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Edison Applies for SONGS License Amendment
Source: NewsSouthern California Edison is moving quickly in its effort to modify a license at its San Onofre nuclear plant and restart unit 2 at reduced power…
Westinghouse Caps Containment Vessel at New Chinese Reactor
Source: NewsCrews have lowered the top section of the containment vessel for one of the world's first Generation III AP1000 reactors at China's Haiyang nuclear plant.
TVA Documentation Questioned for Thousands of Parts at Watts Bar, Other Plants
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has come down on the Tennessee Valley Authority for its program to document the quality of commercial parts ordered for its Watts…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe last week brought another investigation into the accidents at Fukushima Daiichi, as well as news that Tohoku Electric will no longer pursue a new nuclear…
NuScale Joins Other Small Modular Reactor Developers Seeking DOE Funding
Source: NewsEarlier this week, NuScale Power announced it will pursue the second round of small modular reactor funding recently offered by the Department of Energy, joining the…
Regulators Uphold New Levy County, Fla., Nuclear Plant Environmental Study
Source: NewsProgress Energy's application to build two new reactors near Gainesville, Fla., will continue to move forward after a regulatory body dismissed an appeal by environmental groups.
NRC Cites Prairie Island Reactor for Radiation Detector Malfunction
Source: NewsUnit 1 at the Prairie Island nuclear plant in Minnesota faces tougher regulatory scrutiny after inspectors found it had left a radiation detector inoperable for 10…
New Melter Arrives at Savannah River Vitrification Plant
Source: NewsThe Savannah River Site's facility for encasing liquid defense waste in glass received its fourth melter earlier this month.
Westinghouse Preliminary Favorite for New Czech Nuclear Plant Construction
Source: NewsWestinghouse has emerged as the early favorite to build two new reactors in the Czech Republic, although Rosatom remains in the running as Czech utility CEZ…
Byron 2 Reactor Back Online After Stator Cooling Pump Repairs
Source: NewsFollowing an unplanned shutdown and repairs three days earlier, unit 2 at Exelon's Byron nuclear plant returned to service Saturday.
Macfarlane Nominated to Continue as NRC Chairwoman
Source: NewsAs she finishes the final year of her predecessor's unfinished term, Allison Macfarlane has been nominated to serve an additional five years as chairwoman of the…
Edison Mulls License Amendment in Pursuit of SONGS Summer Restart
Source: NewsAiming to restart unit 2 at its San Onofre nuclear plant this summer, Southern California Edison has floated the idea of amending its license to operate…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. has restarted cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi spent fuel pools following an electrical outage that TEPCO suspects might be connected to a…
Iowa's Interstate Power and Light Co. Signs Contract with Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsAlliant Energy subsidiary Interstate Power and Light Co. announced an 11-year deal Wednesday to purchase power from the Duane Arnold nuclear plant.
New Hinkley Point Reactors Receive Final UK Government Approval
Source: NewsThe UK's energy secretary has granted planning permission for two new reactors at the Hinkley Point nuclear plant. While critical power price negotiations are ongoing, the…
NRC Investigates Watts Bar, Sequoyah Nuclear Plants Over Pre-2009 Flood Precautions
Source: NewsFederal regulators are poised to cite two Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear plants for having inadequate procedures to deal with certain flood conditions prior to the modification…
Foundation Poured for New Vogtle Reactor
Source: NewsOn the heels of a similar milestone at V.C. Summer, Plant Vogtle recently completed the concrete basemat for the first of its new AP1000 reactors.
Areva Marketing Radar Sensors for Spent Nuclear Fuel Monitoring During Extreme Accidents
Source: NewsAmong the challenges confronting the nuclear power industry following the Fukushima Daiichi crisis, plant owners began looking for ways to monitor spent fuel pools in the…
Study: Cancer Incidence Lower Among Canadian Uranium Processing Workers than in General Population
Source: NewsA recently published study of 3,000 uranium processing workers in Port Hope, Canada, found their overall incidence of cancer was actually lower than that of the…
NRC Studying RPV Thermal Shock Potential at Palisades Nuclear Plant, Says Early Closure Possible
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has planned an informational meeting for Tuesday on pressurized thermal shock – a potential threat to pressurized water reactors that the agency…