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Department of Energy Announces 2013 Funding for University Research Programs
Source: NewsOn Friday, the Department of Energy announced its annual round of funding for nuclear power research programs at universities across the country. Awards for 2013 totaled about $61 million, according to a DOE announcement. Of…
Advanced Cameras Confirm Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant Shield Building Integrity Two Years After Cracks Found
Source: NewsHigh-definition cameras inserted into sample holes in the Davis-Besse nuclear plant's shield building have revealed a handful of additional cracks, FirstEnergy reported Friday, but confirmed that the building is structurally sound. As of last week,…
Canadian Nuclear Suppliers Win Funding To Boost Exports
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet20 Sept (NucNet): The Organisation of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCI) it has received 142,000 Canadian dollars (102,000 euros, 140,000 US dollars) in funding from the government to help boost exports for Canadian nuclear equipment and…
Regulator Tells EDF To Find Cause Of Abnormal Tritium Levels At Tricastin
Source: NucNet20 Sept (NucNet): France’s nuclear regulator has told Électricité de France (EDF) to find the cause of an abnormal level of tritium found in groundwater in a concrete geotechnical enclosure beneath the four-unit Tricastin nuclear…
Regulator Calls For Improved Aging Plan At Oskarshamn
Source: NucNet20 Sept (NucNet): The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has directed the operator of Oskarshamn nuclear power plant to submit a plan for correcting deficiencies in its programme for managing the aging and degradation of…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFukushima Daiichi weathered an earthquake and a typhoon this week, and Japan's prime minister has asked Tokyo Electric Power Co. to decommission the last two potentially operable reactors at the site. Recent developments related to…
Small Modular Reactor Conference to Feature SMR Developers, Researchers
Source: NewsSome of the top names in nuclear energy will gather in Idaho next month at a conference exploring the future of small modular reactors. "From Concept to Reality: Small Modular Reactors" will run from Oct.…
Regulators Close to Approving Nuclear I&C System from Westinghouse
Source: NewsWestinghouse announced it is close to regulatory approval for a nuclear plant instrumentation and control platform using a field-programmable gate array system the company's says will enhance cyber security. The Advanced Logic System recently received…
Japan Regulator Presents Fukushima-Daiichi Status Update
Source: NucNet18 Sept (NucNet): Molten cores in the reactor pressure vessels and primary containment vessels at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant have been successfully cooled and the concentration of hydrogen in the PCVs is “much lower than…
Tepco Releases Contaminated Water Into Sea At Fukushima
Source: NucNet18 Sept (NucNet): Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), the operator of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant, said yesterday that it released more than 1,000 tonnes of contaminated water into the sea after a typhoon caused high…
NRC Dismisses Fine, Violations Following CB&I Changes at Shaw Group
Source: NewsFederal regulators have withdrawn a $36,400 fine for safety culture problems identified at the Shaw Group before its acquisition by Chicago Bridge and Iron. Earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed the fine after…
U.S., Russia Extend Nuclear Power Research Ties
Source: NewsRussia and the United States have announced an agreement to further their cooperative nuclear power research efforts, including projects at a new fast reactor under development in Russia. The heads of the U.S. Department of…
Russia-US Agreement Will Open ‘Broad Opportunities’ For Nuclear R&D
Source: NucNet17 Sept (NucNet): An agreement signed between Russia and the US will open “broad opportunities” for establishing contact between laboratories and institutes in the two countries to carry out research and development in areas of…
Reactors Safe After Fire Aboard Russian Sub
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsRussia's military has said a fire in a submarine sparked by welding equipment did not compromise the craft's nuclear propulsion system. The nuclear sub K-150 Tomsk was undergoing repairs near the Pacific port city of…
Susquehanna Reactor Shut Down to Inspect Turbine Blades for Cracks
Source: NewsA reactor at the Susquehanna nuclear plant entered another outage over the weekend to address potential cracking in the blades of its steam turbine. PPL has repaired the turbines of both boiling water reactors multiple…
Financiers Urge TVA to Finish Reactor Projects, Shut Coal Plants
Source: NewsA group of financiers pursuing potential tax credits is lobbying for the use of private financing to help finish incomplete Tennessee Valley Authority reactors. Facing a limit on the amount of debt it can issue,…
Commission Calls On French Government To Delay Nuclear Phase-out
Source: NucNet16 Sept (NucNet): A French parliamentary commission has called on the government to delay its planned phase-out of nuclear energy and stagger it over several decades, saying a sudden withdrawal of nuclear could hit the…
Nuclear Plants Do Not Increase Childhood Leukaemia Risk, Says Study
Source: NucNet13 Sept (NucNet): Young children who live near nuclear power plants do not have a greater risk of developing childhood leukaemia or non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today.…
Westinghouse Wins José Cabrera RVH Contract
Source: NucNet13 Sept (NucNet): Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a contract by Enreas (Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos), the Spanish agency responsible for radioactive waste management and nuclear plant decommissioning, to segment the reactor vessel…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsWorkers at Fukushima Daiichi have encountered more contaminated water around the grounds of the damaged plant. Meanwhile, prosecutors this week declined to pursue criminal charges against Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives related to the deaths…