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EU Must Explain To Citizens That Europe Needs Nuclear, Says Rosatom
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet15 Sep (NucNet): The European Union should explain to citizens that without nuclear energy the region’s climate goals will not be achieved, Andrei Rozhdestvin, director of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom’s operations in France, told…
Kenya Signs MOU With China General Nuclear Power Group
Source: NewsThe China General Nuclear Power Group and the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board – a branch of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of Kenya – announced they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that…
France To Open Nuclear Research Centres To IAEA Member States
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNet14 Sep (NucNet): Research centres of France’s Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (atomic and alternative energy commission; CEA), will make their research reactors and other facilities available to institutions from International Atomic…
TEPCO, After Typhoon Etau, Says It Can Handle Heavy Rains
Source: NewsThe Tokyo Electric Power Company, which is attempting a massive decommissioning project at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said heavy rains from Typhoon Etau caused drainage overflows at the facility on Sept. 9,…
Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers 278
Source: Neutron BytesThis post represents the latest link in an unbroken chain of more than five years of the weekly summaries of the best of the pro-nuclear blogs. With the recent updated assessment by the IPCC of…
China to leverage investor role in Hinkley C nuclear project
Source: Neutron BytesMap of current and planned nuclear reactors in the UK. Image courtesy of World Nuclear Association In return for taking a 30-40% equity stake in the $24 billion project Hinkley nuclear project, two Chinese state-owned…
The Chicken & Egg Conundrum of Forging a Future for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesThe bad news is that anyone who is paying attention to the barriers to market entry for advanced nuclear reactors knows what they are. The good news is that more people are paying attention. Bridging…
WNA Director General Agneta Rising Says Industry Well-Poised To Aim High
Source: NewsWorld Nuclear Association Director General Agneta Rising challenged the nuclear power industry to kick electricity generation up a notch, saying at the organization's symposium in London Thursday that the goal should be to increase capacity…
Exelon Postpones Decision On Quad Cities And Byron NPPs
Source: NewsExelon Corporation, owners of the largest fleet of nuclear power plants in the country, said Thursday it would defer its decision on whether or not to continue operating the Quad Cities and Byron nuclear power…
E.On To Retain Control Of Nuclear Power Stations In Germany
Source: NucNet10 Sep (NucNet): German utility E.On will retain responsibility for its nuclear power stations in Germany after it divests the rest of its power generation, energy trading and exploration and production businesses in January 2016,…
GE Gets Approval For Alstom Purchase
Source: NewsGE was informed Tuesday that the European and U.S. regulators had granted permission for it to acquire French power service company Alstom, which last year was awarded a contract in China to upgrade power transmission…
Japan Lifts Evacuation Order For Town Of Naraha
Source: NewsFour and a half years after being told to leave their homes, residents of the town of Naraha in Fukushima prefecture in Japan have been told that radiation levels are now low enough for them…
Nuclear Will Contribute To UN Target For Reduction In Cancer Deaths, Says Amano
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNet8 Sep (NucNet): One of the key targets of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the years to come will be the achievement of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), which include reducing cancer-related…
Advanced nuclear reactor news notes for 9/7/15
Source: Neutron BytesFrom time to time this blog will post news items collected from various media, wire services, and press releases on progress being made to develop advanced nuclear reactors. Send your firm’s notices to: djysrv@gmail.com See…
Former DOE Sec Richardson rips “made to order” studies about SC MOX plant
Source: Neutron BytesIn a strongly worded letter ( full text ) addressed to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), former Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson (right) left no room for misinterpretation about his sharp criticism and scorn…
V.C. Summer Cost Overruns Approved by South Carolina PSC
Source: NewsThe Public Service Commission of South Carolina (SCPSC) voted unanimously to approve South Carolina Electric & Gas Company’s (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation petition to update the construction milestone schedule as well as the…
South Korea is first mover with Saudi nuclear program
Source: Neutron BytesThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has signed an $1 billion agreement with South Korea to build a 300 MWt PWR reactor. The SMART reactor has a design that uses integral steam generators and advanced…
Amano Calls For Urgent Action On Protection Of Nuclear Facilities
Source: NucNet7 Sep (NucNet): Countries must take the threat of nuclear terrorism seriously by ensuring that amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) that oblige countries to protect nuclear facilities such…
Nuclear News Roundup for September 6, 2015
Source: Neutron BytesNuclear news highlights from wire services, World Nuclear News, NucNet and other sources Hinkley Point C start delayed The start of operation of the planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, which will be two…
NRC Says 96 Of 99 Reactors In Top Two Safety Assessment Categories
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that 96 of the nation's 99 nuclear power plants are operating within the two highest performance categories after safety reviews performed during the agency's mid-cycle assessment period that ended on…