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Westinghouse In Exclusive Talks For Four-Unit Deal In Turkey
Source: NewsToshiba Corporation's nuclear power giant Westinghouse Electric announced that had entered into exclusive negotiations to develop a four-reactor AP1000 power plant in the Republic of Turkey.…
NRC Issues Final Safety Report for Fermi Unit 3
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the third reactor (Unit 3) at the Enrico Fermi NPP in Newport, Mi. had passed its latest test. The federal agency…
Leaked Report Doubles German Estimate of Radioactive Waste
Source: NewsA leaked government report in Germany says the country has more than twice as much radioactive waste to deal with than indicated in previous reports. The…
Koeberg Steam Generators Represent A Stake in South Africa's Nuclear Future
Source: NewsWho will build six new nuclear power plants envisioned in South Africa is unknown. But a possible entry into the good graces of decision makers is…
France And Bolivia Sign Nuclear Energy Cooperation Pacts
Source: NewsBolivia's Hydrocarbons and Energy Ministry said Wednesday that the country had signed letters of cooperation with France's Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission. The letters of…
EDF Pushes Back Start For Flamanville EPR
Source: NewsFrench power giant Electricite de France SA (EDF) announced on Tuesday it had pushed back its third-generation pressurized water (EPR) nuclear plant start date in Flamanville…
Saudi Electricity Co. Considering 15 Percent Stake in Hinkley Point C
Source: NewsSaudi Electricity Co. is considering taking a stake of about 15 percent in the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, which recently received the green light for…
L-3 MAPPS Participates in Opening of Upgraded Heysham 1 Simulator
Source: News-Press Release- L-3 MAPPS announced today that it participated in the official opening of EDF Energy’s upgraded Heysham 1 plant training simulator on October 22, 2014…
Japan's CO2 Emissions Hit A Record High
Source: NewsThe nuclear power industry received a left-handed compliment on Monday, as Japan announced that their CO2 emissions record for the year ending March 2014 was the…
India's Nuclear Power Corp. Sets Start Date For 1,000 MW Unit
Source: NewsThe first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam nuclear plant now has a start date for commercial operations, Indian media reports. The Hindu reported Sunday that…
First All-MOX Plant To Apply For Safety Screenings
Source: NewsElectric Power Development Co. (J-Power) President Masayoshi Kitamura said Thursday that the company will submit its application to the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority for safety screenings…
Public Service Commission in New York Orders RG&E to Forge a Deal with Constellation
Source: NewsNew York's Public Services Commission ordered Rochester Gas & Electric to negotiate a deal to purchase electricity from the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, which is…
B&W Claims Xcel Owes $45M in Cost Overruns for Prairie Island Generator Replacement Project
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy, a major subcontractor in an 18-month upgrade project at Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Red Wing, Minn., has filed a…
Westinghouse To Provide Fuel Assemblies for Two German Plants
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Wednesday it had been contracted by energy companies RWE and E.ON to supply the Gundremmingen and Emsland Nuclear Power Plants in Germany…
Woods Hole Says Fukushima Radioactivity Found in Minute Amounts Near USA
Source: NewsAs workers removed a second canopy panel covering the reactor No. 1 building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan Monday, the Woods Hole…
Hanford Nuclear Reservation Whistle-blower Case Reinstated
Source: NewsThe 9 th U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that a whistle-blower fired by URS Energy and Construction is entitled to a trial by jury, reinstating…
South Africa, China, Sign Nuclear Power Accord
Source: NewsChina and South Africa have signed an agreement that opens the door for cooperation on nuclear power technology. China has joined Russia and France in reaching…
Saudi Arabia Turns to Finland for Regulatory Assistance
Source: NewsFinnish officials and technicians said they were working closely with their Saudi Arabian counterparts to develop a nuclear power regulatory system to provide oversight to the…
Panel in China Endorses Candu Energy's AFCR Design
Source: NewsA panel of 22 experts in China has endorsed a Candu Energy nuclear reactor design that makes use of spent fuel from other reactors, paving the…
Fukushima Daiichi Notches Cleanup Milestone
Source: NewsFukushima Daiichi operator TEPCO said Wednesday that it had completed the task of removing 400 metric tons of spent fuel from the plant's Unit 4 storage…