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NRC Finds No Significant Environmental Impact From Proposed Fermi Reactor
Source: NewsA draft environmental impact statement released Friday indicates there are no environmental impacts that would prevent Detroit Edison from building a new reactor at its Fermi…
Canadian Regulators Declare Their Nuclear Plants Safe In Post-Fukushima Report
Source: NewsOn Friday Canadian regulators published their post-Fukushima Daiichi report on nuclear safety, concluding the country’s reactors could stand up safely to the conditions that triggered the…
NRC Holds Hearing on Utah Nuclear Plant Project
Source: NewsA company seeking to built Utah’s first power reactors took another step in the licensing process Thursday. Blue Castle Holdings appeared before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
BLM Proposal Bars New Uranium Mining Claims Near Grand Canyon
Source: NewsMore than 1 million acres of federal land near the Grand Canyon will be off limits to new mining claims for 20 years under a proposal…
Exelon Will Move Nuclear Headquarters, Relocating 100 Jobs
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsExelon, the biggest operator of power reactors in the U.S., will move its headquarters for nuclear operations from Illinois to Pennsylvania. Crain’s Chicago Business, quoting regulatory…
Westinghouse Signs Contract for Design of a Low Level Radioactive Waste Storage Site
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company today announces the signing of a multi-million dollar contract to design the Low and Intermediate Level Waste Repository at the Kozloduy nuclear power…
Small Fire Shuts Down Swedish Reactor
Source: NewsUnit 2 at Sweden’s Oskarshamn nuclear plant shut down safely Saturday night following a small fire in its turbine hall. Firefighters on site immediately extinguished the…
NS Book Review: The Believing Brain: From Ghosts, Gods, and Aliens to Conspiracies, Economics, and Politics – How the Brain Constructs Beliefs and Reinforces Them as Truths
Source: NewsIt seemed fitting that I read the latest book by Michael Schermer, co-founder of the transcontinental non-stop bicycle Race Across America, while guiding a series of…
UK’s Oldbury 1 Power Reactor, World’s Oldest, to Close
Source: NewsThe world’s oldest operating civilian reactor will be decommissioned earlier than expected, its owners announced. Oldbury unit 1 will stop electrical generation in February, plant owners…
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Restarts Following Condenser Issue
Source: NewsUnit 1 at Florida’s St. Lucie nuclear plant is back online after condenser pressure levels prompted safety systems to shut it down last week. According to…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsDevelopments over the last week at the Japanese nuclear plant blacked out by the March earthquake and tsunami include: TEPCO Anticipates Cold Shutdown By End of…
Layoffs Announced as TVA Renegotiates Bechtel’s Contract for Watts Bar Reactor Completion
Source: NewsSome 800 workers will lose their jobs at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar 2 project under a renegotiated contract with primary contractor Bechtel Power Corp.…
Constellation Names New Executives at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsUpstate New York’s Nine Mile Point nuclear plant will see three changes in its senior management at the end of the month, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group…
State Regulators Recommend Rate Increase for Florida Power and Light Uprates, New Reactors at Turkey Point
Source: NewsA rate increase by Florida Power and Light Co. for nuclear plant uprates and the licensing of two new reactors will go before state regulators Monday…
Former EPA Director Expresses Support For Nuclear Power
Source: NewsSpeaking at the Governor’s Conference on Energy, former Environmental Protection Agency head Christine Todd Whitman pointed to nuclear power as an important, safe and environmentally friendly…
Peach Bottom Reactor Returned to Service
Source: NewsPeach Bottom unit 3 is back online after a 34-day refueling outage that also saw a range of other inspections and maintenance. With the help of…
Reversing Stance, UK Energy Secretary Supports New Nuclear Plant Construction
Source: NewsIn a reversal of his party's previous position, UK Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said he now supports the development of nuclear energy as part of efforts…
Mongolia Spurns International Nuclear Waste Storage Talks
Source: NewsThe government of uranium-rich Mongolia has reportedly abandoned negotiations to store spent nuclear fuel for countries it exports to. The Manichi Daily News, a Japanese newspaper,…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsRegulators in Japan continue to refine their approach to a massive cleanup project following the March accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, the…
Fluor Invests in Small Modular Reactor Designer NuScale Power
Source: NewsFollowing months of uncertainty regarding its financial future, NuScale Power announced Thursday that Texas-based Fluor Corp. will invest $30 million in the company and allow it…