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IAEA Document Reveals Concerns Over Fukushima Communications
Source: NucNet28 Aug (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has told Japan to consider producing an “appropriate communications” plan to explain the safety significance of incidents at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant and to avoid sending…
B&W Awarded Second Installment of Its DOE Funding for mPower SMR Development
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy has released the remaining 2013 funding for development of the Babcock and Wilcox mPower small modular reactor. The DOE has earmarked as much as $452 million to help commercialize SMRs, awarding…
Entergy to Close Vermont Yankee in 2014
Source: NewsDecision driven by sustained low power prices, high cost structure and wholesale electricity market design flaws for Vermont Yankee plant. Entergy Corporation today said it plans to close and decommission its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power…
Dongfang Electric, Alstom Manufacture World's Largest Nuclear Plant Turbine Generator
Source: NewsDongfang Electric Machinery Co. and Alstom have shipped the first of two turbine generators for reactors under construction in Taishan, China. At 1,750 megawatts apiece, their output will be the highest in the world. China…
Interview: Hong Kong’s Vital Role In China’s Ambitious Nuclear Programme
Source: NucNet27 Aug (NucNet): China needs to exploit Hong Kong’s “unique position and experience” if it is to ensure the long-term development and sustainability of its nuclear energy programme, the Hong Kong Nuclear Society has said.…
Group in Mississippi Promoting State for Interim Nuclear Waste Storage
Source: NewsA business group in Mississippi is urging the state to consider hosting an interim storage site for spent nuclear fuel. During meetings with politicians and business leaders Monday, the Mississippi Energy Institute suggested waste storage…
Pilgrim Reactor Shut Down After Electrical Problem Stops Coolant Pumps
Source: NewsThe Pilgrim nuclear plant shut down and multiple safety systems initiated Thursday when a problem with its feedwater pumps briefly caused the water level in the reactor to drop. Operators tripped the reactor manually at…
Date Set For Iter Special Ministerial Meeting In France
Source: NucNet26 Aug (NucNet): Ministerial representatives from the seven members of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project will convene at Iter headquarters in St Paul-lez-Durance, southern France, on 6 September 2013 to discuss “progress and…
Leaking Spray Valve Leads to Shutdown at Salem Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsOperators powered down unit 1 at the Salem nuclear plant in New Jersey Thursday because of a small leak in the reactor coolant system. According to a report filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, leakage…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA 300-metric-ton leak from a tank filled with contaminated water has been labeled the most severe incident at Fukushima Daiichi since its damaged reactors were brought under control in late 2011. Developments in the last…
Elevated Radiation Triggers Alert, Temporary Evacuation at Hanford Tank Farm
Source: NewsWorkers evacuated a tank farm at the Department of Energy's Hanford site Wednesday night when a radiological survey turned up elevated radiation suggestive of a waste leak. No leaked material was found, but the site…
Slovakia Supreme Court Decides On Breach Of Procedure For Mochovce-3 And -4
Source: NucNet23 Aug (NucNet): The Slovak Supreme Court has issued a decision that revokes the license for the construction of Mochovce nuclear plant units 3 and 4. …
Storage Tank Leaks 300,000 Litres Of Contaminated Water At Fukushima
Source: NucNet23 Aug (NucNet): The Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) refers to a report by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which says that water was discovered inside as well as outside the dike surrounding a…
Labor Department Grant to Assist 220 Affected by Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Closure
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Labor has given an emergency grant to the state of Wisconsin to aid workers affected by the closure of the Kewaunee nuclear plant near Green Bay. The $807,193 National Emergency Grant…
Tripped Reactor Worsens S. Korea Power Shortage
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsSouth Korea saw its already-dwindling power reserves dip Wednesday afternoon as another reactor shut down unexpectedly. Yonhap News reported that safety systems tripped a reactor at Korea Electric Power Co.'s Yeonggwang plant. KEPCO said it…
Japan NRA Revises Classification Of Water Tank Leak To INES Level 3
Source: NucNet21 Aug (NucNet): The Japan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) has revised its rating of the leak of radioactive water from a tank at Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant from a Level 1 to a Level 3 on…
URS Names New Head of Savannah River Remediation
Source: NewsThe consortium handling liquid waste at the Savannah River Site has named a new project manager and president for Savannah River Remediation as the company's previous president departs to lead Washington River Protection Solutions at…
NRC Formalizes Permission for Indian Point Reactor Operation During Relicensing Dispute
Source: NewsAs expected, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally notified Entergy that it can continue operating unit 2 at Indian Point while regulators sort out challenges to its license renewal. The reactor's original license will expire…
Callaway Nuclear Plant Back Online After July Power Cable Arc
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsAmeren has restarted Missouri's sole nuclear plant after investigating a fire in electrical equipment that led to an automatic shutdown last month. The Westinghouse pressurized water reactor was running at 65 percent power Monday, according…
South Korean Consortium Receives Permission To Build Test Reactor In Jordan
Source: NucNet20 Aug (NucNet): A South Korean consortium led by Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. has received permission from the Jordanian Nuclear Regulatory Commission (JNRC) to build a research reactor in the country, the South…