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Fusion Reactor Construction At Halfway Point, Says ITER
Source: NewsOfficials of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France, building what is called the most complex human project ever, said Thursday that construction of the $22 billion hydrogen fusion power machine is now 50…
L3 MAPPS to Deliver Two Classroom Simulators to EDF Energy’s Nuclear Power Academy
Source: News–Press Release– L3 MAPPS announced today that it has been contracted by EDF Energy Nuclear Generation to supply two classroom simulators to its Nuclear Power Academy in the U.K. The project is underway and the…
ThorCon’s Nuclear MSR Design Gains Momentum
Source: Neutron BytesFall 2017 has been a watershed of progress for ThorCon, a startup developing liquid fuel fission power plants. The company is working to implement its molten salt reactor (MSR) technology first in Indonesia. The Argonne…
Kepco Top Pick For Moorside NPP Development
Source: NewsAn announcement naming Korean conglomerate Kepco as the preferred bidder for the Moorside nuclear power plant project and noting that the company is expected to purchase developer NuGen from Toshiba, is expected later this week,…
Fluor Contracted For Refurbishment Work At Darlington NPP
Source: NewsFluor Corporation announced Monday that it had been awarded a contract of an undisclosed value that includes replacing the emergency power generators for Units 1 and 2 at the Ontario Power Generation's Darlington Nuclear Generating…
Saudi Arabia Open To U.S. Bids For Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsA meeting between Saudi Arabia's energy minister Khalid al-Falih and U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Vienna concluded with no nuclear power pact announcement being made. After the meeting, Perry said it would be premature…
Yemen Rebels Claim Attack On Barakah Plant Under Construction
Source: NewsRegional conflict in the Middle East came to the nuclear power industry over the weekend, according to rebel fighters in Yeman, who claimed they had fired a ballistic missile at the nuclear plant under construction…
Hanford Completes Sludge Removal At First Tank Farm
Source: NewsClean up work at the Hanford Site in Washington State – production base for weapons-bound plutonium in previous years – has reached a milestone with completion of radioactive sludge removal from the first of 12…
Jordan, X-Energy Sign MOU To Explore Reactor Deployment
Source: NewsUnited States-based X Energy LLC, a reactor design and fuel fabrication company, said Wednesday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kingdom of Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) designed to assess X-energy's…
Anti-Nuclear Protesters Arrested In France
Source: NewsDefined as “a group: or “several individuals” an unspecified number of anti-nuclear protesters have been detained in France after breaking into the Cruas-Meysse nuclear power plant in southern France, Reuters and APF have reported.
GSE Simulation Platform Finds Home In Southern Fleet
Source: NewsGSE Systems Inc. said Tuesday that its latest high-fidelity simulation systems and training/consulting solutions to the power and process industries, OpenSim 7.0, would be implemented as a fleet solution across all nuclear plant sites for…
L3 MAPPS Named in APAC CIO Outlook’s List of Top 25 Asia-Pacific Simulation Solution Providers
Source: News-Press Release– L3 MAPPS announced today that it was named in APAC CIO Outlook’s list of 2017 Top 25 Simulation Solution Providers in the Asia-Pacific region. APAC CIO Outlook’s research acknowledges the innovative nuclear power…
Fukui Governor Approves Ohi Restarts
Source: NewsThe Fukui Prefecture government in Japan said Monday that it had granted utility Kansai Electric Power Company permission to restart the Ohi nuclear power plant's No. 3 and 4 units, which the company said it…
NRC, Dominion Agree To Security Related Corrections
Source: NewsThe NRC said it had issued a confirmatory order to Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut Inc. following an Alternative Dispute Resolution mediation session regarding security-related violations at the Millstone nuclear power plant.
NRC Approves Uprate For Peach Bottom NPP
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Exelon Generation Co. LLC to increase the generating capacity of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, by an estimated 1.66 percent, the federal…
Looking Ahead to 2018 for Nuclear Energy
Source: Neutron BytesEach year this blog looks ahead to issues it will follow in the coming 12 months. What this look into the future does is to provide some checkmarks on the page of news about nuclear…
China’s Hualong One Clears First Hurdle in UK
Source: Neutron BytesThe design of the 1000 MW PWR type nuclear reactor is deemed ready for a detailed assessment by the UK Office of Nuclear Regulation The extraordinary export saga of China General Nuclear to to build…
SCANA Floats Gesture Of Reconciliation
Source: NewsAmidst an atmosphere of political heat and ratepayer angst associated with the cessation of work on the multi-billion dollar V.C. Summer expansion project, South Carolina Electric and Gas Company on Thursday proposed a multi-dimensional compensation…
New Milestones Achieved for SMR Development
Source: Neutron BytesNuScale Awards Steam Generator Prototype Contract to CANM Terrestrial Energy IMSR gets first look for design review by CNSC Jordan to Assess Potential for SMRs with Help from Rolls Royce NuScale Power, LLC (NuScale) and…
Dominion Energy Virginia To Pursue License Extensions For North Anna NPP
Source: NewsDominion Energy Virginia said Monday that it had notified the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its intent to re-license North Anna Power Station in Louisa County, Virginia, for an additional 20-year term, noting that…