West Virginia, the deposed king of U.S. coal, is moving to repeal a 1996 state law essentially banning nuclear power plants in the state. The state senate on Tuesday (Jan. 25) overwhelmingly approved a bill to repeal the nuclear prohibition. The vote was 24-7, with three senators who did not vote. The bill had both… More Will coal-rich West Virginia go nuclear?

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today announced it has turned down Oklo Power’s application for a combined construction and operating license for its tiny (1.5-MWe) Aurora fast reactor on federal land in Idaho. The agency said Oklo has not been able to produce “information on several key topics….” The NRC said its application denial was… More NRC turns down Oklo combined license