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Westinghouse Fuel Plant Workers Not Examined For Radiation, Regulator Told
Source: NucNet14 Oct (NucNet): About 60 employees at the Westinghouse nuclear fuel fabrication plant in Västerås, Sweden, have carried out work with ionising radiation without undergoing valid medical examinations, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) said.…
Algeria To Push for Nuclear Power By 2029
Source: NewsAlgeria has picked a target date for operation of its first nuclear power plant, drawing a line in the sand at 2029. Local radio in Algiers reported that Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi commented on Algeria's…
EC Publishes Data On Energy Costs And Subsidies
Source: NucNet13 Oct (NucNet): The largest amounts of public support for energy in 2012 went to renewables, in particular to solar (€14.7 billion) and onshore wind (€10.1 billion), followed by biomass (€8.3 billion) and hydropower (€5.2…
Capital Costs Remain A Challenge For New Nuclear In Africa, Says IEA
Source: NucNet13 Oct (NucNet): The introduction of nuclear power to African nations brings many challenges, not least of which is the very large upfront capital investment required, a report published today by the Paris-based International Energy…
Nuclear news for 10/12/14 is a mix of progress and screw ups
Source: Neutron BytesTurkey will break ground in Spring 2015 on 1st of 4 1200 MW VVER reactors at Akkuyu Vietnam 1-2-3 agreement opens market for US vendors USEC emerges from bankruptcy, renames itself Rosatom backs off claim…
New life for Idaho test reactor, are SMR’s next?
Source: Neutron BytesA nuclear test reactor built in 1959, refurbished in 1988, and shut down in 1994 will get a new lease on life. Idaho could be a site for a future SMR, but so far nobody…
South Africa And France To Sign Agreement On Development Of Nuclear
Source: NucNet10 Oct (NucNet): President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has authorised energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson to sign an agreement on the development of nuclear energy with France, the second such agreement the country has signed…
Consortium Wins Contract For Possible Kozloduy Life Extension
Source: NucNet10 Oct (NucNet): Unit 5 at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power plant could get a life extension for up to 60 years of operation after the signing of a contract with a French-Russian consortium consisting of…
North Sea Drifting Ship Drama Ends With Tow To Port
Source: NewsA damaged cargo ship carrying nuclear waste from Dounreay in Scotland has made it back to port following a funnel fire that caused a loss of engine power during a run from Scrabster to Antwerp.…
Wolf Creek Granted More Time for Generator Test After Fire
Source: NewsConsumers in Kansas caught a break Thursday, as federal authorities granted Wolf Creek nuclear plant an extension of eight hours to test a repaired backup generator, which caught fire Monday. The facility was allowed a…
Constellation Says Ginna Reactor Will Close if Power Contract Not Renewed
Source: NewsConstellation Energy Nuclear Group has warned New York state that grid reliability in the Rochester area is threatened by the lack of a pricing agreement between the R.E. Ginna nuclear plant and its largest customer,…
NRC Inspector General Finds Agency Missed Opportunity to Spot San Onofre Steam Generator Flaws
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission's inspector general has concluded that the agency missed an opportunity to flag design changes to the faulty steam generators that eventually shuttered the San Onofre nuclear plant. The report (.pdf) comes…
EC Approves State Aid Package For UK’s Hinkley Point
Source: NucNet8 Oct (NucNet): The European Commission (EC) has approved a modified state aid package for the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, paving the way for construction to begin on the first…
Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant OK After Small Fire, Alert
Source: NewsThe Wolf Creek nuclear plant is repairing some of its backup power generation equipment after a small fire ignited at the Kansas facility on Monday. The plant declared an alert at 1:36 p.m. and reported…
Austria Threatens to Litigate UK Nuclear Deal
Source: NewsAs the European Union moves toward approving a power price deal for new reactors at the UK's Hinkley Point plant, Austria has threatened a court challenge to prevent the project from moving forward. EDF plans…
Duke to Refund Contested Equipment Costs from Unbuilt Florida Reactors
Source: NewsAs Duke Energy and Westinghouse litigate costs related to an unbuilt nuclear plant in Florida, state regulators have ordered the utility to refund money collected from ratepayers for equipment that was never delivered. The Florida…
Mohr Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Installed at Cook Nuclear Plant, Other Installations Planned
Source: NewsMohr Test & Measurement successfully installed new spent fuel pool monitoring equipment at the Cook nuclear plant, the Richland, Wash.-based company announced Monday. The installation at the American Electric Power plant in Michigan will serve…
Hunterston Cracks Have No Safety Implications, Says EDF Energy
Source: NucNet6 Oct (NucNet): Cracks found in graphite moderator bricks at the Hunterston B-1 nuclear reactor in Scotland will not affect the reactor’s operation and have no safety implications, EDF Energy has said. …
Cost Projections Increase for New V.C. Summer Reactors
Source: NewsFollowing the announcement of schedule delays in August, the companies building two new reactors at V.C. Summer have estimated the project could cost $1.2 billion more than expected. The delays pushed back completion by a…
Grants v. Greens
Source: Neutron BytesThe U.S Department of Energy wants to release $12.6 billion in loan guarantees for advanced nuclear energy projects. US green groups want to spike all new reactors licensing activities and shut down license extension decisions.…