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American Centrifuge Project Receives Further DOE Funding, Reorganizes
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy has agreed to further funding for research at Usec’s American Centrifuge Project under a wide-ranging agreement that reorganizes its oversight and transfers…
Nuclear Power Company Of India Signs MOU for New AP1000 Reactors
Source: NewsThe primary builder of nuclear plants in India has reached an agreement to begin negotiations on Westinghouse AP1000 reactor construction in the state of Gujarat, the…
Pinhole Leak Fixed, Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant Returns to Service
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsAfter a fixing a small coolant leak discovered last week, FirstEnergy has restarted its Davis-Besse reactor in Ohio.The plant began producing power early Wednesday, FirstEnergy said…
New Nuclear Plant Licenses Achieved, NuStart Energy Consortium Disbands
Source: NewsEight years after joining forces to advance new nuclear plant construction in the U.S., the 10 utilities that make up NuStart Energy Development have announced they…
Union Appeals to Labor Board in Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Dispute
Source: NewsA labor dispute at the Pilgrim nuclear plant may be headed to the National Labor Relations Board after the Utility Workers of America Local 369 filed…
Nuclear Decommissioning Firm EnergySolutions Gets New CEO
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsSalt Lake City-based EnergySolutions has replaced its CEO, announcing the appointment of David Lockwood to the position in a statement Monday.
Court Issues NRC Another Rebuke on Spent Fuel Policies
Source: NewsA court ruling Friday will force the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reevaluate the environmental impact of storing spent fuel at nuclear plants around the country in…
Small Coolant Leak Reported at Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsAt about 8 p.m. Wednesday, a worker at FirstEnergy’s Davis-Besse reactor noticed a small leak during a walkdown of the reactor coolant system.
Picketing, Lockout at Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Follow Failed Contract Talks
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsUnionized Pilgrim nuclear plant workers returned to the picket line Wednesday after another breakdown in contract discussions prompted Entergy to implement its “contingency staffing plan,” described…
Turbine Trip Shuts Down Indian Point 2
Source: NewsThe Indian Point nuclear plant in New York shut down automatically from full power Wednesday following an apparent generator problem.Plant operator Entergy said in a release…
EPR Reactor Vessel Installed at China’s Taishan Unit 1 Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe construction of the EPR nuclear plant at Taishan in China, coordinated by EDF, CGNPC1 and AREVA, has passed a key stage in its development with…
NRC Office of New Reactors Gets New Director
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed a new executive director for its Office of New Reactors following the promotion last month of Michael Johnson to the…
Power Industry Honors Southern Co. With Edison Award for New Vogtle Reactors
Source: NewsA trade organization representing 70 percent of the U.S. power industry awarded Southern Co. its highest honor Monday for the new reactors at Plant Vogtle.The Edison…
Study: Climate Change Could Affect Water Availability at Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsResearch published Monday suggests that river flows reduced by climate change could cause problems for nuclear plants in the coming decades.The study in the journal Nature…
Court Sides with Utilities in Nuclear Waste Fee Dispute
Source: NewsOn Friday an appeals court ordered the Department of Energy to justify a fee levied to fund a repository for nuclear waste in light of a…
Retired Executive: 16 New Reactors Planned in India
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsThe Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. has plans to build 16 reactors in the next five years, the organization’s former chairman said last week.
Livermorium, Flerovium Newest Names on the Periodic Table
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NewsTwo new names joined the periodic table this week, with the christening of two elements with names honoring Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Flerov Laboratory…
Graham Corp Awarded Nuclear Contracts for Ejector Systems in China
Source: NewsGraham Corporation, global designer, manufacturer and supplier of components that include raw materials to nuclear energy facilities, today announced that it has been awarded $5.0 million…
Susquehanna Checks Unit 2 Turbine Blades for Cracks
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsOperators shut down Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear plant in Pennsylvania Wednesday to inspect its low-pressure turbine for blade cracking.
Kurion Acquires GeoMelt Vitrification Technology from Now-Defunct Impact Services
Source: NewsWaste treatment company Kurion has purchased the GeoMelt vitrification business of Impact Services, which filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy Thursday.