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IAEA Reports On Climate Change Priorities
Source: NewsNuclear power can significantly contribute to two of the world’s most pressing priorities—combating climate change and ensuring sustainable development—the International Atomic Energy Agency said in two reports published this week as the agency opens its…
Susquehanna Unit 2 Will Undergo Turbine Blade Modification Soon
Source: NewsTalen Energy said it had plans to shut down the Susquehanna nuclear power plant's Unit 2 reactor within the next month for what is anticipated to be a brief maintenance outage prompted by the development…
L-3 MAPPS Secures Orders to Update the Fermi 2 Simulator
Source: News–Press Release– L-3 MAPPS announced today that it is has been awarded contracts by DTE Energy to upgrade its Fermi 2 nuclear power plant simulator. The updates include enhancements of select plant models and replacement…
AREVA NP Demonstrates Off-Axis Core Shroud Ultrasonics For BWRs
Source: NewsAREVA NP said Monday it had developed and demonstrated, during a recent nuclear plant outage in the United States, a new ultrasonic testing technique that successfully included off-axis inspection for cracks in a boiling water…
Le Creusot Investigations Continue; ASN Calls Anomalies "Unacceptable"
Source: NewsAREVA said Friday that it was continuing on several levels with the investigation of manufacturing and paperwork anomalies that involve components made at the Le Creusot forge. In April 2015, an audit of records at…
Russia And Tunisia Agree On Legal Foundation For Nuclear Power Cooperation
Source: NewsThe governments of the Republic of Tunisia and the Russian Federation signed an agreement on Monday that lays the groundwork for peaceful uses of atomic energy.
SNC-Lavalin Signs Agreement To Develop CANDU Technology in China
Source: NewsCanadian engineering and construction company SNC-Lavalin said Thursday it had signed an agreement in principle for a Joint Venture with China National Nuclear Corporation and Shanghai Electric Company that would foster development of Advanced Fuel…
India Seeking U.S. Loans For AP-1000 Project
Source: NewsWith partisan politics casting a shadow over the process, India is reportedly negotiating with the U.S. government's Export-Import Bank for a loan of up to $9 billion in order to help finance a six-unit nuclear…
EU’s Economic And Social Committee Calls For ‘More Comprehensive’ Nuclear Strategy In Europe
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet22 Sep (NucNet): The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has called for a more comprehensive nuclear strategy to be incorporated in a revised version of the European Commission’s (EC) Illustrative Programme for Nuclear Energy,…
L-3 MAPPS Participates in the Tihange 1 Simulator Inauguration Ceremony in Belgium
Source: News–Press Release– L-3 MAPPS announced today that it participated in the official inauguration ceremony of ENGIE Electrabel’s (Electrabel) Tihange 1 full scope operator training simulator on September 21, 2016. The new simulator, declared Ready For…
Policy Leader In Japan Recommends Decommissioning Monju Fast-Breeder NPP
Source: NewsThe leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party policy committee said Wednesday that it was time to make a “concrete decision” concerning the country's Monju sodium-cooled fast-breeder reactor that has been plagued with problems, including an…
Unit 4 At Hongyanhe NPP In China Reaches Commercial Status
Source: NewsChina General Nuclear (CGN) told investors Tuesday that the fourth unit at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in the Liaoning province, an 1087 MWe CPR-1000 reactor, had entered into commercial status, having completed all of…
EU Report Highlights ‘Critical Challenges’ In Decommissioning Of Soviet Reactors In Eastern Europe
Source: NucNet21 Sep (NucNet): Some progress has been made in the decommissioning of eight Soviet-built nuclear reactor units in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia since 2011, but a number of “critical” challenges remain to be tackled with…
China Proposes Public Input Into Nuclear Projects
Source: NewsChina's Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council has drafted new rules for nuclear plant development that would have companies clear their projects through local stakeholders.
Heysham II, Unit 2, Shatters Continuous Run Record
Source: NewsOperator Electricite de France took the Heysham Unit 2 reactor in northwestern Britain off line on Friday, establishing a new record for continuous operations of a commercial nuclear power plant: 940 days.
UK’s Hinkley Point Nuclear Project Gets Green Light
Source: Neutron BytesPrime Minister Theresa May approved construction by EDF of two Areva 1650 MW nuclear reactors that when complete will provide 7% of the nation’s electricity. The project is the first in a series of new…
ORNL Sets 2nd MSR Conference for 10/4-5; Updated
Source: Neutron BytesSave the dates for the next workshop on molten salt reactors The 2016 workshop will build upon the highly successful “50th Anniversary of the Startup of the MSRE” held last year at the Oak Ridge…
Post Hinkley Point C Green Light Sparks Optimism In China
Source: NewsThe decision by the British government has given rise to a renewed since of optimism throughout the nuclear power industry in the post-Fukushima Daiichi era, especially in China.
GE Says It Has Hinkley Point C Order Worth $1.9 Billion
Source: NewsAmong the first companies to announce orders following the British government's approval of the Hinkley Point C project is General Electric, which told Reuters that it would receive $1.9 billion through a contract to supply…
Hinkley Point C Gets Britain's Green Light
Source: NewsThe controversial Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project was given a green light Thursday by the British government, which said it would be allowed with the inclusion of security-oriented conditions.