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IAEA Completes Safeguard Upgrades
Source: NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that it had completed a three-year, $48.4 million project to revamp its Safeguards information technology system to be more effective in its work to ensure the peaceful…
OPPD Contracts Orano TN For Fuel Storage Canisters
Source: NewsThe Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) has selected Orano TN for the final offload of more than 900 used fuel assemblies contained in the pool of its Fort Calhoun nuclear power station in Nebraska, Orano…
Foratom Boss: EU Is In Danger Of Overlooking The Long-Term Benefits Of Nuclear
Source: NucNet17 May (NucNet): Nuclear energy provides almost one-third of the EU’s electricity, but there is a real danger that policymakers are ignoring its attributes as a reliable, low-carbon energy source that can work alongside renewables,…
Japan Announces Ambitious Plans For 20%-22% Nuclear Share By 2030
Source: NucNet16 May (NucNet): Japan’s government is committed to nuclear power accounting for at least one-fifth of the nation’s electricity supply in fiscal year 2030, calling it an “important baseload energy source”, according to a draft…
Segmentation Begins For Oskarshamn Unit 2
Source: NewsSweden's Oskarshamn Unit 2, which was shuttered in December 2016, has entered the segmentation phase of dismantling, as of May 14, according to reports.
L3 MAPPS to Expand Tihange 1 Simulator for Long Term Operation
Source: News–Press Release– L3 MAPPS announced today that it has won a contract from ENGIE Electrabel to upgrade the Tihange Unit 1 full scope operator training simulator.
GSE Systems Contracted For Simulator Technology For Chinese Customer
Source: NewsMaryland-based GSE Systems Inc. said Tuesday it had received two contracts from Chinese customers to commence in the second quarter of 2018 that have a total value that exceeds $4 million. The projects will continue…
IAEA Mission Reviews Afghanistan’s Cancer Care Needs
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNet15 May (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has conducted its first assessment of Afghanistan’s cancer care needs, a statement by the agency said. …
Bulgaria Mulls Reviving Stalled Belene Project As China Confirms Investment Interest
Source: NucNet14 May (NucNet): State-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has confirmed its interest in investing in Bulgaria’s stalled two-unit Belene nuclear power project, a statement by the Bulgarian energy ministry said. …
Advocacy to Keep US Nuclear Reactors Open Picks Up Steam
Source: Neutron BytesIt has begun to dawn on people who advocate energy policy, and who report and analyze it, that closing nuclear power plants, due mostly to low natural gas prices, is a bad idea when it…
UK Regulator To Prosecute Sellafield Over Employee Exposure
Source: NucNet11 May (NucNet): The UK’s nuclear regulator is prosecuting the company responsible for the remediation of the Sellafield nuclear site in northwest England after an employee was exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. …
Unit 4 Step-Up Transformers Among Milestones At Vogtle NPP
Source: NewsGeorgia Power on Thursday said that workers had placed the four main step-up transformers inside the Unit 4 transformer bays in the latest announcement of construction milestones at the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia.
Perry Urges Saudi Arabia To Sign Nuclear Agreement With US
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet10 May (NucNet): US energy Secretary Rick Perry has urged Saudi Arabia to sign a nuclear energy agreement with the US, warning the oil-rich kingdom that it risks missing out on an opportunity to show…
Ohi-4 Set To Become Eighth Nuclear Plant To Resume Commercial Operation In Japan
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet10 May (NucNet): Japan’s Ohi-4 nuclear reactor unit in Fukui Prefecture, southwest Japan, is scheduled to be connected to the grid on 11 May 2018 with full commercial operation resuming on 14 May, the Japan…
US Nuclear Industry Welcomes Progress On 123 Agreement With UK
Source: NucNet9 May (NucNet): US president Donald Trump has sent to Congress for review a bilateral agreement for peaceful nuclear energy cooperation, known as a Section 123 agreement, between the US and the UK. …
EC Opens Investigation Into State Aid For Romania’s National Uranium Company
Source: NucNet9 May (NucNet): The European Commission has opened an investigation to assess whether public support measures from Romania for the state-owned National Uranium Company (CNU) are in line with EU rules on state aid to…
British Government Reportedly To Back Wylfa Newydd Loans
Source: NewsThe British government has informed Hitachi Ltd that it would guarantee the loans required to build two new reactors at the Wylfa Newydd site in Wales, Japanese media are reporting, although no official announcement has…
Centrus Extends Orano (Formerly Areva NC) Supply Contract
Source: NewsMaryland-based Centrus Energy Corp. said this week that it is expanding its supply arrangements with French-based Orano Cycle (formerly Areva NC), a global nuclear fuel cycle company.
Reactor Dome Installed At China’s Tianwan-6, Says CNNC
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet8 May (NucNet): The dome has been installed on the containment building of Unit 6 at the Tianwan nuclear power station under construction in Jiangsu province, eastern China, a statement by Chinese National Nuclear Corporation…
Japan’s Plans for Nuclear Exports Hit Speed Bumps
Source: Neutron BytesHitachi seeks to reduce equity stake in UK nuclear project by 50% Soaring costs for Turkey’s Sinop project causes a key investor to pull out Japan’s best chances for new nuclear reactor projects may be…