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NDA Terminates Magnox Decommissioning Contract
Source: NewsBritain's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said it would terminate a $7.7 billion contract with Cavendish Fluor Partnership (CFP) that calls for decommissioning 12 Magnox nuclear power sites after just five years owing to a wide…
Doubts About Le Creusot Forge Remain, Says Report
Source: NewsAn international team representing nuclear power regulators from France, Canada, the United States, Finland, Britain and China has warned that the culture of credibility at AREVA's Le Creusot forge remained below expectations for the sophisticated…
Unplanned Shutdown Disrupts Watts Bar Unit 2 Restart
Source: NewsWatts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 experienced an unplanned shutdown at 12:15 a.m. Thursday with no threat to the environment or people, according to Tennessee Valley Authority officials.
Toshiba Working On Bankruptcy Filing For Westinghouse
Source: NewsSeeking to contain losses attributed to its nuclear power division Westinghouse Electric Co., Toshiba is now working to have the business file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to unnamed sources.
NRG Looking For International Collaboration On LWR Lifespan Project
Source: NucNet24 Mar (NucNet): The Netherlands-based Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) hopes to enter into international partnerships with other research institutes so that more data can be generated as part of a project that could…
NRC To Review Incident At Turkey Point NPP
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it had begun a special inspection of the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant near Homestead, Florida, to review particulars involving failure of a safety-related electrical bus that resulted in the…
Tepco Seeking Partners For Fukushima-Specific Technology
Source: NewsSix years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami events, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), owner of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, is seeking partners to help develop technology that would move…
KEPCO, In Talks Over NuGen, Would Consider Westinghouse Deal
Source: NewsCho Hwan-eik, the chief executive officer of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has confirmed that the company is discussing the possible purchase of Toshiba's 60 percent stake in NuGen, the company set to build three…
UN Committee Asks UK To Suspend Hinkley Construction
Source: NewsThe United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said they had asked the British government to suspend work on the Hinkley Point C nuclear generating station in order to allow other countries to weigh in…
EU Commission Clears Belgian Aid For Three Reactors
Source: NewsThe European Commission said Friday that the Belgian government's plans to compensate Engie-Electrabel and EDF Belgium for potential financial risks linked to long-term operation of three nuclear plants – Tihange 1, Doel 1 and Doel…
China’s Yangjiang-4 Begins Commercial Operation
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet17 Mar (NucNet): The fourth unit of the Yangjiang nuclear power station in China’s southern province of Guangdong completed all commissioning work and entered commercial operation March 15, plant owner China General Nuclear Power Corporation…
NRC Accepts NuScale SMR Design For Review
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission will proceed with a technical review of NuScale Power's small modular reactor (SMR) design, the company said on Thursday.
X-energy's Xe-100 Moves To Conceptual Design Phase
Source: NewsMaryland-based small reactor developer X-energy announced Thursday that it would move its Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR), which uses pebble bed technology, into the conceptual design phase
Governor Backs Kentucky's Symbolic Bill On Nuclear
Source: NewsIn what is being viewed as a symbolic incursion into coal power's established presence in Kentucky, Gov. Matt Bevin has said he will sign a bill that allows for nuclear power in the state that…
Toshiba Considering Sale Of Westinghouse Electric Company
Source: NewsSatoshi Tsunakwa, the president of struggling Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp., said Tuesday that it was considering selling U.S. nuclear power giant Westinghouse Electric Company, a majority of which it purchased in 2006 for $5.4 billion.
Panel Sticks To Warranty Cap — $137M — In San Onofre Case
Source: NewsIn a decision certain to rattle the owners of nuclear power plants or revise their contract negotiations with suppliers, arbitrators at the International Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) would only…
Amec Foster Wheeler, EDF Energy, Extend Contract
Source: NewsGlobal engineering consultancy Amec Foster Wheeler (AFW) said Monday that it had secured a five-year commitment from EDF Energy Nuclear Generation to continue its operational support for EDF's British fleet of nuclear power reactors.
GEH, Advanced Reactor Concepts, Team Up On SMR Advancement
Source: NewsGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC said Monday they had agreed to collaborate in the development and licensing of an advanced small modular reactor that would have an initial focus of deployment…
FirstEnergy To Invest $245 Million In Pa. Infrastructure
Source: NewsFirstEnergy Corp. on Wednesday announced a major spending decision on infrastructure, calculating they would invest about $245 million in 2017 on distribution and transmission projects “to help enhance reiability for more than 560,000 customers in…
NRC To Send Inspectors To Cooper NPP
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it would send a team of two inspectors to the Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville, Nebraska on Monday for a week-long inspection to review what is being called a human…