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Catawba Nuclear Plant Briefly Loses Offsite Power Wednesday Night
Source: NewsUnit 1 at the Catawba nuclear plant in South Carolina tripped Monday night after offsite power to the plant was cut.The unit shut down normally just…
Fort Calhoun Restart Still Months Away, NRC says
Source: NewsPlagued with problems, Fort Calhoun's restart still looks to be several months away, according to the NRC. Troy Pruett, an NRC official who visited the site…
71,000-Square-Foot Plutonium Facility Demolished at Hanford
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy’s Hanford site in Washington recently finished the demolition of the 71,000-square-foot 308 Building used to test reactor fuel, including plutonium, during the…
NRC Head Schedules Steam Generator Meeting at San Onofre Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said he will visit the San Onofre nuclear plant personally as Southern California Edison grapples with tube wear…
Bulgaria Faces Backlash Over Cancellation of Belene Plant
Source: NewsThe town of Belene is opposing its government's decision to abandon plans to build the 2,000 megawatt Belene nuclear power plant on the Danube River. On…
Babcock & Wilcox Appoints Jim Ferland President and Chief Executive Officer
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsThe Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) today announced that E. James (Jim) Ferland, 45, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 19, 2012.…
KEPCO Expands Foreign Investment, also in Talks to Double Its Nuclear Construction in UAE
Source: NewsThe CEO of Korea Electric Power Co. has said the company is in talks to potentially double the number of reactors it will build in the…
Feasibility Study OK’d for Sellafield GEH Prism Reactor Burning Plutonium
Source: NewsA previously discounted proposal to use a fast reactor to deal with the United Kingdom’s plutonium stockpile continues to gain credibility.The Independent reported Tuesday that the…
Westinghouse’s Incoming President and CEO Resigns
Source: NewsThe Westinghouse Electric Company Board of Directors today announced that it had accepted the resignation of Jim Ferland, previously announced as incoming president and chief executive…
South Africa Considers Domestic Uranium Enrichment
Source: NewsAs it seeks to significantly expand its nuclear power production, South Africa is also giving thought to restarting uranium enrichment efforts abandoned in the mid-1990s.
GSE Systems Wins $7.5 Million in Contracts to Provide Simulation Technology For Chinese Reactors
Source: NewsOver the next three years, Maryland’s GSE Systems will provide solutions worth $7.5 million to Chinese nuclear engineering companies, GSE announced Monday.GSE will provide a verification…
Kepco Shortens Construction Schedule for Abu Dhabi Plant in UAE
Source: NewsSouth Korea consortium Kepco has shortened the construction schedule for the Abu Dhabi nuclear plant by four months, resetting the projected completion date to July 2017.…
USEC Sticks with American Centrifuge Plant Research Despite Congressional Setback
Source: NewsCongressional inaction on a highway bill may have temporarily tied up $106 million for research at the American Centrifuge Plant, but USEC said Friday it remains…
Xcel Asks Minn. Regulators to Reevaluate Prairie Island Uprate
Source: NewsXcel Energy is again seeking approval from Minnesota regulators for an uprate at its Prairie Island nuclear plant after scaling back the size of the project.In…
NRC Approves COL for New V.C. Summer Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regular Commission has approved the combined operating license authorizing construction of two new AP1000 reactors for Virgil C. Summer nuclear plant. The decision is…
Larsen & Toubro to Supply Nuclear Components to US and Europe
Source: NewsIndian engineering and construction company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced it will begin supplying nuclear components and sub-assemblies to companies in the US and Europe.…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsAn endoscope has revealed low water and extremely high radiation inside unit 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan.Among the news over the last…
Companies Revise Cost Estimate for New V.C. Summer Reactors
Source: NewsWhile still below the projection approved by state regulators, the companies building two new reactors at South Carolina’s V.C. Summer nuclear plant announced Thursday they had…
RWE, E.ON Abandon Horizon Nuclear Project in UK
Source: NewsRWE and E.ON announced today that they will be abandoning their plan to build nuclear reactors in the UK, citing financial difficulties. The two were planning…
MIT PhDs’ Startup Envisions Molten Salt SMR Burning Spent Fuel
Source: NewsAmong the emergent companies exploring the potential for small modular reactors and nuclear plants that use different fuel technology than conventional light water reactors, two PhD…