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IAEA Conference President Calls For Better Emergency Communications Material
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NucNet2 Nov (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency should develop communications material that can be used by the nuclear industry and governments for providing scientifically based information to the public on issues relating to nuclear…
Exelon Defers For A Year Decision On Clinton NPP
Source: NewsExelon Corporation said Thursday it would defer any decision about the future operations of its Clinton nuclear plant for one year and plans to bid the plant into the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) capacity…
Lawsuits Over Vogtle Delays Settled Along With CB&I Acquisition
Source: NewsGeorgia Power Co. said this week that it had settled lawsuits with Westinghouse Electric and Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I) over delays at the Vogtle nuclear plant construction project with included protections that prevent future…
Curtiss-Wright Gets Green Light On Reactor Coolant Pumps
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric and Curtiss-Wright Corporation said they had passed a significant milestone in relation to the Sanmen Unit 1 plant, getting a green-light for the manufacturing and shipment of the reactor coolant pumps for that…
X-Energy And SCE&G Complete Integration Study For Xe-100 Pebble-Bed Reactor
Source: NewsSmall nuclear plant developer said Thursday that the company and the South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. had completed a joint study to examine the possible deployment of an Xe-100 pebble-bed nuclear reactor integrated with…
Regulator Proposes $3,500 Penalty For Texas University Research Reactor Violation
Source: NucNet27 Oct (NucNet): The US nuclear regulator has proposed a civil penalty of $3,500 (€3,200) against Texas A&M University’s Nuclear Science Centre for violations of operating procedures for the centre’s research reactor. …
Westinghouse To Acquire Nuclear Build Division Of CB&I
Source: NewsU.S. nuclear power giant Westinghouse Electric said Tuesday that it would strategically acquire CB&I Stone and Webster, the nuclear construction and integrated services business of CB&I, which is the name commonly applied to the Chicago…
Lloyd's Register Energy To Help China Develop Offshore SMR
Source: NewsA services organization in Britain with its roots in maritime regulations, engineering and science, Lloyd's Register Energy, said it had signed an agreement with the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) to assist with the…
US NRC Shortens List Of Nuclear Plants Needing More Detailed Earthquake Analysis
Source: NucNet27 Oct (NucNet): After reviewing updated earthquake hazard information from all US nuclear power stations, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission said today the plants can, where appropriate, complete in-depth analyses of their updated earthquake risk…
Australia's Next Chief Scientist Endorses Nuclear Power
Source: NewsAustralia's next government-endorsed top scientist said Tuesday that the country should turn around its track record on relying on fossil fuels to create electricity. Australia has no nuclear power plants. A large part of the…
CNG Connects Fangchenggang Unit 1 — First Of Six Planned — To The Grid
Source: NewsChina General Nuclear (NGC) announced that it had connected Fangchenggang Unit 1 to the grid Monday. The unit, which will undergo a 168-hour full power load test, is the first of six planned for the…
Lloyds Signs Agreement To Help Develop ‘First Of Kind’ Floating SMR For China
Source: NucNet26 Oct (NucNet): Lloyd’s Register Energy and the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) have signed what they said is a “major cooperation framework agreement for a first-of-a-kind floating nuclear vessel” that will be used…
Georgia Power Joins Legal Battle Over Clean Power Plan
Source: NewsGeorgia Power, the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, said Friday that it had joined with other energy companies in support of a motion to stay the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan due to its…
Report: Britain Requires Nuclear To Reach Low-Carbon Goals
Source: NewsThe Royal Academy of Engineering in Britain warned Friday that time was running out for the country to make critical decisions to meet its goals of a “secure and affordable low carbon energy system for…
SCE Settles With Insurer Over San Onofre Closure
Source: NewsSouthern California Edison said it had reached a settlement with Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL) over losses caused by the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant and said 95 percent of the $400…
NRC Grants 40-Year Operating Licence As Watts Bar-2 Nears Completion
Source: NucNet22 Oct (NucNet): The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) with a 40-year operating licence for the Watts Bar-2 nuclear reactor unit which is nearing completion near Knoxville in Tennessee.…
CGN And EDF Sign Terms For Britain's Energy Future
Source: NewsConstruction on the $27.5 billion Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in England could restart “within weeks,” said EDF Chairman Jean-Bernard Levy on Wednesday following a signing ceremony that nailed down a China General Nuclear…
Hinkley Construction To Begin Within Weeks As UK And China Sign Deal
Source: NucNet21 Oct (NucNet): French energy company EDF and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) are today signing a strategic investment agreement for new nuclear reactors at Hinkley, Sizewell and Bradwell in the UK, with construction…
Renewables Cannot Replace Nuclear In Fight Against Climate Change, Says IAEA
Source: NucNet20 Oct (NucNet): Renewable energy sources would have to increase at a level “hard to believe” to compensate fully for the use of nuclear energy in the fight against climate change, David Shropshire, head of…
NuScale Partners With Ultra Electronics For Systems Security
Source: NewsU.S. small modular reactor (SMR) developer NuScale Power LLC in Portland, Ore., said it had formed a strategic partnership with British-based electronics security company Ultra Electronics, which has its systems installed in more than 500…