Workers on the $12.8 billion nuclear reactor refurbishment at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington plant were told to stay home one Friday in December after bosses noticed safety habits getting sloppy. Thestar.com

Austria is planning to sue the European Commission for allowing Hungary to expand its Paks atomic plant, it said on Monday, not viewing nuclear energy as the way to combat climate change or as being in the common European interest. Reuters.com

When the Omaha Public Power District signed an agreement with Exelon Generation LLC to manage the day-to-day operations of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station (FCS) in 2012, officials said it was the best move for the longevity of the facility. Enterprisepub.com

The U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management division, the Savannah River Site landlord, may soon get a new leader. On Jan. 18, Anne Marie White — a nominee for EM-1, the head of the DOE’s environmental cleanup program — testified before a federal energy committee, defending her qualifications and answering a handful of state-specific questions. Aikenstandard.com