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AREVA NP Signs Three Nuclear Fuel Supply Contracts
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power giant AREVA NP said Monday it had sighed three nuclear fuel contracts totaling $560 million.
Nuclear News Roundup for June 26, 2017
Source: Neutron BytesTerrestrial Energy to Evaluate Canadian Lab Site for its Molten Salt Reactor Terrestrial Energy has commenced a feasibility study to explore siting the world’s first commercial Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR®) power plant at Canadian…
DOE's Perry Calls Yucca Mountain A "Moral Obligation"
Source: NewsEnergy Secretary Rick Perry this week told committees in the House and Senate that reviving Yucca Mountain's application as a federal repository for nuclear waste was a “moral obligation" to the public.
Rosatom, Ethiopia, Sign MOU On Nuclear Power
Source: NewsRussian nuclear power giant Rosatom notched a third Memorandum of Understanding in the week concerning plans for export of nuclear power for peaceful purposes, this time signing with Ethiopian officials in a first-ever agreement between…
Feasibility Study On IMSR Site In Canada Commences
Source: NewsCanadian Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) developer Terrestrial Energy announced this the commencement of a feasibility study to explore siting the world's first IMSR for commercial purposes. The study is designed to choose a site…
Spent Fuel Storage Completes Jobs At Kewaunee NPP
Source: NewsThe final movement of spent nuclear fuel at the shuttered Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin, 35 miles southeast of Green Bay, has been completed, Dominion Energy, the plant's owner, announced Wednesday.
Rosatom Signs MOU With Sudan And Uganda
Source: NewsRosatom used the occasion of the Annual Nuclear Power Exhibition in Moscow this week to sign two more important agreements for nuclear power exportation, signing accords with Uganda and Sudan, Wednesday.a
Bloomberg Report Says Most U.S. Nuclear Plants Are In Red
Source: NewsA report on the nuclear power industry by Bloomberg New Energy Finance analyst Nicholas Steckler says what industry observers have been seeing develop with the advent of natural gas hydrofracking: Nuclear power plants around the…
Q&A: What Progress Has Germany Made Half Way Down The Phaseout Path?
Source: NucNet20 Jun (NucNet): The past year saw a number of anticipated developments related to Germany’s policy of phasing out nuclear power by 2022. Ralf Güldner, president of the German Atomic Forum (DAtF), spoke to NucNet…
Rosatom Begins Fuel Production For Pressurized Water Reactors
Source: NewsRussian state-owned nuclear power giant Rosatom has begun to produce nuclear fuel for markets in the United States and Sweden, a Sputnik report announced.
South Korean President Pledges Nuclear Phase Out
Source: NewsSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday vowed to upend the energy production mix in the country with a one-two punch: The phase out of nuclear power and a sharp cut back on coal-burning energy…
EC Clears Creation Of €24 Billion Public Fund For Handling Radwaste In Germany
Source: NucNet19 Jun (NucNet): The European Commission (EC) has found the transfer of about €24bn ($26.9bn) by nuclear power plant operators in Germany into a new state-run fund for handling and storing nuclear waste to be…
Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Project to break ground in early 2018
Source: Neutron BytesTurkey has issued a power generation license to Rosatom’s Akkuyu Project But to use it Rosatom has to get a construction permit and build the reactors. (NucNet/WNN)): Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) has issued…
IAEA Team Advises On Qinshan Unit 1 Aging Management
Source: NewsA team of international atomic energy experts conducting a SALTO (Safety Aspects of Long Term Operations) review at the Qinshan Unit 1 nuclear power plant in China has concluded that the plant's operators had made…
EIA Tallys Nuclear Plant Retirements
Source: NewsOver the next nine years, six nuclear power plants are expected to close unless economic interventions are put into place to keep at least one of them operating, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday.
Westinghouse Formerly Launches EnCoreTM Fuel
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Tuesday that it had formally launched its accident-tolerant fuel solution called EnCoreTM Fuel. The formal announcement was made during the company’s Fuel Users’ Group Meeting, attended by nuclear fuel customers from…
Cold Functional Tests Begin At Long-Delayed Olkiluoto 3
Source: NewsFrench engineering and nuclear build company AREVA announced Tuesday that cold functional tests (CFT) had begun at the long-delayed Olkiluoto Unit 3 European Pressurized Reactor under construction in Finland.
Toshiba Agrees On Payment Schedule For Vogtle Guarantee Obligations
Source: NucNet13 Jun (NucNet): Japan-based Toshiba Corporation has agreed to pay up to $3.68bn (€3.28bn) to the owners of the Vogtle nuclear power station expansion project in the US for the potential completion of two AP1000…
ANS President Announces Nuclear Grand Challenges
Source: Neutron BytesAmerican Nuclear Society (ANS) President Andy Klein announced nine ANS Nuclear Grand Challenges (PDF file) that need to be resolved by 2030 at the society’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco today. They are: 1. Establish…
Japan’s METI Divided About Future of Nuclear Energy
Source: Neutron BytesOver the course of two days the Japanese government’s powerful Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) endorsed development of new nuclear power stations and then denied that it had ever said such a thing.…