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NRC Special Inspection Ordered After Two Units Trip at Calvert Cliffs
Source: NewsA two-unit shutdown caused by a partial power outage at Maryland's Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant last week has provoked a special inspection from federal regulators. On…
NRC to Delay Waste Confidence Decision by One Month
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has pushed back the deadline for an environmental study on spent fuel storage that has held up the agency's ability to issue…
Hanford Pays Fine to Wash. State Regulators Over Waste Management
Source: NewsWashington state's Department of Ecology has levied a fine against the U.S. Department of Energy, which also promised to change waste management practices at three facilities…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. has identified a water leak from the containment vessel of unit 3 at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and elsewhere at the…
GE-Hitachi Pays $2.7 Million Settlement in ESBWR Steam Dryer Investigation
Source: NewsGE-Hitachi has settled a suit claiming that it provided false information to federal regulators while applying for design certification of its Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor.…
Power Cut Trips Both Reactors at Calvert Cliffs
Source: NewsA partial power loss shut down both reactors at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Maryland at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday. The Combustion Engineering pressurized water reactors…
Largest Test Reactor at Hanford Will Soon Move to Waste Site
Source: NewsThe largest experimental reactor at the Hanford complex has been successfully removed from its Cold-War-era building. The Department of Energy site announced Wednesday that its contractor,…
South Texas Project Reactor OK After Smoke Fills Computer Room
Source: NewsA computer room filled with smoke at the South Texas Project nuclear plant near Houston Saturday. The fire triggered a brief unusual event declaration but did…
Harris Nuclear Plant Safe After Smoke Prompts Alert Saturday
Source: NewsA fire in electrical equipment prompted the Harris nuclear plant in North Carolina to declare an emergency Saturday, but no flames were found when firefighters arrived.…
Last-Minute Labor Deal Reached at Indian Point Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsEntergy and a union representing about 400 employees at New York's Indian Point nuclear plant reached a tentative deal Saturday to replace a labor contract that…
Report: Watts Bar 2 Reactor Construction on Track
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority's most recent report on progress at Watts Bar 2 shows the reactor completion project on schedule, with much of the work now…
Ameren's Chief Nuclear Officer Moves to Wolf Creek
Source: NewsAdam Heflin, formerly the chief nuclear officer overseeing Missouri's Callaway plant, has taken a position as CNO and CEO of the company that operates the Wolf…
Operation of New Reactor in India Delayed
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsFirst criticality for the second unit at the Kudankulam nuclear plant in India will be delayed until this spring or summer. The previous schedule had the…
Duke-Santee Cooper Talks on Sale of Stake in New V.C. Summer Reactors Ongoing
Source: NewsSantee Cooper's board met Tuesday to discuss the company's long-deliberated proposal to sell part of its stake in new reactors at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant…
Areva Signs Deal with Texas Waste Site for Vermont Yankee Waste Disposal, Delivers Canisters to Susquehanna
Source: NewsWaste Control Specialists, the owner of a low-level radioactive waste disposal site in West Texas, has reached a deal with Area to dispose of material from…
Severe Weather Continues to Affect U.S. Reactor Performance Over the Weekend
Source: NewsReports filed with regulators and published Monday showed a number of U.S. nuclear plants dealing with severe weather and other issues into the weekend. These included:…
MHF Services Buys Nuclear Waste Container Specialist Bull Run Metal Fabricators and Engineers
Source: NewsPennsylvania-headquartered specialty packaging and transportation company MHF Services has acquired Tennessee-based Bull Run Metal Fabricators and Engineers for an undisclosed sum. Based in Clinton, Tenn., Bull…
River Ice Forces Shutdown at Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsNebraska's Fort Calhoun nuclear plant – recently returned to service after nearly three years offline to address regulatory concerns – was forced to shut down Thursday…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe owners of a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Japan have applied to restart its construction in accordance with post-Fukushima safety regulations. Tokyo Electric Power Co.,…
Frozen Valve Results in Water Spill at River Bend Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsA freezing valve resulted in a water spill on the grounds of Entergy's River Bend nuclear plant Tuesday, but it did not pose a risk to…