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TEPCO President Links Nuclear Restart To Profits
Source: NewsThe president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company said that the company was at a crossroads, requiring its first rate hike since 2012 unless it was…
Westinghouse Electric CEO Roderick Expects Ongoing Work In China
Source: NewsIf you are thinking of applying for a job at Westinghouse Electric or one of its supplier companies, it might be wise to brush up on…
Convention in Vienna Declares Non-Binding Intent On Power Plant Safety
Source: NewsAn international gathering of nuclear power plant regulators in Vienna this week, known as the Convention on Nuclear Safety, did not pass two Swiss proposals that…
Japan's Nuclear Regulator Endorses Restart Of Takahama Reactors
Source: NewsJapan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Thursday endorsed the restart of two more nuclear reactors, the third and fourth to get a regulatory blessing since the country…
NuScale Installs Helical Coil Steam Generator At SIET Facilities
Source: NewsSmall, modular nuclear power plant developer NuScale Power said it had successfully installed a full-length helical coil steam generator at SIET facilities in Piacenza, Italy. The…
Russian-Egyptian Nuclear Plant Announcement Stirs Political Pot
Source: NewsThe announcement of a Russian-Egyptian nuclear power plant deal on Tuesday provoked a political, rather than a pragmatic, reaction from most media outlets around the world.…
NEI Reviews Impact Of Threatened R.E. Ginna NPP
Source: NewsA Nuclear Energy Institute study says that the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant provides western New York with more than just electricity. The nuclear power station…
Dallas-Based WCS To Seek Approval For High-Level Waste Storage
Source: NewsDallas-based Waste Control Specialists, which has operated a low-level radioactive waste storage facility in West Texas since 2012, said it would pursue permits to build a…
IAEA Team At Fukushima Daiichi To Focus On Toxic Water
Source: NewsThe head of a United Nations team inspecting the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in eastern Japan said that the issue of toxic water build up…
Southern Co. CEO Says It's Time To Reassess New Plant Time Line
Source: NewsTom Fanning, Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company, said in an interview this week that the issues causing delays at the Plant Vogtle expansion project had…
Sources Name June As Target For Japan's Nuclear Restart At Sendai
Source: NewsA Kyushu Electric Power Company official told Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority that paperwork required for the restart of the mothballed Sendai nuclear power station would be…
Rolls Royce And KOEL Sign Letter Of Intent On Genset Production
Source: NewsBritish power systems company Rolls Royce said Wednesday it would work with Indian firm Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) to build and commission emergency gensets – generating…
Sizewell B In East England Gets 10-Year Extension
Source: NewsThe Office for Nuclear Regulation in Britain has granted a 10-year extension to the Sizewell B power station in eastern England, which began commercial operations in…
Applied Nuclear Air Cleaning Course at Harvard
Source: News-Press Release- In 1951 Harvard Air Cleaning Laboratory delivered the first air cleaning seminar for the United States Army Environmental Command. Through the Direction of Dr.…
Japan To Encourage Robotics With Fukushima Economic Zone
Source: NewsSometimes a robot just needs to hang out with its own kind. If that is the case, a move to Japan's Fukushima Prefecture might be just…
Convention On Nuclear Safety Likely To Bark About Tougher Safety Standards
Source: NewsA compromise proposal for the Convention on Nuclear Safety's February conference puts tougher safety initiatives in the form of a declaration or a statement, rather than…
IEA And NEA Map Out Nuclear Future
Source: NewsThe International Energy Agency and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development's Nuclear Energy Agency said in a comprehensive report that the nuclear power industry should…
Pilgrim NPP Rides Out A Winter Storm In New England
Source: NewsA prodigious winter storm that dumped 10 to 40 inches of snow across New England caused a shut down at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in…
NRC Board Denies Vermont's Petition To Force Entergy To Maintain ERDS
Source: NewsThe Atomic Safety and Licensing Board on Wednesday denied the state of Vermont's request for a hearing designed to force Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee and Entergy…
German Court Says It Will Make Nuclear Phase Out Decision This Year
Source: NewsGermany's highest constitutional court will make a decision this year on claims by Vattenfall, RWE and E.ON that the government's accelerated schedule or a nuclear power…