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Westinghouse CEO Sees Prospects for New U.S. Plants On the Rise
Source: NewsThe market for new nuclear plants in the United States shows promise in the southeast and in states bordering California, the Chief Executive Officer at Westinghouse…
Energy Northwest Defends Its Columbia River Track Record
Source: NewsA spokesman for Energy Northwest defended the Columbia Generating Station's track record concerning the river that bears its name and supplies it with 24 million gallons…
Fukushima Daiichi Update: Details on Weather Shield, Tepco Finances And More
Source: NewsThe Fukushima Daiichi power plant was thrust into the spotlight as October wound to a close, providing the need for an update on the plant that…
US Arrests Russian National On Uranium Export Kickback Scheme
Source: NewsU.S. authorities on Friday arrested the general director of TENAM USA Corp, Vadim Mikerin, 55, for his part in a kickback scheme that included $1,692,995 in…
EDF Says Unidentified Drones Have Been Buzzing Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsEuropean media was abuzz Thursday with news that French power giant EDF had reported unidentified drones had flown over seven nuclear power plants in the month…
Westinghouse Electric Awarded Safety Enhancement Contract for Ukraine's Zaporizhia
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Thursday that it had been awarded a contract with the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine to engineer, design and install…
Sendai One Step Closer As Japan's First Restart
Source: NewsJapan is a step closer toward a nuclear power restart as 19 of 26 Satsumasendai assembly members voted to approve switching on the Sendai nuclear power…
NRC License Renewal Hiatus Over, But Familiar Lawsuits Loom
Source: NewsThe U.S. Energy Information Administration said Wednesday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission had resumed issuing 20-year nuclear plant license renewals just as nine environment groups and…
Exelon Generation, GEH, Sign $300M Service Contract Covering 14 BWRs
Source: NewsIndustry giants Exelon Generation and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy have signed a $300 million integrated outage service contract that covers the entire Exelon stable of boiling…
L-3 MAPPS to Replace St. Lucie Plant Simulator I/O System
Source: NewsL-3 MAPPS announced today that it has received another order from Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) to replace the input/output (I/O) system on the St.…
Adam Smith Institute Study Tears Into Wind Power
Source: NewsA study released by the Adam Smith Institute in Britain called wind power an inadequate, inefficient and unreliable power source that should be ranked behind nuclear…
Perry Plant Restarted After Week Long Shutdown
Source: NewsThe Perry nuclear power plant in North Perry, Ohio, was restarted Monday at noon after a week long shutdown, the Plain Dealer reported. The 1,260MW plant…
Consumer Group Seeks to Put Brakes on San Onofre Deal
Source: NewsA deal to have Southern California Edison customers responsible for $3.3 billion of about $4.6 billion in unassigned San Onofre costs could be put on hold,…
Limerick Generating Station Cited for Security Issue
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said security issues at the Limerick nuclear power plant warranted increased oversight of the facility. The cause for a supplemental review of…
Ontario Power Generation Re-Asserts Case for Underground Repository
Source: NewsOntario Power Generation told a federal advisory panel that the deep geologic repository (DGR) for nuclear waste under the shores of Lake Huron is not a…
NRC Renews Dry Spent Fuel Storage License for Calvert Cliffs
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it had approved a 40-year license for dry spent-fuel storage at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Lusby, Md. Although Exelon…
Turkey Plans on a 100 Percent Domestic Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsTurkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Thursday that the country would build its third nuclear power plant within five years and that it would be a…
DOE Awards U. of Pittsburgh Nearly $1M to Develop Radiation-Resistant Sensors
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Enabling Technology program has awarded researchers at the University of Pittsburgh a $987,000 grant to work with Corning Inc. and…
NRC Chairwoman Macfarlane to Step Down In January
Source: NewsNuclear Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane said Tuesday she would resign her position on Jan. 1, having competed the mission she set out for herself when…
Wind Turbines For One Day in Britain Out-Produce NPPs
Source: NewsA windy day with several nuclear reactors off line in Britain resulted in an unlikely turning of the tables with more electricity in the country generated…