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Water Levels Fluctuate in Fukushima Building as TEPCO Looks for Leak
Source: NewsLevels of contaminated water flooding unit 1 at Japan's disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have fluctuated considerably in recent days as Tokyo Electric Power Co. searches…
Study: AP1000 Shield Building Exceeds U.S. Design Requirements for Earthquakes
Source: NewsLarge-scale testing has shown that the AP1000 reactor design currently under review by U.S. regulators uses a concrete shell sufficiently strong to resist earthquakes, aircraft impacts…
Westinghouse AP1000 Proposed for Lithuanian Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company has confirmed that it has made a proposal regarding the planned nuclear new build project for the Visaginas site in the Republic of…
IAEA Faults Tsunami, Tsunami Preparedness in Fukushima Report
Source: NewsIn a brief summary of its investigation of the Fukushima Daiichi crisis, the International Atomic Energy Agency faulted the March 11 tsunami, rather than the earthquake…
NRC Delays Diablo Canyon Relicensing at PG&E’s Request
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission agreed Tuesday to delay its relicensing process for California's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant as PG&E conducts further seismic studies. Like the San…
TEPCO Starts Spent-Fuel Cooling System at Fukushima Unit, Reports Oil Leak
Source: NewsIn a development that should improve working conditions and the stability of the unit, TEPCO announced Tuesday that a new cooling system for the spent-fuel tank…
NRC Chairman Reiterates Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsBefore congressional panels, during interviews and in speeches, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko has spent the better part of three months defending the safety…
Oconee Nuclear Station Going Digital
Source: NewsThe Oconee Nuclear Station located on Lake Keowee near Seneca, South Carolina, will be the first of 104 US reactors to go digital. Oconee's new system…
Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems to Open Engineering Center in NC – Hiring 135 Engineers
Source: NewsMitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems announced today that it has plans to open an engineering center in Charlotte and create 135 high-paying jobs over the next five…
Japanese Government Critical of TEPCO’s Inconsistent Account of Events at Fukushima
Source: NewsAlthough the injection helped cool the damaged reactor, the Japanese government has recently taken Tokyo Electric Power Co. to task for reporting that it paused seawater…
Westinghouse Develops a System to Keep Spent Nuclear Fuel Cool in Emergency Situations
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company has developed an emergency fuel pool cooling system (EFPCS) to keep spent nuclear fuel cool in emergency situations, including the loss of all…
Nine Mile Point Awards Nuclear Fuel Contract to Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas
Source: NewsGlobal Nuclear Fuel-Americas (GNF-A) has announced it has received a $300 million dollar contract from Baltimore, Md.-based Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC (CENG) to supply fuel…
TEPCO: Possible Water Leak Detected at Fukushima Storage Building
Source: NewsA building converted to hold tons of contaminated water at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may be leaking. On Wednesday plant owner Tokyo Electric Power…
Swiss to Phase Out Nuclear Power
Source: NewsThe Swiss government announced Wednesday that it will cancel reactor projects and gradually phase out existing plants, making it the second European country after Germany to…
TEPCO Reveals Fukushima Operator Actions Following Earthquake
Source: NewsMore details have emerged from a report to Japanese regulators on the chain of events at Fukushima Daiichi following the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.…
Shaw to Provide Engineering Services on Holtec’s Small Modular Reactor Design
Source: NewsSMR, LLC, a subsidiary of Holtec International, has awarded a contract to the Shaw Group Inc. to provide phase one engineering support services for a new…
TEPCO Says Fuel Damage at Two Fukushima Reactors Worse Than Originally Thought
Source: NewsAfter gauges repaired last week revealed that fuel in Fukushima Daiichi's unit 1 reactor had melted completely and settled at the bottom of its pressure vessel,…
Energy Organization Head: German Reactor Closures Would Affect Whole of Europe, Increase Power Prices
Source: NewsThe head of the International Energy Agency said Germany's plans to abandon nuclear power should consider the consequences to Europe’s tightly interconnected power market. Absent a…
Contaminated Water Storage Reaching Capacity at Fukushima Daiichi
Source: NewsA makeshift storage area for contaminated water at Japan's badly damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will reach capacity in the next week, Japanese media reported Monday.…
Browns Ferry Unit Back Online After Recent Tornado Damage to Grid
Source: NewsIn the three weeks since a string of tornadoes swept across much of the South, the Tennessee Valley Authority has made progress in repairing its power…