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Toshiba Increases Stake in UK Nuclear Project, Extends Land Option
Source: NewsToshiba has increased its stake in British nuclear construction consortium NuGeneration as part of a set of deals announced Monday that advance the largest new nuclear project proposed in Europe. In a release, NuGen reaffirmed…
Nuclear Power Industry Opens Memphis Emergency Center
Source: NewsAll of America's power reactors can now access supplemental emergency equipment within 24 hours from centers set up as part of the industry's response to the Fukushima Daiichi accidents in Japan. On Friday, a response…
Rosatom Expects Signed Contract for New Jordan Reactors Soon
Source: NewsA leader of Russia's state-controlled nuclear firm Rosatom said last week that he expects negotiations to build two reactors in Jordan will be complete by the end of this summer. Speaking at a conference, Rusatom…
Toshiba Finalises Controlling Stake In UK Nuclear Company NuGen
Source: NucNet30 Jun (NucNet): Toshiba Corporation of Japan has acquired a controlling stake in NuGeneration Ltd (NuGen), the UK-based nuclear energy company that plans to build three Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at the Moorside nuclear site in…
Kozloduy Follow-Up Osart Mission Publishes Findings
Source: NucNet27 Jun (NucNet): A follow-up mission has found that operators of the twin-unit Kozloduy nuclear power station in Bulgaria have achieved the level of “resolved” or “satisfactory progress” in all of the recommendations and suggestions…
Westinghouse Developing ‘Specialised Seismic Option’ Of AP1000
Source: NucNet27 Jun (NucNet): Westinghouse Electric Company is developing a “specialised option” of its Generation III+ AP1000 nuclear power plant for use in locations with higher seismic levels seen in some areas of the western United…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe restart of the ALPS water treatment system and a new estimate of when areas directly around Fukushima Daiichi will be habitable again highlighted the news from Japan this week. Recent developments related to the…
Westinghouse Seeks Approval for Seismically Enhanced AP1000
Source: NewsWestinghouse this week announced it plans to market a modified version of its AP1000 reactor with enhancements aimed at markets with elevated earthquake risk. The AP1000 is currently under construction at Plant Vogtle, V.C. Summer…
Dome Lifted Into Place At China’s Fuqing-4
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet27 Jun (NucNet): The containment dome of China’s Fuqing-4 has been lifted into place, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said. …
IAEA Highlights Challenges Facing Jordan’s Nuclear Regulator
Source: NucNet26 Jun (NucNet): Jordan’s recently merged nuclear regulator faces “large challenges” in terms of its workload, management system-building and staff recruitment and training, an Integrated Regulatory Review Service peer review mission by the International Atomic…
Susquehanna Reactor Offline Again for Turbine Blade Inspection
Source: NewsPPL Corp. shut down unit 2 at its Susquehanna nuclear plant Wednesday as monitoring data indicated the potential for further cracking in its turbine blades. Damaged blades have been a recurring problem at both units…
Swedish Nuclear Regulator Sets Revised Nuclear Waste Fees
Source: NucNet26 Jun (NucNet): The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has published revised nuclear waste management fees that must be paid by every institution licensed to operate a nuclear facility in Sweden. …
Russia’s Beloyarsk-4 Ready To Begin Nuclear Reaction
Source: NucNet25 Jun (NucNet): Russia’s BN-800 fast neutron reactor unit Beloyarsk-4 has enough fuel loaded into the reactor to begin a nuclear reaction, the operator of Russia’s nuclear power plants, Rosenergoatom, has said. …
NRC Issues Two Yellow Findings for Fatal Crane Collapse at Arkansas Nuclear One
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalized its investigation into a fatal industrial accident at Arkansas Nuclear One last year, issuing two yellow findings related to the event that left a reactor reliant on power from…
Exelon Awards CB&I $800 Million Reactor Maintenance Contract
Source: NewsExelon has extended a maintenance contract with Chicago Bridge & Iron to include the five East Coast reactors the utility acquired in its 2012 merger with Constellation Energy. The $800 million deal covers five years…
Lockheed Martin and Chinese Nuclear Firm Begin Developing Reactor Safety Systems in Texas
Source: NewsA Lockheed Martin subsidiary opened a new office near Dallas Friday as it works on reactor safety systems under an earlier agreement with China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. The Fort Worth Business Press reported…
Canada’s Regulator Launches Appeal Over Darlington Licence Decision
Source: NucNet23 Jun (NucNet): Canada’s nuclear regulator has said it will appeal a decision by the country’s Federal Court to revoke the licence given to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to construct new nuclear reactor units at…
Canadian Regulators Appeal Court Ruling on New Darlington Reactors
Source: NewsCanada's nuclear regulator and a federal court are at odds over the sufficiency of an environmental review related to a stalled proposal to build two new reactors at the Darlington plant in Ontario. In May,…
Flood Conditions Force Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant to Power Down
Source: NewsNebraska's Fort Calhoun nuclear plant cut its power output Friday as a precautionary measure while water levels rose on the adjacent Missouri River. The Omaha Public Power District notified federal officials shortly after midnight that…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTwo reactors in Japan's idled nuclear fleet initiated safety inspections this week, while Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced a change in its plan to move fuel from Fukushima Daiichi unit 4. Recent developments related to…