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Potential EU Investigation Could Delay Reactor Construction in UK
Source: NewsA likely investigation by the European Union could hold up a deal between the UK and EDF on the construction of new reactors at Hinkley Point.…
Seabrook Nuclear Plant Union, Management Reach Labor Deal
Source: NewsWith a lockout threat looming and a little more than a day left to negotiate, NextEra Energy and a union representing about a third of employees…
Turbine Trip Takes Hope Creek Nuclear Plant Offline
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsPSEG's Hope Creek reactor in New Jersey shut down automatically on Sunday. A plant spokesman told the South Jersey Times that a high moisture separator level…
Holtec Completes Nuclear Fuel Storage Basket that use Nanotechnology
Source: NewsHoltec announced the successful completion of the first batch of Metamic-HT spent fuel storage baskets for their 89 storage cell BWR canister, MPC-89. The HI-STORM FW…
Pakistan Breaks Ground on New Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsOn Tuesday, Pakistan's prime minister officially broke ground on a new nuclear plant near the country's commercial capital of Karachi. Pakistani state media reported that China…
Romania, China Sign Nuclear Power Agreements
Source: NewsWhile announcing more than a dozen trade deals reached between China and Romania Monday, the countries finalized two nuclear cooperation agreements related to new reactors proposed…
Hatch Nuclear Plant VP Will Lead Southern Co.'s Nuclear Fleet Operations
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsSouthern Nuclear recently announced leadership changes at its Hatch nuclear plant as its site vice president takes a job at the company's headquarters. Dennis Madison will…
Chalk River Reactor Back Online, Easing Fears of Medical Isotope Shortage
Source: NewsA reactor at the Chalk River site in Canada returned to service Friday, ending a supply interruption of the medical isotope molybdenum-99. The Ontario lab's 135…
B&W Launches Third Y-12/Pantex Contract Appeal
Source: NewsWith billions at stake, a Babcock & Wilcox-led consortium has filed yet another appeal of a decision to award management of the Y-12 and Pantex national…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFuel assembly removal from the Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 spent fuel pool proceeded smoothly this week, while Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced it will decommission two…
Basemat Poured at Vogtle's New Unit 4 Reactor
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsConstruction at Georgia's Vogtle nuclear plant reached another milestone this week with the completion of the concrete foundation for unit 4. Southern Co. announced Thursday that…
Customer Refund Proposed for San Onofre Nuclear Plant Shutdown
Source: NewsNext month the California Public Utility Commission will consider the first of what will likely be multiple customer refunds related to the closure of the San…
As Egypt Schedules Nuclear Plant Tender, Russia Keen to Participate
Source: NewsRussian officials have begun to make the public case for partnering with Egypt to help the North African country built its first nuclear power plant. Last…
Appeals Court: Nuclear Waste Fees Should Drop to $0
Source: NewsOn Tuesday, an appeals court reprimanded the Department of Energy for collecting waste fees from nuclear utilities after the Obama administration cancelled the Yucca Mountain repository…
Storm Damages Paducah Enrichment Plant
Source: NewsUSEC's Paducah, Ky., Gaseous Diffusion Plant declared an alert when powerful tornadoes tore through parts of the Midwest Sunday. The plant sustained damage, but it did…
NRC Moves Documents to Comply with Ruling Restarting Yucca Mountain Review
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally restarted work on its safety evaluation report for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada. In August, a federal…
With Reactor Licensing Delayed, Mitsubishi Plans Charlotte Layoffs
Source: NewsAs Mitsubishi Heavy Industries puts its pursuit of a license for the APWR on hold, the company announced it plans to lay off 48 at its…
Cesium-137 Found in Pennsylvania Scrapyard
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsA Pennsylvania scrapyard discovered cesium in an outbound truck last month, exposing workers to small doses of radiation. Coatesville Scrap checks inbound and outbound trailers for…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFruitful leak inspections of the unit 1 torus and a promise to improve working conditions highlighted the recent news from Fukushima Daiichi. Developments related to the…
Babcock & Wilcox to Sell Most of Its Stake in mPower Small Modular Reactor Venture
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox has announced it wants to sell most of its stake in the Generation mPower small modular reactor project. B&W said it has invested…