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Uranium Energy Corp. Drilling Reveals More Resources at Texas Site
Source: NewsOn Thursday Uranium Energy Corp. reported positive results from test holes at its Salvo Project in Bee County, Texas. Among 63, 580-foot-deep holes, 15 showed significant…
Mitsubishi Wins Generator Contract at R.E. Ginna Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsConstellation Energy announced Tuesday that Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas will replace the electric generator at its upstate New York nuclear plant. During a maintenance and refueling…
Duke Energy CEO Stands Firm on Nuclear Power, Energy Secretary Says Shutting Down U.S. Plants Would Be “Imprudent”
Source: NewsDuke Energy CEO Jim Rogers said Monday that the nuclear power industry in the U.S. is prepared to take lessons from Japan’s ongoing reactor crisis but…
Extract Resources: Study Outlines World’s Fifth Largest Uranium Deposit at Husab Site in Namibia
Source: NewsExtract Resources released a definitive feasibility study that states that the company's Husab site in Namibia could be developed into one of the world’s largest and…
Radioactive Water Leak Reported Fixed at Fukushima Daiichi
Source: NewsWorkers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant appear to have stemmed the flow of highly radioactive water into the ocean, although water with a lower level…
First International Nuclear Safety Meeting Held Since Japan Reactor Crisis
Source: NewsRepresentatives from the 72 nations that use civilian nuclear power convened in Vienna Monday in a meeting held once every three years to discuss safety. This…
Contaminated Water at Fukushima Daiichi Drained into Ocean to Free Space for Highly Irradiated Water from Unit 2
Source: NewsEngineers at a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant in Japan have resorted to pumping contaminated water into the sea in a bid to free space to store dangerously…
GE CEO Visits Japan, Defends Nuclear Energy
Source: NewsThe head of General Electric, which 40 years ago designed the boiling water reactors at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, met plant operators in Japan…
Poll: Majority of Americans Think Nuclear Power is Safe, Opinions Split on New Build
Source: NewsDespite the ongoing reactor crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, a recent Gallup poll indicates a majority of Americans still feel nuclear energy is…
DOE Prepares Bid Document for WIPP Operation
Source: NewsOn Friday the Department of Energy issued a draft request for proposals seeking an operator for its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. The resulting…
NRC Names Safety Task Force Members
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has assigned several of its senior managers to a task force that will examine U.S. reactor safety in light of the Fukushima…
After German Moratorium, RWE Suit Seeks to Reverse Biblis Plant Shutdown
Source: NewsAfter a 3-month moratorium on nuclear plant operation was enacted in Germany, RWE has appealed to the courts in an attempt to keep its Biblis plant…
Three Nuclear Plants to Receive More NRC Oversight Following Annual Reviews
Source: NewsNuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko told a Congressional panel Thursday that three nuclear plants would receive increased attention from NRC inspectors this year, down from…
DOE Announces Waste Trucking RFP
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy is seeking trucking companies to ship transuranic waste from federal sites to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. Transuranic waste…
TEPCO Chairman Brings Up Decommissioning as Water Removal Efforts Continue at Fukushima Daiichi
Source: NewsAt a press conference Wednesday, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata acknowledged that four reactors at the company’s severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will…
EPA Cooling System Rule Could Force Plant Retrofits
Source: NewsAs part of a legal settlement, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule change that could force many nuclear plants to modify their cooling systems…
Mass. Representative Proposes Nuclear Licensing Moratorium
Source: NewsThe United States nuclear power industry came under further scrutiny this week as Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., proposed a temporary moratorium on reactor construction, and the…
Areva CEO Joins Additional Experts in Japan
Source: NewsAt the request of Tokyo Electric Power Co., five additional experts from Areva will help engineers in Japan manage the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear…
All Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Now Cooled with Fresh Water as Operators Continue to Fight Radiation Releases
Source: NewsFresh water is now circulating through all three reactors that were operating at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant when a tsunami caused a station blackout two…
China to Slow Nuclear Development
Source: NewsChinese state media reported Tuesday that the country, currently undergoing a massive push to generate more electricity from nuclear technology, will scale back its ambitions. People’s…