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Four Arrested in Livermore Lab Protest
Source: NewsFour activists participating in a mock “foreclosure” of the Lawrence Livermore national lab in California were arrested without incident Sunday.
Summer Nuclear Plant Construction Progress Outlined in SCANA Earnings Announcement
Source: NewsSCANA's second quarter earnings call Thursday featured updates on the new reactor construction at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant, in addition to the company's take on…
Appeals Court Delays Yucca Mountain Decision
Source: NewsIn a decision Friday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to force the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to rule on a license application for the Yucca…
Areva Completes First In-Field Use of In-Cask Dry Storage Inspection System
Source: NewsAreva announced it has collected data on temperature and surface conditions inside dry casks for spent nuclear fuel using instruments developed by its Transnuclear subsidiary.
NuScale Commissions SMR Control Room Simulator – First of Its Kind
Source: NewsEngineers at NuScale Power now have a more realistic picture of what it would be like to operate a small modular reactor, following the completion of…
Bechtel Picks Up CNPEC Consulting Contract
Source: NewsChina Nuclear Power Engineering Corp. (CNPEC) has hired industrial construction giant Bechtel to help enhance its construction management. Bechtel announced Wednesday that it will provide training…
Edison Estimates SONGS Reactors Will Be Back in Service at End of Year
Source: NewsIn projections for state power regulators, Southern California Edison recently suggested reactors at the San Onofre nuclear plant could be back in service in November and…
NRC Awards Funds to Universities in Colorado, Idaho
Source: NewsTwo schools announced funding awards totaling $749,000 from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tuesday to benefit nuclear education programs.Colorado State University announced grants worth about $600,000. According…
Nuclear Plant Builder The Shaw Group to be Acquired by Chicago Bridge & Iron
Source: NewsIn a $3 billion deal announced Monday, Chicago Bridge and Iron will purchase The Shaw Group, which holds construction contracts for four new reactors at the…
Protestors Deface Secure Building at Y-12 Site
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsThree protesters were arrested at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility in Tennessee Saturday, accused of cutting through multiple security fences and entering a secure area.Two men…
Small Amount of Cs-137 Lost in Office of Canadian Nuclear Regulator
Source: NewsIn what appears to be an embarrassing breach of its own rules, the Canadian agency that oversees nuclear safety lost a sample of cesium-137 in its…
Switchyard Problem at Byron Prompts NRC Bulletin
Source: NewsFollowing switchyard problems that led to the momentary loss of the reactor coolant pumps at the Byron 2 reactor, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting information…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsAn investigation into dosimeter tampering and the selection of a potential leader for Japan's new nuclear regulatory agency highlighted the recent news from Fukushima Daiichi.Developments related…
Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Labor Contract Reached
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsNextEra Energy and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 204 announced they've agreed to a three-year contract for workers at the Duane Arnold nuclear plant.
Mo. Governor Finds Ample Local Support for Callaway SMR Proposal
Source: NewsSince Westinghouse teamed up with Ameren to compete for federal funding supporting small modular reactor development, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has found no shortage of local…
Babcock & Wilcox and FirstEnergy Announce MOU for Potential mPower Small Modular Reactor Deployment
Source: NewsThe Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) and FirstEnergy Corp. announced today that FirstEnergy and a B&W subsidiary, Generation mPower LLC (GmP), have signed a Memorandum of…
42 Workers Exposed to Radiation from Tritium at Indian Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsAn Indian nuclear plant has reported 42 workers were exposed to radiation recently in two incidents. While all have returned to work, two received doses roughly…
Westinghouse Offers Ontario Power Detailed AP1000 Plans for Darlington Project
Source: NewsAs one of the companies under consideration to build a pair of new reactors near Toronto, Westinghouse announced Monday that it is preparing a range of…
Offsite Power Loss Shuts Down Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Monday
Source: NewsLoss of offsite power tripped the reactor at New Jersey's Oyster Creek nuclear plant early Monday morning.At 3:29 a.m., safety systems functioned as designed and automatically…
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Allows Point Lepreau to Restart
Source: NewsToday, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced its decision authorizing New Brunswick Power Nuclear (NBPN) to begin activities to restart the Point Lepreau Generating Station.…