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Flaunting Its Nuclear Technology, Iran Claims Production of First Uranium Fuel Rod
Source: NewsIran has reportedly demonstrated its ability to produce uranium reactor fuel using only its own facilities. The announcement by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency Sunday…
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Restarts After Relief Valve Repaired
Source: NewsMassachusetts’ Pilgrim nuclear plant powered back up over the weekend after a leaking valve in its pressure relief system prompted a shutdown last week. Early on…
Suit Over Columbia Nuclear Plant Steam Condenser Replacement Goes to Mediation
Source: NewsLitigation between Energy Northwest and Babcock & Wilcox over costly delays during a steam generator replacement has been put on hold as the companies mediate the…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe last several days at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant severely damaged in Japan's March earthquake and tsunami brought reports that the Japanese government may effectively…
Car Crashed Into LaSalle Nuclear Plant Gate Results in Arrest, Possible DUI
Source: NewsA driver police suspect was drunk crashed into the front gate of Illinois' LaSalle nuclear plant Monday. WMBD news reported a 22-year-old man somehow collided with…
2012 Federal Budget Boosts Funding for Nuclear Power Research
Source: NewsWhile below its 2010 peak, funding for nuclear power research within the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy increased modestly in a 2012 budget bill…
Turbine Problem Trips Reactor at Louisiana’s River Bend Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe reactor at the River Bend nuclear plant in Louisiana shut down automatically after an issue in the turbine caused safety systems to trip. According to…
The Household Cost of Abandoning German Nuclear Power: Electric Bills May Increase by 20 Percent
Source: NewsElectric bills in Germany could increase by 20 percent as the country decommissions its nuclear plants, the German Energy Agency (Dena) reported. Following the Fukushima Daiichi…
NRC Upholds Relicensing Requirement for Indian Point Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied Entergy's appeal of an earlier decision that would require it to conduct additional safety studies before acquiring a license extension…
Nuclear Safety Associates and EPM Announce New Venture For Seismic Risk Evaluations of Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsTwo firms in the nuclear industry, Engineering Planning and Management (EPM) and Nuclear Safety Associates (NSA), are combining their expertise in nuclear safety analysis, risk assessment…
NRC Certifies Westinghouse AP1000 Reactor Design
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted to approve a rule certifying an amended version of Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactor design for use in the United States. The…
Justice Department OKs Exelon-Constellation Merger
Source: NewsA deal that would create the largest civilian power reactor fleet in the country took another step forward Wednesday as the Justice Department approved the merger…
Taiwan to Complete Lungmen ABWRs
Source: NewsTwo near-finished reactors near Taipei will be completed, the Taiwanese government announced Tuesday. Two GE-Hitachi Advanced Boiling Water Reactors at Taipower's Lungmen plant are more than…
Missouri’s Callaway Nuclear Plant Applies For License Extension
Source: NewsThe owner of Missouri's sole power reactor has applied for a license extension that would allow the plant to operate until 2044. The current license for…
EcoSys Wins Software Contract for Constellation Nuclear Fleet
Source: NewsEcoSys announced Tuesday that it will provide cost management software for Constellation Energy Nuclear Group's five reactors at the Calvert Cliffs, Ginna and Nine Mile Point…
Report Outlines Challenges of Mining Large Va. Uranium Deposit
Source: NewsA report by the National Academy of Sciences suggested it would take five to eight years to develop the regulatory framework to allow uranium mining in…
Rolls-Royce Wins €250 Million French Reactor Instrumentation Upgrade Contract
Source: NewsRolls-Royce will help update instrumentation and control systems at 20 French reactors under a €250 million contract announced Monday. As part of the French reactor modernization…
Unidentified, Possibly Living, Substance Found in Savannah River Spent Nuclear Fuel Tank
Source: NewsA wispy white substance has been discovered clinging to submerged racks of spent fuel assemblies stored at the Savannah River Site. On Friday the Augusta Chronicle…
UK Grants Tentative Approval for AP1000, EPR Reactor Designs
Source: NewsAs Westinghouse celebrated pending approval of the AP1000 in the U.S. last week, both the Toshiba subsidiary and Areva also marked tentative approval in the UK…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsToday, Japan's prime minister is expected to announce that the severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has achieved cold shutdown status.That news and other recent developments…