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Japanese Think Tank Touts Nuclear Return
Source: NewsA Japanese government think tank, the Institute of Energy Economics Japan, said a 25 percent target for nuclear power would be the most advantageous from an…
Sweden's SSM Says It Has Stopped Processing New Nuclear Plant Plans
Source: NewsA spokesman for Sweden's nuclear power regulator Stralsakerhetsmyndigheten, known as SSM, said the agency had stopped processing plans for new nuclear power plants in the country…
Hinkley Point B Reactor Four Off-line For $60.1 Million Maintenance Outage
Source: NewsElectricite de France said it had taken the Hinkley Point B Reactor Four off line for the start of 10-week statutory outage that will include the…
Details Vague, But Obama Declares Nuclear Breakthrough With India
Source: NewsU.S. President Barack Obama said that “full implementation” of the 2008 nuclear power agreement between India and the United States was now within reach, his announcement…
Japan Tips The Scales On Nuclear Damage Compensation Pact
Source: NewsJapan's signature on the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage makes the international agreement binding after a 17-year pregnant pause in which Japan, despite its…
Cavendish Nuclear Signs "Lifetime" Deals With EDF Energy
Source: News[Update]Nuclear plant supplier Cavendish Nuclear, a subsidiary of Babcock International Group, said it had signed two major agreements with EDF Energy for support services for seven…
French Regulator Warns EDF Plant Extensions Are Not "A Given"
Source: NewsThis is the equivalent of a show of resistance — if not exactly a revolt — in the parking lot of a retirement home, which happens…
RG&E Submits Alternate Proposal For R.E. Ginna NPP
Source: News[Update] An early report on the negotiations between Rochester Gas & Electric and Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, owners of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, says…
UniStar Seeks Delay In Safety Report For Calvert Cliffs Unit 3
Source: NewsElectricte de France's UniStar Nuclear Energy has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for more time to submit a Facility Safety Assessment Report for the proposed third…
Japan And China Represent Industry Dilemma
Source: NewsAnnouncements this week show Japan and China headed in opposite directions in terms of nuclear power, the former announcing that five aging reactors would close, the…
Westinghouse Electric Signs Deal To Train Vietnamese Technicians
Source: NewsOfficials in Hanoi, Vietnam, said the country's Atomic Energy Institute (Vinatom) and Westinghouse Electric Company had signed a deal to train Vietnamese personnel to manage and…
A Construction Milestone In The UAE; Country's First Reactor Vessel Capped With Dome
Source: NewsHitting a major construction milestone at the United Arab Emirate's first nuclear power plant this week demonstrates the shifting nature of the industry, where new plants…
Kurion To Develop Robot For Fukushima Daiichi Clean Up
Source: NewsJapanese industrial IHI Corporation, working for the Tokyo Electric Power Company, has turned to California-based radioactive waste innovator Kurion to develop a robot that will be…
French Energy Minister Calls For New NPPs To Replace Aging Facilities
Source: NewsFrench Energy Minister Segolene Royal said Tuesday that it was time to consider replacing the country's aging nuclear power plants with newer facilities. With the industry…
England Expected To Cancel $30.2B Contract For Sellafield Clean Up
Source: NewsEngland is expected to announced Tuesday that it will fire a consortium of British, French and American companies from cleanup work at the Sellafield nuclear facility…
Thirty-two of Thirty-three NPPs In Region Going Full Bore In Winter Chill
Source: NewsAs winter clamps down with a deep freeze over much of the country, data shows the nuclear power industry is helping the nation's electricity grids remain…
Martingale Predicts 2020 For Production Start Of Mass-Produced NPPs
Source: News[Update] In another indication that cutting edge nuclear research is focusing on the race for affordable nuclear power plants, Martingale disclosed a liquid-fuel reactor design that…
Fitch Ratings Takes Note Of Slipping U.S. Nuclear Capacity
Source: NewsA Fitch Ratings report this week said that the electric generation capacity of the nuclear industry in the United States was slipping due to plants closing…
Illinois Weighs Pros And Cons Of Exelon Rescue
Source: NewsA report released Wednesday in Illinois weighs the economic and environmental pros and cons of helping nuclear power giant Exelon Corp. which has said three of…
Terrestrial Energy And Oak Ridge National Lab To Advance Molten Salt Reactors To Blueprint Stage
Source: NewsCanadian integral molten salt reactor developer Terrestrial Energy Inc. said it would collaborate with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee to bring its proprietary small…