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Supreme Court Stymies MOX Facility Reboot
Source: NewsThe U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would not consider arguments concerning completion of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site,…
Orano Partnership Wins $13.25M CEA Contract
Source: NewsA partnership between AEMCO and Orano has won a $13.25 million contract from the CEA for the turnkey supply and operation of a processing and packaging…
EDF Notes Revised Costs And Milestones
Source: NewsFrench utility EDF in late September announced progress at the Hinkley Point C construction project, including a successfully delivered J-O, the completion of the nuclear island…
Sogin Takes Ownership Of Ispra-1
Source: NewsThe Societa Gestione Impianti Nucleari SpA (Sogin) has taken possession of the Ispra-1 research reactor for decommissioning and dismantling, signed over by the Ispra Joint Research…
GEH Nuclear, Fermi Energia Sign SMR MOU
Source: NewsGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) said last week it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fermi Energia of Estonia to study the feasibility of deploying…
ITER Awards Two Key Contracts
Source: NewsFollowing competitive global tender campaigns managed by ITER's Procurement & Contracts Division, two contracts for Tokamak machine assembly—TAC1 and TAC2—have been awarded and signed, said the…
Framatome, Siemens, To Supply I&C For Hanhikivi 1
Source: NewsThe contract to supply core instrumentation and control systems for the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in Finland has been awarded to a Framatome of France…
Westinghouse To Buy Rolls-Royce's North American Business
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Sunday it had agreed to buy Rolls-Royce’s North American services division, along with some assets in Europe, for an undisclosed sum.
First Of 12 Palo Verde Feedwater Heaters Replaced
Source: NewsThe first of 12 low-pressure feedwater heater replacements at the Palo Verde Generating Station in Arizona has been completed "on an expedited schedule," contracted project leader…
Three Miles Island Unit 1 Is Retired
Source: NewsAmid a protest demanding the state of Pennsylvania enact low-carbon energy support legislation, Exelon Generation retired its Unit 1 Three Mile Island reactor Friday, an 819…
Novovoronezh Unit Ready For Commissioning
Source: NewsOperators of the Novovoronezh Unit 2, part of the Phase II project in Central Russia have completed a 15-day testing protocol that now has the reactor…
Cavendish Secures Consulting Work In Canada
Source: NewsCavendish Nuclear, part of the Babcock International Group, said Tuesday it had secured a consulting contract in Canada focused on licensing of a used fuel transportation…
Accident-Tolerant Fuel Installed At Byron 2
Source: NewsNuclear supply giant Westinghouse Electric Company announced this week, along with Exelon Generation Company, that a first-of-a-kind installation of accident-tolerant fuel had been completed at Exelon’s…
Final Fuel Shipment Leaves Calder Hall
Source: NewsThe final shipment of nuclear fuel has been removed from Britain’s oldest nuclear power plant facility, a four-reactor operation at the Sellefield site’s Calder Hall that…
Tepco Plans One More Reactor Shut Down
Source: NewsIn a short announcement, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said on August 26 that it had submitted plans to the city of Kashiwazaki for the…
New Spent Fuel Storage Cladding System Announced
Source: NewsCanada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) said it had developed a “first-of-a-kind: cladding system for used fuel containers (UFCs) that relies on the use of copper…
Cavendish Nuclear Lands Monju Reactor Decommissioning Contract
Source: NewsBritish industry support company Cavendish Nuclear said in late August that it was pleased to announce a contract awarded by Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to…
NRC Certifies HI-STAR 100MB Nuclear Fuel Transporting System
Source: NewsThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has certified Holtec International’s HI-STAR 100MB for transporting and storing nuclear plant fuel.
Rooppur Unit 2 Concrete Milestone Reached
Source: NewsA concrete work milestone has been reached at the Rooppur NPP Unit 2 construction project, Rosatom said. This week “ saw the completion of concrete works…
NuScale Deal Provides Investment Dollars
Source: NewsNuScale Power today announced last week it has finalized agreements with Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction (DHIC) and Sargent & Lundy to support deployment of its…