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NRC Issues Order Modifying Construction Authorization For MOX Facility
Source: NewsThe order requires Shaw AREVA MOX Services, the company building the facility, to adhere to changes in its NRC construction authorization – By Linton Levy –…
Clarence Bishop Named NNSA Director of Congressional, Intergovernmental and Public Affairs
Source: NewsDistinguished public servant’s career includes Capitol Hill, executive branch experience – By April Murelio – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced Clarence T. Bishop…
NRC To Conduct Public Seminar On Government Contracting Dec. 3 In Maryland
Source: NewsThe seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md. It will be open…
AREVA T&D To Supply Technology And Expertise To Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Project
Source: NewsAREVA T&D will supply its Smart Grid technology through its e-terraplatform and e-terramarket products to manage renewable energy assets (bulk and distributed energy resources) in real-time…
Nuclear Science Protects Fruit From Pests
Source: NewsIAEA Uses Sterile Insect Technique to Tackle Olive Fruit Fly – By April Murelio – Homer wrote about olives in his Odyssey, Hippocrates praised olive oil for…
Centrica completes acquisition of 20 percent stake in British Energy/Important Nuclear Step
Source: NewsEDF and Centrica will form a separate 80/20 joint venture through which they will undertake the pre-development activities for a planned nuclear new build program …
AREVA: Heavy Components for OL3 EPR Arrived on Site in Finland
Source: NewsEach 500-ton steam generator is 24.15 meters high and 3.8 meters in diameter. The pressurizer weighs in at 150 tons – By Stephen Heiser – The…
NNSA’s Top Supercomputers Counted On Most Energy-Efficient List
Source: NewsMajority of top 25 systems based on NNSA, DOE technology – By Stephen Heiser – National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Thomas D’Agostino congratulates the Advanced…
NRC Monitoring Company’s Response To Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Contamination
Source: NewsThe levels of contamination were low and do not pose a health or safety concern. No radioactivity left the site as a result of the event…
Nuclear Street Interview With Dr. Daniel P. Aldrich, Author Of SITE FIGHTS: DIVISIVE FACILITIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN JAPAN AND THE WEST
Source: NewsAn Exclusive Nuclear Street Interview with Dr. Daniel P. Aldrich, Author Of SITE FIGHTS: DIVISIVE FACILITIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN JAPAN AND THE WEST – By Randy…
STP Unit 1 Now Back Online After Refueling Outage
Source: NewsSeveral major plant components were replaced during the outage, including the reactor vessel head, a main transformer, and expansion bellows – By Stephen Heiser – Unit…
AEHI Thankful For Payette Hearing Support For New Idaho Nuclear Plant Site
Source: NewsWe have much to be thankful this year at AEHI including significant progress at our nuclear sites in Idaho and Colorado; the start of construction on…
TMI Safe: Normal Outage Work At Three Mile Island Resumes
Source: NewsEvent cause traced to airflow change inside containment building – Edited by Randy Brich – Outage workers at Three Mile Island Unit 1 who were sent…
IAEA Technical Cooperation Annual Meeting Convenes in Vienna
Source: NewsDuring the three-day gathering, delegates are expected to consider new Technical Cooperation projects requested by Member States, as well as the budget for 2010 – By…
NNSA Gets Technical Review Of LEP Programs
Source: NewsJASON’s review confirms the challenges associated with adding performance margin and incorporating modern safety and security features into aging weapons systems – By April Murelio –…
Energy Industry Trends Include Safer Nuclear and Deepwater Production says Plunkett Research
Source: NewsTrends to watch for the near term include development of dozens of new, safer nuclear plants in China, India, and eventually the U.S. – By Stephen…
NRC: Risk Management and Security – is it Time for a Recalibration?
Source: NewsRemarks by Dr. Dale Klein, Commissioner U.S. NRC for the American Nuclear Society (ANS) November, 2009 – Edited by Linton Levy – Thank you, and good…
AREVA T&D and Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST) Announce Successful First Test Results for a 13 MVA Shielded, Inductive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter (SFCL)
Source: NewsIncreasing demand for electricity and the restructuring of the power transmission system resulting from deregulation and the increased level of distributed and renewable energy generation can…
U.S. and South Africa Team To Prevent Illicit WMD-Related Trade in First Bilateral Workshop
Source: NewsPartnership on export control with South Africa is an important part of our joint efforts to prevent WMD materials, equipment and technology from falling into the…
AREVA Calls On Manufacturers To Supply, Build EPR Nuclear Plant In Maryland
Source: NewsSeveral companies have submitted license applications to build U.S. EPR nuclear plants and more are under consideration – By Stephen Heiser – AREVA began enlisting manufacturers…