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Westinghouse, Energoatom, Agree To Strengthen Ties
Source: NewsU.S.-based Westinghouse Electric Company said that it had reached an agreement with Ukraine's National Nuclear Energy Generating Company, NAEK Energoatom, to strengthen ties in order to…
Watts Bar Unit 2 Completes Ascension Testing
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority said the newest U.S. nuclear power reactor, Watts Bar Unit 2, had completed ascension tests on Friday, Sept. 30, and was ready…
AREVA Lands $5.61 Billion In Hinkley Point C Contracts
Source: NewsThe joint venture with Electricite de France (EDF) and China General Nuclear Corporation (CGN) now has a name and that joint venture, called Nuclear New Builds…
Japanese Conglomerates Consider Merger Options In Market Morass
Source: NewsThree of Japan's most prominent industrial firms, Hitachi Ltd., Toshiba Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., are discussing a merger of their domestic nuclear fuel operations…
IAEA Reports On Climate Change Priorities
Source: NewsNuclear power can significantly contribute to two of the world’s most pressing priorities—combating climate change and ensuring sustainable development—the International Atomic Energy Agency said in two…
Susquehanna Unit 2 Will Undergo Turbine Blade Modification Soon
Source: NewsTalen Energy said it had plans to shut down the Susquehanna nuclear power plant's Unit 2 reactor within the next month for what is anticipated to…
L-3 MAPPS Secures Orders to Update the Fermi 2 Simulator
Source: News–Press Release– L-3 MAPPS announced today that it is has been awarded contracts by DTE Energy to upgrade its Fermi 2 nuclear power plant simulator. The…
AREVA NP Demonstrates Off-Axis Core Shroud Ultrasonics For BWRs
Source: NewsAREVA NP said Monday it had developed and demonstrated, during a recent nuclear plant outage in the United States, a new ultrasonic testing technique that successfully…
Le Creusot Investigations Continue; ASN Calls Anomalies "Unacceptable"
Source: NewsAREVA said Friday that it was continuing on several levels with the investigation of manufacturing and paperwork anomalies that involve components made at the Le Creusot…
Russia And Tunisia Agree On Legal Foundation For Nuclear Power Cooperation
Source: NewsThe governments of the Republic of Tunisia and the Russian Federation signed an agreement on Monday that lays the groundwork for peaceful uses of atomic energy.
SNC-Lavalin Signs Agreement To Develop CANDU Technology in China
Source: NewsCanadian engineering and construction company SNC-Lavalin said Thursday it had signed an agreement in principle for a Joint Venture with China National Nuclear Corporation and Shanghai…
India Seeking U.S. Loans For AP-1000 Project
Source: NewsWith partisan politics casting a shadow over the process, India is reportedly negotiating with the U.S. government's Export-Import Bank for a loan of up to $9…
L-3 MAPPS Participates in the Tihange 1 Simulator Inauguration Ceremony in Belgium
Source: News–Press Release– L-3 MAPPS announced today that it participated in the official inauguration ceremony of ENGIE Electrabel’s (Electrabel) Tihange 1 full scope operator training simulator on…
Policy Leader In Japan Recommends Decommissioning Monju Fast-Breeder NPP
Source: NewsThe leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party policy committee said Wednesday that it was time to make a “concrete decision” concerning the country's Monju sodium-cooled fast-breeder…
Unit 4 At Hongyanhe NPP In China Reaches Commercial Status
Source: NewsChina General Nuclear (CGN) told investors Tuesday that the fourth unit at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in the Liaoning province, an 1087 MWe CPR-1000 reactor,…
China Proposes Public Input Into Nuclear Projects
Source: NewsChina's Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council has drafted new rules for nuclear plant development that would have companies clear their projects through local stakeholders.
Heysham II, Unit 2, Shatters Continuous Run Record
Source: NewsOperator Electricite de France took the Heysham Unit 2 reactor in northwestern Britain off line on Friday, establishing a new record for continuous operations of a…
Post Hinkley Point C Green Light Sparks Optimism In China
Source: NewsThe decision by the British government has given rise to a renewed since of optimism throughout the nuclear power industry in the post-Fukushima Daiichi era, especially…
GE Says It Has Hinkley Point C Order Worth $1.9 Billion
Source: NewsAmong the first companies to announce orders following the British government's approval of the Hinkley Point C project is General Electric, which told Reuters that it…
Hinkley Point C Gets Britain's Green Light
Source: NewsThe controversial Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project was given a green light Thursday by the British government, which said it would be allowed with…