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NRC Clears LaSalle County Station NPP On Environmental Review
Source: NewsU.S. regulators on Friday said there were no environmental issues that stood between two reactors at the LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant in Illinois and a 20-year extension on the plant's operating license.
Critics Of Hinkley Point C Missing ‘The Bigger Picture’, EDF Energy CEO Writes
Source: NucNet29 Aug (NucNet): Critics of the Hinkley Point C nuclear station project in southwest England are at risk of “losing sight of the bigger picture” by failing to see the “positive impact and importance “…
X-Energy and Southern Nuclear Team Up for Advanced Reactor R&D
Source: Neutron BytesIn an innovative partnership tiny X-Energy, a start-up, has teamed with one of America’s biggest nuclear utilities, Southern Co., to collaborate on the development and commercialization of a design of a high temperature gas-cooled reactor.…
ORNL Sets 2nd MSR Conference for 10/4-5
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…
Nuclear News Roundup for August 27, 2016
Source: Neutron BytesClimate Scientists Urge California To Reconsider Diablo Canyon Closure Plans (NucNet) Climate scientists have written to the governor of California asking for a proposal to close the two-unit Diablo Canyon nuclear station to be reconsidered…
Hinkley Update: Energy Think Tank Calls It Unecessary
Source: NewsA think tank in Britain that studies energy issues said Thursday that the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project is not a necessity for the country.
Japanese Governor Requests Sendai Units Shut Down
Source: NewsThe governor of Kagoshima, Japan, has requested that Kyushu Electric Power Company shut down the two operating Sendai reactors in his district in order to have them re-evaluated for safety issues, Kyodo News reported.
French Government, EDF, Strike Deal To Close Fessenheim NPP
Source: NewsThe French Ministry of Energy announced Wednesday that the government had agreed to compensate state-owned utility Electricite de France (EDF) for the closure of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant, which is the country's oldest and…
Kuwait Backing Away From Nuclear Power Option
Source: NewsCiting high costs, the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water is reportedly backing away from the option of pursuing a nuclear power plant, according to Al Bawaba Business.
Westinghouse Makes Leadership Changes At Fuel Fabrication Plant
Source: NewsTen days after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission sent a letter outlining corrective actions to be taken at the Westinghouse nuclear fuel facility in Columbia, S.C., the company announced changes in leadership at the plant.
Panel Considers Fukushima Daiichi Ice Wall Ineffective
Source: NewsMedia reports are indicating that a panel of experts has deemed the ice wall underneath buildings 1-4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear generating station to be a failure, owing to a critical 1 percent of…
X-Energy Signs MOU With Southern Nuclear
Source: NewsX-Energy LLC, developers of the Xe-100 “pebble bed” high temperature, gas-cooled reactor (HTGR), said Monday that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Southern Nuclear Operating Company subsidiary Southern Nuclear as a step toward…
ENEC Installs Steam Generators At Barakah Unit 3
Source: NewsThe Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. (ENEC), has announced the installation of two Korean-built steam generators at the Unit 3 reactor at the Barakay nuclear plant project.
Rosenergoatom Revs Up Fast Reactor, Beloyarsk 4, To Full Power
Source: NewsRussia's state-owned nuclear power corporation Rosatom said Thursday that the Unit 4 Beloyarsk reactor had reached 100 percent full power for the first time. The reactor, a BN-800 Fast Neutron Reactor is scheduled to enter…
BWXT Canada To Acquire GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada
Source: NewsBWX Technologies said Thursday that its subsidiary BWXT Canada Ltd. had entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire all of the shares of the GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. joint adventure.
NuScale Power Announces Campaign to Select Fabrication Partners
Source: NewsPress Release NuScale Power announced today that it will begin its selection of fabrication partners for the NuScale Power ModuleTM with NuFAB. NuFAB will be a one-day, invitation only event for potential supply chain partners…
NRC Sends Action Letter To Westinghouse Fuel Facility
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it had sent a Confirmatory Action Letter to the Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Facility in Columbia, S.C., where work has been suspended due to the unexpected accumulation of radioactive material…
Letter To California Governor Urges Open Debate On Diablo Canyon
Source: NewsPacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Company announced its joint filing of the proposal designed to transition California to a post-Fukushima energy future by closing the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, but a group of climate…
Utah Utility Selects Idaho Site for NuScale SMR
Source: Neutron BytesThe first customer for a small modular reactor (SMR) in the U.S. has selected a site located about 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, ID, for construction of a 50 MW unit. Utah Associated Municipal…
Environmental Groups Drop Legal Fight Over Green River Water Rights
Source: NewsWestern environmental groups that have attempted to block construction of a 3,000-megawatt nuclear power plant near Green River, Utah, are backing away from a legal battle over water rights, saying this will force project leader…