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IAEA Urges Kashiwazaki Kariwa To Make Better Use Of Operating Information
Source: NucNet13 Jul (NucNet): Systems that gather operating experience should be integrated, and the information collected through them should be used more proactively to enable the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear station to exchange lessons with the rest…
Entrepreneurial Startups Tackle Advanced Nuclear Reactor Designs
Source: Neutron BytesAlmost three dozen firms representing $1.3 billion of investor money are pursuing technological innovations in the field of nuclear energy. A June 2015 report by the Third Way, a Washington, DC, think tank, details the…
Toshiba Could Reduce Stake In Nuclear Unit Westinghouse
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsA Toshiba company spokesman confirmed the company was seeking a partner to support its majority stake in its U.S. nuclear power subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Company, but underplayed its connection to an accounting scandal in which…
IAEA Bullish On Long-Term Role For Nuclear, Report Shows
Source: NucNet10 Jul (NucNet): Global nuclear capacity could grow between eight percent and 88 percent by 2030 because of growth of population and demand for electricity in the developing world, recognition of the role nuclear power…
SCE&G Touts Two Construction Milestones
Source: NewsSCANA Corporation subsidiary South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) said Tuesday that the company had accomplished two construction milestones at V.C. Summer’s Unit 3 this week, including the placement of the 32-metric ton CAO4 module…
Russia Prepares Technology Details For Tritium Removal At Fukushima
Source: NucNet9 Jul (NucNet): RosRAO of Russia says it has prepared working documents that detail the technology it plans to propose for a demonstration project to separate tritium from contaminated water at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s…
Temelín-2 Offline Until End Of July For Steam Generator Repair
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet8 Jul (NucNet): Unit 2 of the Temelín nuclear power station in the Czech Republic will be back online at the end of July after a refuelling and maintenance outage was extended due to a…
Austria Files Case Against Hinkley Point C At European Court Of Justice
Source: NewsAustria has filed a long-expected legal challenge to the funding mechanism put in place for the Hinkley Point C nuclear build in southwest England, which was approved by the European Commission in October. The British…
Refueling Of Senai No. 1 Reactor To Begin This Week
Source: NewsKyushu Electric Power Company technicians will begin loading the Sendai No. 1 reactor in Japan with fuel rod bundles this week after the plant passed a regulatory inspection on July 3. The four-day operation involves…
Videos available of Nuclear Matters Boston meeting
Source: Neutron BytesNuclear Matters was in Boston last week for an event in the national Nuclear Going Forward series, co-hosted with Bloomberg. The conversation focused on the many benefits nuclear energy plants bring to Massachusetts and New…
Nuclear News Roundup for July 6, 2015
Source: Neutron BytesFinland moves ahead with Hanhikivi construction license ~ It faces questions about an investor In what looks like a cliff hanger move, at the last minute Fennovoima submitted a construction license application to the Finnish…
TEPCO Calls In IAEA For Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Evaluation
Source: NewsThe Tokyo Electric Power Company, owner and operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiihi nuclear power plant, has turned to the International Atomic Energy Agency for help evaluating is shuttered Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant. TEPCO is reportedly…
Toshiba And Areva Unveil New Robots For Nuclear Sites
Source: News[UPDATED]The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will send a third shape-changing robot into highly radioactive portions of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in August, seeking information that can help technicians decide the best…
V.C. Summer Cost Issues To Go To Public Services Commission
Source: NewsSouth Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff and the South Carolina Energy Users…
French And Chinese Nuclear Giants Sign MOUs
Source: NewsFrench nuclear plant construction firm Areva, which announced this week it would sell its Canberra Industries Inc. subsidiary, has signed a series of agreements with the China National Nuclear Corporation and China Guangdong Nuclear Power,…
Westinghouse Awarded Palo Verde NPP Upgrade Contract
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said it has been awarded a contract by Arizona Public Service to provide the first continuous mobile boration system designed for use at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. The Mobius system…
UK And Canada Sign MOU For Advancing Nuclear Cooperation
Source: NewsThe Natural Resources Canada, known as NRCan, and the British Department for Energy and Climage Change (DECC) have signed a memorandum of understanding that allows for greater cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. The…
Austria Delays Filing Formal Complaint On Hinkley Point C Subsidy
Source: NewsMonday came and went without a formal complaint filed by Austria over the subsidy planned for the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant proposed for southwest Britain. Austria has been threatening to file a…
Young Generation Says COP21 Is ‘Unique Opportunity’ For Nuclear
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet30 Jun (NucNet): The COP21 United Nations climate change summit in Paris in December is a unique opportunity to internationally develop a low-carbon society in which nuclear power will have a key role to play,…
South Africa's To Seek Bids In July To Realize Nuclear Ambitions
Source: NewsThe bidding process for six to eight nuclear power plants in South Africa – a deal potentially worth $80 billion or more – will begin in July, the government in Johannesburg said. The program is…