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NRC Chairwoman Macfarlane to Step Down In January
Source: NewsNuclear Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane said Tuesday she would resign her position on Jan. 1, having competed the mission she set out for herself when she took the top agency post in 2012. Macfarlane…
Wind Turbines For One Day in Britain Out-Produce NPPs
Source: NewsA windy day with several nuclear reactors off line in Britain resulted in an unlikely turning of the tables with more electricity in the country generated by wind turbines than nuclear power for a day.…
China’s Fangjiashan-1 Achieves First Criticality
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet22 Oct (NucNet): The Fangjiashan-1 nuclear unit in Zhejiang province, eastern China, has achieved first criticality, owner China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has said. …
European Utility Group Finishes Assessment Of MHI’s EU-APWR
Source: NucNet21 Oct (NucNet): The European Utility Requirements (EUR) organisation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have finalised an assessment of the standard design documentation produced by MHI for its Generation III EU-APWR (advanced pressurised water reactor) nuclear…
NRC Takes Browns Ferry Off Watch List; Schedules Conference for Arkansas Nuclear One
Source: NewsU.S. regulators on Monday took the Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry power station off a watch list after forty-one months and scheduled a conference to review flood protection safety at Arkansas Nuclear One. The Huntsville,…
Contractors Stonewall DOE Inspector General Over Whistle-Blower Firing
Source: NewsDepartment of Energy Inspector General Gregory Friedman said two federal contractors in Washington state hired to build a radioactive waste processing facility have stonewalled his requests for documents related to the firing of a whistle-blower.…
Top Volcano Expert Contradicts Japanese NRA on Safety Assessment
Source: NewsThe deadliest volcanic eruption in Japan since 1902, the Sept. 27 phreatic event at Mt. Ontake, has raised concerns that the country's two Sendai reactors may not be safe for restarts. On Friday, Toshitsugu Fujii,…
Heysham 1 and Hartlepool to Operate Cautiously for Two Years
Source: NewsEDF Energy said two twin reactors in Britain, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool will operate at 75 percent to 80 percent of their previous capacity for as long as two years due to fears that excessive…
Construction Of Russia’s BN-1200 Fast Neutron Reactor To Start After 2020
Source: NucNet20 Oct (NucNet): Construction of Russia’s Beloyarsk-5 BN-1200 fast neutron nuclear reactor will begin after 2020, Sergei Kiriyenko, director-general of state nuclear corporation Rosatom, said. …
Restart of nuclear reactors in Japan suffers major setback
Source: Neutron BytesThe expected resignation of METI Chief Yuko Obuchi leaves the initiative without a politically connected leader Despite problems restarting reactors at home, export efforts scored a win in Turkey The sudden end to the tenure…
Chinese nuclear firms enter eastern European market
Source: Neutron BytesChina General Nuclear to build two reactors in Romania Chinese government expresses interest in supporting a bid for new tender at Temelin Cernavoda According to wire service reports China General Nuclear (CGN) will partner with…
Ghost of Yucca Mtn returns to haunt Sen. Harry Reid
Source: Neutron BytesThe release of a long sequestered technical report by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission may put the site back on the road to a license. Just when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid thought it was…
OKG ‘Violated Regulations’ Over Oskarshamn Dose Assessment
Source: NucNet17 Oct (NucNet): The operator of the Oskarshamn nuclear station in Sweden has violated regulations by failing to submit predicted collective dose information and radiation protection actions for renovation work at Unit 2, the Swedish…
Court in Pakistan Halts K-II and K-III Construction
Source: NewsThe Sindh High Court in Pakistan ordered a halt to construction of two ACP -1000 nuclear power plants slated for Karachi, siding with petitioners who said the necessary environmental reviews had not been done properly.…
NRC OKs Yucca Mountain Repository Plan After Closure
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday that the Department of Energy's design for a nuclear waste storage facility at Yucca Mountain met its safety standards for the time period beginning when it is permanently closed.…
CGNPG ‘Chosen As Investor’ In Cernavoda-3 and -4
Source: NucNet17 Oct (NucNet): China General Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG) has become the final investor in building two new reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania, the China News Service reported. …
Vattenfall to Seek $6 Billion from Germany Over Nuclear Power Phase Out
Source: NewsSwedish energy giant Vattenfall will seek $6 billion in damages from the German government on claims that Germany's nuclear power phase out violates its rights of ownership. The lawsuit has been filed in Germany's highest…
Installation Begins Of Reactor Dome At Russia’s Rostov-4
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet15 Oct (NucNet): Installation has begun of the reactor dome for the Rostov-4 nuclear unit being built in Russia, state nuclear corporation Rosatom has said. …
Hinkley Point Deal Viewed As Financial Template
Source: NewsBond offerings required to fund EDF's Hinkley Point power plant project in Britain are emblematic of macro-economic trends, credit analysts are saying. The British government in 2012 committed 40 billion pounds ($63.6 billion) to infrastructure…
Areva ‘Ready To Support’ New Nuclear In South Africa
Source: NucNet14 Oct (NucNet): Areva is ready to support the development of new nuclear reactors in South Africa with its Generation III+ EPR reactor technology that is currently under construction in Finland, France and China and…