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Westinghouse Partners with Burns & McDonnell to Develop Small Modular Reactor
Source: NewsAs it endeavors to be the first firm in the U.S. to license a small modular reactor, Westinghouse on Monday announced a partnership with Kansas City,…
Progress Energy to Close Crystal River Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsProgress Energy Florida's Crystal River 3 nuclear plant will not return to service, the company announced Tuesday. The reactor has languished offline since crews discovered damage…
China Planning Exports of CAP1400 Reactor Based on Westinghouse AP1000
Source: NewsBy the end of the year, Chinese companies will begin international marketing of a 1,400 megawatt power reactor based largely on the Westinghouse AP1000.
DOE Chief Steven Chu to Step Down
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsSteven Chu announced Friday that he will relinquish his post as head of the Department of Energy.
Judge: Government Must Pay for Decommissioned Rancho Seco Nuclear Plant Waste Storage
Source: NewsIn line with the results of similar lawsuits filed by other nuclear plant owners, a judge ruled Thursday that the federal government must compensate the Sacramento…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe last week saw Japan's new prime minister promise to reconsider plans to abandon nuclear power, and new statistics indicate travelers visited the country last year…
Westinghouse Adds Local Steel Agreements As Reason It Should Build Czech Reactors
Source: NewsWestinghouse has sweetened the pot in its bid to build two AP1000 reactors in the Czech Republic, announcing agreements this week that would source the majority…
NRC Licenses New Transnuclear Waste Cask With Highest Capacity of Its Kind
Source: NewsTransnuclear has won a key regulatory approval for its new waste cask that will allow larger shipments and can accommodate fuel from Areva's EPR plant design.
NGNP Awarded DOE Contract for High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) Technologies Analysis and Studies
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $1 million to the NGNP Industry Alliance Limited for a 50/50 cost shared contract (plus follow-on options) to continue…
President of B&W Nuclear Energy to Retire
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox announced Tuesday that Michael D. Lees, the head of its nuclear energy business unit, will retire in March. Taking his place will be…
Second Consortium Challenges DOE's Y-12/Pantex Contract Award
Source: NewsAnother bidder has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office after the National Nuclear Security Administration awarded a Bechtel-Lockheed Martin consortium an extensive contract to…
Report Warns of Adversarial Relationship Between DOE, SRS Salt Waste Facility Contractor
Source: NewsRelations have soured between the Department of Energy and construction contractor Parsons at the Savannah River Site, a recent department report suggests, with the company alleging…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA smoking power cord brought the fire department to Fukushima Daiichi's common spent fuel facility Thursday, while Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it will pursue ocean…
Exec: Duke Committed to New Lee Nuclear Plant, But Schedule Likely to Be Pushed Back
Source: NewsA Duke executive recently told state power regulators that the utility remains committed to building two new AP1000 reactors in South Carolina, but low demand growth…
Bangladesh Will Start Construction On Its First Nuclear Plant This Fall
Source: NewsBangladesh will start construction on its first nuclear power plant this fall, its prime minister announced Wednesday.
Areva to Install EPR Simulator at Virginia Research Center
Source: NewsA technology center in Virginia plans to install a simulator that will allow researchers to study Generation III+ power reactor systems and how operators interact with…
NRC Convenes Oversight Panel to Evaluate SONGS Unit 2 Restart
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has convened a panel of technical experts to evaluate Southern California Edison's proposal to restart a reactor at its San Onofre Nuclear…
Pa. Property Investor Seeks New Home for Historical Westinghouse "Atom Smasher"
Source: NewsA developer is trying to find a new home for an industrial Van de Graaf generator at Westinghouse's former Pennsylvania research center – a historical landmark…
B&W Contests Pantex/Y-12 Contract Loss
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox on Friday announced it will formally protest a recent decision that ends its management roll at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Y-12 and…
Los Alamos Management Contract Extended Despite Performance Measures
Source: NewsThe consortium managing Los Alamos National Laboratory earned 68 percent of its potential performance-based fee last year. Although that level could have triggered new bidding for…