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Nuclear Accord Between India, Japan, Goes Into Effect Friday
Source: NewsEight months after reaching an accord — the first of its kind for Japan with a country that is not a signer of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty — a landmark agreement between India and Japan…
Horizon Nuclear Partners With Tecnatom For Wylfa Newydd Training
Source: NewsHorizon Nuclear Power on Thursday said it would partner with Tecnatom, a global nuclear training services provider, as it looks to grow the future operational workforce for the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant project in…
CNNC Begins Production Run Of HTGR Fuel
Source: NewsWang Shoujun, president of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said that commercial production of high-temperature, gas-cooled nuclear fuel (HTGR) had begun at the China North Nuclear Fuel processing plant in northern China.
Holtec, SNC-Lavalin To Partner On SMR Development
Source: NewsHoltec International and SNC-Lavalin have reached a partnership agreement designed to accelerate Holtec's Small Modular Reactor program “to develop and deply SMR-160 power plants around the world,” the companies said Tuesday.
General Atomics, Westinghouse, Launch Ceramic Matrix Cladding
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company on Friday said it was partnering with General Atomics to produce an “accident-tolerant” nuclear reactor fuel that would use a ceramic matrix composite cladding that promises to provide enhanced safety characteristics over…
Experts Decry French Move On Nuclear Power
Source: NewsNews that the French government has targeted 17 nuclear reactors – out of the country's 58 operating fleet – for closure by 2025 has meet with resistance similar to that of South Korea, where a…
Areva To Dismantle Vermont Yankee Reactor Pressure Vessel
Source: NewsFrench nuclear engineering and construction firm Areva said Wednesday it had signed a contract with decommissioning specialist NorthStar, a New York-based firm, to break down, package and transport core components of the Vermont Yankee Boiling…
Energy Minister Novak Points To 2023 For Akkuyu NPP Startup
Source: NewsRussian Energy Minister Alexander Novak pointed to a symbolic and logistical completion date for the first unit of Turkey's planned Akkuyu power plant. The minister, responding to reporters, said the first commercial power plant in…
IAEA Commends Hungary's Commitment To Security
Source: NewsHungary's third International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) mission, conducted by the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has been concluded with a report that cited the country's strong commitment to nuclear safety, the watchdog…
Cyber Attacks On U.S. Energy Plants Reach "Urgent" Level
Source: NewsThe FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a joint report indicating that a recent round of cyber attacks included malicious activity targeting energy-oriented businesses, including nuclear power plants. The one nuclear power…
Feds Report Hackers Push Cyber Attacks on Nuclear Plants
Source: Neutron BytesThe New York Times reports (7/6/17) that for the past several months hackers have penetrated the computer networks of energy facilities including at least one nuclear power station – the Wolf Creek unit located near…
MOX Shipment Leaves France, Bound For Japan
Source: NewsPacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) said Wednesday that two of its ships – the Pacific Heron and the Pacific Egret – had departed the port of Cherbourt in France on a two-month trip to Japan…
Posiva Chooses Aranz Geo Software For Repository Modeling
Source: NewsFinland's nuclear fuel waste disposal company Posiva has chosen to use software from New Zealand firm Aranz Geo to model the geological aspects of the deep repository that is expected to hold radioactive waste for…
Trial Of Three Former Tepco Execs Begins In Tokyo
Source: NewsA trial of three former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) executives began in Tokyo on Friday with opening statements that went right to the core issue at stake: Did the defendants ignore warnings that a…
Concrete Pour Ceremony At India's Kudankulam NPP
Source: NewsRosatom and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) officials hosted a concrete pouring ceremony on Thursday, June 29, marking the advancement of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant expansion project into the next construction stage.
Work On Calcine Re-Packaging Underway In Idaho
Source: NewsA long-term calcine removal project at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center is in the prototype construction and demonstration phase with a drilling test scheduled for July, a Department of Energy project manager said.
Official Says Bihar Plans Four-Unit Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NewsA senior official from the Bihar government of India has said that the northeastern state has decided to pursue nuclear power, aiming to construct a four-unit plant with a 3,000 MW capacity.
Movement Of Spent Fuel Begins In Northern Russia
Source: NewsThe first shipment of seven spent fuel assemblies previously in storage at Andreeva Bay in north-west Russia is underway, according to project organizers.
Temelin Meld Down on Cheesecake Contest for Female Interns
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: Neutron BytesManagers at the CEZ Temelin plant held a contest for bikini clad young women offering internships at the plant to the winners. Cheesecake type photos of the contestants and a video were posted on Facebook.…
GAIN Awards 2017 advanced nuclear energy R&D vouchers
Source: Neutron BytesThe Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) announced that 14 businesses will be provided nuclear energy vouchers worth approximately $4.2 million to accelerate the innovation and application of advanced nuclear technologies. The GAIN nuclear…