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China National Nuclear Power Forms TWR Development Company
Source: NewsThe China Daily said Tuesday that China National Nuclear Power Company Ltd. (CNNP) would establish a new company based in the province of Hebei that would work towards development of a traveling-wave reactor (TWR) which…
Centrus Energy Signs Contracts Valued At $70 Million
Source: NewsCentrus Energy Corp. announced Tuesday that it has signed several new sales contracts in the last three months to supply its utility customers with low-enriched uranium fuel. The total value of the contracts is an…
IAEA Mission Completes China Security Review
Source: NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency has completed a two-week advisory mission in China that included a review of China's legislative and regulatory framework for nuclear security, as well as on-site inspections of the Fangjiashan Nuclear…
500-Member Jury Formed To Debate Unfinished Shingori Units
Source: NewsOfficials in South Korea said Monday that the jury of 500 expected to decided the fate of two nuclear power plants under construction – Shingori Units 5 and 6 near the city of Ulsan –…
News About What Went Wrong at V C Summer Gets Worse
Source: Neutron BytesIf you can tear yourself away from the news about twin giant hurricanes leaving huge swaths of destruction and chaos in their wake in Texas and Florida, there is a man-made disaster taking place in…
Two Nuclear Plants To Close As Hurricane Approaches
Source: NewsWith one of the most severe hurricanes on record aiming to make landfall in Florida by this weekend, Florida Power & Light (FPL) said it would shut down the two nuclear power plants in the…
Q&A: The Future Of Nuclear Energy In Spain
Source: NucNet6 Sep (NucNet): Nuclear is the primary source of energy production in Spain, but with the recent decision to shut down the Garoña nuclear station, its future has begun to look uncertain. …
NRG Begins Experiment On Safety Of Molten Salt Reactors
Source: NucNet5 Sep (NucNet): NRG has begun an irradiation programme at the High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten, which will yield new data on the safe operation of molten salt reactors, the Netherlands-based nuclear services provider…
Georgia Utilities to Finish the Twin Nuclear Reactors at Vogtle
Source: Neutron BytesDespite being faced with the disastrous effects of the Westinghouse bankruptcy, the five partner firms have decided to complete the twin AP1000 1150 MW nuclear reactors at an estimated cost of $19 billion. In doing…
Nuclear News Roundup for September 3, 2017
Source: Neutron BytesGEH And ARC Nuclear Increase Collaboration On ARC-100 SMR (NucNet) GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC) have signed an agreement for ARC to license technology from GEH’s Prism advanced reactor design…
China Enhances NNSA Authority
Source: NewsMembers of China's parliament on Friday approved of a new law that enhances the power of the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) as the country's regulator for their nuclear power industry.
Bulgaria Breaks Ground On Waste Repository
Source: NewsBulgaria this week held a construction launch ceremony for a low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste repository to be built close to the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, which sits on the Danube River close to the…
Bechtel To Manage Plant Vogtle Expansion
Source: NewsGeorgia Power announced Friday that it has contracted with global engineering, construction and project management firm Bechtel to manage daily construction efforts at the Plant Vogtle expansion project. Bechtel will work under the direction of…
Vogtle Owners Recommend Plant Completion
Source: NewsGeorgia Power today filed a recommendation with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to continue construction of the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Augusta, Georgia. The project's co-owners, Oglethorpe Power, MEAG Power and Dalton Utilities, all…
South Texas Project Reactors Power Through Hurricane Harvey
Source: NewsReactors at the South Texas Project, in the path of the Hurricane Harvey — 90 miles southwest of Houston — kept churning out power despite the conditions outside.
IAEA, Kazakhstan, NTI Launch Low Enrichment Uranium Bank
Source: NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Wednesday that it had partnered with the Kazakhstan government and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) to launch a new low enrichment uranium bank in Kazakhstan that will provide…
Another Tense Week For U.S. Nuclear Industry
Source: NewsThe U.S. nuclear power industry is beset with another wait-and-see week, as thousands of construction workers on site, hundreds of thousands of ratepayers and constituents across the state of Georgia anticipate the decision this week…
Spooked by Scana failure, Duke calls its quits on Lee
Source: Neutron BytesThe publicly traded utility (NYSE-DUK) is cancelling the planned construction of two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors citing that firm’s as yet unresolved bankruptcy proceedings. The decision follows a similar move to cancel the twin AP1000s…
Duke Seeks To Cancel William States Lee Nuclear Power Project
Source: NewsDuke Energy Corporation said Friday it would seek permission to cancel the Lee Nuclear project slated for Gaffney, South Carolina, noting that it would ask regulators for permission to recover at least $368 million from…
Santee Cooper CEO Carter To Step Down
Source: NewsSantee Cooper on Friday announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Lonnie Carter, who has served as the head of the state-owned utility since 2004 and has worked there since 1982.