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NRC Chairman Jaczko To Keynote Fuel Cycle Information Exchange
Source: NewsNRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko will Keynote Fuel Cycle Information Exchange June 29 – July 1 In Bethesda, Md. – Source NRC – Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman…
FirstEnergy Will Replace Davis-Besse Reactor Head Next Year
Source: NewsDavis-Besse is currently preparing for restart following a scheduled refueling where 24 of 69 control rod nozzles were modified using an industry-proven method to ensure their…
Westinghouse Steam Generator Cleaning Technology Improves Performance at Seabrook Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe ASCA cleaning at Seabrook was the twenty-fifth application of the technology for Westinghouse or its licensees since 2002. The ASCA cleaning agents are designed to…
The Idaho National Laboratory Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility Awards Five New University Proposals
Source: NewsThe ATR NSUF is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Scientific User Facilities located throughout the country that grants universities access to world-class facilities…
New Measuring Tool Helps Meet Safeguards Obligations; NNSA Commissions New Safeguards Tool at Chornobyl Site
Source: NewsSeveral countries are helping Ukraine build a more stable and permanent structure to replace the sarcophagus. But excavation at the construction site will likely unearth significant…
Uranium Resources Prices Public Common Stock Offering
Source: NewsThe Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include making additions to our working capital, and funding…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Establishes Senior Management Group To Review Groundwater Task Force Findings And Recommendations
Source: NewsThe group will identify policy issues for consideration by the Commission and refer non-policy decisions to the staff for action. In addition, the group will determine…
AREVA Installs Olkiluoto 3 Reactor Pressure Vessel
Source: NewsThe reactor pressure vessel was first transported from its storage hangar, to just outside the reactor containment, and then lifted into the reactor building before its…
Swedish Government Votes To Build New Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsThe new legislation will allow construction of new reactors at existing plants from Jan 1, 2011 to replace the 10 ageing reactors that generate 40 percent of the Sweden's…
Administrator D’Agostino’s Remarks In Prague On Nuclear Security Agenda
Source: NewsAs prepared for delivery at at the American Center in Prague – Edited by Linton Levy – I am very pleased to be here in Prague…
Bloomberg Report: Shepherding Clean Energy Projects Through the “Valley of Death”
Source: NewsBloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) is the world’s leading independent provider of news, data, research and analysis to decision-makers in renewable energy, energy smart technologies, carbon…
USEC Now Has China As An Investor
Source: NewsNoble wants to become USEC's partner in marketing uranium enrichment for reactors in Asia, particularly mainland China, according to Richard Elman, Noble's founder and executive chairman…
Southern Company And Department Of Energy Agree to Conditional Nuclear Loan Guarantee Terms
Source: News"This will provide Georgia Power customers significant savings," said Georgia Power President and CEO Mike Garrett. – Edited by Stephen Heiser – Southern Company Chairman, President…
IEA – OECD: Nearly 25 Percent Of Global Electricity Could Be Generated From Nuclear Power By 2050
Source: NewsThe latest reactor designs, now under construction around the world, build on over 50 years of technology development. The roadmap notes that these designs will need…
AREVA Inaugurates La Hague Site Nuclear Recycling Plant’s Cold Crucible
Source: NewsCold crucible technology makes it possible to reach temperatures above 1,200°C, thereby enabling vitrification of a wider variety of radioactive waste and a higher production rate.…
D’Agostino Highlights NNSA Role In Implementing Prague Agenda During Visit To the Czech Republic
Source: NewsMeeting with Czech media at the library of the American Center near the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Administrator D’Agostino outlined the steps NNSA has taken around the…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Announces Availability Of License Renewal Application For Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NewsSeabrook Station is a pressurized-water nuclear reactor, located 13 miles south of Portsmouth, N.H., and the plant’s current operating license expires on March 15, 2030. The…
WSJ: Southern Company Expects Nuclear Loan Agreement By Friday
Source: NewsIn February, the $14.5 billion Vogtle project became the first new nuclear reactors in the U.S. to be awarded a loan guarantee by the Department of…
National Nuclear Security Administration Saves Millions Disposing Of Contaminated Machine Tools At Sandia National Lab
Source: NewsThe removal of the contaminated tools at Sandia California is another example of NNSA’s commitment to turning a Cold War-era nuclear weapons complex into a 21st…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Ostendorff: “Perspectives on Emergency Preparedness”
Source: NewsKeynote Address of NRC Commissioner William C. Ostendorff, NEI Emergency Preparedness Forum, Clearwater Beach, Florida – Source NRC – Good morning. I am very pleased to…