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Wyoming Takes Over Regulating Radioactive Materials
Source: NewsThe state of Wyoming in a signing ceremony this month in Cheyenne became the 38th state to be authorized to take over regulatory jurisprudence over certain radioactive materials, in this case oversight of licensing, rulemaking,…
Perry in Tough Talks with KSA Over Terms for 123 Agreement
Source: Neutron BytesU.S. anchors on nonproliferation goals in talks over exports of nuclear energy technologies to Saudi Arabia Getting to “yes” appears to be still a long ways off in the ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and…
Exelon Applauds Ruling Affirming Zero Emissions Credit Plan
Source: NewsExelon Corporation on Thursday applauded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruling that said this week that the state’s Zero Emissions Credit (ZEC) energy strategy did not run afoul of federal statutes.
WANO Calls For Earlier Engagement With New Nuclear Nations
Source: NucNet28 Sep (NucNet): The World Association of Nuclear Operators today called on new entrants to the nuclear industry to engage with it earlier in the construction and commissioning process so they can benefit from maximum…
Hinkley Point C Joint Venture To Merge Engineering Teams
Source: NewsEngineering firms Balfour Beatty Bailey, Cavendish Nuclear and Doosan Babcock said Thursday they had formed a partnership, officially called MEH Joint Venture, to deliver the erection sequence for the two-reactor Hinkley Point C project.
Vogtle Expansion Co-Owners Strike Deal To Continue Project
Source: NewsThe co-owners of the two-reactor Plant Vogtle expansion project in Waynesboro, Georgia, have arrived at a joint agreement meant to put the brakes on cost increases or shift more of the burden onto principal owner…
Owners Agree To Push Ahead With Construction Of Vogtle-3 And -4
Source: NucNet27 Sep (NucNet): All four owners of the project to build the Vogtle-3 and -4 nuclear plants in the US state of Georgia have voted to continue construction of the two new Westinghouse AP1000 units,…
Joint Venture CAST Delivers Fuel Cladding Tubes To Fuqing NPP
Source: NewsOn September 20, Framatome and the China National Nuclear Corporation, through their joint venture CAST, has delivered on time and on scheduled, the first batch of fuel cladding tubes for Fuqing nuclear power plant unit…
Regulator Extends Licenses For Olkiluoto NPP 1 and 2
Source: NewsWhile delays have pushed back the expected start date for the Olkiluoto 3 reactor in Finland to 2019, the two predecessors at the power plant, Olkiluoto 1 and 2, have been granted license extensions that…
How Nuclear Industry Can Solve ‘Fundamental Obstacle’ Of High Capital Cost
Source: NucNet26 Sep (NucNet): History shows that new nuclear generating capacity can be deployed as quickly as coal and gas-fired capacity, but the high capital cost of new nuclear plants remains “a fundamental obstacle” which the…
High Court Allows Restart Of Japan’s Ikata-3 Reactor
Source: NucNet26 Sep (NucNet): The Hiroshima High Court yesterday accepted an appeal by Shikoku Electric Power Company allowing it to restart the Ikata-3 nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture in southern japan, saying worries over a…
Framatome To Supply Susquehanna NPP With Atrium 11 Fuel
Source: NewsFramatome said Tuesday it had signed a contract with Talen Energy’s Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC, to supply its advanced ATRIUM 11 fuel design.
BWXT To Start SMR Engineering For Manufacturing Phase
Source: NewsNext generation reactor developer NuScale Power said Tuesday that it had chosen Virginia-based BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) to start the engineering work to manufacture the company's NuScale’s small modular reactor (SMR) after a rigorous selection…
Oglethorpe Power Calls For Cap On Vogtle Expansion Costs
Source: NewsOglethorpe Power, a 30 percent stakeholder in the Plant Vogtle two-reactor expansion project said Monday that its board of directors had approved of completion of the project under a conditional vote that included several cost…
Belgian Regulator Confirms New Concrete Problems Found
Source: NewsBelgian nuclear power regulator FANC (Federal Agency for Nuclear Control) said power plant operator ENGIE Electrabel had inspected Doel 4 and Tighange 2 reactors and conformed concrete aging problems in both of the buildings that…
Unit 2 Earthworks Completed At Bushehr NPP Ahead Of Schedule
Source: NewsRussian nuclear construction giant Rosatom said Monday that the state-owned corporation’s engineering division Atomstroyexport Group has completed initial earthworks phase associated with the reactor building for the Bushehr –2 nuclear reactor in Iran. The work…
UK NDA Announces Research Programme To Tackle Challenges Of Radioactive Waste
Source: NucNet24 Sep (NucNet): A £9.4m research programme will link experts from the nuclear industry with UK academics and PhD students to tackle some of the challenges in dealing with radioactive waste, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority…
China’s Sanmen-1 Becomes World’s First AP1000 Reactor To Begin Commercial Operation
Source: NucNet21 Sep (NucNet): The Sanmen-1 Generation III+ nuclear reactor unit in eastern China has become the world’s first AP1000 to begin commercial operation, China National Nuclear Power Company has confirmed. …
Framatome Announces Major Instrumentation Upgrade Contract
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power supply and engineering contractor Framatome, formerly Areva, said Thursday it would be upgrading the Instrumentation & Control (I&C) system on EDF's 900 MWe reactor fleet in France, a service contract that involves…
International Nuclear Societies Council Announces Winner Of Global Award
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet20 Sep (NucNet): The 2018 International Nuclear Societies Council (INSC) global award has been won by Juan Eibenschutz, director-general of Mexico’s National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards, the European Nuclear Society (ENS) said. …