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Duke: Catawba Tritium Release Poses No Health Risk
Source: NewsDuke Energy said tritiated water leaked from its Catawba nuclear plant on Wednesday, reporting the event to regulators but emphasizing tritium levels were within safe limits.
Chinese Companies Pitch Their Reactor Designs for Tentative South African Nuclear Project
Source: NewsChina's nuclear industry is wasting no time in wooing South Africa as it considers building several new reactors to meet its expanding energy needs.
Ruling on SONGS Could Delay Restart
Source: NewsA panel of experts within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ruled plans that could allow a reactor at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to run…
Exciter Vibration Shuts Down North Anna Reactor
Source: NewsOperators bringing North Anna unit 2 out of a refueling outage shut down the reactor again after reports of vibration and arcing in the main turbine.
Westinghouse, China's SNPTC Form AP1000 Supplier Certification Joint Venture
Source: NewsThe companies building the first AP1000 reactors in China announced a joint venture Monday that will further their cooperation and potentially encourage cross-border supplier networks for…
GAO Releases More Details on Contested Y-12/Pantex Contract
Source: NewsQuestionable procurement decisions at the National Nuclear Security Administration have emerged with the release of a ruling on a contested contract awarded for management of the…
Turbine Trip Shuts Down Calvert Cliffs Reactor
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsUnit 2 at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant remained offline Friday after a turbine trip shut down the reactor automatically earlier in the week.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. is drilling wells to divert groundwater around its severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Meanwhile, the company also predicted a slight increase…
Trespassing Y-12 Protestors Await Sentencing
Source: NewsThree anti-nuclear-weapons protesters who defaced the side of the Y-12 highly enriched uranium facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., remained in jail Thursday following their conviction the…
NRC, Southern Co. Settle Investigation into Radiation Exam Cheating at Farley Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsSouthern Co. and federal regulators have reached an agreement to resolve allegations that an employee helped other workers cheat on exams at the Farley nuclear plant…
Rosatom Offers EDF Cooperation, Potential Investment in Turkish Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsFrench nuclear firm EDF and Russia's Rosatom are in discussions to work more closely, a French publication has reported, potentially including co-ownership of Turkey's first commercial…
Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Powers Down for the Last Time
Source: NewsAfter generating 148 million megawatt-hours during nearly four decades in service, operators disconnected Wisconsin's Kewaunee nuclear plant from the Midwestern grid at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Operators Shut Down Palisades Nuclear Plant to Find Tank Leak
Source: NewsThe Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan shut down early Sunday morning when water leaking from a tank passed a threshold set earlier by federal regulators.
Indian Supreme Court Upholds Commissioning of New Reactors
Source: NewsIndia's largest nuclear power project has cleared yet another hurdle toward full operation with a Supreme Court decision issued Monday.
L-3 MAPPS to Introduce MAAP5 Severe Accident Simulation on Ling Ao Phase II Simulator
Source: NewsL-3 MAPPS announced today that it has won an upgrade contract from Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co., Ltd. (DNMC) to equip the Ling…
MHI and Areva Formalize Deal to Build New Atmea Reactors in Turkey
Source: NewsOn Friday, the prime ministers of Japan and Turkey announced a contract to build Turkey's second nuclear plant at Sinop.
Goldfish Prank Prompts Investigation at Perry Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsSomeone managed to sneak two goldfish into a secure area of the Perry Nuclear Plant, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Thursday, but neither FirstEnergy nor the…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFurther scrutiny of isolation condensers at Fukushima Daiichi and another year of big losses for nuclear utilities highlighted the news from Japan this week.Recent developments related…
Duke Cancels Plans for New Units at the Harris Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsDuke Energy will no longer pursue licensing for two new reactors at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant near Raleigh, N.C., the company announced Thursday.
NRC Says Foreign Ownership Could Preclude Licensing of New South Texas Project Reactors
Source: NewsThe staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that foreign ownership could keep Nuclear Innovation North America from pursuing a license for new reactors at…