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First GE Hitachi Feedwater Debris Strainer Installed In Sweden
Source: NewsGE Hitatchi (GEH) said that the company's new, high-tech water filter system called the Feedwater Debris Strainer (FWDS) has been successfully installed at the Forsmark Nuclear…
AREVA, NuScale SMR Fuel Now Has A Name: NuFuel HTP2
Source: NewsAREVA Inc. and NuScale Power announced Thursday that they had used NuScale's tri-annual Advisory Board meeting in Corvallis, Oregon, to give a name to the modified…
TEPCO Activates Frozen Soil Barrier At Fukushima Daiichi
Source: NewsThe long-awaited frozen, underground wall that is expected to greatly reduce water flow in and through radioactive areas of a four-building block at the damaged Fukushima…
AREVA Inc., NuScale Power Unveil NuFuel HTP2TM Name for Small Modular Reactor Fuel Design
Source: News–Press Release– AREVA Inc. and NuScale Power announced today that the modified AREVA HTP-2 fuel design for NuScale’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology will be named…
Industry Executives Pledge Cooperation On Nuclear Security
Source: NewsNuclear power industry leaders on Wednesday sent the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit a joint statement stressing their commitment to nuclear security, safety and cooperation with governments.
Westinghouse's BEACON Contracted For Zaporizhia's Unit 5
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company on Tuesday announced a new contract with National Nuclear Energy Generating Company (NNEGC) Energoatom to license the Westinghouse BEACON Core Monitoring System for…
Monitoring Committee Notes Progress At Fukushima Daiichi
Source: NewsAn independent task force of nuclear power experts, the Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee, which was set up by TEPCO in 2012, toured the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear…
Work Resumes At Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Source: NewsWork has resumed in two areas of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) repository mine that had been on hold due to air quality safety concerns,…
FirstEnergy To Replace Two 50-Ton Motors During Davis-Besse Outage
Source: NewsFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company said that the current refueling and maintenance shutdown of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station n Oak Harbor, Ohio, would include replacement of…
NRC Seeks Comment On Lowering Fees
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that it was seeking public comment on proposed changes to its licensing, inspection, special project and annual fees that would…
Americium Removal Process Developed By UNC – Chapel Hill Team
Source: NewsResearchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a process for removing the toxic element of americium from nuclear waste pools –…
Belgium Beefs Up Security At Tihange And Doel NPPs
Source: NewsAs of Tuesday this week, 140 extra Belgian troops were guarding the Doel and Tihange nuclear power plants, while the county was put on the maximum…
LaSalle County Station NPP Shut Down After Restart
Source: NewsNuclear plant operator Exelon said it operators at the LaSalle County Generating Station 11 miles southeast of Ottawa, Ill., had removed Unit 1 from Service on…
NEI Points To Cumbersome Decommissioning Rules
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Energy Institute said it had asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for limited rule changes that would cut cost and increase efficiency in the process…
Support For Nuclear Power Slides in United States
Source: NewsFor the first time since Gallup began polling on nuclear power in 1994, a majority of Americans said they opposed use of the power source.
Britain's DECC Launches SMR Funding Competition
Source: NewsBritain's Department of Energy and Climate Change said Thursday that it had opened up a funding competition for $360 million for developers of small nuclear reactors…
Orders Bump GSE Backlog Up 60 Percent
Source: NewsA 60 percent increase in order backlogs to $75 million for nuclear power plant simulations and training systems company GSE Systems has bumped share values 4…
U.S. Authorities Reportedly Investigating Toshiba
Source: NewsThe U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating fraud as a domestic follow-up to the accounting scandal that has enveloped Westinghouse Electric…
CGN, CNNC To Streamline Export Efforts With Joint Venture
Source: NewsChina's two largest nuclear power companies, China General Nuclear Power Corp. (CGN) and China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) announced the official launch of a joint venture…
Eskom Applies To NNR For Site Approval For Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsSouth African utility Eskom has submitted site applications for nuclear power plant projects for two sites, one in Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and one in…