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Duke, Westinghouse Suits Dispute Costs from Unbuilt Florida Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsLawsuits filed in recent days by Westinghouse and Duke Energy both assert they are owed money for work related to a proposed nuclear plant in Levy…
First AP1000 Reactor Control Room Operational in China
Source: NewsConstruction has finished on the control room of the first reactor at China's Sanmen nuclear plant, paving the way for some of the final testing at…
Fluor and Babcock International Win $11.7 Billion Decommissioning Contract in UK
Source: NewsA company formed by Fluor and a subsidiary of Babcock International is poised to take over management of 12 decommissioned nuclear sites in the UK, the…
Utility Customer Settlement Proposed Over SONGS Steam Generators
Source: NewsRatepayers will recoup replacement steam generator costs, though not the expense of procuring replacement power, in a proposed settlement addressing the now-closed San Onofre nuclear plant.…
Possible Sources Found of Fumes Affecting Hanford Workers
Source: NewsWashington River Protection Solutions has identified two possible sources of chemical vapors that sickened 18 workers in the last two weeks at the Hanford cleanup site.…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA commercial fishing organization this week backed the discharge of groundwater accumulating at Fukushima Daiichi, while a government ministry concluded that Tokyo Electric Power Co. underestimated…
Livermore National Lab Names New Director
Source: NewsOn Thursday, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced the appointment of one of its deputy directors to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration facility in California.…
Duke to Sell Unused Nuclear Fuel from Crystal River 3
Source: NewsOn Wednesday, Duke Energy announced plans to sell unused fuel from its shuttered Crystal River 3 nuclear plant, presumably left over from an incomplete 2009 refueling…
Susquehanna Reactor Back Online After Valve Repair
Source: NewsPPL resumed power generation at unit 2 of its Susquehanna nuclear plant Tuesday after shutting it down March 20 to repair a valve on a pump.…
NRC Alleges Two Serious Violations at Arkansas Nuclear One After Fatal Accident Last Year
Source: NewsNext week, federal regulators will present Entergy with two apparent violation at Arkansas Nuclear One stemming from an industrial accident that killed a worker and injured…
Budget Cuts Threaten Training Reactor at Knolls Atomic Power Lab
Source: NewsFederal budget cuts could close one of the two naval reactors used to train sailors at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. The lab in upstate New…
Babcock & Wilcox Wins Maintenance Contract at Cook Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox announced a multi-year contract with American Electric Power Monday to service steam generators at its Cook nuclear plant. Terms of the contract were…
Small Fire Under Investigation at Fermi Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsA fire briefly ignited during testing of an emergency diesel generator Thursday at the Fermi nuclear plant near Toledo, Ohio. The DTE Energy plant was shut…
Canadian Nuclear Waste Shipments to Savannah River Site Delayed
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy plans to delay the shipment of liquids containing highly enriched uranium from Canadian research reactors to the Savannah River Site. The DOE's…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA water purification system at Fukushima Daiichi was taken offline this week after it contaminated 21 tanks holding previously treated water. Recent developments at the Tokyo…
WIPP Wants Lab Waste Moved to Private Site in Texas Until Repository Reopens
Source: NewsWith the country's primary transuranic waste repository shut down following a radiation leak, the Department of Energy plans to store waste from the Los Alamos National…
NuScale Partners with Enercon to Advance SMR Licensing
Source: NewsSmall modular reactor developer NuScale Power this week announced a partnership with Enercon Services, a Georgia engineering firm that helps new nuclear plants with the licensing…
Duct Residue Blamed for Bump in Radiation at WIPP
Source: NewsAir sampling at a transuranic waste repository in New Mexico revealed a slight increase in radioactive material last week, which the Department of Energy believes was…
Dozens of Protestors Invade Grounds of French Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsGreenpeace activists staged yet another demonstration on the grounds of a European nuclear facility Tuesday, overtopping fences and climbing onto the roof of the Fessenheim plant…
Shale Formations Studied for Spent Fuel Storage
Source: NewsU.S. scientists are studying the potential for shale formations to isolate spent nuclear fuel from ground water and human contact for millennia. Chris Neuzil, a veteran…