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Bilfinger Lands Two Hinkley Project Contracts
Source: NewsEuropean industrial services provider Bilfinger announced this week that it had signed two new contracts worth $397.5 million to deliver the design, procurement, supplier management, fabrication…
Canadian Joint Project To Develop Micro Modular Reactor
Source: NewsCanadian small nuclear power developer Global First Power Ltd. said Tuesday that it had formed a joint enterprise with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) and Ontario…
Restart Approved For Japan's HTGR Reactor
Source: NewsThe Japan Atomic Energy Agency today received permission from the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for changes to reactor installation of the country's high-temperature engineering test reactor,…
Safety Upgrades In Japan Deter Restarts
Source: NewsA report from Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's national newspapers, said that the Kyushu Electric Power Company is closing down operations of the Sendai Unit 2…
Russia's Floating NPP Fully Commissioned
Source: NewsRussian nuclear corporation Rosatom said this week that the floating nuclear power plant in Pevek, in the Chukotka region of the Russian Far East had been…
Welding Milestone At Roopur Site
Source: NewsThe Volgodonsk branch of AEM Technologies had completed the closing weld that connected the two halves of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) being manufactured for unit…
Cold Testing Completed At Barakah Unit 4
Source: NewsThe Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said Tuesday that Cold Hydrostatic Testing (CHT) at Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant had been completed.
Fuel Delivered To First Belarusian NPP
Source: NewsThe first batch of low-enriched uranium nuclear fuel has been delivered to the construction site of Belarusian NPP. The Russian-made fuel assemblies are currently being prepared…
EDF To Maintain Sizewell B At Reduced Capacity
Source: NewsThe National Grid ESO in Britain has requested that EDF Energy keep the 1198 MWe Sizewell B reactor on lower output to compensate for decreased demand…
Bruce Power, Rejuvenated Unit 1, Sets Generation Record
Source: NewsOn April 30, the Unit 1 nuclear reactor marked 624 consecutive days of steady operation, setting a new record for its post-2012 return to operation production…
Bored At Home? Try IAEA's Lockdown Nuclear College
Source: NewsStudents and professionals in the nuclear power field are taking on learning opportunities while being housebound during the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced…
Atkins To Assess Hinkley Point C Software
Source: NewsSNC-Lavalin Group subsidiary Atkins Group said it had been appointed to independently assess the software for the reactor protection system which will monitor the two nuclear…
Framatome Contracts Support FRMII And Taishan NPP
Source: NewsNuclear industry service giant Framatome, primarily owned by French utility EDF, has announced a multimillion-euro contract to modernize the crane instrumentation and control (I&C) systems at…
Pandemic Adaptations At NRC Provoke Concerns
Source: NewsRelaxed work standards at U.S. nuclear power plants due to the coronavirus pandemic has provoked concern among some environmental groups, while plant owners say that maintaining…
Plans For Coastal Support Of Floating Plant Approved
Source: NewsRussia’s Ministry of Construction Glavgosexpertiza has favorably reviewed the coastal infrastructure designs related to the Akademik Lomonosov, the floating nuclear power plant that went into operation…
COVID Forces Trimming Of Vogtle Project Workforce
Source: NewsWith the Vogtle Units 3 & 4 project 84 percent completed Georgia Power confirmed it is trimming its workforce back by 2,000 workers in part due…
Jacobs Engineering Expands Presence In Fusion Projects
Source: NewsDallas-based consultancy Jacobs Engineering said this week it had been awarded several fusion-related contracts, with an estimated combined value of more than $25 million, by Fusion…
Ansaldo Nuclear Using Bespoke Robot In Italy
Source: NewsBritish nuclear engineering consulting companhy Ansaldo Nuclear has unveiled its Machine Retrieval System, a remotely controlled robotic device that will retrieve, verify, seal and pack 860…
Fortum To Decommission Finland's FiR1 Reactor
Source: NewsVTT Technical Research Center of Finland has awarded a contract to Finnish utility Fortum for decommissioning services for the Finnish Reactor 1 (FiR1), a 250 kW…
UniTech Reassures Industry In Unique Crisis
Source: NewsUS-based nuclear industry ancillary support company UniTech said in a statement that it would continue to operate through the corona virus pandemic to ensure safety of…