Nuclear Regulatory Commission

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) -- The U.S. nuclear industry has started building its first new plants in decades using prefabricated Lego-like blocks meant to save time and money and revive the once promising energy source.

Federal regulators are worried a security manager's firing at a New Jersey nuclear plant could deter employees and contractors from questioning safety plans.

Anyone with questions about the Oyster Creek Power Plant's latest safety assessment by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is invited to an Open House in Manahawkin hosted by the NRC.

Upgrades are required to the vents in nuclear reactors similar to those that failed in Japan after a post-Fukushima Examination conducted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Superstorm Sandy was an eye-opener for owners of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Ocean County's Lacey Township.

A court has ruled that the federal government should reconsider which agency is responsible for overseeing the cleanup of nuclear materials on a Newfield site.

How did the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant fare during the last quarter of 2012? What about during Superstorm Sandy?

A group that's against the continued operation of the nation's oldest nuclear power plant wins an audience with federal nuclear regulators next month.

Anti Nuclear activists are asking the Governor's office and Nuclear Regulatory Commission to keep Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station offline until the plant's emergency procedures and evacuation plans are re-evaluated following Hurricane Sandy.

Could there be a connection between cancer rates and nuclear power plants?