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UK Billionaire Richard Branson Urges Obama to Help Develop Fast Reactors
Source: NewsAlong with the president of the American Nuclear Society, Virgin Records founder and serial entrepreneur Richard Branson is urging the Obama administration to fund research into…
Execs: Handling of Crystal River Info Played Role in Ouster of Progress CEO Following Merger With Duke
Source: NewsInformation surrounding the damaged containment building at the Crystal River nuclear plant has become a point of contention in regulatory hearings following the ouster of former…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsWorkers successfully removed the first fuel from a storage tank at Fukushima Daiichi, while at the Ohi plant a second reactor has come back online.Recent developments…
Uprate to Make Grand Gulf Most Powerful US Reactor
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsThe boiling water reactor at Entergy's Grand Gulf nuclear plant is set to become the most powerful commercial reactor in the country following an uprate approved…
Final Approval Granted for New Nuclear Plant in the United Arab Emirates
Source: NewsThe United Arab Emirates granted the first construction permit for a commercial nuclear plant in an Arab country Wednesday, greenlighting a project planned to encompass four…
Further Delays Announced at Olkiluoto Nuclear Plant EPR Project
Source: NewsOlkiluoto 3, the flagship European project for Areva's Generation III+ pressurized water reactor, will not enter service in 2014 as originally hoped, Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima…
TVA Reports Brief Fire in Browns Ferry Control Room in Jan.
Source: NewsA report made public by nuclear regulators last week detailed an annunciator panel failure at Brown's Ferry unit 3 in January.According to a filing with the…
DOE Approves New U-233 Processing Plan at Oak Ridge
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NewsThe Department of Energy has approved a new plan to deal with a stockpile of uranium-233 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for an estimated $511 million.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFurther details emerged this week about the conditions faced by workers in the aftermath of the accidents at Fukushima Daiichi, and it was revealed TEPCO may…
DOE Officials: End of Year Earliest to Expect Final Vogtle Loan Guarantee Approval
Source: NewsFinal approval of an $8.3 billion loan guarantee for the construction of two new reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia won't materialize until the end of…
Westinghouse, Areva and Rosatom Submit Their Bids for New Czech Reactors
Source: NewsThree companies formalized their bids to build two new reactors in the Czech Republic last week: Toshiba subsidiary Westinghouse, France-based Areva and a consortium led by…
Palisades Nuclear Plant Back Online After Refueling Tank Leak
Source: NewsThe Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan has returned to service following an unplanned outage to fix a water leak.The 778 megawatt pressurized water reactor was operating…
Areva, China Guangdong Preparing Bid for Horizon Nuclear Project in UK
Source: NewsThe head of Areva has announced his company and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co. plan to bid for Horizon Nuclear Power, the consortium of German utilities…
Macfarlane Sworn In as NRC Chairwoman
Source: NewsPromptly following Senate approval of her nomination, and just seven weeks after her predecessor announced his resignation, Allison Macfarlane was sworn in as the leader of…
Labor Contract Reached Between Entergy, Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Workers
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsEntergy and a union representing workers at its Pilgrim nuclear plant in Massachusetts reached a hard-fought contract agreement over the weekend, with the Utility Workers of…
Nuclear Engineers Strike Across Canada
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsNuclear engineers and scientists promised to picket facilities across Canada as the Society of Professional Engineers and Associates went on strike Monday.
Jaczko: Court Ruling Will Push Back Nuclear Plant Relicensings by “A Few Years”
Source: NewsA recent court ruling addressing spent-fuel storage at nuclear plants will likely delay 20-year license extensions at U.S. nuclear plants and might also slow down licensing…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsAnother investigation faulting Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant owner Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the Japanese government, along with an ongoing fight over company records from early…
FPL to Bring in 4,000 Temporary Workers for St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Uprate
Source: NewsCommunities around the St. Lucie nuclear plant are preparing for an influx of temporary workers as Florida Power and Light continues its reactor uprate program.
Duke Completes Merger with Progress Energy
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsBoard of Directors Appoints Jim Rogers President and Chief Executive Officer of Combined Company, Bill Johnson Resigns by Mutual Agreement Duke Energy Corporation confirmed the closing…