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GE Chairman Immelt Crosses India Off His List For Nuclear Business
Source: NewsThe Chairman of General Electric Jeff Immelt has ruled out India as a place to do business in nuclear power, saying that the liability laws of…
During President Xi's Visit, Officials Sign Clean Energy Agreement With Five U.S. Governors
Source: NewsChinese officials, including President Xi Jinping, met with the governors of five states on Tuesday in Seattle to discuss deals that included support of clean energy…
Regulators Conducting Special Inspection At Callaway NPP
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it had begun a special inspection of the Callaway nuclear power plant in Fulton, Mo., following a reactor shut down…
AREVA Awarded Service Contract For Three German Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power giant AREVA said it had been awarded a contract to provide German utility company E.ON with maintenance and refueling services for three nuclear…
Entergy Says It Is Reviewing Options For Pilgrim NPP, Including Closure
Source: NewsEntergy Corp. said that it was reviewing options for the 43-year-old Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station that included the possibility it would shutter the plant due to…
British Government Backs Hinkley Point C With $3.1 Billion Financing Guarantee
Source: NewsThe financial picture for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant build in Somerset, England, became a bit clearer Monday, after British Finance Minister George Osborne…
Highlights From Vienna: Agreements Signed By Canada, India, South Korea And Others
Source: NewsThe highlights of the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference, which took place in Vienna this week, include various cooperation agreements on nuclear power involving Canada,…
Westinghouse And Holtec Team Up On "Pool-to-Pad" Spent Fuel Services
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Wednesday it had signed a 10-year agreement to team up with Holtec International to provide “pool-to-pad services” to U.S. nuclear sites using…
Southern Nuclear Installs Plug-In Station For Electric Cars At Farley NPP
Source: NewsSouthern Company subsidiary Southern Nuclear on Tuesday unveiled a dual charging station for 10 electric and/or plug-in hybrid vehicles that can help “energy-conscious employees,” charge up…
North Korea Restarts Five-Megawatt Reactor At Yongbyon
Source: NewsNorth Korea's Atomic Energy Institute confirmed Tuesday that the Yongbyon nuclear facility's five-megawatt reactor had returned to normal operations after being mothballed in 2007 to comply…
Brattle Group Report Pegs Nuclear Power Value In New York At $2.47 Billion
Source: NewsNuclear power endorsed research and consulting firm The Brattle Group has come up with some numbers that attest to the economic and environmental benefits of nuclear…
Lightbridge Signs Agreement With Canadian National Laboratories For Fabrication Of Fuel Samples
Source: NewsMcLean, Va.-based Lightbridge Corporation said Tuesday that it has signed a Comprehensive Nuclear Services Agreement with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories for fabrication of the company's next generation…
Kenya Signs MOU With China General Nuclear Power Group
Source: NewsThe China General Nuclear Power Group and the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board – a branch of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of Kenya – announced…
TEPCO, After Typhoon Etau, Says It Can Handle Heavy Rains
Source: NewsThe Tokyo Electric Power Company, which is attempting a massive decommissioning project at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said heavy rains from Typhoon Etau…
WNA Director General Agneta Rising Says Industry Well-Poised To Aim High
Source: NewsWorld Nuclear Association Director General Agneta Rising challenged the nuclear power industry to kick electricity generation up a notch, saying at the organization's symposium in London…
Exelon Postpones Decision On Quad Cities And Byron NPPs
Source: NewsExelon Corporation, owners of the largest fleet of nuclear power plants in the country, said Thursday it would defer its decision on whether or not to…
GE Gets Approval For Alstom Purchase
Source: NewsGE was informed Tuesday that the European and U.S. regulators had granted permission for it to acquire French power service company Alstom, which last year was…
Japan Lifts Evacuation Order For Town Of Naraha
Source: NewsFour and a half years after being told to leave their homes, residents of the town of Naraha in Fukushima prefecture in Japan have been told…
V.C. Summer Cost Overruns Approved by South Carolina PSC
Source: NewsThe Public Service Commission of South Carolina (SCPSC) voted unanimously to approve South Carolina Electric & Gas Company’s (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation petition to…
NRC Says 96 Of 99 Reactors In Top Two Safety Assessment Categories
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that 96 of the nation's 99 nuclear power plants are operating within the two highest performance categories after safety reviews performed…