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Think Tank: High Costs of Indian Point Shutdown Would Include $76-$112 Increase to Yearly Residential Bills
Source: NewsAs Entergy faces continued opposition to relicensing its Indian Point reactors, the conservative Manhattan Institute think tank undertook a study to calculate the costs to electricity…
Vogtle 1 Shut Down Sunday for Refueling
Source: NewsUnit 1 at Southern Co.'s Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia powered down over the weekend for a scheduled refueling outage.
WANO, IAEA Agree to Strengthen Ties
Source: NewsAs a result of each organization's response to the Fukushima Daiichi accidents last year in Japan, the World Association of Nuclear Operators and the International Atomic…
Novel Process Begins Moving Spent Fuel From Indian Point 3 to Dry Casks
Source: NewsFaced with constraints on its crane inside the unit, Entergy has engineered a multi-step process that began Sunday for removing spent fuel from Indian Point 3…
House Republicans Target Loan Guarantees
Source: NewsOn Friday the House of Representatives passed a bill that would end the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program. While the No More Solyndras Act was…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA proposed energy policy eliminating nuclear power by 2030, as well as thyroid testing results and the appointment of a former Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman to…
Browns Ferry Improvement Plan to Open 100 Jobs
Source: NewsAs part of efforts to improve Browns Ferry's safety and operational record, Tennessee Valley Authority executives are planning to hire an additional 100 people at the…
Strike Ends as Candu, SPEA Reach Labor Agreement
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsAbout 1,200 members of Candu's workforce are back on the job after a recent contract agreement ended a lengthy strike.
Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant Reports Steam Leak, Worker Radiation Exposure
Source: NewsWorkers refueling Exelon's Peach Bottom unit 2 were exposed to low levels of radiation following a steam leak Tuesday.
Contaminated SRS Basin Now Sealed with 1,700 Truck Loads of Material
Source: NewsUsing enough material to fill four Olympic-sized swimming pools, crews at Savannah River have permanently sealed off an underground basin at the site's C Reactor.
Byron 1 Refueling Begins, Bringing in 2,200 Additional Workers
Source: NewsWork began Monday on a refueling outage at Byron unit 1, bringing in a surge of temporary workers and beginning one of the most extensive maintenance…
Pakistan Rumored to be Planning New Power Reactor
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsA newspaper in Pakistan has reported that country is preparing to add another reactor to its growing fleet.Quoting unnamed sources, The Nation reported on Monday that…
Waste Storage EIS, Plant Licensing Hiatus to Take 2 Years
Source: NewsOn Thursday the Nuclear Regulatory Commission unveiled its timeline for complying with a recent court decision prompting the agency to suspend license approvals for new and…
SRS Saltstone Facility Improvements Complete and Back in Service
Source: NewsThe Saltstone Facilities at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have restarted operations following a nine-month planned improvement outage. The facilities process and dispose of decontaminated salt…
EPRI and Newton Labs Team Up to Develop Underwater Laser Scanning Inspection System to Profile Nuclear Fuel
Source: NewsThe Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI), an independent, public-focused nonprofit research and development organization and Newton Research Labs, Inc., a Seattle-based manufacturer of machine vision,…
NRC Issues Guidance for US Nuclear Plant Modification Resulting from Fukushima
Source: NewsThe NRC has issued Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) to U.S. nuclear power plants to ensure proper implementation of three Orders the agency issued in March, in…
Alstom to Upgrade EDF Nuclear Plant Control Systems
Source: NewsAlstom has been awarded a contract worth over $62 million to retrofit the Controbloc N20 units for the 1300 MW nuclear power plants of Electricité de…
NRC Denies License – UniStar and EDF Looking for Partner for Calvert Cliffs Third Reactor
Source: NewsThe NRC denied a license Thursday to UniStar Nuclear Energy, a French-controlled company that proposed a third nuclear reactor at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant…
Ceram Wins Contract to Evaluate Alternative Technology for Disposing of Nuclear Waste
Source: NewsCeram has won a contract to evaluate alternative technologies for dealing with the decommissioning of waste stored in the First Generation of Magnox Storage Pond (FGMSP).…
Exelon Withdraws Early Site Permit for New Victoria Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsExelon is halting efforts to gain initial federal regulatory approvals for new nuclear construction in Victoria County, Texas, the company announced yesterday. The company has notified…