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IAEA Completes Safeguard Upgrades
Source: NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that it had completed a three-year, $48.4 million project to revamp its Safeguards information technology system to be…
OPPD Contracts Orano TN For Fuel Storage Canisters
Source: NewsThe Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) has selected Orano TN for the final offload of more than 900 used fuel assemblies contained in the pool of…
Segmentation Begins For Oskarshamn Unit 2
Source: NewsSweden's Oskarshamn Unit 2, which was shuttered in December 2016, has entered the segmentation phase of dismantling, as of May 14, according to reports.
L3 MAPPS to Expand Tihange 1 Simulator for Long Term Operation
Source: News–Press Release– L3 MAPPS announced today that it has won a contract from ENGIE Electrabel to upgrade the Tihange Unit 1 full scope operator training simulator.
GSE Systems Contracted For Simulator Technology For Chinese Customer
Source: NewsMaryland-based GSE Systems Inc. said Tuesday it had received two contracts from Chinese customers to commence in the second quarter of 2018 that have a total…
Unit 4 Step-Up Transformers Among Milestones At Vogtle NPP
Source: NewsGeorgia Power on Thursday said that workers had placed the four main step-up transformers inside the Unit 4 transformer bays in the latest announcement of construction…
British Government Reportedly To Back Wylfa Newydd Loans
Source: NewsThe British government has informed Hitachi Ltd that it would guarantee the loans required to build two new reactors at the Wylfa Newydd site in Wales,…
Centrus Extends Orano (Formerly Areva NC) Supply Contract
Source: NewsMaryland-based Centrus Energy Corp. said this week that it is expanding its supply arrangements with French-based Orano Cycle (formerly Areva NC), a global nuclear fuel cycle…
Hunterston B Inspection Reveals Cracks In Some Bricks
Source: NewsUnit 3 at the Hunterston B nuclear power plant in North Ayrshire, Scotland, will remain offline following the discover of cracks in several graphite bricks in…
NASA: Space-bound Nuclear "Kilopower" System Works
Source: NewsNASA and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced Wednesday that a new nuclear reactor power system capable of providing power for crews…
NuScale Power’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Becomes First Ever to Complete Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Phase 1 Review
Source: News–Press Release– The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed the first and most intensive phase of review for NuScale Power’s design certification application (DCA).
Japanese Backer Exits Sinop NPP Project
Source: NewsA major backer of Turkey's second nuclear power plant project, Japanese trading house Itochu, has backed out of the project due to rising costs, according to…
Doel Unit 1 Closes Due To Small Water Leak
Source: NewsA small water leak in the emergency cooling system that posed “no security problems,” according to Belgium's nuclear power regulator, has caused an unexpected shut down…
DOE Grant Cycle Advances Nuclear Projects
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy (DOE) has announced an cost-share research and development grant cycle of $60 million that will go to 13 projects for advanced nuclear…
IAEA Assists Radioactive Waste Removal In South America
Source: NewsThe UN's International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it had assisted in the removal of 27 highly radioactive sources from five South American countries in what…
Framatome To Deliver Fuel Assemblies To Swedish Plants
Source: NewsFrance's Framatome (formerly AREVA NP) will deliver 10 reloads of fuel assemblies to the Swedish nuclear power reactors Forsmark 3 and Ringhals 3 and 4, operated…
Not One, But Four Barrels Leaked At Idaho Site
Source: NewsA U.S. Department of Energy spokesman said that not one, but four the 55-gallon drums of radioactive waste had been found ruptured or leaking in early…
IAEA Team Reviews South Ukraine's Unit 3
Source: NewsA review team from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency completed an operational safety review of Unit 3 of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant on…
Carnegie Mellon Develops Pipe Inspecting Robot
Source: NewsRobotics experts at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh have developed an autonomous uranium detector that is expected to greatly speed up inspection of the pipes in…
AP1000 Fuel Loading Begins At Sanmen NPP
Source: NewsChina State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited (SMNPC) announced Wednesday that the world’s first unit of AP1000 nuclear power…