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Areva Announces Dominion Fuel Contract, Operations Center Investment
Source: NewsAreva this week announced two deals in the United States, one to provide fuel to Dominion's Millstone nuclear plant and another to invest $26.3 million at…
San Onofre RPV Head Shipped to Utah
Source: NewsA reactor pressure vessel head from the San Onofre nuclear plant is making its way to a disposal site in Utah. San Diego's KFMB News reported…
Usec Will File for Bankruptcy
Source: NewsUsec, a uranium enrichment company spun off the Department of Energy in 1992, announced it will declare bankruptcy next quarter. In a release Monday, the company…
Holtec Committed to Developing SMR Without DOE Funding
Source: NewsAfter the Department of Energy selected another company this week to receive funding to help commercialize small modular reactors, Holtec International reaffirmed it will continue to…
Transformer Fault and Partial Power Loss Provoke NRC Inspection at Clinton Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsA ground fault that cut power to some systems at the Clinton nuclear plant in Illinois has prompted an inspection from federal regulators. On Friday, the…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA remote inspection inside Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 this week showed that its walls appear to be structurally sound. Meanwhile, the Japanese government is reportedly setting…
Bulgaria Enters Talks With Westinghouse to Build AP1000 Reactor
Source: NewsBulgaria has tentatively approved the construction of a new nuclear plant and on Thursday entered talks with Westinghouse to build the company's AP1000 reactor. In a…
Scientists Explore Fracking Technology for Nuclear Waste Disposal
Source: NewsA team of scientists is exploring the potential for using drilling techniques developed for natural gas fracking to inject nuclear waste deep into the earth's crust.…
DOE and Foreign Distributors Order $860,000 in Monitoring Equipment from U.S. Nuclear Corp.
Source: NewsOhio-headquartered Overhoff Technology, a division of U.S. Nuclear Corp., recently received a set of orders worth $860,000 for air and process monitors that will be installed…
Duke Files Decommissioning Plan for Crystal River 3 Reactor
Source: NewsDuke Energy plans to place its shuttered reactor at Florida's Crystal River power plant into SAFSTOR and will decommission it by 2074. The unit north of…
NRC Approves Uprate at Monticello Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsIn the next month, Xcel will take advantage of recent upgrades to increase the power production at its Monticello nuclear plant by 71 megawatts. The utility…
L-3 MAPPS Wins Tihange 1 Full Scope Simulator Project
Source: NewsL-3 MAPPS announced today that it has won an order from Electrabel S.A. for the supply of a full scope operator training simulator for the Tihange…
Transformer Explodes on Grounds of Arkansas Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsPlant and local firefighters extinguished a fire at Arkansas Nuclear One Monday that triggered an unusual event declaration and shut down the unit 2 reactor. An…
Clinton Reactor Shut Down After Transformer Fault
Source: NewsOperators shut down Exelon's Clinton nuclear plant in Illinois Sunday night when a transformer fault caused a partial power loss. "This resulted in the operators inserting…
Hope Creek Nuclear Plant Shut Down for Second Time in One Week
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsA moisture separator problem tripped the Hope Creek reactor in New Jersey for the second time in less than a week Thursday. During both shutdowns, a…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThis week, international and Japanese authorities recommended releasing tritiated water at Fukushima Daiichi, while rising contamination levels in a well brought mixed news on efforts to…
Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant Reports It's Ready to Restart
Source: NewsThe Fort Calhoun nuclear plant idled since flooding and a fire at the site during a refueling outage in 2011 has formally asked regulators to restart.…
Mexican Authorities Find Stolen Cobalt-60
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsOn Wednesday evening, a nuclear safety official in Mexico said police found a stolen truck transporting the medical isotope cobalt-60. The radioactive teletherapy material was en…
Unrelated Incidents Cut Power Output at Two Palo Verde Reactors
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsTwo of the three units at the country's largest nuclear plant cut their power output Monday following unrelated mechanical problems. Unit 2 at the Palo Verde…
Court Upholds Water Use for Utah Nuclear Project
Source: NewsA proposed nuclear plant in Utah has withstood a significant legal challenge as a judge upheld the validity of water rights for the project. As it…