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Idaho lab loses spent fuel R&D project
Source: Neutron BytesThe State of Idaho dug in its heels over a request for a waiver of the current Federal consent decree on cleanup due in part as a result of a noisy campaign against it by…
China’s big bet on the UK nuclear program
Source: Neutron BytesChina General Nuclear (CGN) will invest $9 billion in EDF Hinkley C nuclear power station which is slated to deliver two giant 1600 MW Areva EPRs by the middle of the next decade. In an…
Current losses and future liabilities challenge major nuclear reactor vendors
Source: Neutron BytesThe weeks preceding the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday did not hold a lot of cheer for two of the major nuclear reactor vendors. The Wall Street Journal reported that Toshiba’s shares of stock took a dive…
EC Opens State Aid Investigation Into Financing Of Hungary’s Paks 2
Source: NucNet27 Nov (NucNet): The European Commission opened what it called “an in-depth state aid investigation” into Hungary’s plans to provide financing for the construction of two new nuclear reactors at the Paks 2 nuclear station.…
Safety Has Improved At Russia’s Novovoronezh-5, But More Needs To Be Done, Says IAEA Mission
Source: NucNet26 Nov (NucNet): An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts says safety has improved in recent years at Russia’s Novovoronezh nuclear station, but further improvements are needed such as completing work to bring the…
AREVA Awarded $11 Million In Cyber Security Contracts
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power giant AREVA Inc. said Wednesday it has garnered several contracts totaling more than $11 million to provide cyber security services to several U.S. utilities. Through these services, the company will enhance the…
UK Announces Additional Funding To Help Turn It Into ‘SMR Leader’
Source: NucNet25 Nov (NucNet): The UK is to double funding for the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s energy innovation programme to £500m (€711m, $754m) over five years, which will help pay for an ambitious nuclear…
Westinghouse Acquires Systems For Legacy Equipment Support
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric announced the purchase of two nuclear power plant support systems that it said would help assure that boiling water reactor units with BWR plant-specific computer systems can continue with current equipment to maintain…
Byron Units 1 And 2 Granted 20-Year License Extensions
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said late last week that it had renewed the operating licenses for Unit 1 and 2 at the Byron nuclear power plant in Illinois for an additional 20 years. The two…
Rosatom Signs Deals To Build First Nuclear Power Plant In Egypt
Source: NewsGovernment officials from Egypt and counterparts at Russian nuclear plant construction giant Rosatom hailed the signing of financing and construction deals that call for four third-generation nuclear reactors to be built within the next 12…
The long and the short of Obama’s Nuclear Energy Summit
Source: Neutron BytesKey stakeholders will need to work together to create a new paradigm for nuclear innovation success to develop a long-term program to build, test, review for safety, and operate advanced nuclear reactor prototypes for sufficient…
EnergySolutions Signs Deal To Buy Waste Control Specialists
Source: NewsA week after it was announced that British engineering firm Atkins had reached a definitive agreement to buy the Projects, Products and Technology division from EnergySolutions Inc., the U.S. nuclear waste management company announced it…
Nuclear Innovation Alliance Launches in Cambridge, MA
Source: Neutron BytesInvestors and Innovators Set Plans to Accelerate the Deployment and Commercialization of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies Cambridge, Mass. – The Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) was formally launched today as a non-profit organization focused on accelerating…
Russia Announces Agreement To Build Four Reactors In Egypt
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet19 Nov (NucNet): Russia and Egypt have signed an agreement to collaborate on the construction and operation in Egypt of a nuclear power plant equipped with four reactor units with capacity of 1,200 megawatts each,…
Braidwood Power Plant Passes Environmental Review For License Extensions
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that the Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 were cleared for a 20-year license renewal with regards to its environmental impact. The national regulator for atomic power…
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over Paks 2 Contract For Russia
Source: NucNet19 Nov (NucNet): The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary concerning the implementation of the Paks 2 nuclear power station project and the award of a construction contract for the planned facility…
EC Warns Over Staffing And Funding Of Nuclear Regulators, Calls For Cooperation
Source: NucNet18 Nov (NucNet): EU member states have shown a good level of compliance with the 2009 Nuclear Safety Directive, although in some cases it is not certain that nuclear regulators are adequately staffed and funded,…
Atkins Acquires Project Products & Technology Division From EnergySolutions
Source: NewsBritish engineering, design and planning consultancy Atkins said Monday it had reached an agreement to acquire the Projects, Products and Technology (PP&T) division of EnergySolutions, expanding on its purchase in 2014 of Nuclear Safety Associates…
Electrabel Gets Go-Ahead To Restart Doel-3 And Tihange-2
Source: NucNet17 Nov (NucNet): Belgium’s nuclear regulator has announced that it has authorised operator Electrabel to restart the Doel-3 and Tihange-2 nuclear units, both of which have been offline because of uncertainties over the structural integrity…
Finland Gives Posiva Green Light On Underground Repository
Source: NewsThe Finish government has given a green light to two utilities, Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, for construction of a nuclear fuel repository that could hold 6,500 metric tons of spent fuel 1,300 feet to…