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EC Clears Investment In Hungary’s Paks 2 Nuclear Project
Source: NucNet6 Mar (NucNet): The European Commission has cleared Hungary’s plans to finance the planned Paks 2 nuclear station by way of state aid, a statement said today. The EC said Hungary’s state aid abides by…
NRC Approves License Transfer For FitzPatrick NPP
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that the transfer of the operating license for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in upstate New York had been approved. As of March 31, the plant's…
Georgia Power Backs Away From Stewart County Plant
Source: NewsThe Atlanta Business Chronicle is reporting that Georgia Power Co. has suspended plans for construction of a nuclear power plant in the southwestern portion of the state, south of Columbus, Ga.
Ostrovets NPP Does Well In IAEA Review
Source: NewsAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission has concluded that the Russian-built nuclear power plant in Belarus – the country's first, which is being constructed by Atomstroyexport – has “factored in all possible external hazards,”…
Westinghouse Signs Nuclear Fuel Contract For Sweden’s Oskarshamn-3
Source: NucNet3 Mar (NucNet): Westinghouse Electric Company signed a nuclear fuel contract with Sweden’s OKG, owner and operator of the 3-unit Oskarshamn nuclear power station. …
China Maps Out Its Nuclear Future
Source: NewsThe National Energy Administration (NEA) in China said that the country would complete construction of five nuclear power plants in 2017, while starting construction on eight more and planning another eight.
Southern Nuclear Sets Outage Record At Edwin Hatch — Unit 2
Source: NewsSouthern Nuclear said Wednesday that the company had set a record for a refueling and maintenance outage at the Edwin Hatch Electric Generating Plant's Unit 2 near Baxley, Ga., completing the service work in just…
AREVA Trimmed Losses In 2016
Source: NewsHighlights for 2016 for French-state controlled nuclear power engineering, construction and consultancy AREVA SA include trimming losses that have plagued the company for five years running, the company said Wednesday.
Mexico Should Review Incentives For New Nuclear Capacity, Says IEA
Source: NucNet1 Mar (NucNet): Mexico should review and, if necessary, revise the incentives it offers to invest in nuclear power capacity if the country is to meet its plans to build three new reactor units that…
L3 MAPPS to Upgrade Eskom’s Koeberg Simulators
Source: News–Press Release– L3 MAPPS announced today that it has signed a contract with Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (Eskom) to perform a multi-phase project to prepare the two Koeberg Power Station operator training simulators for the…
Britain Warned That Brexit Could Stall Nuclear Power Industry
Source: NewsA top nuclear power industry lawyer in Britain said that international trade in nuclear fuel necessary to keep the country's nuclear power plants operating could come to a standstill if the country severs ties with…
Westinghouse Contract Continues Fuel Supply For Oskarshamn Unit 3
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company announced Monday that it has signed a nuclear fuel contract with OKG (Uniper), a major supplier of base load to the Nordic power supply system.
Former Minister Warns Of ‘Real Danger’ Facing UK Nuclear Projects
Source: NucNet27 Feb (NucNet): There is a real danger that planned nuclear projects will fail to come on stream before 2030 unless the UK government agrees to intervene, Tim Yeo, a former environment minister and energy…
An Up & Down Week for Developers of Advanced Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesIn Washington, DC, the Third Way, a think tank, hosted a meeting of some of the country’s best thinkers, leaders, funders, and doers in the field of development advanced reactors. Cheerleading is helpful, but the…
Swissnuclear Announces 2016 Generation Figures For Swiss Reactor Fleet
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet23 Feb (NucNet): Switzerland’s fleet of five commercial nuclear reactors generated 20.3 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2016, a decrease of about 1.8 TWh on the previous year, Swiss nuclear industry trade association Swissnuclear…
New Areva, CNNC, Sign Cooperation Accord
Source: NewsFrench nuclear fuel spinoff New Areva said Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) that establishes a framework for industrial and commercial cooperation focusing on nuclear fuel cycle activities.…
BWXT Canada Awarded Service Contract Extension At Bruce Power
Source: NewsBWX Technologies on Wednesday said that its subsidiary BWXT Canada, Ltd., had been awarded a four-year amendment to its existing service contract with Burce Power to provide continued feeder inspection services for the plant located…
L3 MAPPS to Supply Digital Control Computer System Hardware for Bruce Unit 6, Supporting Life Extension and Continued Low-Cost Nuclear Power
Source: News–Press Release– L3 MAPPS announced today that it has won a contract from Bruce Power to replace the existing Bruce B Unit 6 Digital Control Computer (DCC) system with all-new hardware. Three DCCs will be…
EDF Postpones Restart For Flamanville Unit 1
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power operator Electricity de France (EDF) said it would keep Unit 1 at the Flamanville nuclear plant off line until the end of March due to the damage caused by the explosion and…
Stanford Greatly Improves Uranium Extraction From Seawater
Source: NewsResearchers at Stanford University, led by former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Nobel Prize recipient Steven Chu, has made progress on three critical factors concerning the extraction of uranium from seawater. Is this a source…