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US Congress Extends Nuclear Production Tax-Credit Law
Source: NucNet12 Feb (NucNet): The US Congress has passed a budget bill that extends the nuclear production tax-credit (PTC), which will apply to new nuclear power plants coming into service after 31 December 2020, Washington-based Nuclear…
DOE wants ideas to educate the public about nuclear energy
Source: Neutron BytesA senior official in the Office of Nuclear Energy has issued an invitation asking for ideas on how to educate the public about nuclear energy. A problem is going to be how to promote nuclear…
Fuel Loading Begins At Japan’s Ohi-3 And -4
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet9 Feb (NucNet): Fuel loading started today at Japan’s Ohi-3 and -4 nuclear reactor units in Fukui Prefecture, southwest Japan, operator Kansai Electric Power Company said. …
Bills Introduced In Senate Would Affect Decommissioning
Source: NewsTwo bills have been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would likely make decommissioning nuclear power plants more expensive and possibly more arduous.
PreussenElektra Receives Decommissioning Licence For Single-Unit Unterweser In North Germany
Source: NucNet8 Feb (NucNet): Hannover-based nuclear operator PreussenElektra has received a licence to decommission and dismantle the single-unit Unterweser nuclear power station near Nordenham in Lower Saxony, north Germany, a statement by the company said. …
EDF Signs Decomissioning Contract With SOGIN
Source: NewsCyclife, an EDF Group subsidiary, and SOGIN, the Italian public company in charge of decommissioning and waste management, have signed an agreement to the tune of 28 million Euros for the treatment of 1 800…
Turkish Companies Pull Out Of Negotiations On Akkuyu Project Ownership, State Media Report
Source: NucNet7 Feb (NucNet): Three Turkish companies, which were negotiating with Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom on buying a stake in Turkey’s planned Akkuyu nuclear power station, have pulled out of the negotiation process, the state-run…
Rosatom Brings Unit 1 Leningrad II Minimum Controlled Power
Source: NewsRussian engineering and construction giant Rosatom announced that the Unit 1 of Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactor at Leningrad Phase II was brought up to the minimum controlled power (MCP) Tuesday.
Waste Containment Boxes Now In Production In Britain
Source: NewsTen years in the making, the first 500-year steel containers designed for nuclear waste specifically for the Cumbria Sellafield decommissioning project in Britain are now coming off the assembly line, The Whitehaven News reported.
Exelon To Retire Oyster Creek Plant In October 2018
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet6 Feb (NucNet): US-based utility Exelon Corporation will permanently shut down its Oyster Creek nuclear plant at the end of its current operating cycle in October 2018, a statement by the company said. …
DOE Report Hails SMR Benefits
Source: NewsA new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy, authored by Seth Kirshenberg and Hilary Jackler of the law firm Kutak Rock, addresses the need for clean, reliable power specifically at how the Tennessee…
Russia Ready To Postpone Commissioning Of Two Nuclear Plants, Says Official Agency
Source: NucNet5 Feb (NucNet): Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom is ready to postpone the commissioning of two nuclear power units for two years in an effort to slow down increases in energy prices, the state-owned…
Paper Reports Proliferate on Future Benefits and Uses of SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesDOE, NEI, and several allied nuclear trade groups were busy in January issuing reports on ways to promote small modular reactors (SMRs). Their ideas about regulatory reform for advanced reactors are just plain common sense…
Russia’s Rostov-4 Connected To Grid
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet2 Feb (NucNet): The Rostov-4 nuclear unit near Volgodonsk in southern Russia was connected to the national grid and produced electricity for the first time on 1 February 2018, state nuclear corporation Rosatom said in…
FPL Announces Plans To Operate Turkey Point Nuclear Station For 80 Years
Source: NucNet2 Feb (NucNet): Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has announced plans to file an application for a second 20-year licence renewal for its Turkey Point-3 and -4 reactors, taking the units’ total operational lifetimes…
Three AP1000 Units On Track For 2018 Start Ups
Source: NewsThree Westinghouse-designed AP1000 reactors are on track for completion and initial operations in 2018 with the announcement this week that Unit 2 at the Sanmen nuclear power plant had completed its hot testing, a preliminary…
EPA Announces Plan To Cleanup Contaminated St. Louis Landfill
Source: NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency announced the release of funds designated to clean up the West Lake landfill site near St. Louis, Mo., that was used as a dumping site for nuclear waste during the Cold…
Hot Functional Testing Complete At China’s Sanmen-2 AP1000 Reactor
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet1 Feb (NucNet): Hot functional testing has been completed at the 1,000-MW Sanmen-2 nuclear power unit under construction in Zhejiang province, eastern China, project developer State Nuclear Power Technology Company (SNPTC) said in a statement.…
France Has Comprehensive Commitment To Waste Management, Says IAEA
Source: NucNet1 Feb (NucNet): France has demonstrated “a comprehensive commitment” to nuclear safety with a responsible approach to the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts…
Regulators In Japan OK Start Of Research Reactor
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulation Authority in Japan has approved the restart of a research reactor, making it the first government facility research reactor to pass new safety standards, Japanese media reports.