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Britain Completes Design Assessment For AP1000
Source: NewsA day after filing for bankruptcy, Westinghouse Electric Company announced that its AP1000 nuclear power plant design has been approved by regulators in the United Kingdom,…
Rosatom, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Sign MOU
Source: NewsRosatom and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding that covers nuclear materials transportation, the Russian company announced Tuesday.
Westinghouse Files For Chapter 11; Has Agreements With AP1000 Customers
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Wednesday that it was had filed petitions of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the corporation a various subsidiaries and that it was…
Appeals Court Overturns Takahama NPP Injunction
Source: NewsAn appeals court in Japan on Tuesday ruled that the Takahama nuclear plant's Units 3 and 4 in the Fukui Prefecture – about 210 miles west…
NDA Terminates Magnox Decommissioning Contract
Source: NewsBritain's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said it would terminate a $7.7 billion contract with Cavendish Fluor Partnership (CFP) that calls for decommissioning 12 Magnox nuclear power…
Doubts About Le Creusot Forge Remain, Says Report
Source: NewsAn international team representing nuclear power regulators from France, Canada, the United States, Finland, Britain and China has warned that the culture of credibility at AREVA's…
Unplanned Shutdown Disrupts Watts Bar Unit 2 Restart
Source: NewsWatts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 experienced an unplanned shutdown at 12:15 a.m. Thursday with no threat to the environment or people, according to Tennessee Valley…
Toshiba Working On Bankruptcy Filing For Westinghouse
Source: NewsSeeking to contain losses attributed to its nuclear power division Westinghouse Electric Co., Toshiba is now working to have the business file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,…
NRC To Review Incident At Turkey Point NPP
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it had begun a special inspection of the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant near Homestead, Florida, to review particulars involving failure…
Tepco Seeking Partners For Fukushima-Specific Technology
Source: NewsSix years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami events, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), owner of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, is…
KEPCO, In Talks Over NuGen, Would Consider Westinghouse Deal
Source: NewsCho Hwan-eik, the chief executive officer of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has confirmed that the company is discussing the possible purchase of Toshiba's 60 percent…
UN Committee Asks UK To Suspend Hinkley Construction
Source: NewsThe United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said they had asked the British government to suspend work on the Hinkley Point C nuclear generating station…
EU Commission Clears Belgian Aid For Three Reactors
Source: NewsThe European Commission said Friday that the Belgian government's plans to compensate Engie-Electrabel and EDF Belgium for potential financial risks linked to long-term operation of three…
NRC Accepts NuScale SMR Design For Review
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission will proceed with a technical review of NuScale Power's small modular reactor (SMR) design, the company said on Thursday.
X-energy's Xe-100 Moves To Conceptual Design Phase
Source: NewsMaryland-based small reactor developer X-energy announced Thursday that it would move its Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR), which uses pebble bed technology, into the conceptual…
Governor Backs Kentucky's Symbolic Bill On Nuclear
Source: NewsIn what is being viewed as a symbolic incursion into coal power's established presence in Kentucky, Gov. Matt Bevin has said he will sign a bill…
Toshiba Considering Sale Of Westinghouse Electric Company
Source: NewsSatoshi Tsunakwa, the president of struggling Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp., said Tuesday that it was considering selling U.S. nuclear power giant Westinghouse Electric Company, a majority…
Panel Sticks To Warranty Cap — $137M — In San Onofre Case
Source: NewsIn a decision certain to rattle the owners of nuclear power plants or revise their contract negotiations with suppliers, arbitrators at the International Chamber of Commerce…
Amec Foster Wheeler, EDF Energy, Extend Contract
Source: NewsGlobal engineering consultancy Amec Foster Wheeler (AFW) said Monday that it had secured a five-year commitment from EDF Energy Nuclear Generation to continue its operational support…
GEH, Advanced Reactor Concepts, Team Up On SMR Advancement
Source: NewsGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC said Monday they had agreed to collaborate in the development and licensing of an advanced small modular…