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S.C. Presses Court Challenge of Decision to Defund Work on Mox Plant
Source: NewsSouth Carolina's attorney general has asked a federal court to expedite a decision on its suit that aims to restart work on the Savannah River Site's…
Radiation-Resistant Algae Studied for Waste Treatment
Source: NewsScientists in France are studying algae discovered in a nuclear facility for its potential to decontaminate radioactive liquids. The species of micro-alga called Coccomyxa actinabiotis can…
Fort Calhoun Powers Down for Air Conditioner Repair
Source: NewsNebraska's Fort Calhoun nuclear plant was forced to power down this week for a third time since exiting an extended outage late last year. The reactor…
Sellafield Site Picks Contractor for $2.3 Billion Silo Cleanup
Source: NewsSellafield Ltd. has tentatively selected a consortium of Areva, Mace and Atkins to clean up a facility that stores legacy waste from the country's civilian nuclear…
Palo Verde Retroactively Declares Unusual Event for November Hydraulic Issue
Source: NewsUnit 1 at Arizona's Palo Verde nuclear plant retroactively declared an unusual event Thursday stemming from a hydraulic line problem in November. In a report filed…
Russia, India Reach Agreement on New Reactors at Kudankulam
Source: NewsAfter a long impasse, Russia and India have reached an agreement for the construction of units 3 and 4 at the Kudankulam nuclear plant. Nuclear Power…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThis week, Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operating a system that will allow groundwater to bypass damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. The Japanese utility also announced…
CB&I Wins Contract to Decommission Floating Reactor for Army
Source: NewsThe Army has selected Chicago Bridge and Iron to decommission the barge-based Sturgis nuclear plant for $35 million. "This award underscores CB&I's nuclear decommissioning and dismantlement…
Bruce Power CEO Interested in Taking Over Ontario Power Generation Reactors
Source: NewsThe CEO of Bruce Power recently made the case in a Canadian newspaper that his company should take over reactors operated by publicly owned Ontario Power…
Reactors Shut Down Unexpectedly at Salem, Vogtle
Source: NewsTwo nuclear plants reported unplanned reactor shutdowns Tuesday after water level irregularities in steam generators. At PSEG's Salem plant in New Jersey, operators manually tripped unit…
NTE Solutions Hires Senior Director, Expands Nuclear Advisory Services Team
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsNTE Solutions is pleased to announce that Jim Medford has joined the company as Senior Director. Medford will head up the firm’s growing nuclear advisory services…
NRC Issues License for South Dakota Uranium Project
Source: NewsPowertech Uranium Corp. has received a critical regulatory approval for its Dewey-Burdock project in South Dakota, the company announced Tuesday. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a…
EPA Monitoring Air at WIPP While Preparations Continue for Further Inspections Underground
Source: NewsInspection schedules remain in flux at the Department of Energy's New Mexico waste repository after workers last week entered the mine for the first time since…
Kerr-McGee Settlement Includes $1 Billion for Navajo Uranium Mine Cleanup
Source: NewsA share of a $5.15 billion settlement related to the environmental legacy of a company acquired by Anadarko will clean up contamination from about 50 Cold…
FPL: Less Steam Generator Tube Wear at St. Lucie 2 Than Expected
Source: NewsAs it wraps up a refueling outage at its St. Lucie unit 2 reactor, Florida Power and Light sought to reassure ratepayers that the outage revealed…
Westinghouse, Ukraine Close to Nuclear Fuel Deal
Source: NewsWith tensions high between Ukraine and Russia, its traditional supplier of nuclear fuel, Ukrainian media reported that the country is close to a deal to expand…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA United Nations study released this week found no radiation-caused illnesses in Japan related to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. While elsewhere in the country, a…
Perry Nuclear Plant Evacuates Building After Refrigerant Leak
Source: NewsThe Perry nuclear plant in Ohio issued an unusual event declaration Wednesday in response to a gas leak in an auxiliary building. According to a report…
Quad Cities Nuclear Plant Stable After Alert, Smoke in Turbine Hall
Source: NewsThe Quad Cities nuclear plant in Illinois declared an alert Wednesday after reports of smoke in a turbine hall. Off-site emergency personnel and the plant's fire…
New Y-12/Pantex Contractor Names Leadership
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsA consortium led by Bechtel and Lockheed Martin has begun naming its leadership team as it takes over management of the Y-12 and Pantex sites. The…