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US ‘Being Squeezed Out’ Of Global Nuclear Energy Market, Says Senior Republican
Source: NucNet3 Jun (NucNet): The global market for nuclear power technology will total $740 billion (€675bn) over the next 10 years, but the US, which boasts advanced technology and the most stringent and effective nuclear safety…
Alberta, Canada, Gives Brazil Resources, Areva, Drill Permit
Source: NewsBrazil Resources said that it had received permission from the Alberta Department of the Environment in Canada for drilling in the Western portion of the uranium-rich Athabasca Basin in what is being called the Rea…
Amano Calls For International Response On Nuclear Cyberattacks
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NucNet2 Jun (NucNet): An international response is needed to tackle the global threat posed by criminals and terrorists bent on launching cyberattacks against nuclear facilities, International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Yukiya Amano has said. …
Merger To Increase China's Clout In Nuclear Power Market
Source: NewsTwo nuclear power giants in China, the State Nuclear Power Technology Company and the China Power Investment Corporation, have announced their merger, which sent stock prices for CPIC up 13 percent Monday. Media reports say…
Japan, Rattled By Earthquake, Keeps Nuclear Target Intact
Source: NewsA government panel in Japan on Monday stuck to a nuclear power target of 20-22 percent two days after 12 people were injured during a massive earthquake that shook buildings in Tokyo. The earthquake was…
UK Plans Four Sellafield Inspections By March 2016
Source: NucNet1 Jun (NucNet): The UK’s Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is planning to carry out, by the end of March 2016, four inspections of operations it says are essential for continuing hazard and risk reduction…
Nuclear news roundup for June 1, 2015
Source: Neutron BytesChinese firms combine forces to fuel export sales China Power Investment Corp. and the State Nuclear Power Technology Corp announced a merger this week. Nothing at this scale happens in China without the approval of…
Brazil To Turn Next Nuclear Plant Project Over To Private Sector
Source: NewsBrazil, which is looking for a solution to its fitful electricity generation, will turn to the private sector for its next generation of nuclear power plants, Energy Minister Eduardo Braga said this week. Braga said…
For Sellafield, Another Contract. For West Cumbria, More Jobs
Source: NewsSellafield Ltd in Britain has announced a second contract within the month that it has awarded for containers for nuclear waste. Early in May, Sellafield said it had awarded a 10-year, $73 million contract to…
TVA Announces Regulatory Milestone For Watts Bar 2
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority said Wednesday it had reached a regulatory milestone, announcing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission had voted to direct the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation to issue an operating license for Watts Bar…
Report Says Areva Over-billed TVA For Assessment Work At Bellefonte Site
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority’s Inspector General said that French nuclear engineering firm Areva over-billed the TVA by more than $1.2 million for assessment work at the unfinished Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant in Hollywood, Alabama. Areva…
Regulator Approves First Reactor Restarts In Japan
Source: NucNet27 May (NucNet): Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has approved the safety of the Sendai nuclear power station’s two reactor units, paving the way for the first reactor restarts since all the country’s units were shut…
Two Northeast NPPs Back Online Tuesday After Upgrades And Refueling
Source: NewsTwo offline nuclear power plants in the northeast returned to service following the Memorial Day weekend after routine refueling and maintenance outages that cost a total of $160 million. Unit 2 of the PPL Corporation’s…
UN Report Says TEPCO And Japanese Regulator Did Not Respond To Tsunami Concerns
Source: NewsThe final report expected from the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident that occurred in March 2011, says the three-reactor meltdown was due, in part, to the…
As Nuclear Grows, China Looks For Overseas Uranium Opportunities
Source: NucNet26 May (NucNet): China National Nuclear Corporation subsidiary CNNC International is eyeing overseas uranium acquisition opportunities to help meet demand that will arise from the expansion of the country’s civilian nuclear power programme, chief executive…
Can reactors run for 100 years? First you have to build them.
Source: Neutron BytesVogtle site sees slippage as suppliers miss deadlines The Associated Press reports, as a result of obtaining documents from the Georgia Public Service Commission, that the regulatory body’s staff says “there is a high probability”…
Nuclear news roundup for May 26, 2015
Source: Neutron BytesFrom NucNet, World Nuclear News, and Wire Services Japan Regulator Approves Restart Of Ikata-3 20 May (NucNet): Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) approved the restart of the Ikata-3 nuclear unit in Ehime prefecture in southern…
Money issues key to new builds in Czech Republic and South Africa
Source: Neutron BytesCzech Republic to try again in 2016 for new nuclear units The government’s on-again, off-again efforts to procure two or possibly even four new nuclear reactors for its power stations at Temelin and Dukovany appears…
NRC takes a closer look at seismic risk at three plants
Source: Neutron BytesThe orders for studies are not findings of risk The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has set a June 2017 deadline for two of three Western U.S. operating nuclear power plants to conduct in- depth analyses of…
Alleged nuclear scam CEO scrams
Source: Neutron BytesBoise Federal Court issues a bench warrant for AEHI CEO Don Gillispie Readers of this blog with long memories may recall the comical efforts of penny stock CEO Don Gillispie to develop a nuclear power…