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Even as small nuclear reactor designs gain traction, with Westinghouse announcing in early May a new 300-MW version of its larger AP1000 model now in use in Georgia and elsewher, construction hurdles need attention to speed deployment of advanced technology, says a new National Academies analysis.

The jury found Greystar Development and Construction LLC guilty of negligence in the 2019 death of Kiersten Smith, 29.

Senate Democrats call Republican-backed House bill passed on April 26 as "dead on arrival," but measures in it to speed permitting could gain bipartisan support. 

The action is the first  taken by US Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act to address levels of potentially harmful perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Norfolk, Va.’s city council has approved a $2.6-billion coastal resilience partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

A report released following a fatal New York City parking garage collapse revealed dozens of garages in the city need immediate repair.

Bechtel Energy is EPC contractor for the Rio Grande LNG project, with its $11.5B price agreement for the first three trains extended to June 15 and a final investment decision by developer Next Decade to be made by June 30.

Project development, estimated to occur in the early-to-mid 2030s, will be based on design used in the U.S. Energy Dept. breakthrough effort last December that successfully demonstrated laser fusion power with energy gain.

The MBTA submitted a four-part safety plan with the Federal Transit Administration after a rash of near miss accidents and an incident that left a worker seriously injured.

Lohrasb “Jeff” Jafari, the former executive vice president of now dissolved PRAD Group, pleaded guilty to three counts after being accused of bribing Atlanta officials.