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Westinghouse, KHNP Sign MOU For Sharing Technology
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company announced Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Company, Ltd. (KHNP) that outlines steps for…
Leak At Norway Research Reactor Seen As Minor Incident
Source: NewsA spill of radioactive iodine at the Institute of Energy Technology's 25 MW research reactor in Norway has been contained and has been unofficially categorized as…
NRC Clears Path For Levy County Project
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that had cleared the way for agency's Office of New Reactors to issue two combined Licenses for Duke Energy's Levy County…
Watts Bar Unit 2 Enters Commercial Status, U.S. First In 20 Years
Source: NewsThe Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear reactor, the first new nuclear plant in 20 years to achieve initial criticality in the United States, has taken the…
NRC Approves Restart Of Conversion Area At Columbia Fuel Fab Facility
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Thursday that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted the company approval to restart the Conversion Area operations at the Columbia Fuel…
ASN Requests Shut Down Inspections Of Five EDF Reactors
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power regulator Autorite de Surete Nucleaire (ASN) said Wednesday that it had requested inspections of steam generators at five Electricite de France (EDF) reactors…
Exelon Forms Five-Year Research Pact With Argonne National Lab
Source: NewsExelon Corporation said Wednesday that it had signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory that will…
Olkiluoto 3 On Track For Cold Functional Testing In 2017
Source: NewsFrench nuclear construction leader AREVA said that the Okiluoto Unit 3 build in western Finland was on track for Cold Functional Tests for the early summer…
ROSATOM, Paraguay Sign Atomic Energy MOU
Source: NewsRussia's nuclear power export ambitions have made gained a new potential customer as ROSATOM announced Tuesday that the company had signed a memorandum of understanding with…
First Class Of Operators For New Vogtle Units Passes Early Tests
Source: NewsGeorgia Power said Monday that the first training class of operators for Plant Vogtle's Units 3 and 4 had passed the initial licensing exam, marking a…
TVA Schedules Auction For Unfinished Bellefonte NPP
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority announced Friday that Concentric Energy Advisors Inc., on the company's behalf, had scheduled a live auction for the sale of the unfinished…
India, Russia Finalize Contracts For Kudankulam Units 5 And 6
Source: NewsRussian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed on contract details that set up construction of Units 5 and 6 at the…
Scientists Look At Bacterial Factor In Nuclear Waste Repositories
Source: NewsUnderground nuclear waste repositories could benefit from a porous layer of material that would be located between clay and rock in order to metabolize the hydrogen…
Westinghouse Engages British Research Center For SMR Study
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Wednesday that it would engage with Britain's Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Center (AMRC) to study various aspects of manufacturing efficiency that would…
IAEA Chief Tells Reporters Of Cyber-Attack On Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsInternational Atomic Energy Agency Director Yukiya Amano disclosed Monday that a cyber-attack did disrupt a nuclear power plant, saying that the threat of future cyber disruptions…
AREVA NP Touts Non-Destructive Reactor Vessel Nozzle Examination
Source: NewsAREVA NP said Thursday that it had recently completed the nuclear industry’s first non-destructive examination (NDE) of reactor vessel nozzles using a new phased array ultrasonic…
Here's A Job Idea: Work At The NRC
Source: NewsAre you a nuclear industry expert, technician, manager or analyst of any kind? Then you might consider working for the other side. That is, for the…
New York State To Investigate Indian Point Oil Spill
Source: NewsTwo New York State departments said this week they had been directed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to investigate last Friday's oil spill at the Indian Point…
NEI Picks Maria Korsnick To Replace Fertel In Top Post
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Energy Institute said Tuesday that it its Chief Operating Officer Maria Korsnick would replace retiring Chief Executive Officer Marvin Fertel, who is scheduled to…
Westinghouse To Purchase Nuclear Logistics Inc.
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said it would purchase Nuclear Logistics Ind., noted as the largest third-party supplier of safety related equipment solutions to the nuclear industry, the…