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Labor Department Grant to Assist 220 Affected by Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Closure
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Labor has given an emergency grant to the state of Wisconsin to aid workers affected by the closure of the Kewaunee nuclear…
Tripped Reactor Worsens S. Korea Power Shortage
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsSouth Korea saw its already-dwindling power reserves dip Wednesday afternoon as another reactor shut down unexpectedly. Yonhap News reported that safety systems tripped a reactor at…
URS Names New Head of Savannah River Remediation
Source: NewsThe consortium handling liquid waste at the Savannah River Site has named a new project manager and president for Savannah River Remediation as the company's previous…
NRC Formalizes Permission for Indian Point Reactor Operation During Relicensing Dispute
Source: NewsAs expected, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally notified Entergy that it can continue operating unit 2 at Indian Point while regulators sort out challenges to…
Callaway Nuclear Plant Back Online After July Power Cable Arc
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsAmeren has restarted Missouri's sole nuclear plant after investigating a fire in electrical equipment that led to an automatic shutdown last month. The Westinghouse pressurized water…
Vietnam to Build Nuclear Research Center to Prepare for Reactor Construction
Source: NewsRussia is bankrolling a research center to help train nuclear industry workers in Vietnam, where energy policy calls for significant investment in the technology over the…
Students Mingle With National Lab Scientists in Inaugural NNSA-Funded Summer Program
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Science and Security Consortium wrapped up its inaugural Summer School program Friday, connecting students from around the country with some of the leading scientists…
Appeals Court Sides With Entergy in Vermont Yankee Relicensing
Source: NewsEntergy has prevailed in another court battle with the state of Vermont over the Legislature's authority to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. On Wednesday,…
Rosatom: Russian Pursuit of UK Nuclear Projects Hinges on Hinkley Point
Source: NewsRussia's Rosatom remains eager to enter the market to replace the UK's rapidly aging fleet of nuclear reactors. In the meantime, though, an executive has said…
Steam Generator Problem Shuts Down Millstone Reactor
Source: NewsUnit 3 at Connecticut's Millstone nuclear plant shut down unexpectedly Friday after the water level dropped in a steam generator. According to a report filed with…
One S. Korea Reactor OK to Restart, but Five Others Offline Could Still Lead to Blackouts
Source: NewsKorean regulators approved the restart of unit 4 at the Hanwool nuclear plant on Monday, providing limited relief for a power shortage during the most high-demand…
NPPD Decides Against Uprate for Cooper Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsUPDATED – Another Midwestern utility has shelved plans for an extended power uprate, this time at the Cooper nuclear plant between Omaha, Neb., and Kansas City,…
License Extended at Pickering Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe six operational reactors at Canada's Pickering nuclear plant will be allowed to operate for another five years, Canadian regulators announced Friday. The decision by the…
Day & Zimmermann Granted Multi-Year Contract Renewal with First Energy Nuclear
Source: NewsDay & Zimmermann (D&Z), the century-old, family-owned provider of construction & engineering, staffing, and defense solutions for leading corporations and governments around the world, announced today…
National Project Management Corp. brings proposal for new nuclear design to international UN representatives in Vienna
Source: NewsThis week, representatives from the Oswego-based National Project Management Corp. met with the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria to discuss the future…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA recently released study indicates that tons of radioactive groundwater continuously flows into the ocean at Fukushima Daiichi. In response, the Japanese government announced this week…
Switchgear Explosion Triggers Brief Alert at Harris Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsAn explosion in the Harris nuclear plant's switchgear prompted an alert at the North Carolina reactor Thursday. An electrical bus that provides power to safe-shutdown equipment…
New V.C. Summer Reactors Under Budget
Source: NewsAs they escorted reporters on a tour of two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors under construction at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant, South Carolina Electric and Gas representatives…
General Atomics Pursues DOE Funding for Its Modular Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor
Source: NewsGeneral Atomics has entered the running for Department of Energy funding to develop small modular reactors with a version of its helium-cooled fast reactor. Its Energy…
Green Mountain Power, Entergy Settle Vermont Yankee Cooling Tower Collapse Suit
Source: NewsAn out-of-court settlement has resolved a dispute over the cost of partial cooling tower collapses at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant several years ago. The Barre…