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Arkansas Nuclear Plant Reports Potential Flaws in Fuel Moved to Dry Storage
Source: NewsEntergy's Arkansas Nuclear One has reported potential degradation in fuel assemblies transferred into a dry cask. A sample of helium used during the final stage of…
Areva, Brown's Ferry Reach $250 Million Fuel Deal
Source: NewsAreva has announced a quarter-billion-dollar deal to supply fuel to three reactors at Browns Ferry owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The deal made public Thursday…
Navy Awards General Dynamics $234 Million Nuclear Submarine Contract
Source: NewsThe Navy and General Dynamics announced a nuclear submarine contract worth $234 million last week. If all options are exercised, the deal could be worth as…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsRecently released testimony from the former plant manager at Fukushima Daiichi made headlines in Japan this week, while Japanese regulators moved a step closer to allowing…
Hope Creek Reactor Returns to Service After Valve Replacement
Source: NewsNew Jersey's Hope Creek reactor exited a brief outage just after midnight Thursday after a valve replacement. The PSEG plant had taken the unit offline to…
Small Fire Extinguished Wednesday at Harris Nuclear Plant Laundry
Source: NewsFirefighters quickly doused a fire reported in an auxiliary building at North Carolina's Harris nuclear plant Wednesday. Offsite responders arrived at about 5 a.m. after a…
Areva Extends Fuel Contract with Monticello Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsOn Wednesday, Areva announced it has extended its contract with Xcel Energy to provide fuel to the Monticello nuclear plant in Minnesota. According to a release…
EXCLUSIVE: Q & A With Yoon Chang, Head of ANL/KAERI Project to Develop Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory recently announced further cooperation with the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute to develop a new Generation IV sodium-cooled fast…
Hitachi Nuclear Business Considering Move to UK
Source: NewsThe head of Hitachi has said his company is considering a move to the UK for its nuclear power business. The Japanese conglomerate works in partnership…
Usec to Emerge from Bankruptcy With New Name
Source: NewsUranium enrichment company Usec announced it has reached a deal with its creditors and will emerge from bankruptcy under a new name later this month. In…
More Blade Cracking Reported in Susquehanna Steam Turbine
Source: NewsPPL shut down unit 2 at its Susquehanna nuclear plant over the weekend after indications of additional turbine blade cracking that has bedeviled both of the…
India and Australia Reach Uranium Trade Deal
Source: NewsAustralia, one of the world's leading uranium producers, has reached a groundbreaking agreement allowing export of the reactor fuel to India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
China's Largest Nuclear Power Company Files IPO
Source: NewsChina's largest nuclear power company filed for a $2 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong last week. Filing documents for China General Nuclear Group reported…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsDebris dropped into a spent fuel pool at unit 3, additional cement for the floor of a manmade harbor, and the likely closure of a reactor…
Hitachi, U.S. Universities Pursue Technology to Burn Transuranics in Boiling Water Reactors
Source: NewsSeeking a better way to dispose of long-lived transuranic elements, Hitachi recently announced a second round of research with American universities exploring a technology to use…
Regulators Confirm SCE Was Forthcoming in San Onofre Investigation
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found that Southern California Edison did not withhold information during an agency investigation into the premature wear of steam generators at…
Report: Kenyan Nuclear Power Planning Moving Forward with Help of South Korea, U.S., China
Source: NewsAn official in Kenya has confirmed that the country hopes to build a 1,000 megawatt nuclear plant in the next decade and has sent delegations to…
Workers, Lab Safe After Plutonium Sample Dropped at NIST
Source: NewsA wafer of plutonium-239 fell to the floor and broke at a National Institute of Standards and Technology facility in Maryland Friday afternoon. The material broke…
Japan and India Report Progress on Nuclear Power Trade Negotiations
Source: NewsThe prime ministers of India and Japan had few breakthroughs to announce on trade in civilian nuclear power technology following a summit Monday, but they signaled…
Romania, China to Sign Civilian Nuclear Agreement
Source: NewsChina and Romania further deepened their ties in the nuclear power sector this week. Romania Insider reported Monday that officials from both countries soon planned to…