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Westinghouse Opens Nuclear Innovation Effort in Belgium
Source: Neutron BytesThe firm offers technical support and funding to European developers of innovative nuclear reactor designs Westinghouse Electric Company announced this week in Brussels, Belgium, that it has created a new way for innovators to advance…
DOE Seeking Modification For WIPP In New Mexico
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy has moved forward on a permit modification request for the Waste Isolation Pilot Program (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico, that outlines an above ground storage facility for transuranic waste that would…
French Government Balks At Nuclear Plant Reduction
Source: NewsThe French government has balked on the mandate to name nuclear power plants that would be tagged for premature decommissioning to comply with the country's mandate of reducing its dependence on nuclear power from 75…
Magnox Using Divers In De-Fueled Ponds To Cut Skips
Source: NewsMagnox Ltd. said it was employing divers to clean up the former cooling ponds at the Dungeness A site in Britain, which was a first for the nuclear power industry.
NRC Issues Seventh Convention On Nuclear Safety Report
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued its seventh National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety, claiming the United States “implements a high level of nuclear safety,” through domestic and international awareness and…
Bulgaria Confirms Final Agreement On Settlement Of Belene Compensation Claim With Russia
Source: NucNet26 Oct (NucNet): Bulgaria’s state-owned National Electric Company (NEK) and Russia’s nuclear equipment manufacturer Atomstroyexport (ASE) have signed an agreement which finalises compensation awarded to ASE for the cancellation of the Belene nuclear project in…
Westinghouse, KHNP Sign MOU For Sharing Technology
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company announced Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Company, Ltd. (KHNP) that outlines steps for both companies to form a technological exchange committee. The…
Leak At Norway Research Reactor Seen As Minor Incident
Source: NewsA spill of radioactive iodine at the Institute of Energy Technology's 25 MW research reactor in Norway has been contained and has been unofficially categorized as a level one incident, the lowest of the 1…
NRC Clears Path For Levy County Project
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that had cleared the way for agency's Office of New Reactors to issue two combined Licenses for Duke Energy's Levy County site in Florida.
Pro-Nuclear Environmentalists Try to Save Illinois’ Plants
Source: Neutron BytesWith Time Running Out for Illinois Nuclear Plants, Independent, Pro-Nuclear Environmentalists to March in Chicago on 10/24 A long time ago in a galaxy far away green groups supported nuclear energy. Now some groups like…
The Case for a Nuclear Energy Investment Bank
Source: Neutron BytesThe nation needs a government backed investment bank to secure capital at reasonable interest rates for development of advanced reactors. This blog post describes the kinds of mechanisms that could be developed to provide…
Watts Bar Unit 2 Enters Commercial Status, U.S. First In 20 Years
Source: NewsThe Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear reactor, the first new nuclear plant in 20 years to achieve initial criticality in the United States, has taken the final step in its construction and start up phase,…
NRC Approves Restart Of Conversion Area At Columbia Fuel Fab Facility
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Thursday that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted the company approval to restart the Conversion Area operations at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility in Columbia, S.C.
Watts Bar-2 Becomes First US Reactor To Begin Commercial Operation In 20 Years
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet20 Oct (NucNet): The Watts Bar-2 nuclear power unit in Tennessee has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new nuclear reactor unit in the US to do so since 1996, operator Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)…
ASN Requests Shut Down Inspections Of Five EDF Reactors
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power regulator Autorite de Surete Nucleaire (ASN) said Wednesday that it had requested inspections of steam generators at five Electricite de France (EDF) reactors in which high concentrations of carbon had been found.…
Exelon Forms Five-Year Research Pact With Argonne National Lab
Source: NewsExelon Corporation said Wednesday that it had signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory that will advance clean energy and contribute to the development of…
Olkiluoto 3 On Track For Cold Functional Testing In 2017
Source: NewsFrench nuclear construction leader AREVA said that the Okiluoto Unit 3 build in western Finland was on track for Cold Functional Tests for the early summer of 2017 with two recent milestones achieved that help…
ROSATOM, Paraguay Sign Atomic Energy MOU
Source: NewsRussia's nuclear power export ambitions have made gained a new potential customer as ROSATOM announced Tuesday that the company had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Paraguay concerning the peaceful…
First Class Of Operators For New Vogtle Units Passes Early Tests
Source: NewsGeorgia Power said Monday that the first training class of operators for Plant Vogtle's Units 3 and 4 had passed the initial licensing exam, marking a significant milestone – even a preliminary one – for…
MIT Nuclear Fusion Record A ‘Leap Forward’ In Pursuit Of Unlimited Clean Energy
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNet18 Oct (NucNet): A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has made a “leap forward” in the pursuit of clean energy by creating the highest plasma pressure ever recorded, using its Alcator C-Mod…