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With Nuclear Shutdowns Looming, Swiss Utility Establishes Decommissioning Company
Source: NucNet10 Mar (NucNet): Swiss utility Alpiq has established a decommissioning company for the post-operation and dismantling of nuclear installations, as well as for radiation protection and decontamination, a statement said. …
Vermont Challenges Entergy Corp. On Trust Fund Exemption
Source: NewsThe state of Vermont is attempting to dictate how Entergy Corp., the owner of the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power station, spends its decommissioning trust fund. At stake is the timing of tearing down the…
NRC Puts 94 Percent of U.S. Plants In Top Two Assessment Tiers
Source: NewsSeventy-five percent of the nation's 100 commercial nuclear power reactors fully met all regulatory safety and security performance objectives in 2014, while 94 percent were in the top two highest performance categories, the Nuclear Regulatory…
Regulator Outlines Measures To Reduce ‘Mid-Term Risks’ At Fukushima
Source: NucNet9 Mar (NucNet): Japan’s nuclear regulator has outlined measures that need to be taken for the reduction of mid-term risks at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear station, which was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami four years…
Nuclear energy milestones in the Midwest
Source: Neutron BytesDespite the record low price of natural gas, progress in being achieved and sought, in Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri NRC renews operating license of Ameran’s Callaway reactor for another 20 years DTE’s FERMI III project…
China re-starts its nuclear reactor construction program
Source: Neutron BytesThe Bloomberg wire service reports that China has approved start of construction of two new nuclear power plants, the first such approvals since the Fukushima crisis in Japan in 2011. The China State Council inked…
NRC Receives Mixed Score For Cybersecurity
Source: NewsFor both 2013 and 2014, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission scored a zero on use of strong authentication to secure their computer networks and the sensitive data managed by the agency, an executive branch report said.…
Joint Inspection Shows Westinghouse Fuel "Flawless" In Ukraine
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said 42 of its fuel assemblies will be loaded into Unit 3 at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant after inspections showed that the company's fuel assemblies had performed well through at…
Areva Chief Outlines Two-Year, $1.1 Billion Cost Cutting Plan
Source: NewsFrench nuclear powerhouse Areva on Wednesday said it would combine cost cutting with a sharper focus on nuclear power growth to overcome daunting financial difficulties that include losses of about $5.4 billion in 2014. The…
NRC must do more to insure civility at its public hearings
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: Neutron BytesThe disruption of a recent hearing in Vermont by clown acts from anti-nuclear activists descended into bullying of speakers including a 60 something grandmother. Over at Atomic Insights Rod Adams has the full story including…
NRC To Start APR-1400 Certification Review
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that it would begin a full certification review of the APR-1400 Advanced Power Reactor on behalf of the Korea Electric Power Corp. and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, which…
China ‘Approves Construction’ Of First Reactors Since Fukushima
Source: NucNet4 Mar (NucNet): China has approved construction of its first nuclear power project since the Fukushima-Daiichi accident in Japan almost four years ago brought the programme to a standstill while safety checks were carried out,…
GDF Suez Says Areva Still Committed To Four-Reactor Project In Turkey
Source: NewsGDF Suez said that financially-troubled French nuclear plant builder Areva has given it assurances that it would honor a commitment signed in May 2013 to deliver four nuclear reactors in Turkey. GDF Suez is part…
Duke Energy Florida Files To Drop Contentious $54 Million From Electric Bills
Source: NewsDuke Energy Florida on Monday filed for permission to drop most of a $54 million charge on electric bills that had been paying for a two-reactor project in Levy County that was canceled in August…
Russia And Egypt Sign Agreement To Develop Nuclear Desalination Plant
Source: NucNet3 Mar (NucNet): Egypt and Russia have signed an agreement for the development of a design for a nuclear power plant with a desalination facility, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said. …
Slovakia’s Regulator Has Made Significant Progress, Says IAEA
Source: NucNet2 Mar (NucNet): Slovakia’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority has strengthened its regulatory oversight and made “significant progress” since 2012, but must make further efforts to improve cooperation among state authorities in the area of radiation safety,…
Nuclear News Roundup for March 1, 2015
Source: Neutron BytesMostly unknown to the public, and the general circulation news media, some of the best, and freely available reporting on the global nuclear industry comes from two sources. They are World Nuclear News based on…
Be careful about rose colored glasses when viewing the future of SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesSMRs “back on the agenda next year”, says new report by Nuclear Energy Insider, a trade and consulting group. Two major developers of SMRs have walked away from further investment in the technology saying the…
NEI Pushes Department Of Energy On Nuclear Technology Export Licensing
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Energy Institute this week commended the U.S. Department of Energy for its efforts to revamp nuclear technology exporting laws for the first time in 25 years. But, as the DOE has issued the…
Exelon Applauds Low Carbon Portfolio Standard As Lifeline For Illinois Fleet
Source: NewsLegislation introduced in both the House and Senate in Springfield, Ill., on Thursday would give Exelon's six nuclear power plants in the state economic viability for up to six years, the company said in a…