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NuGen Not Rattled As Toshiba Chairman Resigns
Source: NewsDespite continued shake ups at Japanese conglomerate Toshiba, owner of Westinghouse Electric Company, the UK company NuGeneration said this week that it remained committed to the…
BWXT Announces $784M Naval Propulsion Program Contract
Source: NewsBWX Technologies, Inc. said Tuesday that the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has exercised contract options with BWXT’s subsidiary, BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc., totaling approximately…
Cleaner Robot Sent Into Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 PCV
Source: NewsThe Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), sent a cleaner robot into the Primary Containment Vessel of the damaged Unit 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear…
Fire, Blast At Flamanville NPP No Threat To Public
Source: NewsA fire and explosion at the Flammanville Nuclear Power Plant on France's northwest coast is being described as a serious incident that has no threat of…
NRC Team At Palo Verde For Minor Event
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said they have sent a special team of investigators to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 50 miles west of Phoenix, Az,…
Up Close, A Look At Indian Point's Closing
Source: NewsClosing a nuclear power plant has obvious repercussions to well-paid workers, supply industry revenue, power generation and corporate cash flow. But it can be looked at…
Putin Says Russia Will Finance Paks Expansion
Source: NewsRussian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday in Budapest that Russia was now willing to finance “100 percent” of the Paks II nuclear power plant expansion project…
MHI Expects San Onofre Ruling By End Of March
Source: NewsMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) President and Chief Operating Officer Shunichi Miyanaga said Thursday that the company expected a settlement ruling concerning the San Onofre nuclear plant…
Eskom Says 27 Companies Responded To RFI
Source: NewsSouth African utility Eskom said Wednesday that 27 companies had sent notice that they would respond to a Request for Information regarding its initiative to build…
NPCIL To Replace Kakrapar Coolant Channels
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said Tuesday that it planned to replace the coolant channels of the two reactors at the Kakrapar Atomic…
Research Reactor MURR Given 20 Year License Extension
Source: NewsThe University of Missouri Research Reactor Center (MURR) has been granted a renewed operating license, the school said, allowing the 10 megawatt facility that opened in…
China Expected To Dominate Nuclear Power Growth
Source: NewsWith China currently building 21 new nuclear reactors, new reports indicate that the country will nearly triple its nuclear power capacity by 2026 and overtake the…
Canadian Scientists Ask For Fusion Research Funding
Source: NewsA group of Canadian scientists and research-oriented General Fusion, are calling on the government to allocate $125 million over the next five years to advance the…
Terrestrial Energy Integrates IMSR Application Planning With NRC
Source: NewsTerrestrial Energy USA (TEUSA) said Tuesday that it had informed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its plans to license a small modular, advanced nuclear reactor…
EDF Agrees To Fessenheim Closure Protocols
Source: NewsFrench utility EDF has announced that its board of directors had taken a step towards closure of its oldest operating nuclear power plant, the Fessenheim station,…
ENEC, Nawah, Granted Fuel Transport Licenses
Source: NewsENEC, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, said Monday that it had received license to manage the transportation of nuclear fuel from the United Arab Emirates Federal…
AZZ Inc. To Retain Nuclear Logistics
Source: NewsGalvanizing and welded equipment specialists and engineering firm AZZ Inc., said Friday that an agreement to divest itself of its Nuclear Logistics business unit to Westinghouse…
Connecticut Lawmakers Contemplate "Pre-Emptive" Help For Millstone NPP
Source: NewsIn a region beset by premature nuclear plant closures, lawmakers in Connecticut once again, as they attempted in 2016, say they are willing to bring nuclear…
North Anna 3 Proposal Clears Safety Assessment
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Thursday that its staff had cleared the North Anna site near Mineral, Virginia, on safety concerns for a proposed new…
AREVA Awarded TVA Contract For Refueling Equipment Upgrades
Source: NewsAREVA NP said this week it had signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide fleet-wide refuel equipment upgrades.