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The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant closedÌýon 29 DecemberÌýdue to "wholesale market flaws" which owner Entergy said made its operation uneconomic. The single-reactor power plant represented 72% of electricity generated in the state.

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions has started a multi-year campaign to process aluminum-clad used nuclear fuel stored at the Savannah River Site.

Developing new nuclear technologies requires overcoming considerable financial and regulatory hurdles, as the promise of clean, efficient electricity remains essential to US energy policy, the Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Institute said, following a meeting on 11 December of a House Science Committee.

The US Department of ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß (DoE) has formally issued a solicitation for federal loan guarantees worth up to $12.5 billion to support advanced nuclear energy projects.

A large structural component - the CA05 module - has been installed at the VC Summer unit 2, the first of two Westinghouse AP1000s under construction at the site in South Carolina.

An inspection of an underground pipe at a US nuclear power plant has been successfully completed using GE Hitachi's Surveyor robot. Previously, such examinations have usually involved excavation work.

Exelon has applied to the US regulator for a 20-year licence extension for its two-unit La Salle nuclear power plant in Illinois.

Rolls-Royce's Spinline modular digital instrumentation and control (I&C) platform has been approved for use in US nuclear power plants by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The US House of Representatives has passed legislationÌýto authorize Department of ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß research on whether low-dose ionizing radiation poses a risk.

Updated figures for Uranium ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Corp's Burke Hollow project in South Texas see inferred resources increase by 77% to 5.12 million pounds U3O8 (1969 tU) at an average grade of 0.09% U3O8.

No uranium processing campaigns are likely to take place in 2015 at the USA's only conventional uranium mill, White Mesa, after the current campaign finishes in March, according to operator ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Fuels.

The construction licence for the partially-built mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication plant at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina has been extended by ten years at the request of its builder.