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Indian Point Reactor Briefly Taken Offline to Address Transformer Issue
Source: NewsOperators took unit 3 at New York’s Indian Point nuclear plant off the grid Tuesday night after routine testing indicated a potential problem with a transformer.According…
Plans for Utah's First Nuclear Plant Granted Water Rights
Source: NewsUtah state engineer Kent Jones announced Tuesday that he is sticking by his original decision to grant developers a water right for what would be Utah's…
NEI and Mining Group Suit Challenges Ban on New Uranium Claims Near Grand Canyon
Source: NewsTrade groups representing the mining and nuclear power industries filed a lawsuit Monday that challenged a 20-year ban on new uranium mining claims for roughly 1…
FirstEnergy: 1978 Blizzard Caused Davis-Besse Concrete Cracks
Source: NewsIn a report submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tuesday, First Energy Nuclear Operating Co. pinned the root cause of shield building cracks at its Davis-Besse…
WMG To Build NRC Type B Shipping Cask
Source: NewsWMG announced today at the Waste Management 2012 Conference that it will license and build a new Type B Shipping cask. With delivery anticipated for late 2013,…
Entergy Appeals Ruling Preventing State Shutdown of Vermont Yankee
Source: NewsEntergy is appealing a federal court ruling preventing state shutdown of its Vernon-based Vermont Yankee after the Vermont Public Service Board said in a memo that…
Aveva opens news offices in Charlotte, Korea
Source: NewsIn a press release Tuesday, Aveva announced the opening of a new office in Charlotte, NC to support the growing global nuclear energy market. The company…
Oak Ridge Maps Every Potential Nuclear Plant Site in Contiguous US
Source: NewsEver wondered how much power nuclear plants could generate if one were built at every suitable location in the country? According to a project researched by…
DOE Inspector General: Savannah River Contractors Overpaid $7.7 Million in Stimulus Funds
Source: NewsDepartment of Energy cleanup efforts at the Savannah River site compensated temporary contractor employees more than was required, the agency’s inspector general found in a recent…
EnergySolutions Awarded Major Contract in the UAE
Source: NewsEnergy Solutions, an international nuclear services company, has been awarded a four-year contract to design and supply waste management systems for the UAE nuclear energy program.…
Poll Shows U.S. Support for Nuclear Power Remains Strong
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsNearly a year after a tsunami and station blackout devastated four reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, public support for nuclear power in…
Rejected by NRC, Vogtle Opponents Challenge COL in Court
Source: NewsSoon after it granted a combined license for Southern Co. to build two new reactors at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission also dismissed a…
Plans for Belarus Nuclear Power Plant Moving Forward
Source: NewsEnergy Minister Alexander Ozerets reports that plans for the nuclear power plant in Belarus are moving ahead, with parties expected to sign the general contract in…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. will try to stabilize contaminated soil in the Fukushima Daiichi’s manmade harbor, while in the U.S. the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory…
New Reactors Connect to Grid in South Korea
Source: NewsKorea Electric Power Co. has hooked two new reactors up to the grid.World Nuclear News reported Thursday that Shin Kori 2 and Shin Wolsong 1 were…
UK Nuclear Reactors May Receive Lifetime Extensions, Energy Minister Says
Source: NewsDuring a conference in London Tuesday, UK energy minister Charles Hendry hinted that several of the county's reactors could have their lives extended into the mid-2020's. The ageing plants…
Lightbridge Fourth-Quarter Update Highlights New Advisory Board, Irradiation Testing
Source: NewsLightbridge Corportion, developer of next generation nuclear fuel technologies and provider of nuclear consulting services, has announced its fourth-quarter results.
Florida Approves Progress Rate Settlement That Refunds Some Crystal River Costs
Source: NewsThe Florida Public Service Commission signed off on a rate settlement between Progress Energy and a group of consumer advocates Wednesday. Among its provisions, the settlement…
STP CEO Hired to Oversee Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsPacific Gas & Electric Co. announced Wednesday that it has hired Edward Halpin — chief nuclear officer and CEO since late 2009 at the South Texas…
U.S. Nuclear Plants Voluntarily Add Portable Safety Equipment
Source: NewsA group representing the nuclear power industry announced its members unanimously agreed to purchase a list of portable equipment to improve preparedness for extreme events following…