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Japanese Utility Kyushu Plans $775 Million In Safety Upgrades
Source: NewsKyushu Electric announced a series of safety measures that it will undertake to heighten preparedness for both natural and man-made emergencies that could threaten the two…
NRC Preparing Guidance For Extending Plant Licenses To 80 Years
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted license extensions for 81 nuclear reactors that allow them to operate for up to 60 years – 20 years…
Westinghouse To Develop New Inspection Technique For Oskarsamn Unit 3
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company wiith subsidiary WesDyne Sweden AB has been selected by OKG AB to develop and qualify techniques and equipment to inspect the core shroud…
AREVA Presents Quality Equipment Plan To ASN
Source: NewsNuclear power giant AREVA said this week that it had presented preliminary strategies to the French nuclear regulatory agency ASN – the French Nuclear Safety Authority…
IAEA Board Adopts Report Clearing Iran For Lifted Sanctions
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsTwelve years of investigations into Iran's development of nuclear weapons came to close Tuesday with a consensus agreement among 35-nations to adopt a report that says…
South African Cabinet OKs Nuclear Power Procurement Program
Source: NewsThe South African Cabinet has approved a nuclear power procurement option for the country's Department of Energy that opens the door for assessing proposals for 9.6GW…
India, Japan, Sign Nuclear Power Cooperation Letters
Source: NewsJapan and India have signed letters of agreement that outline cooperation in civil nuclear power and in other industrial developments. The highlights of the cooperation accords…
Climate Change Agreement Hailed As A Collective Start
Source: NewsWith a conference in Paris hailed as the largest ever gathering of world leaders, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ended in triumph Saturday…
Toshiba Seeking Financial Support For NuGen Venture
Source: NewsJapanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp, parent company to nuclear power giant Westinghouse Electric, is seeking assistance from financial firms to help fund a three-reactor project slated for…
Rosatom Reportedly Halts Work On Turkish Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsDue to rising international tensions, there may be a four-reactor construction project up for grabs in Turkey. Various media are reporting that deteriorating relations between Turkey…
AREVA Federal Services Awarded $8.6M DOE Rail Car Contract
Source: NewsInternational nuclear power corporation AREVA said that a subsidiary, AREVA Federal Services, had won an $8.6 million U.S. Department of Energy contract for design and fabrication…
Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Hits 100,000 Assemblies Mark
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Thursday that its nuclear fuel facility in Columbia, South Carolina, the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility, had reached a business milestone, having completed…
Kurion Acquires British Robotics Firm Oxford Technologies
Source: NewsCalifornia-based hazardous waste systems company Kurion Inc. on Tuesday announced the acquisition of British robotics firm Oxford Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Kurion's existing Robotic Systems…
Davis-Besse Unit Granted 20-Year License Extension
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulator Commission said Tuesday that the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant east-southeast of Toledo, Ohio, had been granted a 20-year extension on its operating license.…
GE Hitachi Nuclear Contracted For Browns Ferry Outage Services
Source: NewsGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy said it had been awarded a contract to provide outage services for the Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant near…
NRC To Adjusted Inspection Findings Matrix: Three White Warnings To Match One Yellow
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it would adjust its Reactor Oversight Process starting in January by adding one more white-level inspection finding – going from…
Scientists In Paris: Nuclear Power Important In Fight Against Climate Change
Source: NewsIt was the scientists turn at the COP21 climate conference in Paris on Thursday, which featured four prominent climate specialists who advocated for a major investment…
NuScale And AREVA Strike Deal For SMR Fuel Assemblies
Source: NewsOregon-based NuScale Power said Wednesday it had signed a contract with AREVA Inc., for procurement of fuel assemblies for its small modular reactors, currently under development.…
TransCanada Signs Deals For Bruce Power Investments
Source: NewsTransCanada Corporation said Thursday that it was committed to expenditures of at least $13 billion ($9.73 billion US) for assert management (AM) and major component replacements…
Thirty-Nine French Companies Pledge Billions To Fight Climate Change
Source: NewsThirty-nine companies from France, which employ a combined 4.4 million people, have pledged to invest $47.75 billion in research and development within the next five years…