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Regulator Launches "Themed" Inspections in Britain
Source: NewsBritain's Office for Nuclear regulation said that findings from the themed inspection of the Hinkley Point C nuclear build in Somerset showed five key supply chain areas where improvements could be made, but noted that…
Brexit: UK Making ‘Good Progress’ On New Safeguards Agreements With IAEA
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet27 Mar (NucNet): The UK has made good progress in negotiations for new safeguards agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency to replace existing agreements between UK, the IAEA and Euratom following the UKs departure…
UAE Confirms Completion Of Construction At Barakah-1
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet26 Mar (NucNet): Abu Dhabi’s crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and South Korean president Moon Jae-in attended an official ceremony today to mark completion of construction of the Barakah-1 nuclear power plant…
UK Upper House Attempts To Block Euratom Exit For Now
Source: NewsThe British government suffered a setback in its plans to leave the Euratom agreement that governs euro block countries in matters of nuclear power and radioactive material safety and security, as the House of Lords…
Saudi Arabia Puts Pressure On US Over Deal For Nuclear Technology
Source: NucNet23 Mar (NucNet): Saudi Arabia has international partners it can work with if the US walks away from a potential deal on nuclear power technology over concerns about nuclear proliferation, Khalid al-Falih, the kingdom’s energy…
IAEA Identifies Areas For Improvement As Olkiluoto-3 EPR Nears Grid Connection
Source: NucNet23 Mar (NucNet): An International Atomic Energy Agency team has identified areas for improvement as operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj prepares to connect the Olkiluoto-3 EPR unit to the grid in December 2018. …
NRC Makes Available Turkey Point Renewal Application
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday that it had made available the first-ever "subsequent license renewal application," which came from Florida Power and Light and applies to the company's Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station's…
Special Report: Poland Faces Delays And Decisions As It Makes Ambitious Plans To Go Nuclear
Source: NucNet22 Mar (NucNet): Poland has drawn up ambitious plans to build up to 6 GW of nuclear generating capacity, potentially at two sites, by the late 2030s or early 2040s. …
Brexit: UK Gov’t Suffers Defeats In Upper House Over Withdrawal from Euratom
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet22 Mar (NucNet): The UK government has been defeated twice in the House of Lords over its plans for nuclear cooperation with the EU after Brexit. …
Rosatom, Turkey, Indicate Akkuyu Project Still On
Source: NewsRussian nuclear power giant Rosatom said Wednesday that the withdrawal of an investor group from the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant project would not derail construction of the envisioned 4,800-MW, four-reactor facility that would be the…
Georgia OKs Dominion, SCANA Merger
Source: NewsThe Georgia Public Service Commission has unanimously approved the merger of Dominion Energy, Inc., and SCANA Corporation, becoming the first state regulatory agency to act on the proposed combination that has already been approved by…
Reactor Dome Installed At China’s Fuqing-6 Hualong One, Says CNNC
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet21 Mar (NucNet): The dome has been installed on the containment building of Unit 6 at the Fuqing nuclear power station in Fujian province, southeastern China, Chinese National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and state news agency…
Switzerland’s Beznau-1 Reconnected To Grid After RPV Checks
Source: NucNet20 Mar (NucNet): The Beznau-1 nuclear unit in Switzerland has been reconnected to the grid after the nuclear regulator approved the safety case presented by owner Axpo following the discovery in 2015 of flaw indications…
Court Rejects Attempt To Block Ohma Construction
Source: NewsA lawsuit intended to block construction of 1,383 MW mixed-oxide at the Ohma nuclear power plant in Japan has been rejected by a district court in Hokkaido prefecture.
Waste Control Specialists, Orano USA To Join Forces
Source: NewsOrano USA and Waste Control Specialists, leaders in nuclear materials management, said they intended to form a joint venture to license a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for used nuclear fuel at the WCS site…
IAEA Completes Security Review In Ecuador
Source: NewsAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today completed a nuclear security advisory mission in Ecuador. The mission was carried out at the request of the Government of Ecuador.
China Interested In Investing In Bulgaria’s Stalled Belene Project, Says Energy Minister
Source: NucNet19 Mar (NucNet): State-owned China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) has expressed an interest in investing in Bulgaria’s stalled two-unit Belene nuclear power project, energy minister Temenuzhka Petkova said on 16 March 2018. …
Decommissioning In Arkansas Runs Out Of Funds
Source: NewsDecommissioning work of the Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor (SEFOR) near Fayetteville, Ark., will be discontinued at the end of March due to a lack of funds, according to the reactor's owner, which is the…
Westinghouse Completes Decommissioning Project At Barseback NPP
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company announced Friday that it has completed a major decommissioning project at the former two-boiling water reactor Barsebäck nuclear power plant in Skane, Sweden, about 20 kilometers from the Danish capital of Copenhagen.
UK Regulator Says Improvements Are Needed In Hinkley Point C Supply Chain
Source: NucNet16 Mar (NucNet): The UK’s nuclear regulator has identified five key areas of supply chain management where improvements are needed ahead of acceleration in both construction and manufacturing for the Hinkley Point C EPR project…