Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company LLC on March 31 announced the submission of a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a proposed advanced nuclear project in Seadrift, Texas.

The American Public Power Association recently joined a coalition of industry trade groups in filing comments in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ’s) interim final rule to remove the National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations.

Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board and its customers could continue to partner to conserve energy and offset a large portion of forecasted growth in electricity demand over the next 20 years, according to a preliminary study recently detailed by the utility.

Ten journeyman teams and 11 individual apprentices won awards at the American Public Power Association’s twenty-third annual Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo, held March 28-29, in Roseville, California.

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) recently introduced the bipartisan Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act.

Massachusetts public power utility Reading Municipal Light Department and Tantalus Systems, a smart grid technology company, recently announced their partnership to implement the RMLD Advanced Metering Infrastructure replacement program beginning in 2025.