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EDF Contracted For Operational Support Of Barakah NPP
Source: NewsFrench utility EDF has reached an agreement with Nawah Energy, manager of the future Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirate, to support operations…
UK HPR1000 Reaches Step Three In Regulatory Path
Source: NewsThe joint regulators have today announced the commencement of Step 3 of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) for the UK HPR1000 nuclear technology, the French utility…
Unit 1, Ostrovets, On Schedule For 2019 Startup
Source: NewsRussian nuclear power giant Rosatom said Friday that installation of the reactor internals has started at unit 1 of the Belarus nuclear power plant. Local media…
IAEA Mission Praises Regulatory Framework In The Netherlands
Source: NewsAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the Netherlands, which includes one nuclear power plant, has significantly strengthened its regulatory framework for nuclear…
SCANA, SCE&G, Agree To $2 Billion Rate Refund Settlement
Source: NewsSouth Carolina Electric & Gas, along with parent company SCANA Corp., on Saturday agreed to a $2 billion settlement of a lawsuit that sought to redress…
Waterford NPP Gets Environmental Pass For Extension
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that it had published the final supplemental environmental impact statement for renewing the operating license of the Waterford nuclear power…
Citing "Social Decision," Spain To Phase Out Nuclear
Source: NewsThe Spanish government is closing in on a policy that would phase out nuclear power by not granting license extensions beyond the original 40-year commitment, as…
ENEC Celebrates Concrete Completion At Barakah
Source: NewsThe Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has celebrated the achievement of a historic milestone in the development of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, with the completion…
Framatome Completes Evaporator Repair At Savannah River
Source: NewsFramatome and Savannah River Remediation (SRR) successfully completed repair work on a high-level waste evaporator (3H) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site…
NRC To Inspect Brown's Ferry After Dose Rate Incident
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said last week it had launched a special inspection at the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant to determine how and why a…
Orano Signs Nuclear Material Shipping Service Contract
Source: NewsNuclear power service and engineering firm Orano said Thursday it had signed a contract for an important volume of business with the JAEA1 (Japan Atomic Energy…
Genusa To Supply Fuel For Olkiluoto Units 1 And 2
Source: NewsGlobal Nuclear Fuel (GNF) said this week that it had been selected to supply fuel assemblies to Finland’s utility company Teollisuuden Voima Ojy from 2020 until…
GE Hitatchi Nuclear To Support Versatile Test Reactor Program
Source: NewsGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and its PRISM technology have been selected by Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) to support the U.S. Department of Energy’s Versatile Test…
Cyclife Signs Contracts In Spain, Finland And UK
Source: NewsCyclife has signed work orders with Nuclenor, the operator of the Santa Maria de Garona nuclear plant in the Burgos region of Spain. It has also…
Doel Units 1 and 2 Remain Set For December Restarts
Source: NewsRestarts of the Doel Unit 1 and 2 pressurized water reactors on track for December, although repairs and inspections on cooling water circuit pipes continues, according…
IAEA Team Calls Fukushima Daiichi Site Stable
Source: NewsAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday that the agency had completed the fourth review mission of Japan's efforts towards the decommissioning of the Fukushima…
River Bend NPP Environmental Review For Extension Approved
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that the agency had published its supplemental Environmental Impact Statement pertaining to the application concerning a 20-year license extension…
Atomstroyexport Signs Deals In China
Source: NewsThe China National Nuclear Corp. and Rosatom’s engineering division Atomstroyexport signed contracts this week calling for construction of two VVER-1200 reactors that would make up Tianwan…
Third AP1000 Unit In China Achieves Commercial Operation Status
Source: NewsThe Sanmen Unit 2 reactor in the Zhejiang province of China became the third AP1000 reactor to reach commercial operating status this week, achieving the feat…
NuScale Links With Ontario Power Generation For VDR Support
Source: NewsOregon-based small modular reactor developer NuScale to announce it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), Ontario’s public electricity generator,…