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Third Japanese Reactor Granted License Extension
Source: NewsJapan's nuclear regulator, the Nuclear Regulation Authority, has granted a license extension to the Mihama Unit 3 reactor run by Kansai Electric, which allows it to…
EDF Signs Deal For Control Of AREVA NP
Source: NewsA long-expected re-shuffling of the French nuclear power industry became formal on Wednesday, as state-owned utility Electricite de France (EDF) and nuclear service, component and construction…
Trump May Revive Debate On Yucca Mountain Repository
Source: NewsWith the ink barely dry on last week's stunning election victory for Donald Trump, reports from Washington indicate that members of the president elect's transition team…
IAEA Conducts First ATMEA1 Seismic Review
Source: NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nation's nuclear power regulator, said it had conducted the agency's first seismic safety review assessing a new nuclear power…
DOE Contracts To Supply New Facility With Depleted Uranium
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy (DOE) said Friday it had agreed to sell depleted uranium to GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment, LLC (GLE) over a 40-year period which…
Vietnam To Cancel Plans For Two Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NewsCiting the high cost of construction and slower than expected demand growth for electricity, officials in Vietnam are saying that the government has plans to back…
AREVA Receives Doel Units Instrumentation Contract
Source: NewsNuclear power supply and service company AREVA NP said it has been awarded a contract to modernize parts of the instrumentation and control (I&C) system of…
India, Japan, Poised To Sign Nuclear Technology Pact
Source: NewsLeaders from Japan and India are poised to sign agreements this week that would allow Japan to export nuclear technology to India, making it the first…
Entergy To Sell Shuttered Vermont Yankee To NorthStar Group
Source: NewsEntergy Corp. announced Tuesday that it would sell the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services Inc., in a move that…
Federal Judge Sets Trial For Hanford Lawsuit
Source: NewsA federal judge has ruled that a case against the federal government concerning worker safety at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation will go to trial, rejecting the…
Power Machines Ships 1200 MW Turbogenerator Stator To Belarus
Source: NewsPower Machines has performed shipment of the turbogenerator stator with a capacity of 1200 MW manufactured for the first nuclear plant constructed in the Republic of…
Turkey Point Project Clears NRC Environmental Impact Review
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Thursday that it had approved of the environmental impact conditions presented by Florida Power and Light's two-unit proposed Turkey…
AREVA NP, Lightbridge To Form Fuel Development Joint Venture
Source: NewsU.S. nuclear fuel developer Lightbridge Corporation and French component and reactor services company AREVA NP, which has wide-spread presence in the nuclear industry, have agreed to…
US Nuclear Corp Rolls Out Radiation Detection Drones
Source: NewsCommercial drone creator FlyCam UAV, which specializes in drones for work in television and feature films, has teamed up with US Nuclear Corp to create drones…
Power Magazine Names Chinese, Russian And U.S. Top Plants
Source: NewsPower Magazine in Tuesday named its top power plants for nuclear generation, naming the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the Ningde Nuclear Power Plant…
NRC Inspectors To Review Grand Gulf NPP Shut Down
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has begun a special inspection at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station to review circumstances surrounding several recent operational events.
DOE Seeking Modification For WIPP In New Mexico
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy has moved forward on a permit modification request for the Waste Isolation Pilot Program (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico, that outlines an…
French Government Balks At Nuclear Plant Reduction
Source: NewsThe French government has balked on the mandate to name nuclear power plants that would be tagged for premature decommissioning to comply with the country's mandate…
Magnox Using Divers In De-Fueled Ponds To Cut Skips
Source: NewsMagnox Ltd. said it was employing divers to clean up the former cooling ponds at the Dungeness A site in Britain, which was a first for…
NRC Issues Seventh Convention On Nuclear Safety Report
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued its seventh National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety, claiming the United States “implements a high level…