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Saudi Electricity Co. Considering 15 Percent Stake in Hinkley Point C
Source: NewsSaudi Electricity Co. is considering taking a stake of about 15 percent in the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, which recently received the green light for construction by the European Commission. Saudi Electricity is the…
L-3 MAPPS Participates in Opening of Upgraded Heysham 1 Simulator
Source: News-Press Release- L-3 MAPPS announced today that it participated in the official opening of EDF Energy’s upgraded Heysham 1 plant training simulator on October 22, 2014 in Lancashire, United Kingdom (U.K.). The ceremony was attended…
Regulatory Uncertainty Is Largest Barrier To Energy Investment, Says EC
Source: NucNet18 Nov (NucNet): The largest barrier to investment in the European energy sector is regulatory uncertainty, the director-general for energy at the European Commission (EC), said yesterday at a conference on shaping the EU’s energy…
Japan's CO2 Emissions Hit A Record High
Source: NewsThe nuclear power industry received a left-handed compliment on Monday, as Japan announced that their CO2 emissions record for the year ending March 2014 was the worst in history. In a Wall Street Journal article,…
Agreement Signed For Construction Of Russia’s MBIR Fast Neutron Research Reactor
Source: NucNet17 Nov (NucNet): An agreement has been signed for the construction and installation of the MBIR multipurpose fast neutron research reactor, which will be built at Russia’s Scientific Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR) near…
India's Nuclear Power Corp. Sets Start Date For 1,000 MW Unit
Source: NewsThe first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam nuclear plant now has a start date for commercial operations, Indian media reports. The Hindu reported Sunday that the start date for commercial operations is January 22,…
First All-MOX Plant To Apply For Safety Screenings
Source: NewsElectric Power Development Co. (J-Power) President Masayoshi Kitamura said Thursday that the company will submit its application to the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority for safety screenings to start operations for the world's first all-MOX fuel…
Rosatom inks eight reactor deal with Iran
Source: Neutron BytesIt certainly is interesting that as Iran’s negotiations with the West come down to the wire, the Russians show up with a mega deal for commercial nuclear power One thing you can say about Sergi…
Fishing for issues, but not all issues scale
Source: Neutron BytesWith spent fuel off the table for the moment as a way to put the nuclear genie back in the bottle, environmental and economic tactics are being used to seek closure of operating reactors. Green…
On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: Neutron BytesBy: Ryusho Kadota Translated by: Simon Varnam Technical supervision by: Akira Tokuhiro , Professor and Director, Nuclear Engineering, University of Idaho “The original best-seller was in Japanese and as the English readership is global, this…
New Commissioner Lays Out Plans For European ‘Energy Union’
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet14 Nov (NucNet): Momentum is building for a European Energy Union like never before, but if progress is to be made member states will need to stop thinking of markets as national territories and be…
Public Service Commission in New York Orders RG&E to Forge a Deal with Constellation
Source: NewsNew York's Public Services Commission ordered Rochester Gas & Electric to negotiate a deal to purchase electricity from the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, which is struggling to remain profitable with a glut of natural…
B&W Claims Xcel Owes $45M in Cost Overruns for Prairie Island Generator Replacement Project
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy, a major subcontractor in an 18-month upgrade project at Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Red Wing, Minn., has filed a $45 million lawsuit against Xcel Energy Inc. over alleged…
Westinghouse To Provide Fuel Assemblies for Two German Plants
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Wednesday it had been contracted by energy companies RWE and E.ON to supply the Gundremmingen and Emsland Nuclear Power Plants in Germany with fuel assemblies between 2016 and 2018. The contract…
World Energy Outlook Warns Nuclear Industry On Decommissioning And Disposal
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet12 Nov (NucNet): The nuclear energy industry needs to be ready to manage “an unprecedented rate” of decommissioning with almost 200 of the 434 reactors that were operating commercially at the end of 2013 to…
Russia Signs Agreement To Build Up To Eight Reactors In Iran
Source: NucNet11 Nov (NucNet): Russia and Iran have today signed an agreement for the construction of up to eight new nuclear reactor units in Iran, the country’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said. …
Woods Hole Says Fukushima Radioactivity Found in Minute Amounts Near USA
Source: NewsAs workers removed a second canopy panel covering the reactor No. 1 building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan Monday, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announced that radioactivity from the plant had…
Hanford Nuclear Reservation Whistle-blower Case Reinstated
Source: NewsThe 9 th U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that a whistle-blower fired by URS Energy and Construction is entitled to a trial by jury, reinstating his wrongful dismissal lawsuit, which had been rejected by…
SNC Lavalin signs CANDU deal with China National Nuclear Corp.
Source: Neutron BytesCandu Energy, a division of SNC-Lavalin, has signed a framework joint venture agreement in China that could lead to construction of nuclear power plants using recycled uranium. A spokesman for SNC Lavalin called the move…
IAEA Experts Have Approved Baltic EIA, Says Rosatom
Source: NucNet10 Nov (NucNet): Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have confirmed that the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the Baltic nuclear power station under construction in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad complies with…