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Repairs Underway After Small Fire at Callaway Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsMissouri's Callaway nuclear plant will remain offline for several days after a small fire in its turbine hall last weekend. The incident caused both the turbine and the reactor to trip, according to a report…
Two Y-12 Guards Injured After Firearm Mishap
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsThe National Nuclear Security Administration's Y-12 complex experienced another embarrassing security incident Sunday when two of its guards were involved in an accidental shooting.The NNSA released few details, but the Knoxville News Sentinel confirmed that…
DOE Provides Additional USD 29.9 Million For American Centrifuge Funding
Source: NucNet30 Jul (NucNet): The US Department of Energy (DOE) is providing another tranche of financing for the US enrichment corporation USEC’s American Centrifuge uranium enrichment project until the end of September 2013. …
France’s Bugey-4 Gets Green Light To Operate For 10 More Years
Source: NucNet30 Jul (NucNet): Unit 4 of the Bugey nuclear power plant in central France can continue into its fourth decade of commercial operation, subject to the implementation of a number of increased safety requirements, French…
Interview: How Slovakia Is Facing Challenges Of Commitment To New Build
Source: NucNet29 Jul (NucNet): Slovakia remains determined to push ahead with new nuclear, but is facing challenges such as finding the right partners and a new generation of skilled workers, the secretary-general of the Slovakian Nuclear…
Turbine Trip Leads to Downtime at Ginna Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsUpstate New York's Ginna nuclear plant entered the weekend offline following a turbine trip on Wednesday.
Westinghouse Contracts with Czech Firm to Build Mockup of AP1000 Module
Source: NewsWestinghouse announced another agreement with Vitkovice Power Engineering Thursday related to a bid to build new AP1000 reactors in the Czech Republic.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFurther scrutiny of steam escaping from unit 3 this week revealed high radiation levels nearby, while revised estimates by Tokyo Electric Power Co. showed it significantly underestimated the number of workers who exceeded thyroid dose…
IAEA Mission Begins Work On Fukushima Remediation Projects
Source: NucNet26 Jul (NucNet): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission including 16 experts from eight countries has visited Fukushima Prefecture in Japan to begin carrying out remediation, decontamination and low-level radioactive waste management projects in…
MIT Researchers Study Ceramic Zircaloy Alternative to Reduce Hydrogen Risk
Source: NewsThe failure of fuel cladding in damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi has led to renewed research interest in ceramics as a potential replacement for the zircaloy cladding used in commercial fuel assemblies.
Areva Wins New Gösgen Fuel Assembly Contract
Source: NucNet26 Jul (NucNet): Areva has been awarded a contract for the fabrication of fuel assemblies for five reloads for the single-unit Gösgen nuclear power plant in Switzerland. …
Rusatom Overseas Joins UK Nuclear Industry Association
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet26 Jul (NucNet): Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, has joined the UK’s civil nuclear industry trade association, the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA). …
Suspected Record Tampering Results in Arrest of Indian Point Manager
Source: NewsPolice arrested a former chemistry manager for New York's Indian Point nuclear plant Tuesday after an investigation alleged he falsified backup diesel generator fuel quality records to keep the plant running.
Calif. Power Prices Jump 59 Percent Year Over Year Among Rising Gas Costs, San Onofre Outage
Source: NewsRising natural gas costs and the closure of the San Onofre nuclear plant bumped up wholesale electricity prices by 59 percent in California during the first half of 2013, compared to the same period last…
Tepco ‘Working Intensely’ On New Contamination Prevention Measures
Source: NucNet24 Jul (NucNet): Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) says it is “working intensely” to speed up contamination prevention measures in an effort to stop the radioactive isotopes tritium and strontium-90 leaking into the sea near…
SRS Advisory Board Says No to Consent-Based Nuclear Waste Storage in South Carolina
Source: NewsAn influential board in one of two parts of the country expressing tentative interest in storing spent reactor fuel has voted not to endorse the Savannah River Site as an interim storage location for civilian…
Central Europe’s V4 Nations Establish Generation-IV Centre Of Excellence
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNet24 Jul (NucNet): Four nuclear research institutes and engineering companies from central Europe’s Visegrád Group (V4) of nations are to establish a centre of excellence for joint research, development and innovation in Generation-IV nuclear reactors.…
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Back at Full Power As Water Temps Drop
Source: NewsThe Pilgrim nuclear plant in Massachusetts returned to full power through the weekend after operators briefly cut its electricity production last week to account for hot water temperatures in Cape Cod Bay.
Susquehanna Reactor Taken Offline for Repairs
Source: NewsPPL Corp. took one of its reactors at Pennsylvania's Susquehanna nuclear plant offline for valve repairs Sunday.
Areva And KIT Extend Agreement For Karlsruhe Nuclear Education Programme
Source: NucNet22 Jul (NucNet): Areva and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) in Germany have announced the continuation of a cooperation agreement that will keep a nuclear education programme running for at least five more years.…