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UK Inspectorate Accepts Wylfa Newydd Application
Source: NewsThe UK Planning Inspectorate said on 29 June that it had accepted Horizon Nuclear Power’s application for the Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant in Wales.
NRC Approves Westinghouse License Transfers
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said this week it had approved the indirect transfer of Westinghouse Electric Co.’s licenses from Toshiba to Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc., the…
Sanmen Power Begins Grid Synch For AP1000 Unit
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company and its customers, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited (SMNPC) announced today that the world’s…
GE Begins Steam Turbine Production For Hinkley Point C
Source: NewsGE Power said it had begun manufacturing the first rotor for turbines that will be installed at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Bridgewater,…
DOE Awards $64M For 89 Nuclear Research Projects
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $64 million in awards for 89 advanced nuclear energy technology projects, including awards to 39 U.S. universities in…
GE, EDF Sign Six EPR Reactor Agreement
Source: NewsGeneral Electric said Tuesday that it had signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the planned construction of 6 EPR reactors at the Jaitapur site, Maharashtra, India.
Effect Of March Water Release At Sellafield "Negligible" Says ONR
Source: NewsBritain's Office of Nuclear Regulation said this week that the release of water at the Sellafield site on March 1 of this year during extremely cold…
EDF, VEOLIA, Sign Decommissioning, Vitrifying Contract
Source: NewsEDF and VEOLIA said Tuesday they had entered a partnership agreement to co-develop remote control solutions for dismantling gas-cooled reactors (natural uranium graphite gas) and for…
IAEA Sees Strength In Bulgaria's Radioactive Waste Strategy
Source: NewsAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Bulgaria is committed to the safe management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, but recommended…
NRC Inspects Clinton, Concerned With Backup Generators
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday it had begun a Special Inspection at the Clinton nuclear power plant to review the circumstances surrounding problems with the…
Sanmen Unit 1 Reaches Initial Criticality
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company announced two major milestones with its AP1000 reactors under construction in China on Thursday. Among the good news for the company, it was…
Second AP1000 In China Begins Receiving Fuel
Source: NewsWestinghouse and its customers, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and Shangdong Nuclear Power Company Limited (SDNPC) said Thursday that a second AP1000, Haiyang Unit…
Bruce Power Contracts Shoreline Consortium For Re-Tubing
Source: NewsBruce Power said it had signed a Major Component Replacement Contract with the Shoreline Power Group Consortium, which will be responsible for successfully executing the heart…
Kyushu Electric Restarts Genkai NPP Unit 4
Source: NewsThe Kyushu Electric Power Company has restarted Unit 4 at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in the Saga Prefecture of Japan, the company announced.
TVO Announces Another Delay For Olkiluoto Unit 3
Source: NewsEight days after announcing the long-delayed Unit 3 reactor at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in Finland would be ready to enter commercial operations in May…
Strong Response To Canada's SMR Demonstration Invitation
Source: NewsA call to solicit interest in small modular reactors (SMR) in Canada has established a strong response from interested parties, the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) said.
Trump Directs DOE To Rescue Struggling Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsPresident Donald Trump stepped into the debate on securing the national electricity resources by directing grid operators to purchase power from economically troubled nuclear power and…
Tanzania's Uranium Mines Wait For Economics To Change
Source: NewsThe east African nation of nation of Tanzania is poised to enter the market as a uranium producer, but is holding back until the price of…
Westinghouse AP1000 On Track For First Criticality In June
Source: NewsChen Hua, chairman of the China National Nuclear Power Corporation, has said that the first completed Westinghouse-designed AP1000 reactor would reach first criticality by the end…
California Court Allows Diablo Canyon Lease To Stand
Source: NewsPacific Gas and Electric, owners of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant n San Louis Obispo County near Los Angeles, have met a legal challenge with…