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Fusion Power Firm Helion Energy Wins Silicon Valley Backing
Source: NewsHelion Energy announced Thursday that it will receive backing from two prominent venture capital firms to help commercialize a fusion reactor for small power plants. The…
L-3 MAPPS to Update Ling Ao and Ling Ao Phase II Reactor Core Models
Source: NewsMONTREAL, August 14, 2014 – L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has signed a contract with Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Company (DNMC), Ling…
Report: Watts Bar 2 Budget and Schedule Remain On Track
Source: NewsA quarterly update on the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar 2 completion project forecasts that the reactor remains on track to become the first new unit…
Faulty Signal Trips Indian Point Reactor
Source: NewsA safety system erroneously tripped unit 3 at New York's Indian Point nuclear plant Wednesday. The reactor shut down automatically at 11:57 a.m., according to an…
Brunswick Nuclear Plant Declares Unusual Event After Fire Suppression System Activated in Simulator
Source: NewsDuke Energy issued an emergency declaration at its Brunswick nuclear plant as a precaution Tuesday after the Halon system activated in its control room simulator. Per…
Schedule Pushed Back for New Reactors at V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsOn Monday, the majority owner of two reactors under construction at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant announced that the units will come online a year later…
Four Reactors in UK Taken Offline to Check for Boiler Defects
Source: NewsEDF is taking four of the UK's 16 operating power reactors offline to inspect them for a potential defect identified during a refueling outage. Unit 1…
Texas County Considers Pursuit of Interim Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Site
Source: NewsLoving County in remote West Texas is the latest community to consider hosting the type of interim spent fuel storage facility supported by the Obama administration…
Russia's Rosatom to Build Two Inland China Reactors
Source: NewsRosatom reported last week that China has invited the Russian state-controlled nuclear power firm to build new reactors at an inland site. Russia's ITAR-TASS news service…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThis week, Tokyo Electric Power Co. released an analysis of several unanswered questions raised by the cascade of events in March of 2011 that destroyed four…
Duke to Auction Equipment from Shuttered Crystal River Reactor
Source: NewsLooking for a good deal on power plant components? Distribution equipment? Shop tools? Duke Energy plans to auction a range of new and used equipment from…
Safety System Trips La Salle Reactor
Source: NewsUnit 2 at Exelon's La Salle nuclear plant in Illinois tripped offline Tuesday when a safety system activated unexpectedly. At 5:34 p.m., the reactor protection system…
Public Records Suit Discloses Payouts for Former Fort Calhoun Managers
Source: NewsA public records lawsuit made headlines in Nebraska this week by disclosing severance payments for former executives overseeing the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant. Fort Calhoun was…
SCE Outlines San Onofre DECON Decommissioning Plan
Source: NewsSouthern California Edison has revealed its tentative plan to decommission the San Onofre nuclear plant, which permanently closed last year after its steam generators experienced premature…
Proposed Land Swap Could Make Room for New Salem Reactor
Source: NewsA land swap proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers could provide room for a fourth reactor at the PSEG-operated Artificial Island complex in New Jersey.…
Weather Service Inadvertently Activates Emergency Message System for Cooper Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsPeople living near the Cooper nuclear plant received the second false alarm in two weeks Sunday when the National Weather Service issued a civil emergency message…
NRC Noted for Small Business Contracting
Source: NewsOn Friday, the NRC announced it received an A grade in small business contracting from the U.S. Small Business Administration for the third year in a…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsNotable headlines from Japan this week touched on the start of a water treatment system at Fukushima Daiichi, potential indictments for Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives…
Exelon Envisions State Support for Illinois Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsIn a call with analysts Thursday, Exelon suggested that the state of Illinois might compensate the company for the climate benefits and other advantages offered by…
Target Date Set to Close Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsEntergy has set a target date for the closure of its Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. Quoting plant officials, the Brattleboro Reformer reported that tentative plans call…