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NRC Budget Reflects Need For Fewer Employees
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that it had submitted its budget request for fiscal year 2018 to the U.S. Congress, asking for $45 million less than the previous annual request, in part to adjust…
MHI Delivers Three Steam Generators To Cruas NPP
Source: NewsMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has delivered three replacement steam generators to Électricité de France S.A. (EDF) for the Cruas Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 Reactor. The replacement steam generators have been certified by France's…
IAEA Review Notes Improvements In Czech Regulatory Framework
Source: NewsAn international review of the Czech Republic's regulatory framework for nuclear power has been significantly enhanced in recent years, although some work remains regarding implementation of the country's new Atomic Act, the International Atomic Energy…
Japanese Regulators Approve Two Reactors For Restarts
Source: NewsJapan's Nuclear Regulation Authority cleared two more nuclear reactors for restart on Wednesday. Both reactors in the Fukui Prefecture could be restarted as early as this fall, if the restarts meet with local approval, according…
EDF Denies "Rumor" Of Delaying Nuclear Rollback
Source: NewsFrench utility EDF, which is majority owned by the state, used a Twitter account to deny a media allegation that it secretly intended to roll back the country's nuclear power reduction plan by 25 years.
NuGen To Meet With China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp.
Source: NewsA Nuclear Industry Association spokeswoman in Britain confirmed talks would take place with the State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) of China and NuGen, which has plans to build three AP1000 reactors in Moorside, near…
Swiss Vote Spells Phase Out For Nuclear Power
Source: NewsA referendum in Switzerland that included a provision forbidding construction of new nuclear power plants passed on Sunday. The referendum included support for renewable power sources and pitted the two energy supplies against each other.…
Ohio House Drops Nuclear Financing Plan
Source: NewsChairman of Ohio's House Public Utilities Committee Bill Seitz has closed down the hearing that was exploring the possibility of setting up financial support for FirstEnergy's two nuclear power plants in the state. Reportedly, FirstEnergy…
China, Argentina Sign Off On Two New Reactors
Source: NewsPresidents of China and Argentina on Wednesday ushered in a series of business agreements, including contracts for two nuclear power reactors, for which China is to provide about 85 percent of the financing.
KEPCO To Restart Takahama Unit 4 Wednesday
Source: NewsThe Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) in Japan announced Tuesday that it intended to restart the Takahama Unit 4 reactor on Wednesday, May 17. It expected the reactor to reach criticality on Thursday, May 18.
Interim Agreement Keeps Vogtle Expansion Going
Source: NewsGeorgia Power and Westinghouse said they have reached an interim service agreement that would allow for the transition of the Plant Vogtle expansion project to management under Georgia Power. The deal allows for the timing…
NRC Chemist Wins Miss USA Pageant
Source: NewsShe is young, stunning and bright. She is also a chemist and she works for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Her name is Kate McCullough and her title, as of Sunday, is Miss USA.
All Good Ideas to Expand Nuclear Energy Deserve Attention
Source: Neutron BytesGetting the policy commitments from government and money from investors to make them a reality is an entirely different matter. There is no shortage of good ideas for improving the prospects of conventional light water…
Tepco Looks Beyond Fukushima Daiichi, Seeks Build Partners
Source: NewsTokyo Electric and Power Company, owner of the Fukushima Daiichi generating station that suffered a triple-reactor meltdown after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, said Thursday that is was seeking a partner to help…
Workers Return To Hanford Site After Tunnel Collapse
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy said Thursday that most of the 9,000 workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State had been informed they could return to work after a site emergency was declared following…
SNC-Lavalin Announces Contracts for Fuel Channel Work
Source: NewsEngineering and construction giant SNC-Lavalin announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a contract from Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company Ltd. (KHNP) for fuel channel inspections and a contract from China's Third Qinshan Nuclear…
Site Area Emergency Declared At Hanford Site After Tunnel Collapse
Source: NewsA collapsed tunnel at the Hanford Site in Washington State, overseen by the Richland's Operations Office under the Department of Energy, lead to the declaration of a “site area emergency” on Tuesday, after a worker…
Idaho Lab Plans New Uses for NuScale SMR
Source: Neutron BytesThe Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has a plan to conduct nuclear energy R&D using NuScale’s light water reactor technology. In doing so it will create a test bed on an international scale for advanced reactor…
UK Nuclear Industry Wigged Out Over BREXIT
Source: Neutron BytesThere’s not enough time to get all the pieces of a new relationship with Euratom in place to meet the needs of the UK nuclear industry. Parliament agrees with the industry that the government needs…
ENEC Delays Barakah Unit 1 Start-Up
Source: NewsThe Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) confirmed Friday the start-up of the first reactor at the Barakah nuclear power plant would be put off for a year due to the lack of an operating license.