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Small Fire Reported at Idaho Nuclear Waste Cleanup Site
Source: NewsWorkers safely evacuated a building at the Idaho National Laboratory Friday during a fire at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project. The Department of Energy offered…
Department of Energy Announces 2013 Funding for University Research Programs
Source: NewsOn Friday, the Department of Energy announced its annual round of funding for nuclear power research programs at universities across the country. Awards for 2013 totaled…
Advanced Cameras Confirm Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant Shield Building Integrity Two Years After Cracks Found
Source: NewsHigh-definition cameras inserted into sample holes in the Davis-Besse nuclear plant's shield building have revealed a handful of additional cracks, FirstEnergy reported Friday, but confirmed that…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFukushima Daiichi weathered an earthquake and a typhoon this week, and Japan's prime minister has asked Tokyo Electric Power Co. to decommission the last two potentially…
Small Modular Reactor Conference to Feature SMR Developers, Researchers
Source: NewsSome of the top names in nuclear energy will gather in Idaho next month at a conference exploring the future of small modular reactors. "From Concept…
Regulators Close to Approving Nuclear I&C System from Westinghouse
Source: NewsWestinghouse announced it is close to regulatory approval for a nuclear plant instrumentation and control platform using a field-programmable gate array system the company's says will…
NRC Dismisses Fine, Violations Following CB&I Changes at Shaw Group
Source: NewsFederal regulators have withdrawn a $36,400 fine for safety culture problems identified at the Shaw Group before its acquisition by Chicago Bridge and Iron. Earlier this…
U.S., Russia Extend Nuclear Power Research Ties
Source: NewsRussia and the United States have announced an agreement to further their cooperative nuclear power research efforts, including projects at a new fast reactor under development…
Reactors Safe After Fire Aboard Russian Sub
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsRussia's military has said a fire in a submarine sparked by welding equipment did not compromise the craft's nuclear propulsion system. The nuclear sub K-150 Tomsk…
Susquehanna Reactor Shut Down to Inspect Turbine Blades for Cracks
Source: NewsA reactor at the Susquehanna nuclear plant entered another outage over the weekend to address potential cracking in the blades of its steam turbine. PPL has…
Financiers Urge TVA to Finish Reactor Projects, Shut Coal Plants
Source: NewsA group of financiers pursuing potential tax credits is lobbying for the use of private financing to help finish incomplete Tennessee Valley Authority reactors. Facing a…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsWorkers at Fukushima Daiichi have encountered more contaminated water around the grounds of the damaged plant. Meanwhile, prosecutors this week declined to pursue criminal charges against…
Westinghouse to Segment Decommissioned Reactor Vessel in Spain
Source: NewsWestinghouse is helping to dismantle Spain’s first commercial nuclear plant. In a release Thursday, the Pennsylvania-headquartered Toshiba subsidiary said it will segment the reactor pressure vessel…
Former Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour Open to Spent Fuel Storage
Source: NewsAfter a business group raised the idea last month, former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday the possibility of storing nuclear waste in Mississippi is worth…
NAS Report Critical of Intensive DOE Oversight at National Labs
Source: NewsFor the second year in a row, a report published by the National Academies of Science studied the work of U.S. national security laboratories, generally praising…
Pilgrim Reactor Remains Offline to Fix Leak
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsRepairs have kept Entergy's Pilgrim nuclear plant in Massachusetts offline this week after an unexpected shutdown on Sunday night. The Cape Cod Times reported that the…
New Agreement Could Allow PSEG Ownership Stake in Holtec SMR
Source: NewsHoltec International has announced a change in its partnership with PSEG that opens the door for the utility to buy into Holtec's small modular reactor project.…
API Services Announces Strategic Partnership in the Energy Sector.
Source: NewsAPI Services is an industry leading provider of state of the art metrology solutions to the Manufacturing, Automotive, Aerospace and Energy sectors. Integrating the latest technology…
Westinghouse and Exelon to Pursue Saudi Nuclear Plant Development
Source: NewsExelon Nuclear Partners, Westinghouse and its corporate parent Toshiba announced an agreement Monday the companies hope will boost their prospects for building new nuclear plants in…
UK Prepares to Demolish Chimney at Site of Windscale Fire
Source: NewsWork has begun to remove the chimney of the first pile at Windscale – a landmark in Britain's nuclear history and the site of its worst…