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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Proposes Rule To Set Background Check Requirements For Staff At Research Reactors
Source: NewsThe proposal would implement requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, making permanent measures now imposed by NRC Orders issued in 2007. RTR licensees must…
New York City Calls For Indian Point Nuclear Power Station To Remain Open
Source: NewsWithout nuclear power from Indian Point, the city says it could have trouble reaching its goal of reducing carbon emissions by one-third by the year 2030…
GE Inks $116 Million, Five-Year Power Plant Service Contract With TVA
Source: NewsUnder the agreement, GE will provide service support for the next 24 planned outages at TVA’s Brown’s Ferry nuclear plant and the Paradise, Bull Run and…
Former NRC Chairman Dr. Dale E. Klein Elected to Southern Company Board of Directors
Source: NewsDr. Klein served as chairman of the NRC from July 2006 to May 2009 and as a commissioner until March 2010. Prior to his service on…
AREVA: Ringhals 1 – Improvement Of The Reactor Protective System
Source: NewsAlmost one year to the day after the start of the outage work during which AREVA's TELEPERM XS digital safety I&C system was implemented, the reactor…
GE Energy And Doosan Sign Accord To Develop Advanced Large Steam Turbines And Generators
Source: NewsGE and Doosan have collaborated in nuclear and fossil steam turbine and generator projects since 1976, resulting in more than 19 gigawatts of fossil and 14…
Emergency Preparedness Exercise This Week For North Anna Nuclear Power Station
Source: NewsFederal Emergency Management Agency Will Evaluate Readiness Of Virginia Atomic Power Plant – By April Murelio – The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency will evaluate…
Ceradyne Boron Products Gets $8 Million Contract For European Pressurized Reactor Primary Coolant Additive
Source: NewsEnriched Boric Acid is designed into the EPR as the primary coolant additive for rate of reaction control. Isotopically enriched boric acid increases criticality control, achieves…
Egypt To Construct Four Nuclear Power Plants By 2025
Source: News"The bodies in charge of carrying out the Egyptian nuclear program are currently studying the after-2025 stages as the issue of setting up four nuclear plants…
Japan And France To Cooperate on Nuclear Power
Source: NewsJapan and France agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in developing "high-level" nuclear power technologies, the leaders of the two countries said. – Edited by April Murelio…
NRC To Meet With Areva To Review Performance Of Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facility
Source: NewsNRC inspectors reviewed licensee performance at AREVA’s Lynchburg facility from April 26, 2008, through April 24, 2010, in the areas of Safety Operations, Radiological Controls, Facility…
Uranium Resources Announces Exercise And Closing Of Over-Allotment Option For Recent Public Stock Offering
Source: NewsThe over-allotment option was granted in conjunction with the Company’s public offering of 23,809,500 shares completed on June 25, 2010. With the exercise of the over-allotment…
Dresser Masoneilan Selected As Control Valve Supplier For China Nuclear Power Engineering Company
Source: NewsGuangdong Taishan is China’s first nuclear power plant to use third-generation nuclear reactor technology, making it more fuel efficient. The plant is scheduled to begin operation…
MPR Associates’ Bob Coward Shares Perspectives On Competitiveness, Economic And Intangible Challenges Associated With New Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NewsThe U.S. nuclear industry has made considerable progress in the reliability of new nuclear units over the past five years. However, utilities and merchant power companies…
U.S. And Kazakhstan Team On Nuclear Power
Source: NewsThe Joint Action Plan agreed to in October 2009 by the Energy Partnership’s co-chairmen, Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Minister of Oil and Gas…
Congressman Doc Hastings’ Testimony To The U.S. Nuclear Blue Ribbon Commission
Source: NewsMy views on the approach this Administration has chosen to take when it comes to terminating Yucca Mountain and setting the mission of the Blue Ribbon…
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Announces Sale Of CNY5.7 Billion 5-Year Notes
Source: NewsCGNPC said in a statement it will use the proceeds to repay bank loans and replenish working capital. China Development Bank Corp. and Bank of China…
AEHI Takes Actions To Uplist To Senior U.S. Stock Exchange
Source: NewsDecision Fueled by Rapid Progress Towards Local Approval for Idaho Nuclear Reactor, Growing World-wide Interest in Green World Water Desalinization Reactor, and MOU With Small Modular Reactor…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission And FEMA To Hold More Public Meetings On Proposed Changes To Emergency Preparedness Guidance
Source: NewsAmong the proposed revisions to the guidance document are increasing the involvement of offsite response organizations in developing protective action strategies, considering staged evacuation as the…
TVA Scientists, Engineers Receive EPRI Honors for Research, Lifetime Service
Source: NewsSix TVA employees this year have received Technology Transfer Awards from the Electric Power Research Institute — an independent, nonprofit research organization — for their collaborative…