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Austria Delays Filing Formal Complaint On Hinkley Point C Subsidy
Source: NewsMonday came and went without a formal complaint filed by Austria over the subsidy planned for the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant proposed for…
South Africa's To Seek Bids In July To Realize Nuclear Ambitions
Source: NewsThe bidding process for six to eight nuclear power plants in South Africa – a deal potentially worth $80 billion or more – will begin in…
Final Funding For Vogtle Units 3 And 4 In Place
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday that it had agreed to $1.8 billion in loan guarantees that represent the final phase of funding for the…
Germany's Nuclear Power Retreat Enters Final Phase With Grafenheinfeld Closure
Source: NewsGermany’s nuclear power phase out begins its final phase with the closing of the 1.3 GW Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant this Saturday. The plant is the…
Japanese Government Allocates $50 Billion For Disaster Recovery
Source: NewsJapan’s central government has approved a $50 billion expenditure over five years to help with restoring areas hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake…
Russia, Saudi Arabia Sign Accord On Nuclear Power Cooperation
Source: NewsRussia and Saudi Arabia have announced an agreement that allows for cooperation in the use of nuclear energy for producing electricity in the country that is…
Bloomberg Report Sees Seismic Shifts In Power Generation
Source: NewsNuclear power is expected to attract $1.3 trillion in investment between 2015 and 2040, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s most recent annual report on the…
Day & Zimmermann Announce Six-Year Alliance With Southern Nuclear
Source: NewsConstruction, engineering and defense contractor Day and Zimmermann, based in Philadelphia, said Monday it had been awarded a six-year alliance contract by Southern Nuclear to provide…
Japanese Firms To Participate In Nuclear Build In Turkey
Source: NewsConstruction of a four-reactor nuclear power plant in northern Turkey will include French, Turkish and Japanese construction firms, Japanese media announced late last week. The construction…
Southern Nuclear Puts That (Monster, 560-Foot Tall) Heavy Lift Derrick To Work
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsOne of the largest cranes in the world went to work at Georgia Power’s Vogtle Unit 4 construction site in Waynesboro, Ga., last week, as more…
Westinghouse Electric Signs MOU With Nuclebras Equipamentos Pesados Of Brazil
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company announced Thursday it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nuclebras Equipamentos Pesados S.A.“ to collaborate on the fabrication of AP1000 nuclear power…
$1.3 Billion in Venture Capital Promoting Evolution Of Nuclear Power
Source: NewsThird Way, a think tank that says it “answers America’s challenges with modern ideas aimed at the center,” said this week that venture capital is flowing…
Diakont to Offer BWR Torus Inspection Services Using Underwater ROVs
Source: News–Press Release– San Diego, California – Diakont, a leading provider of high-tech solutions for the nuclear industry, has developed an innovative approach for providing high resolution…
South Korea To Decommission Country's Oldest Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsFor the first time in South Korea, the country’s nuclear power plant operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company said it would decommission one of its…
IEA Head Gives China An A For Effort
Source: NewsThe head of the International Energy Agency, a think tank for developed countries on energy matters, said China is making a sizeable effort to turn around…
Rutgers University Touts Bacteria That Breathes Uranium
Source: NewsRutgers University announced Monday that a team of university scientists had isolated a strain of bacteria that “breathes” uranium, which may make it invaluable in decontaminating…
Jay Wileman Is In Line To Take GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's Top Post
Source: NewsGE Hitachi executive Jay Wileman is in line to succeed Caroline Reda as the president and chief executive officer of the company should GE be able…
IAEA Approves Of LEU Reserve Agreement With Kazakhstan
Source: NewsThe U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency said its Board of Governors has approved an agreement with Kazakhstan for the establishment of a nuclear fuel Low Enriched…
SpiralGen To Tackle CyberSecurity For Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsStressing the importance of a secure system for nuclear power plant computer systems, a Pittsburgh-based software company SpiralGen Inc. said Thursday it would use Department of…
Deals With China Hinge On Extended Cooperation Agreement, Say Lobbyists
Source: NewsNuclear power lobbyists in Washington are squaring up to face down a critical end-of-the-year deadline, which is when an export agreement with China concerning nuclear technologies…