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Safety Concrete Poured At UAE’s Barakah-3 Nuclear Reactor
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet25 Sep (NucNet): Safety concrete has been poured for the reactor containment building of Unit 3 at the Barakah nuclear power station in the Western Region of the Abu Dhabi Emirate, the Emirates Nuclear Energy…
Navy Stops Shipyard Nuclear Work After Improper Handling of Material
Source: NewsThe Navy has shut down almost all nuclear propulsion-related work at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard after two incidents involving potentially contaminated material. The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that the work stoppage began on Sept. 13, and…
Shipping Company Specializing in Radioactive Material Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Virginia
Source: NewsDaher-TLI, a specialty logistics company that handles radioactive material, has opened a new manufacturing plant in Virginia. Employing 33 people, the 90,000-square-foot facility will produce 7A Type A containers, as well as overpacks, liners, storage…
UK Announces GBP 8 Million For Next Generation Of Nuclear Workers
Source: NucNet23 Sep (NucNet): UK business secretary Vince Cable has announced eight million pounds (GBP) (13.1 million US dollars, 10.7 million euros) of funding to train the next generation of nuclear technicians and engineers. …
Japan Lifts Evacuation Order For Fukushima Village
Source: NucNet23 Sep (NucNet): The Japanese government has decided to lift an evacuation order on 1 October 2014 for part of a Fukushima Prefecture village within 20 kilometres of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear station. …
South African Agreement With Rosatom Paves Way for 8 New Reactors
Source: NewsRussia's Rosatom plans to build 9.6 gigawatts of new nuclear power generation in South Africa under a framework signed Monday on the sidelines of an International Atomic Energy Agency conference. The agreement lays the groundwork…
European Commission Supports Plans for New Hinkley Point Reactors in UK
Source: NewsPlans for two new reactors at Hinkley Point have cleared a critical hurdle in the European Union. EDF and its partners plan to build two Areva EPR units generating 3,260 megawatts next to the existing…
Russia Signs Agreement For Up To Eight Reactors In South Africa
Source: NucNet22 Sep (NucNet): Russian and South Africa have signed an intergovernmental agreement that lays the foundations for the construction of up to eight new nuclear units in South Africa, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has…
IAEA Chief Appeals For Contributions To EUR 31 Million Laboratory Modernisation
Source: NucNet22 Sep (NucNet): International Atomic Energy Agency member states should “contribute generously” to the modernisation of the agency’s nuclear applications laboratories in an effort to ensure that developing countries gain access to nuclear science and…
Spending Bill Temporarily Preserves 675 Portsmouth Cleanup Jobs
Source: NewsIn a departure from the budget standoffs of recent years, Congress last week quietly passed a spending bill funding government operations into early December. In doing so, it also approved $13.7 million for cleanup activities…
Fennovoima Appoints Consultant For Hanhikivi Project
Source: NucNet19 Sep (NucNet): The company planning to build the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear reactor unit in Finland has chosen a consortium formed by AF-Consult Oy of Finland and Germany-based M+W Group to act as a consulting partner…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFalling levels of seawater contamination and testing for a new water treatment system at Fukushima Daiichi highlighted the news from Japan this week. Recent developments related to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. reactors severely damaged…
EPRI and Purolite Commercialize Technology to Remove Cobalt from Reactor Coolant
Source: NewsThe Electric Power Research Institute recently announced an agreement with Purolite to commercialize a resin that helps remove radioactive cobalt from the water systems of nuclear power plants. Corrosion in plant piping introduces small amounts…
Finland Gov’t Approves Hanhikivi-1, But Delays Decision On Olkiluoto-4
Source: NucNet18 Sep (NucNet): Finland’s government today approved in principle an application by Fennovoima Oyj for a construction licence to build the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear station in Pyhäjoki. …
Bruce Units Can Operate Beyond Design Limit, Says Regulator
Source: NucNet18 Sep (NucNet): Canada’s nuclear regulator says two reactors at the Bruce nuclear power station in Ontario will be allowed to operate beyond their stated design limit. …
Second WIPP Drum Identified With Potential for Chemical Reaction
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy has narrowed the number of drums with potentially reactive contents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant from 678 to two. One of them burst in February, releasing radioactive contaminants into the…
Groups Appeal Water Rights Decision for New Utah Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsA company developing a potential site for Utah's first nuclear plant will face another court challenge to its water rights. On Wednesday, environmental groups filed a case with the Utah State Court of Appeals seeking…
L-3 MAPPS to Enhance U.K.’s Sizewell B Simulator and Launch Additional Training Media
Source: NewsMONTREAL, September 16, 2014 – L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has been awarded a contract by U.K.-based EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited to upgrade the Sizewell B simulator and to provide a host of…
RPV Installed At China’s Haiyang-2 AP1000 Reactor
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet17 Sep (NucNet): The reactor pressure vessel has been lifted into position and installed at the Haiyang-2 AP1000 nuclear plant in China, State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC) said in a statement. …
GE Hitachi gets ESBWSR safety certification from NRC
Source: Neutron BytesTwo U.S. utilities have referenced the 1600 MW design in their license applications for new reactors In a long and winding, and expensive, path, GE Hitachi this week finally got what it came for from…