Nuclear

One of the main issues in the lawsuit is NextEra’s handling of an outdated circuit breaker at the Seabrook nuclear facility. Avangrid alleges the company purposefully delayed updates to the equipment, preventing them from moving forward with their transmission project.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission met with NextEra Energy in an open-door meeting Tuesday and discussed concerns about a new proposal for emergency planning.

The plan includes 49 potential “reductions in effectiveness,” a term the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says indicates that the proposed changes are less effective than the current plan.

Although ASR has been detected in a nuclear power plant outside the United States, Seabrook Station is currently the only American nuclear power plant exhibiting ASR, according to the NRC.

Neighbors of the Seabrook nuclear power plant called for more transparent, independent monitoring of the facility’s degrading concrete at a federal…

Nuclear provides about a third of New England's electricity, but that's changing, as old plants in Vermont and Massachusetts shut down. Still, there's…

The Westinghouse Electric Company has locked out 172 union employees at its Newington plant following a breakdown in contract negotiations.Members of the…

On today's show:Civics 101: The Nuclear Codes"The Chernobyl Disaster" from Radio Rookies. Listen again at prx.org.Overheard with special guest, All Things…

After years of diplomatic false-starts, a deal over Iran’s nuclear program may finally be in sight. But as negotiators race to reach agreement by the end…

You can read George Johnson's full article and see more photos from his trip at this link: The Nuclear Tourist and also in the October print issue of…