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Radiation Exposure In Japan Threatens Five Workers
Source: NewsThe Japan Atomic Energy Agency said that five workers at a research facility in east Japan had been exposed to high levels of radioactivity after a…
Texas Takes DOE To Court Over Yucca Mountain Limbo
Source: NewsTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to have the court force the federal government to…
Japan's Fifth Re-Activated Reactor — Takahama 3 — Is Restarted
Source: NewsThe Kansai Electric Power Company reactivated its No. 3 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan Tuesday, initiating control rod removal at 2:00 P.M.…
Westinghouse News Includes 48-Hour Extension In Georgia
Source: NewsGeorgia Power and Westinghouse Electric have agreed to a 48-hour extension of the interim construction agreement that was due to end June 3, the companies announced.
Trump Announces Pull-Out From Paris Accord
Source: NewsIgnoring the advice of government officials, corporate leaders and family members, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that the United States would pull out of the…
Canadian Nuclear Lab Issues Teaser On SMR Development
Source: NewsThe door is open for a national discussion on small modular reactor (SMR) technology in Canada, as the Canadian National Laboratories (CNL) on Friday announced the…
OPPD Re-Assures Ratepayers On Fort Calhoun Decommissioning Costs
Source: NewsOmaha Public Power District Representatives assured the public in an open meeting Wednesday that its current funding strategy for decommissioning the shuttered Fort Calhoun nuclear power…
Korean-Fabricated Fuel Assemblies Reach Barakah
Source: NewsThe Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has announced the safe arrival of the first Korean-fabricated fuel assemblies that will be used in the Barakah Nuclear Energy…
OPG Affirms First Choice For Deep Geologic Repository
Source: NewsOntario Power Generation's latest report on the controversial Deep Geologic Repository for radioactive waste close to Lake Huron affirms the company's position that the a waste…
Nuclear Power Key For Developing Countries, Says IAEA DIrector
Source: NewsThe head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano opened the agency's annual conference in Vienna Tuesday, stating that nuclear power was needed to help…
Westinghouse Notes Consortium Approval For VVER-440 Fuel
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Tuesday that, together with its eight European consortium partners, it had reached a milestone with the approval of the conceptual design for…
Three Mile Island To Close In 2019 — 15 Years Early
Source: NewsExelon Corporation said Tuesday that it would close down the famous Three Miles Island Generating Station in Pennsylvania in September 2019, barring an unexpected policy shift…
New Horizon Moves Wylfa Newydd Design Forward
Source: NewsHorizon Nuclear Power has moved the Wylfa Newydd project design forward with a consolidated facility concept that eliminates the need for some buildings, including some of…
NRC Budget Reflects Need For Fewer Employees
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that it had submitted its budget request for fiscal year 2018 to the U.S. Congress, asking for $45 million less…
MHI Delivers Three Steam Generators To Cruas NPP
Source: NewsMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has delivered three replacement steam generators to Électricité de France S.A. (EDF) for the Cruas Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 Reactor.…
IAEA Review Notes Improvements In Czech Regulatory Framework
Source: NewsAn international review of the Czech Republic's regulatory framework for nuclear power has been significantly enhanced in recent years, although some work remains regarding implementation of…
Japanese Regulators Approve Two Reactors For Restarts
Source: NewsJapan's Nuclear Regulation Authority cleared two more nuclear reactors for restart on Wednesday. Both reactors in the Fukui Prefecture could be restarted as early as this…
EDF Denies "Rumor" Of Delaying Nuclear Rollback
Source: NewsFrench utility EDF, which is majority owned by the state, used a Twitter account to deny a media allegation that it secretly intended to roll back…
NuGen To Meet With China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp.
Source: NewsA Nuclear Industry Association spokeswoman in Britain confirmed talks would take place with the State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) of China and NuGen, which has…
Swiss Vote Spells Phase Out For Nuclear Power
Source: NewsA referendum in Switzerland that included a provision forbidding construction of new nuclear power plants passed on Sunday. The referendum included support for renewable power sources…