring City were also issued violations by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.(AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)

Federal utility fined $900K for nuclear violations, coverup

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 29, 2015, file photo, an illustration depicts a planned interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico as officials announce plans to pursue the project during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M. The state of New Mexico is strongly objecting to a recommendation by federal nuclear regulators that a license be granted to build a multibillion-dollar storage facility for spent nuclear fuel from commercial power plants around the U.S. State officials in a letter submitted Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the site is geologically unsuitable and regulators have failed to consider environmental justice concerns. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

New Mexico objects to license for nuclear fuel storage plan

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2019, file photo, signs oppose plans to build a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in southern New Mexico, as they line a hallway ahead of a meeting of a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel in Albuquerque, N.M. U.S. nuclear regulators have hosted their final public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, on a proposal to build a multibillion-dollar complex in southern New Mexico to store spent nuclear fuel from commercial power plants around the country. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

US regulators take public comments on nuclear fuel plan

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US regulators grant more time to consider nuclear fuel plan

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2011, file photo, workers gather near the Unit 2 reactor which is undergoing re-fueling during a tour of the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Athens, Ala. U.S. nuclear plants will be allowed to keep workers on longer shifts to deal with staffing problems in the coronavirus pandemic. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials outlined the temporary shift extensions to nuclear power officials on Thursday, April 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

US allowing longer shifts at nuclear plants in pandemic

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Plan to store nuke fuel in New Mexico gets 1st regulatory OK

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Additional time OK’d for shipment of Vermont Yankee waste

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