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More Flaws Discovered On Belgium’s Doel-3 And Tihange-2 RPVs
Source: NucNet17 Feb (NucNet): Electrabel, the owner and operator of Belgium’s Doel-3 and Tihange-2 nuclear units, has discovered more flaws on the units’ reactor pressure vessels (RPVs), the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (Fanc) has said.…
NRC Staff Views Fermi 3 Proposal Favorably
Source: NewsDTE Energy Electric Co., owner/operator of the Fermi 2 General Electric Type 4 boiling water reactor in the Frenchtown Charter Township of Michigan, could have a shot at constructing a third reactor at the site,…
TEPCO President Links Nuclear Restart To Profits
Source: NewsThe president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company said that the company was at a crossroads, requiring its first rate hike since 2012 unless it was allowed to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station, which…
Hinkley Investment Decision Delayed
Source: Neutron BytesFrance’s state-controlled EDF and the UK government are working hard to complete financial agreements on the planned Hinkley Point C nuclear station. The firm said it is making “significant progress” with the objective of making…
Transatomic gets $2.5 million start up money
Source: Neutron BytesA Cambridge, MA, firm working on a design of a molten salt reactor, similar in some ways to work done at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received $2.5 million in new funding from Peter Thiel’s…
Westinghouse sees expansion in Chinese nuclear market
Source: Neutron BytesWestinghouse CEO Danny Roderick told the Platts news service on Feb 12 that his company expects to get contracts for components for 12 new nuclear reactors in China. The firm is building four 1150 MW…
FERMI III Set for Construction & Operating License
Source: Neutron BytesThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has recommended that the agency grant a combined construction and operating license (COL) to DTE Energy Co. for 1535 MW GE-Hitachi Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor ( ESBWR…
Westinghouse Electric CEO Roderick Expects Ongoing Work In China
Source: NewsIf you are thinking of applying for a job at Westinghouse Electric or one of its supplier companies, it might be wise to brush up on your Mandarin. This advise is a logic step given…
Convention in Vienna Declares Non-Binding Intent On Power Plant Safety
Source: NewsAn international gathering of nuclear power plant regulators in Vienna this week, known as the Convention on Nuclear Safety, did not pass two Swiss proposals that would have added basic language to the convention's pact,…
Japan's Nuclear Regulator Endorses Restart Of Takahama Reactors
Source: NewsJapan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Thursday endorsed the restart of two more nuclear reactors, the third and fourth to get a regulatory blessing since the country closed down its 48 reactors in the aftermath of…
NuScale Installs Helical Coil Steam Generator At SIET Facilities
Source: NewsSmall, modular nuclear power plant developer NuScale Power said it had successfully installed a full-length helical coil steam generator at SIET facilities in Piacenza, Italy. The company, which is based in Portland, Ore., said the…
Australia Nuclear Medicine Facility On Schedule For Operation In 2016
Source: NucNet11 Feb (NucNet): The bulk of the excavation work has been finalised and more than 1,900 cubic metres of concrete poured as the ground floor of Australia’s new $168 million (129 million US dollars, 114…
Russian-Egyptian Nuclear Plant Announcement Stirs Political Pot
Source: NewsThe announcement of a Russian-Egyptian nuclear power plant deal on Tuesday provoked a political, rather than a pragmatic, reaction from most media outlets around the world. Although it was noted that Egypt was the most…
Failure Of Swiss Safety Initiative Blamed on ‘Politically Motivated Resistance’
Source: NucNet10 Feb (NucNet): A Swiss-led initiative to further strengthen global nuclear safety by amending an international treaty has failed because of “politically motivated resistance” by some nations, Switzerland’s chief nuclear regulator has said. …
Nuclear Accounted For Largest Share Of EU Energy Production In 2013, Says Eurostat
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet10 Feb (NucNet): Nuclear energy accounted for the largest share of European Union domestic production of primary energy in 2013 with 29 percent, ahead of renewables (24 percent), solid fuels (20 percent), gas (17 percent),…
NEI Reviews Impact Of Threatened R.E. Ginna NPP
Source: NewsA Nuclear Energy Institute study says that the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant provides western New York with more than just electricity. The nuclear power station that is in jeopardy of closing due to economics…
Dallas-Based WCS To Seek Approval For High-Level Waste Storage
Source: NewsDallas-based Waste Control Specialists, which has operated a low-level radioactive waste storage facility in West Texas since 2012, said it would pursue permits to build a high-level waste storage facility that could be open by…
Waste Control Specialists pitches for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel at West Texas site
Source: Neutron BytesNote to readers : It certainly is interesting when the Nuclear Energy Institute teams up with a private sector firm to pitch the idea of an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in…
IAEA Team At Fukushima Daiichi To Focus On Toxic Water
Source: NewsThe head of a United Nations team inspecting the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in eastern Japan said that the issue of toxic water build up at the crippled plant was a top concern for…
China Reports Safe Operation Of Nuclear Stations In 2014, Generation Up 19%
Source: NucNet9 Feb (NucNet): China’s nuclear power stations operated safely in 2014 with no events above Level 1 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) and electricity generation from nuclear energy up by almost…