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China’s CGN Welcomes Hinkley Go-Ahead, Says It Will ‘Move Forward’ On Sizewell and Bradwell
Source: NucNet15 Sep (NucNet): China General Nuclear Company (CGN), the investor in the Hinkley Point C nuclear project that was today approved by the British government, has welcomed the decision and said it is now able…
Hinkley Point C Nuclear Station Gets Go-Ahead
Source: NucNet15 Sep (NucNet): The British government has decided to proceed with the first new nuclear power station for a generation at Hinkley Point C in England after a comprehensive review of the project and a…
Terrestrial Energy Advances IMSR Through DOE Process
Source: NewsTerrestrial Energy USA said Tuesday that the company has been invited by the Department of Energy to apply for a loan guarantee through its Loan Program Office as part of a program established by Title…
Bellefonte Site, A Fixer-Upper, Goes On Sale Monday
Source: NewsUp for sale on Monday: A fixer-upper nuclear power plant in Alabama that has already cost its owners about $5 billion and more than 40 years of time, but is still $8 billion short of…
Iran, Russia, Publicize Start Of Bushehr II
Source: NewsIran, along with Russian builders, publicized the start of the two-unit Bushehr II nuclear power plant on Friday with a ground-breaking ceremony in which the first foundation stones for the two new units were put…
Layoff Picture At Fort Calhoun NPP Comes Clearer
Source: NewsPart of the layoff picture at the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant near Omaha, Neb., is coming clearer with a filing with the Nebraska Department of Labor.
NRC To Discuss Backup Diesel Concerns At Wolf Creek NPP
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said staff will meet with officials from the Wolf Creek Operating Company to discuss a violation given a designation of a white or low to moderate level concern, an incident…
GSE Systems Orders Push Backlog Over $6 Million
Source: NewsMaryland-based GSE Systems said Wednesday that it had received orders for mission-critical updates to multi-unit nuclear site simulator platforms for customers in the United Kingdom and Japan, pushing their order backlog to over $6 million.…
Ukraine, S. Korea, Sign MOU To Complete Two Unfinished Reactors
Source: NewsKorea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Ukraine's Energoatom have signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines cooperation agreements that could bring to completion the third and fourth units at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant…
NRC Issues Confirmatory Order To FirstEnergy Concerning Medical Records Violations
Source: NewsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it had issued a Confirmatory Order to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), pertaining to a lapse in medical record reporting by one of the plant's licensed operators.
A prediction of UK PM Theresa May’s strategy for deciding the future of the Hinkley Point nuclear project
Source: Neutron BytesWhat does UK PM Theresa May wants from Hinkley Point? The short odds she is going to kill the project because it is too expensive and the Chinese are untrustworthy. These odds may get another…
How far will UK PM May go to seek wisdom on Hinkley Point?
Source: Neutron BytesThis week she will travel all the way to China to find out. At the G20 meeting China is expected to press her to approve the Hinkley Point nuclear plant. Here’s a roundup of press…
Areva Announces Start Of Restructuring Proceedings
Source: NucNet2 Sep (NucNet): French nuclear equipment producer Areva has initiated the transfer of its nuclear fuel cycle activities to a new company, named tentatively New Co, Areva said. …
EDF Union Board Members Seek To Annul Hinkley Point C Decision
Source: NucNet1 Sep (NucNet): Five labour union representatives in the board of directors of French state-controlled utility EDF have filed a legal complaint in an attempt to annul the company’s decision to approve the Hinkley Point…
AREVA Initiates Transfer Of Nuclear Fuel Activities To NewCo.
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power company AREVA, reeling from heavy losses over the past several years, including a $2.2 billion net loss for 2015, announced the initiation of the process for transferring its nuclear fuel cycle activities…
ROSATOM Meets With Ghana's Nuclear Power Team
Source: NewsRussian nuclear corporation ROSATOM reported Tuesday that representatives of relevant agencies of the Republic of Ghana held the first meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) as part of implementation of the Intergovernmental Agreement on…
INL Releases Details of Plans for Work on Advanced Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesReport describes pathways for development of advanced nuclear concepts In a report announced August 30, INL’s nuclear experts, in collaboration with their counterparts at Argonne and Oak Ridge National Labs, presented pathways to deployment for…
EDF, Horizon Executives Respond To UK Ambivalence
Source: NewsHorizon Chief Executive Officer Duncan Hawthorne said that the subsidiary of the Japanese firm Hitachi is concerned that $1.57 billion already invested in the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant might never see any returns,…
China’s CGN Probes Bulgaria’s Stalled Belene Project
Source: NucNet30 Aug (NucNet): Representatives of Chinese state-owned nuclear developer China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) have expressed interest in “the future” of Bulgaria’s Belene nuclear project during a meeting with the country’s energy minister Temenuzhka…
L-3 MAPPS Wins Service Contract for Hongyanhe Phase I Simulator Update
Source: News—Press Release— L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has signed a service contract with Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power (LHNP) to update the reactor core model on the Hongyanhe Phase I full scope simulator. Service will…