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Details Vague, But Obama Declares Nuclear Breakthrough With India
Source: NewsU.S. President Barack Obama said that “full implementation” of the 2008 nuclear power agreement between India and the United States was now within reach, his announcement marking a key achievement in his weekend trip to…
Swiss Regulator Orders Increased Hydrogen Control At Nuclear Stations
Source: NucNet26 Jan (NucNet): Swiss nuclear regulator ENSI has issued new requirements for hydrogen management and nuclear power stations in the country will install new equipment to increase safety during severe accidents, ENSI said in a…
Nuclear News Roundup for 01/25/15
Source: Neutron BytesEvery few weeks I post a collection of news items that catch my attention and which I think will be of interest to readers. NuScale sets date for safety design submission to NRC NuScale Power…
Obama seals nuclear energy deal with India
Source: Neutron BytesOn a state visit to New Dehli, US President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Modi have broken a six year stalemate over India’s nuclear liability law which shut out US nuclear firms from the Indian…
Will Czech’s CEZ try again for Temelin tender?
Source: Neutron BytesFirst, the government has to decide whether it will provide rate guarantees. Second, a subsidiary firm has to be organized to contain the financial risks. There is no doubt about it the Czech government wants…
Saudi Arabia delays its nuclear plans
Source: Neutron BytesLow oil prices and a better appreciation of the financial risks combine to push back the completion date of the ambitious program to build 16 nuclear reactors by at least eight years The astonishing plans…
Small Modular Reactors Making A Comeback, Says Report
Source: NucNet23 Jan (NucNet): A new sense of clarity and purpose is emerging around the commercialisation of small modular reactors (SMRs) and the technology looks set to be back on the agenda in 2015, a report…
IAEA’s Amano Promotes Importance Of Nuclear For Development
Source: NucNet23 Jan (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency’s mandate, often summarised as “atoms for peace” should be expanded to “atoms for peace and development” because of the way the agency promotes development through the use…
Japan Tips The Scales On Nuclear Damage Compensation Pact
Source: NewsJapan's signature on the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage makes the international agreement binding after a 17-year pregnant pause in which Japan, despite its problems at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, was hesitant…
France’s Regulator Criticises Areva Over Waste Management At La Hague
Source: NucNet22 Jan (NucNet): Deadlines for the retrieval and packaging of legacy radioactive waste at Areva’s La Hague reprocessing facility in northern France have slipped, with the country’s regulator issuing a new decision to compel Areva…
Cavendish Nuclear Signs "Lifetime" Deals With EDF Energy
Source: News[Update]Nuclear plant supplier Cavendish Nuclear, a subsidiary of Babcock International Group, said it had signed two major agreements with EDF Energy for support services for seven Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor stations in Britain. The deals are…
Seven at one blow
Source: Neutron BytesWhere nuclear bloggers, seven in all, team up to address the closure of Vermont Yankee Nuclear energy bloggers are a rare breed. The barriers to entry to the field are formidable and their respective voices…
Industry Project Aims To Improve Prediction Software For Emergency Response
Source: NucNet21 Jan (NucNet): UK-based engineering consultancy Lloyds Register Consulting (LRC) has teamed up with the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) to improve prediction software used to support the decision-making process for emergency response in the…
French Regulator Warns EDF Plant Extensions Are Not "A Given"
Source: NewsThis is the equivalent of a show of resistance — if not exactly a revolt — in the parking lot of a retirement home, which happens to be in Paris, France. French nuclear power giant…
RG&E Submits Alternate Proposal For R.E. Ginna NPP
Source: News[Update] An early report on the negotiations between Rochester Gas & Electric and Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, owners of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, says that the regional utility company has gone in a…
UniStar Seeks Delay In Safety Report For Calvert Cliffs Unit 3
Source: NewsElectricte de France's UniStar Nuclear Energy has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for more time to submit a Facility Safety Assessment Report for the proposed third reactor at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in…
Japan’s reactor restarts plot uneven course
Source: Neutron BytesThe Japanese government wants to accelerate restart of the two dozen reactors it expects regulators to deem safe. Local opposition related to the nation’s largest power station is a stumbling block. Five of seven older…
French Energy Minister Royal reverses course on Hollande’s plan to close reactors
Source: Neutron BytesEnergy Minister Segolene Royal tells Parliament current plants must have life extensions beyond 40 years and new units must be built when the old ones wear out In an unambiguous reversal and repudiation of French…
Japan And China Represent Industry Dilemma
Source: NewsAnnouncements this week show Japan and China headed in opposite directions in terms of nuclear power, the former announcing that five aging reactors would close, the later announcing that there would be five new nuclear…
Westinghouse Electric Signs Deal To Train Vietnamese Technicians
Source: NewsOfficials in Hanoi, Vietnam, said the country's Atomic Energy Institute (Vinatom) and Westinghouse Electric Company had signed a deal to train Vietnamese personnel to manage and operate nuclear power facilities. The manpower training deal signed…