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NRC Says Security Forces At New York And California Nuclear Plants Can Be Armed
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that it had granted pre-emption authority to nuclear facilities in New York and California to allow their security forces…
Westinghouse Springfields Reaches SMR-Fuel Readiness Milestone
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Thursday that its nuclear fuel processing facility in Britain had reached a milestone in Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology. From the small…
Japan To Ship Plutonium Cache To United States
Source: NewsA stockpile of plutonium currently in Japanese possession, will be shipped to the United States by the end of March, according to media reports that are…
Component Maker Curtiss-Wright Lands $450 Million Deal For Reactor Coolant Pumps
Source: NewsNuclear power plant component specialist Curtiss-Wright Corporation said Wednesday that it had been awarded contracts with a potential value of half a billion dollars, including incentives,…
Turbine Generator Refurbishment Among Plans For Loviisa NPP
Source: NewsEnergy company Fortum Oyj said Tuesday that it planned extensive upgrades at the Loviisa nuclear power plant in 2016, including turbine generator refurbishment. The plans extend…
NRC To Begin Special Inspection At Oconee NPP Tuesday
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it would commence a special inspection of the Oconee nuclear power station on Tuesday to review concerns over startup transformer…
Westinghouse Completes Purchase Of CBI Stone & Webster
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company and CB&I Stone and Webster, announced the completion of the Westinghouse's acquisition of the construction company that specializes in nuclear power plant projects…
ASLB to Hold Hearing on Turkey Point Canal Temperature Issue
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday said that the independent adjudicatory body, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB), would hold an evidentiary hearing in January…
Wisconsin, Again, Looks At Repealing Nuclear Build Restrictions
Source: NewsThe Wisconsin state assembly will vote in January on legislation that could open the door for new nuclear power plants, a spokeswoman for Speaker Robin Vos…
Rising Star Of 2015 Commodities Markets: Uranium
Source: NewsCopper, oil and gold had a tough year in commodities markets, but immediate delivery prices for nuclear fuel – in market lingo, the UX-U3O8 spot price…
Saying Good-bye To Wylfa NPP In North Wales
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsWednesday will be the last day for commercial power production for the last operating Magnox nuclear reactor, the Unit 1 reactor at Wylfla on the island…
Iran's Uranium Shipment To Russia Called "Significant Step" Towards International Compliance
Source: NewsU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called the shipment of more than 25,000 pounds of low-enriched uranium materials from Iran on Monday a “one of the…
Darlington NPP In Ontario Has License Renewed
Source: NewsCanada's nuclear power regulator said that it has granted Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) a renewed operating license for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Clarington,…
Bangladesh Signs Two-Reactor Deal With Rosatom
Source: NewsA Bangladesh government spokesman with the Ministry of Science and Technology said that a $12.65 billion deal signed on Christmas Day with Russian nuclear build entity…
AREVA Selects Bid For Nuclear Instrumentation Business Canberra
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power group AREVA said Monday that its board of directors had reviewed bids for the sale of nuclear instrumentation business Canberra and selected the…
Centus Energy Revises Deal With Tenex
Source: NewsMaryland-based uranium fuel supplier Centrus Energy Corporation, said it had reached an agreement with its Russian counterpart Techsnabexport (Tenex) to extend a 2011 agreement through 2026…
AREVA To Decontaminate Primary Loop At Krummel NPP
Source: NewsAREVA NP has been selected by the utility Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy to decontaminate the primary loop of the Krümmel nuclear power plant, located in Geesthacht…
Westinghouse Containment Vessel For Haiyang NPP Passes Tests
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Tuesday that testing had validated the integrity of the containment vessel of the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant under construction in China, marking…
Entergy To Accelerate Spent Fuel Transfers At Vermont Yankee
Source: NewsEntergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee (ENVY) said it would accelerate its schedule for transferring spent nuclear fuel from a “wet” cooling system to a “dry” storage system.…
AREVA's Turnaround Remains Work In Progress
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsFrench nuclear group AREVA said Thursday last week it had concluded a series of agreements with CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) for the…