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IAEA Says Kenya Is On Track For Nuclear Power
Source: NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear power watchdog, said that Kenya had made the appropriate “consideration” regarding its infrastructure needs to move forward…
Official Connected To Rosatom Pleads Guilty In Corrupt Practices Case
Source: NewsVadim Mikerin, 56, a former director of the Pan American Department of JSC Techsnabexport, a subsidiary of Rosatom's State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) pleaded guilty Monday…
Progress Made On Water And Working Conditions, Says Tepco
Source: NewsWhile the Tokyo Electric Power Company continues the massive task of decommissioning the Fukushim Daiichi nuclear power plant, the company says that working conditions at the…
Georgia Power Says Vogtle Costs Declined In First Half Of Year
Source: NewsSouthern Company subsidiary Georgia Power said Friday that Plant Vogtle construction expenses in the first half of 2015 had gone down compared to the last half…
NRC Announces Settlement With Dominion Resources Inc.
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulator Commission said it had reached a settlement with Dominion Resources Inc., owners and operators of the Millstone Power Station in Waterford, Conn., that…
AREVA Launches BEATRICE Testing System; Hits Milestone At Olkiluoto 3
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power giant AREVA has launched at its Creusot site in France a new testing system that reproduces on a smaller scale all the components…
TVEL Ready To Deliver Fuel For Bushehr NPP's September Outage
Source: NewsR ussian nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom said its TVEL Fuel Company was ready to deliver fresh nuclear fuel to the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran.…
IAEA Says Monitoring Iran's Nuclear Activity Will Cost $10.6M Per Year
Source: NewsThe Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nation's nuclear watchdog, told the agency's governing board Tuesday that it would need more than…
GEH Has Orders In Japan For Submersible Steam-Powered Pumps
Source: NewsGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy said it has orders from Japan for submersible, steam-powered pumps that operate during a power station power blackout. The Turbine Water Lubricated…
Sendai No. 1 Output Increase Delayed
Source: NewsThe Kyushu Electric Power Company said that it discovered problems with the cooling system at the Sendai No. 1 reactor that was restarted last week, creating…
Southern California Edison Says CPUC Ruling Is Flawed
Source: NewsSouthern California Edison (SCE) on Thursday responded to a early August ruling by a California Public Utilities Commission administrative law judge regarding SCE’s communication with commission…
Tepco Restructures, Subdividing Non-Nuclear Concerns
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Company in Japan said it was restructuring the company, creating three businesses that continue with its 2014 separation of its nuclear businesses from…
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's New Bot Works In Dangerous Water
Source: NewsWhat swims, takes underwater pictures and doesn't mind a splash in highly radioactive water at a nuclear power plant? That would be GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's…
New Compound Doubles O-Ring Operational Lifespan, Says Westinghouse Electric
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said it had developed a new Compound D – Extended Life O-ring for Westinghouse-designed reactor coolant pump (RCP) seals that effectively doubles the…
Georgia Public Service Commission Approves New Vogtle Construction Costs
Source: NewsThe Georgia Public Service Commission had verified and approved of $169 million in capital and construction costs that were submitted for review as part of the…
Capacity Factor At Six-Year High In June
Source: NewsThe U.S. nuclear power industry's 99 operating power generation facilities operated with a capacity factor of 96.4 percent in June, according to a Nuclear Energy Institute…
BWXT Canada Awarded Steam Generator Design Contract
Source: NewsBWX Technologies, Inc. said Monday that its subsidiary BWXT Canada Ltd. has been awarded major contracts for steam generator design and component manufacturing for the HPR1000…
TVA Sends Request For Watts Bar 2 Operating License
Source: News[UPDATED]The Tennessee Valley Authority has declared the new Watts Bar Unit 2 reactor to be “substantially complete” and sent a request to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
Holtec International Lands Spent Fuel Dry-Storage Cask Contract In South Africa
Source: NewsSouth African utility company Eskom has signed a $15.6 million contract with U.S.-based Holtec International for the first phase of a new nuclear fuel storage program.…
TVA Completes Hot Functional Tests For Watts Bar Unit 2
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority said this week that hot functional testing of the new Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear reactor in Spring City, Tenn., had been…