We can’t have both healthier children and nukes

According to The New York Times, a new Trump Administration Executive Order (EO) urges the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) “to reconsider its safety limits for radiation exposure, saying that current limits are too strict and go beyond what is needed to protect...

President Trump to unleash atomic power

On May 14, 2025, E&ENews updated reports on President Donald Trump’s  four “pre-decisional” White House Executive Orders to radically alter the historic role of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s  (NRC) to oversee the performance of reactor design safety...

A tar pit awaits Santee Cooper’s RFP applicants

The South Carolina Public Service Authority, also known as Santee Cooper electric, has announced that it has closed its January 22, 2025 “Request For Proposals” (RFP) to gauge the potential interest of any new buyers to resume the financing  and construction of the...
GOP states sue NRC to deregulate SMR licensing

GOP states sue NRC to deregulate SMR licensing

The governors of the states of Texas, Utah, Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona and their respective offices of state attorneys general have joined together with a number of fledgling nuclear start-up companies still in the design development phase for new, unproven small...