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Vietnam to Build Nuclear Research Center to Prepare for Reactor Construction
Source: NewsRussia is bankrolling a research center to help train nuclear industry workers in Vietnam, where energy policy calls for significant investment in the technology over the next two decades. With no nuclear power plants currently…
Students Mingle With National Lab Scientists in Inaugural NNSA-Funded Summer Program
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Science and Security Consortium wrapped up its inaugural Summer School program Friday, connecting students from around the country with some of the leading scientists from U.S. national laboratories. Students from seven universities took…
Appeals Court Sides With Entergy in Vermont Yankee Relicensing
Source: NewsEntergy has prevailed in another court battle with the state of Vermont over the Legislature's authority to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. On Wednesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower…
Rosatom: Russian Pursuit of UK Nuclear Projects Hinges on Hinkley Point
Source: NewsRussia's Rosatom remains eager to enter the market to replace the UK's rapidly aging fleet of nuclear reactors. In the meantime, though, an executive has said the company will be watching closely as the government…
Operating Licence Of Pickering Nuclear Plant Renewed
Source: NucNet14 Aug (NucNet): The operating licence of the Pickering nuclear generating station in Ontario has been renewed for five years, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has said. …
Chinshan Spent Nuclear Fuel Pool Has ‘Very Small Amount Of Leakage’, says AEC
Source: NucNet13 Aug (NucNet): Spent fuel pools at Taiwan’s oldest nuclear power plant, Chinshan, have been leaking small amounts of water for nearly four years, the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) has said in a statement. …
Tepco Says Radiation Levels Normal After Localised Surge Of Dust In Fukushima
Source: NucNet13 Aug (NucNet): The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is investigating the cause of an alarm indicating a high radiation dose rate at the continuous dust monitor in front of the main anti-earthquake building at…
Steam Generator Problem Shuts Down Millstone Reactor
Source: NewsUnit 3 at Connecticut's Millstone nuclear plant shut down unexpectedly Friday after the water level dropped in a steam generator. According to a report filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the loss of an electrical…
One S. Korea Reactor OK to Restart, but Five Others Offline Could Still Lead to Blackouts
Source: NewsKorean regulators approved the restart of unit 4 at the Hanwool nuclear plant on Monday, providing limited relief for a power shortage during the most high-demand time of year. Outages at six reactors have left…
Training Of Safeguards Inspectors Successfully Completed In Czech Republic
Source: NucNet12 Aug (NucNet): A comprehensive inspection exercise for the training of safeguards inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was successfully completed in Dukovany nuclear plant, the Czech state office for nuclear safety (SÚJB)…
NPPD Decides Against Uprate for Cooper Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsUPDATED – Another Midwestern utility has shelved plans for an extended power uprate, this time at the Cooper nuclear plant between Omaha, Neb., and Kansas City, Mo. On Friday, the board of the Nebraska Public…
License Extended at Pickering Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe six operational reactors at Canada's Pickering nuclear plant will be allowed to operate for another five years, Canadian regulators announced Friday. The decision by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission will extend the plant's life…
Day & Zimmermann Granted Multi-Year Contract Renewal with First Energy Nuclear
Source: NewsDay & Zimmermann (D&Z), the century-old, family-owned provider of construction & engineering, staffing, and defense solutions for leading corporations and governments around the world, announced today its Engineering, Construction & Maintenance group signed a multi-year…
National Project Management Corp. brings proposal for new nuclear design to international UN representatives in Vienna
Source: NewsThis week, representatives from the Oswego-based National Project Management Corp. met with the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria to discuss the future of nuclear energy production. The company is proposing a…
New Director General Of Finnish Radiation And Nuclear Safety Authority Appointed
Source: NucNet9 Aug (NucNet): The Finnish government has appointed Mr Petteri Tiippana as the new director general of the radiation and nuclear safety authority (STUK). …
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA recently released study indicates that tons of radioactive groundwater continuously flows into the ocean at Fukushima Daiichi. In response, the Japanese government announced this week it will take over efforts to stem the flow…
Switchgear Explosion Triggers Brief Alert at Harris Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsAn explosion in the Harris nuclear plant's switchgear prompted an alert at the North Carolina reactor Thursday. An electrical bus that provides power to safe-shutdown equipment exploded at about 2:30 a.m., according to a Nuclear…
Rusatom Overseas Signs Agreement With South Africa University
Source: NucNet9 Aug (NucNet): Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the North-West University of South Africa for the development of cooperation in education and research…
New V.C. Summer Reactors Under Budget
Source: NewsAs they escorted reporters on a tour of two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors under construction at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant, South Carolina Electric and Gas representatives said the project is forecast to come in under…
General Atomics Pursues DOE Funding for Its Modular Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor
Source: NewsGeneral Atomics has entered the running for Department of Energy funding to develop small modular reactors with a version of its helium-cooled fast reactor. Its Energy Multiplier Module, also called the EM2, is a significant…