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NRC Chairman Jackzo Resigns
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsSTATEMENT OF NRC CHAIRMAN GREGORY B. JACKZO After nearly eight years on the Commission, I am announcing my resignation as Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory…
House Slips $150 Million for USEC’s American Centrifuge Project into Defense Bill
Source: NewsIn the early hours of Friday morning, the House of Representatives passed a measure setting aside $150 million for the American Centrifuge Project in a defense…
Westinghouse Cuts 177 Positions Citing Post-Fukushima Regulatory Uncertainty, Economy
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsThe Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Friday that Westinghouse laid off 25 workers and offered early retirement to another 152.Compared to its workforce of 14,000, the job cuts…
Bruce Nuclear Plant's Unit 2 Reactor Restart Delayed, TransCanada Says
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsTransCanada Corporation confirmed today that the restart of the Bruce A Unit 2 reactor at Bruce Power nuclear facility in Ontario will be delayed. The reactor…
Rolls-Royce Delivers Fuel Handling Equipment to Canada's Chalk River Lab
Source: NewsRolls-Royce has completed delivery of an automated system for handling nuclear fuel at Canada’s Chalk River site.The company announced delivery of the final components to the…
Westinghouse and Ameren Announce NexStart SMR Alliance to Rapidly License and Deploy Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor Technology
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company and the Missouri Electric Alliance led by Ameren Missouri today announced the formation of a utility participation group called the NexStart SMR Alliance.…
Pilgrim Workers Sent Home After Labor Talks Stall
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsContract negotiations between Entergy and the union representing workers at the Pilgrim nuclear plant reached an impasse Wednesday, with the company sending almost half the plant’s…
Shaw Group Wins Multi-Year Maintenance Contract at Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe Shaw Group announced Wednesday it will provide maintenance and other services to the Wolf Creek nuclear plant under a new three-year contract.
USEC to Convert Depleted Uranium into Nuclear Fuel for Columbia Station and TVA Reactors
Source: NewsUSEC Inc. announced yesterday that they have entered into a multi-party arrangement with Energy Northwest, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and…
Ghana Furthers Plans for Nuclear Power
Source: NewsAt a conference Monday, Ghana’s deputy energy minister reiterated his government’s plans to pursue commercial nuclear power as a way to meet surging demand for electricity…
Westinghouse’s PaR Nuclear and Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Group Form Joint Fuel Handling Equipment Venture in China
Source: NewsA Westinghouse subsidiary and a Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer have announced a joint venture to provide cranes and other products to China’s growing nuclear power industry.PaR-TZ…
MidAmerican Energy Studies Options After Bill Fails to Pass in Iowa Senate
Source: NewsOfficials at MidAmerican Energy Co. are studying potential options now that the Iowa Legislature adjourned without taking action on a bill the utility sought to lay…
St. Lucie, North Anna Nuclear Plants to Face Tighter Federal Oversight
Source: NewsUnplanned reactor trips at St. Lucie and a generator malfunction during last year’s earthquake at North Anna will result in additional inspections at the plants, the…
Cameco Offers $136 Million for Nukem Energy
Source: NewsCameco, the world’s largest publicly traded uranium producer, has made a deal to further its resources, offering $136 million for Germany-based Nukem Energy.In buying Nukem from…
Japan Local Assembly Votes to Restart Ohi Nuclear Reactors
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsThe local assembly in a Japanese town that hosts Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi plant agreed on Monday it was necessary to restart two offline reactors, its…
L-3 MAPPS to Simulate Major Beznau Nuclear Power Plant Updates
Source: NewsL-3 MAPPS announced today that it will proceed with two projects to update the full scope simulator at Axpo’s Beznau nuclear power plant located in Döttingen,…
RWE Applies to Decommission Biblis Nuclear Power Station
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NewsGerman utility RWE will apply to the authorities in the coming months to decommission two idled nuclear power reactor blocks at the Biblis site, the first…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsNew leadership at Tokyo Electric Power Co. and progress in the capital toward a new regulatory regime highlighted the recent news from Japan.Developments related to the…
Kudankulam Reactor Prepares for Fuel Load
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsIndia's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board on Thursday gave the Kudankulam nuclear plant project the go-ahead to remove dummy fuel from unit 1. The move by Indian…
AREVA to Expand Lynchburg Virginia US Technical Center
Source: NewsThe Virginia Tobacco Commission and Campbell County, Va. Awarded AREVA two grants to aid the continued development and construction of the U.S. Technical Center in Lynchburg,…