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Alstom and China's Dongfang Electric Sign Deal on AP1000 Turbines
Source: NewsAlstom has announced a deal with Dongfang Electric Corp. to install the French company's steam turbines in Westinghouse nuclear plants planned in China.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. has detected high levels of cesium in test wells near damaged reactors, and the head of Japan's new nuclear regulatory body believes they provide further evidence that radioactive contaminants from Fukushima…
NRC: Browns Ferry 1 Operating Safely, Still Under Scrutiny for Earlier Red Finding
Source: NewsBrown's Ferry unit 1 is operating safely after inspections associated with a serious pump malfunction in 2010, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Thursday, although the plant will still face intense scrutiny from the agency.
IAEA Praises Chernobyl Personnel For Response To Roof Collapse
Source: NucNet12 Jul (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has credited Chernobyl nuclear plant personnel for their “timely response” and investigation into the causes of a partial roof collapse at the plant in February 2013.…
Atmea1 Passes First Stage Of Canada Pre-Certification
Source: NucNet12 Jul (NucNet): The Generation III Atmea1 nuclear reactor unit developed jointly by Areva and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has passed the first stage of the pre-certification process carried out by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.…
Schedule Brought Forward For Fukushima Fuel Debris Removal
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet12 Jul (NucNet): The schedule for removing fuel debris from Japan‘s Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant is to be brought forward, under a revised roadmap for decommissioning units one to four of the plant. …
Areva And EDF Sign Agreement With Saudi Technical Institute
Source: NucNet12 Jul (NucNet): Areva and EDF of France have signed a cooperation agreement with the National Institute of Technology in Bahrah with the aim of contributing to the development of technical nuclear skills in Saudi…
Holtec Retains Partnerships with CB&I, SCE&G in Small Modular Reactor Development
Source: NewsHoltec named two additional partners Tuesday in its pursuit to develop a small modular reactor – Chicago Bridge & Iron and Scana subsidiary South Carolina Electric and Gas.
China Sets Price Benchmark for Nuclear Power
Source: NewsChina announced Monday it will implement a national power price benchmark for its new nuclear plants, replacing more complicated pricing rules set for individual sites.
NRC Publishes Annual Report To Congress On Nuclear Security Inspections
Source: NucNet10 Jul (NucNet): In 2012 the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) carried out 173 “baseline” security inspections at commercial nuclear power plants and 23 “force-on-force” inspections, which between them identified 153 findings, of which 146…
Russia Submits EIA For Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNet10 Jul (NucNet): The Russian project company Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant JSC (Akkuyu NPP JSC) has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the planned Akkuyu nuclear plant project to Turkey’s ministry of environment…
TVA Names Exelon Exec as New Chief Nuclear Officer
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority has hired Exelon executive Joseph P. Grimes as its new chief nuclear officer.
Garoña Future Uncertain After Official Shutdown
Source: NucNet9 Jul (NucNet): Spain’s single-unit Santa Maria de Garoña nuclear power plant was officially shut down on 6 July 2013, with operator Nuclenor saying the closure was due solely to a retroactive tax on energy…
Japan Begins Process of Inspecting Idled Reactors
Source: NewsFour Japanese utilities applied to restart eight idled reactors under new post-Fukushima safety regulations that took effect Monday.
Poll: Large Majorities Living Near Reactors Favor Nuclear Power, Interim Waste Sites
Source: NewsA biennial survey of people living near U.S. nuclear plants found that support for nuclear power remains strong, as does support for the government's new strategy to move spent fuel to consolidated interim sites while…
IAEA Completes Safety Review Of Chooz-B Nuclear Plant In France
Source: NucNet8 Jul (NucNet): A safety review of the two-unit Chooz-B nuclear plant in France has noted good practices that should be shared with the nuclear industry, but has also called for a review of the…
Palo Verde Reactor Safe After Arcing in Turbine Building Cabinet
Source: NewsPalo Verde unit 1 has recovered from an emergency declaration prompted by arcing in a turbine building load center last week.
AP1000 and VVER-1200 Reference Plant Delays Threaten Czech Nuclear Project
Source: NewsIn an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the Czech official overseeing reactor selection for new units at the Temelin nuclear plant has expressed disappointment in construction delays for two reactors that serve as reference…
Rosatom Demands Guarantee From Slovakia On New Unit At Jaslovské Bohunice
Source: NucNet8 Jul (NucNet): Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom has demanded a guarantee on electricity prices from the Slovak government in negotiations over the possible construction of a new nuclear reactor unit on the site of…
NuScale Power Submits Small Modular Reactor Proposal for the Second DOE Funding Opportunity
Source: NewsNuScale Power, LLC, has announced that the company has submitted its application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its second funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for innovative small modular reactors (SMR). With first-of-its-kind passive…