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In China, Concern Over High Carbon Steel In Vessel Components
Source: NewsThe French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) said that the tests used to detect high-carbon flaws in the reactor vessel head and reactor vessel bottom of the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor project in Normandy, France, were…
Conference To Discuss Nuclear Development In Middle East And North Africa
Source: NucNet10 Apr (NucNet): Nuclear energy will play an important role in the Middle East’s development and Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are leading the way to build up a safe nuclear environment in the…
Russia, Vietnam Reaffirm Commitment To Ninh Thuan Unit 1
Source: NewsHeads of state from Russia and Vietnam agreed to further cooperation on nuclear power plant projects in Vietnam, which has set its sights on having 13 reactors in commercial operation by 2030. After meetings in…
Hairline Fracture Found At Shearon Harris Reestablishes Routine
Source: NewsDuke Energy Progress has discovered a hairline fracture in the reactor head at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, in New Hill, NC, the company revealed in a regulatory filing. Duke says the…
India Registers Record Production Of Power Reactor Fuel
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet9 Apr (NucNet): India has registered record production of more than 1,250 tonnes of uranium bundles, manufacturing close to double the annual fuel requirement for the country’s 18 commercially operational pressurised heavy-water reactor units (PHWRs)…
Areva Discovers High-Carbon Anomaly In Flamanville 3 Components
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power giant Areva has found a high-carbon anomaly in the steel used for portions of the reactor vessel head and reactor vessel bottom at the Flamanville 3 project in Normandy, France, the French…
Talks On Jaitapur NPP in India — Potentially The World's Largest — On Modi-Hollande Agenda
Source: NewsRestarting progress on the Jaitapur nuclear power plant in India will be high on the list of discussion points between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande, according to media reports. Modi's…
Report In Wales Says Two-Reactor Project Would Be An Economic Boon
Source: NewsAn economic report sponsored by the government of Wales in Britain presented some big numbers for the region to consider, and the economic minister Edwina Hart called the $20.87 billion build under consideration a “once…
Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers 255
Source: Neutron BytesThis post represents the latest link in an unbroken chain of more than four years of the weekly summaries of the best of the pro-nuclear blogs. With the recent updated assessment by the IPCC of…
Britain To Bypass Local Government In Nuclear Waste Repository Decisions
Source: NewsBritish parliament ministers in a late-session action approved a law that would effectively take the decision of where to store nuclear waste out of the hands of local governments. The location of nuclear power repositories…
China And Russia Close To Signing New Nuclear Power Accord
Source: NewsChina and Russia are about to renew their vows on nuclear power, an anonymous source said over the weekend. The two countries are discussing a new round of agreements on nuclear power, the source said.…
Talks Of Areva Sale Heat Up In France
Source: NewsAfter four years of consecutive losses, including a $5.4 billion loss in 2014, talks of re-organizing or selling parts or all of French nuclear giant Areva are stirring back and forth headlines this week. In…
Outline Agreement Means Iran Will Limit Enrichment, Allow Regular IAEA Access
Source: NucNet2 Apr (NucNet): An outline agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme reached today after talks in Switzerland means “key parameters” of a deal have been reached including an agreement by Iran to limit its uranium enrichment…
EDF, Waiting For Funding, Lays Off 400 At Hinkley Point C
Source: NewsFrench nuclear giant Electricite de France said Wednesday that it would cut 400 jobs at the Hinkley Point C construction site until it gets a clear indication that financing for the project is secured. To…
NRC Says Entergy Financially Viable To Run Pilgrim And FitzPatrick NPPs
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a preliminary decision that say Entergy Nuclear Operations is in a strong enough financial position to continue operations at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York…
Poll Shows Strong Support For Nuclear Waste Consolidation
Source: NewsA national poll found that 54 percent of respondents believe an independent agency run by a corporate-style board of directors would do a better job of managing the storage of nuclear waste than a federal…
NuScale Completes Full-Scale Upper Module Mock-Up For SMR
Source: News[UPDATED] Portland, Oregon, based NuScale Power LLC said Tuesday that it had completed fabrication and assembly of a full-scale, upper module mockup of a small modular reactor, which is named the the NuScale Power ModuleTM…
NRC To Drop San Onofre Investigation
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission is planning on dropping the investigation of Southern California Edison involving potential irregularities that may have contributed to problems that lead to the closure of the San Onofre nuclear power station.…
GE Hitachi Opens Under-Vessel Simulation Center
Source: NewsOfficials at GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy in Castle Hayne, N.C., got out the scissors Monday to open up the new GE under-vessel simulation training center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The $520,000 training center includes a…
Sellafield Will Be Priority For Many Years To Come, Says UK Regulator
Source: NucNet31 Mar (NucNet): Hazard reduction and remediation at the UK’s Sellafield nuclear site is the priority for the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and will continue to be so for many years to come, the…