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Analysis: Can The EU Find A Way Forward For Financing Iter?
Source: NucNet4 July (NucNet): The European Parliament committee on industry, research and energy has adopted a report which aims to establish a clear system of financing for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project from 2014…
Tepco To Apply For Restart Of Kashiwazaki Kariwa Units ‘As Soon As Possible’
Source: NucNet3 July (NucNet): Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has announced that it will apply for the restart of units 6 and 7 at the seven-unit Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant “as soon as possible”. …
Westinghouse Manufactures SMR Fuel Assemblies, Applies for DOE Funding
Source: NewsWestinghouse has announced a significant milestone in the development of its small modular reactor as it also applies for the second round of federal funding to develop the technology.
Fennovoima Signs Agreement With Rosatom On Planned Hanhikivi-1 Reactor
Source: NucNet3 Jul (NucNet): Finnish utility Fennovoima and Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of Rosatom, have signed an agreement that could lead to a contract being signed for Russia to build the proposed Hanhikivi-1 nuclear reactor at…
Advanced Nuclear Reactor Projects To Receive USD 3.5 Million From DOE
Source: NucNet3 Jul (NucNet): General Atomics, GE Hitachi, Gen4 Energy and Westinghouse will receive 3.5 million US dollars (2.68 million euros) for four projects that “go beyond the traditional light water design”, the US department for…
Western Coalition Forms to Advance NuScale SMR
Source: NewsTwo utility networks and governors from three states have endorsed a collaboration to study potential deployment of the NuScale small modular reactor.
NRC Chief Allison Macfarlane Sworn in for Second Term
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsAllison Macfarlane began her second term as chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Monday after a delayed confirmation vote in the Senate last week.
Westinghouse And Candu Submit Detailed Plans For New Units At Darlington
Source: NucNet1 Jul (NucNet): Reactor vendors have submitted detailed construction plans, schedules and cost estimates for the potential construction of two units at the Darlington nuclear site in Canada’s Ontario province. …
Japan’s Ohi-3 And -4 Get Go-Ahead For Continued Operation
Source: NucNet1 Jul (NucNet): Two units at the Ohi nuclear power station in Japan will continue commercial operation until at least September 2013, based on new regulatory standards that were approved earlier this month by the…
Westinghouse Lobbies to Build New Ontario Reactors as Canadian Regulators Advance AP1000, Candu EC6 Reviews
Source: NewsThree advanced reactors moved forward in Canada's process for approving new nuclear plant designs last week, including the Westinghouse AP1000 and Candu EC6 designs under consideration for the Darlington site.
UK Company Gets GBP 16 Million EDF Energy Nuclear Contract
Source: NucNet28 Jun (NucNet): A British electronics company has been awarded a contract worth 16.1 million pounds (24.5 million US dollars, 18.7 million euros) to support EDF Energy’s nuclear projects in the UK. …
Rosatom Bank Deal ‘Will help Finance Overseas Projects’
Source: NucNet28 Jun (NucNet): Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has signed an agreement with Sberbank that it says will strengthen cooperation in the financing of overseas nuclear energy projects. …
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe last week brought news of radioactive water leaks at Fukushima Daiichi and its manmade bay, as well as the first MOX shipment to Japan since the 2011 earthquake.Developments related to the station blackout at…
NDA Report Says Sellafield Performance ‘Disappointing’
Source: NucNet28 Jun (NucNet): Operational performance of the UK’s Sellafield nuclear complex has been disappointing, but crucial milestones have been achieved in cleaning up the country’s nuclear legacy, the head of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)…
Senators Put Forward BRC-Based Nuclear Waste Proposal
Source: NewsLegislation that would create interim storage sites for spent nuclear fuel and strip responsibility for its disposal from the Department of Energy took another step forward Thursday.
UK Announces GBP 10 Billion Of Guarantees For Hinkley Point
Source: NucNet27 Jun (NucNet): The UK government has announced a bid to encourage investment in nuclear power by offering 10 billion pounds (GBP) (15.2 billion US dollars, 11.6 billion euros) of guarantees to investors in a…
MOX Fuel Shipment Arrives In Japan For Takahama Nuclear Plant
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet27 Jun (NucNet): The first shipment of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel to Japan since before the March 2011 accident at Fukushima-Daiichi has arrived at a port in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, for delivery to the Takahama…
Small RHR Leak Shuts Down Diablo Canyon Reactor
Source: NewsA leaking weld discovered by plant personnel prompted operators to shut down a reactor at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant Tuesday night.
B&W Announces More Layoffs at Canadian Plant
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsDwindling orders for steam generators caused Babcock & Wilcox Canada to lay off another 50 people at its Cambridge plant Tuesday.
European Commission ‘Ready To Support’ Development Of Energy Projects
Source: NucNet27 Jun (NucNet): The European Commission is ready to co-finance and provide guarantees for important energy initiatives, but ultimately it will be up to the market and private investors to decide which projects get built,…