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Comanche Peak Reactor Trips During Testing
Source: NewsUnit 2 of the Comanche Peak nuclear plant in Texas went offline Friday after routine testing set off safety systems. According to a report filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, workers at the Luminant plant…
ENERCON Acquires MARACOR Technical Services Inc.
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsEnercon Services, Inc. (ENERCON), a diversified energy consulting company with corporate headquarters in Atlanta (Kennesaw), Ga. has acquired MARACOR Technical Services Inc. (MARACOR) of Middletown, Maryland, a high-end technical analysis and software development company supporting…
Areva Begins Production Of First MOX Fuel For Borssele
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet4 Nov (NucNet): Areva has begun the fabrication of the first mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for the single-unit Borssele nuclear power plant in the Netherlands, the company has said. …
NNSA Reaffirms Decision to Award Y-12/Pantex Contract to Bechtel-Led Firm over Babcock & Wilcox
Source: NewsDespite multiple appeals of a contract awarded early this year, Babcock & Wilcox has failed to overturn a decision awarding management of the Y-12 and Pantex sites to a Bechtel-led consortium. On Friday, the National…
Sweden Fines Greenpeace Nuclear Trespassers
Source: NewsA court in Sweden has issued fines to Greenpeace protestors nabbed after entering nuclear plant grounds. A year ago, protestors scaled fences with ladders and rode bicycles onto the property of Vattenfall's Ringhals and Forsmark…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe impending fuel removal at Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 and a visit from the U.S. energy secretary highlighted the headlines from Japan this week. Recent developments related to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. plant severely…
Truck Driver Tells of Fire While Hauling Uranium Hexafluoride
Source: NewsA truck driver whose semi caught on fire went to heroic lengths last summer to ensure the safety of the uranium hexafluoride he was hauling through Ohio. His story, verified by the Toronto Star ,…
Industry Group Urges NRC to Rethink Plan for Government Shutdowns
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsWhen the Nuclear Regulatory Commission furloughed most of its staff during the recent government shutdown, many in the industry understandably asked "why?" The agency recovers all but 10 percent of its budget through fees collected…
US Regulator Clears Areva EPR On Aircraft Impact Assessment
Source: NucNet31 Oct (NucNet): The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in the US has confirmed that the Areva Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) design has successfully completed the agency’s aircraft impact assessment (AIA) inspection, resulting in no violations,…
Watts Bar 2 Reactor Construction On Track for 2015 Completion
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority reported consistent progress on the second unit at its Watts Bar nuclear plant Tuesday, and the project remains within its budget. TVA has issued quarterly progress reports since its board added…
F4E Signs Major ITER Contract With French And German Companies
Source: NucNet30 Oct (NucNet): Fusion for Energy (F4E), the organisation responsible for managing Europe’s contribution to International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter), has signed its largest contract to date for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of…
Tests Move Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant Closer to Restart After More Than Two Years Offline
Source: NewsWhile a firm restart date remains elusive, Nebraska's Fort Calhoun nuclear plant took a significant step in that direction Tuesday by heating up its reactor coolant system for tests. The reactor is not critical. Rather,…
Rosatom Wins Tender To Build Jordan’s First Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNet29 Oct (NucNet): Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has won the tender process for the construction of Jordan’s first nuclear power plant, Jordan state news agency Petra has said. …
NRC Bans Former Dresden Operators from Nuclear Sites After Robbery Plot
Source: NewsIt's not every day the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issues a decision that involves an armored car heist. Nonetheless, the agency recently issued orders to Exelon and two former workers at its Dresden nuclear plant who…
Jordan Picks Rosatom to Provide First Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsOn Monday, Jordan announced that Russia's Rosatom will build and operate two 1,000 megawatt reactors near Amman. Jordan has deliberated plans for a nuclear plant since 2007, according to the World Nuclear Association, at various…
End To Uranium Ban Will See Greenland Become Producer Of ‘Global Significance’
Source: NucNet28 Oct (NucNet): A “landmark decision” by Greenland’s parliament to remove a long-standing zero-tolerance policy on mining for radioactive materials such as uranium will place Greenland on the path to becoming a uranium producer of…
Hanford Clears Sludge from 11th Single-Shell Tank
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NewsContractors have completed the extraction of sludge and other non-liquid waste from the 11th single-shell tank at the Hanford site. It's one of 177 that were buried to store chemical and radiological waste during Cold…
Ukraine Ratifies Nuclear Transport Agreement With Russia And Hungary
Source: NucNet28 Oct (NucNet): Ukraine’s parliament has ratified a new intergovernmental agreement on the transportation of nuclear material between Russia and Hungary through Ukraine. …
Heart Attack Takes Life of Robinson Nuclear Plant Contractor
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsA contractor employee at the Robinson nuclear plant in South Carolina died of an apparent heart attack while at work Wednesday. The worker was servicing portable lighting in a parking lot outside the plant's controlled…
Spain Minister Says Villar De Cañas Site Meets All Repository Requirements
Source: NucNet25 Oct (NucNet): José Manuel Soria, Spanish minister for industry, energy and tourism, said the site chosen for a centralised interim storage facility (Almacén Temporal Centralizado, or ATC) for high-level radioactive waste and spent fuel…