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• Amarillo Power Update - License Application Will be Filed In 2009 vice 2008

  On Tuesday September 9, 2008 Amarillo.com published an update on Amarillo Power's planned nuclear project in the Texas panhandle. For undisclosed reasons, the company - led by George Chapman - has notified the NRC that it will be filing its construction and operating license application in late 2009 vice late 2008. At least part of the reason for the delay is the engineering site evaluation to... Posted Sep 10 2008, 02:44 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: new nuclear plants, NRC, Amarillo Power

• Smart people party

  After the award ceremony for the presenters and engineering challenge, after the speech by Mr. Luis Reyes, the Chief Operating Officer of the NRC, and after a fine Texas dinner of steak and potatoes, the American Nuclear Society Student Conference concluded with one last group event - the party. Luminant, the company that recently purchased TXU, and the owner of the Commanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant... Posted Mar 02 2008, 06:08 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: ANS, NRC, Luminant

• It's time for a change in the Atomic Energy Act!

  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is one of the best places to work in the federal government. It is staffed with dedicated professionals who provide technical expertise and work very hard. It is a fair, but tough regulator that goes by the book. However, it is not providing Americans with the service that they deserve from the government, mainly because the law that the NRC is required to follow is... Posted Feb 28 2008, 02:15 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: NRC, Atomic Energy Act

• Warren Buffett's interest in nuclear power confirmed by Wall Street Journal and Nuclear Regulatory Commission

  A couple of days ago, I shared a link to a comment from an Idaho blogger about how MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., a company controlled by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, is investigating the possibility of building a new nuclear power plant on some pasture land located outside of Boise, Idaho. On Friday, December 7, 2007, the Wall Street Journal picked up the story and and published an article... Posted Dec 08 2007, 06:33 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: MidAmerican Nuclear Energy Co., Warren Buffet, NRC