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WCS Spent Fuel Facility Restarts Effort for NRC License
Source: Neutron BytesAfter putting its proposal on hold in April 2017 due to financial concerns, Waste Control Specialists (WCS) announced in late March 2018 that it will resume licensing work at the NRC for a consolidated interim…
Nuclear Rescue Bill In New Jersey Moves Forward
Source: NewsA month after the Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) in New Jersey said it would cancel capital projects at the Salem nuclear power plant in southern N.J. due to an unprofitable market environment for nuclear…
NRC Gives Go-Ahead For Two AP1000 Reactors At Turkey Point In Florida
Source: NucNet6 Apr (NucNet): The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorised its staff to issue combined licences for Florida Power and Light to build and operate two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at its Turkey Point site, about…
EDF Energy Boss Warns That UK’s Sizewell C May Not Be Feasible
Source: NucNet5 Apr (NucNet): The proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, England, may not be feasible, although discussions are continuing with the UK government about possible funding options, EDF Energy’s UK chief executive told…
Decommissioning Market On Track To Reach $8.9B By 2025
Source: NewsAn independent research group, Grand View Research, reported Wednesday that the global nuclear decommissioning services market size is expected to be valued at USD 8.90 billion by 2025, exhibiting 6.8 percent CARG during the forecast…
Russian Ambassador Says Philippines Nuclear Project Is ‘Beyond Revival’
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet4 Apr (NucNet): Russian ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev said the abandoned Bataan nuclear power station project north of Manila is beyond revival, CNN Philippines reported. …
Idaho National Laboratory Sees Federal Funding Boost
Source: Neutron BytesFunding for nuclear energy R&D at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) got a boost in the appropriations bill approved by Congress in March. Idaho 2nd CD Congressman Mike Simpson told Idaho Falls TV station KIFI…
One Loose Bolt At San Onofre Prompts Work Stoppage
Source: NewsOne loose bolt inside a fuel storage canister at Southern California Edison's San Onofre nuclear station near San Clemente, Calif., prompted a work stoppage that lasted 10 days, according to Nuclear Engineering International.
Turkey Has Issued Akkuyu Construction Licence, Reports Say
Source: NucNet3 Apr (NucNet): The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority has issued a construction licence for the first unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power station, with a groundbreaking ceremony expected to take place today, local media reported.…
Belgium Approves Energy Strategy That Includes Nuclear Phaseout By 2025
Source: NucNet3 Apr (NucNet): The Belgian government has approved a new energy strategy that will see the country phase out its fleet of seven commercial nuclear plants between 2022 and 2025. …
China to start building 6-8 new nuclear reactors in 2018
Source: Neutron BytesGiven its logistics and supply chain profiles, coastal sites are likely to be favored for these starts which will total 6 Gwe or more China’s National Energy Administration said in March that the country will…
Loss Of Nuclear Is Bringing ‘Unprecedented Tumult’ For US Grid, Says NEI
Source: NucNet30 Mar (NucNet): The US electricity grid is enduring “unprecedented tumult and challenge” because of the loss of thousands and thousands of megawatts of carbon-free, fuel-secure generation that nuclear plants represent, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)…
RPV In Place At Vogtle-4 AP1000, Says Georgia Power
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet30 Mar (NucNet): Georgia Power has placed the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) inside the Unit 4 containment at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project in the US state of Georgia. …
IAEA Team Completes Olkiluoto Review
Source: NewsAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Pre-Operational Safety Review Team (Pre-OSART) has concluded an 18-day mission to review preparedness at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in Finland in expectations of the initial start up for…
Russia Has Submitted All Documentation For Akkuyu Construction Licence, Says Rosatom Boss
Source: NucNet29 Mar (NucNet): Russia has submitted all the documentation needed to obtain a licence for construction of Turkey’s first commercial nuclear power station at Akkuyu, the head of nuclear state corporation Rosatom told reporters. …
Centrus, X-Energy Contract To Design Fuel Facility
Source: NewsCentrus Energy Corp. said Wednesday it had signed a services contract with X Energy to support the design of a facility to produce advanced nuclear fuel, a contract that builds upon a memorandum of understanding…
TVO Says €450 Million Settlement With Olkiluoto-3 Suppliers Has Come Into Force
Source: NucNet28 Mar (NucNet): An agreement between Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) and the companies supplying the Olkiluoto-3 EPR unit in Finland entered into force today, TVO said. …
Japan Regulator Approves Monju Decommissioning Plan, Say Reports
Source: NucNet28 Mar (NucNet): Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has approved a 30-year plan to decommission the prototype Monju fast breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture, southwest Japan, reports in local media said. …
Army Resumes Decommissioning In Alaska
Source: NewsWork to complete decommissioning of the Army's remote nuclear power plant in Alaska has resumed after a long-term hiatus, officials said.
Kyushu Electric Restarts Genkai Unit 3
Source: NewsThe Kyushu Electric Power Company in Japan restarted its Genkai Unit 3 reactor late last week, making it the seventh reactor to resume operations since the nationwide moratorium was imposed on nuclear power following the…