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Japan To Be Without Nuclear Energy As Ohi-3 and -4 Shut Down
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet6 Sept (NucNet): Japan is to be without nuclear energy for an indefinite period after its only commercially operational reactors, Ohi-3 and Ohi-4, are shut down for scheduled refuelling and maintenance. …
Rosatom Submits Revised EIA For Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNet6 Sept (NucNet): The Russian project company Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant JSC (Akkuyu NPP JSC) has submitted a revised version of its environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the planned Akkuyu nuclear plant project to…
Radiation Levels Fall After Tepco Takes Measures To Prevent Leaks
Source: NucNet5 Sept (NucNet): Radiation levels near tanks containing contaminated water at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant have fallen after measures to prevent leaks were implemented by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco). …
Holtec Nuclear Waste Cask Survives Direct Hit By Missile in Test
Source: NewsWhen the Swiss government asked for proof that a Holtec International storage container for spent nuclear fuel could survive a plane crash, the company obliged – by shooting a missile at it. During a recent…
Areva to Service and Refuel Three PSEG Reactors
Source: NewsAreva announced a sizeable contract Wednesday to provide outage services at PSEG's Salem and Hope Creek nuclear plants in New Jersey. While the companies did not publish the value of the contract, its scope is…
Bulgaria Nuclear Regulator Gives Site Selection Permission For New Nuclear Unit
Source: NucNet4 Sept (NucNet): The Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) has issued a permit for the site selection of a new nuclear unit in the country, the NRA has said in a statement. …
Georgia Regulators Postpone Decision on Cost of Vogtle Reactors
Source: NewsAlthough Southern Co. recently announced reactors under construction at Plant Vogtle will exceed their original budgets, Georgia power regulators voted Tuesday to wait until the first unit is complete before addressing any cost overruns. Southern…
Power Production Uninterrupted During Small Fire at Palo Verde Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsFirefighters at Arizona's Palo Verde nuclear plant extinguished flames near a feedwater pump Monday that prompted a brief emergency declaration but did not trip safety systems. Arizona Public Service Co. issued an unusual event declaration…
Fennovoima And Rosatom To Submit Proposal For Hanhikivi-1
Source: NucNet3 Sept (NucNet): Finnish nuclear power company Fennovoima and Russia’s Rusatom Overseas have agreed on a proposal to be submitted to Fennovoima shareholders with the aim of making an investment decision and signing a power…
Compelled by Court, NRC Solicits Comments on Restarting Yucca Mountain Licensing
Source: NewsAfter losing a recent court case, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has asked for public comments on how to spend the remaining $11 million in its budget for licensing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.…
Politicians ‘Must Find Will’ To Build New Temelín Units
Source: NucNet3 Sept (NucNet): Renewables are not the answer to the Czech Republic’s energy needs. Instead, politicians need to find the will to press ahead with new reactors at the Temelín nuclear plant, the secretary-general of…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsHeadlines out of Japan this week surrounding Fukushima Daiichi focused predominantly on a recent tank leak and efforts to deal with the huge volume of water accumulating at the plant. Recent developments at the Tokyo…
Rolls-Royce Wins $13.7 Million Computer Contract at Comanche Peak
Source: NewsRolls-Royce will upgrade computer systems at the Comanche Peak nuclear plant in Texas, the company announced Thursday. Under the $13.7 million contract, the British company will replace plant process computers that monitor reactor operations, set…
China State Corporation Establishes Representative Office In Brazil
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet30 Aug (NucNet): The China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) has opened a company representative office for South America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. …
Iran Remains Uncooperative, IAEA Report Says
Source: NucNet30 Aug (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said in a report that it has not been able to begin substantive work with Iran on resolving issues such as the possible military dimensions…
Areva Decontaminates Major Components At Chooz-A
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet30 Aug (NucNet): Areva has decontaminated the major components of the single unit Chooz-A nuclear power plant in northern France, marking the first project of its kind performed by the company in France. …
Entergy To Close And Decommission Vermont Yankee
Source: NucNet30 Aug (NucNet): Entergy will close and begin decommissioning the single-unit Vermont Yankee nuclear plant by the fourth quarter of 2014 due to financial considerations that have made the facility uneconomical to operate, the company…
Wenra Calls For Inspection of All European RPVs
Source: NucNet29 Aug (NucNet): The Western European Nuclear Regulators’ Association (Wenra) has called on all nuclear safety authorities in Europe to inspect reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) for possible forging flaws. …
After Vermont Yankee Decision, Entergy Reaffirms Commitment to Indian Point
Source: NewsFollowing Tuesday's news that Entergy will decommission its Vermont nuclear plant in 2014, the company has offered further assurances it does not have similar plans for New York's Indian Point. Speaking to the Westchester County…
TVA CEO Outlines Bellefonte Job Cuts
Source: NewsSpeaking to business leaders in Jackson County, Ala., Wednesday, TVA CEO Bill Johnson said layoffs at the Bellefonte nuclear plant have begun under a plan announced this spring to put the reactor completion project on…