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Licensing For Tepco Plant Runs Into Tepco's Shattered Reputation
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) in Japan held off on granting the Tokyo Electric Power Company clearance to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant's two units…
China National Nuclear Power Forms TWR Development Company
Source: NewsThe China Daily said Tuesday that China National Nuclear Power Company Ltd. (CNNP) would establish a new company based in the province of Hebei that would…
Centrus Energy Signs Contracts Valued At $70 Million
Source: NewsCentrus Energy Corp. announced Tuesday that it has signed several new sales contracts in the last three months to supply its utility customers with low-enriched uranium…
IAEA Mission Completes China Security Review
Source: NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency has completed a two-week advisory mission in China that included a review of China's legislative and regulatory framework for nuclear security,…
500-Member Jury Formed To Debate Unfinished Shingori Units
Source: NewsOfficials in South Korea said Monday that the jury of 500 expected to decided the fate of two nuclear power plants under construction – Shingori Units…
Two Nuclear Plants To Close As Hurricane Approaches
Source: NewsWith one of the most severe hurricanes on record aiming to make landfall in Florida by this weekend, Florida Power & Light (FPL) said it would…
China Enhances NNSA Authority
Source: NewsMembers of China's parliament on Friday approved of a new law that enhances the power of the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) as the country's regulator…
Bulgaria Breaks Ground On Waste Repository
Source: NewsBulgaria this week held a construction launch ceremony for a low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste repository to be built close to the Kozloduy nuclear power plant,…
Bechtel To Manage Plant Vogtle Expansion
Source: NewsGeorgia Power announced Friday that it has contracted with global engineering, construction and project management firm Bechtel to manage daily construction efforts at the Plant Vogtle…
Vogtle Owners Recommend Plant Completion
Source: NewsGeorgia Power today filed a recommendation with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to continue construction of the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Augusta, Georgia. The project's…
South Texas Project Reactors Power Through Hurricane Harvey
Source: NewsReactors at the South Texas Project, in the path of the Hurricane Harvey — 90 miles southwest of Houston — kept churning out power despite the…
IAEA, Kazakhstan, NTI Launch Low Enrichment Uranium Bank
Source: NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Wednesday that it had partnered with the Kazakhstan government and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) to launch a new…
Another Tense Week For U.S. Nuclear Industry
Source: NewsThe U.S. nuclear power industry is beset with another wait-and-see week, as thousands of construction workers on site, hundreds of thousands of ratepayers and constituents across…
Duke Seeks To Cancel William States Lee Nuclear Power Project
Source: NewsDuke Energy Corporation said Friday it would seek permission to cancel the Lee Nuclear project slated for Gaffney, South Carolina, noting that it would ask regulators…
Santee Cooper CEO Carter To Step Down
Source: NewsSantee Cooper on Friday announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Lonnie Carter, who has served as the head of the state-owned utility since 2004 and…
Westinghouse Has Contract For Salem NPP Fuel Assemblies
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Wednesday that it has signed a nuclear fuel contract extension with PSEG, a major supplier of nuclear power in New Jersey, to…
IAEA Team Reviews Korea's Earthquake Preparedness
Source: NewsThe United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that a Site and External Events Design (SEED) team had reviewed the Republic of Korea's preparedness…
Fuel Loading Begins At Tianwan Unit 3
Source: NewsRussian nuclear power giant Rosatom said Tuesday that fuel loading had begun ahead of schedule at the Tianwan nuclear power plant's new Unit 3 in the…
Santee Cooper's $4 Billion Debt Hobbles Project Rescue
Source: NewsA Senate hearing in South Carolina's capital Tuesday yielded no breakthroughs that could signal hope for breathing new life into the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station expansion…
Ohio Governor Says He Does Not Support Aid For FirstEnergy
Source: NewsThe governor of Ohio, John Kasich, said Monday that he would not support a rescue plan for FirstEnergy Corp that would ensure the state's two nuclear…