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Russian Consortium Forms Prague-Based Company For Temelín Bid
Source: NucNet18 Jun (NucNet): A Russian-led consortium bidding to construct two new nuclear reactor units at the Temelín nuclear plant in the Czech Republic has established a new company which would be responsible for preparing and…
Small Leak Prompts Shutdown of Perry Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsA coolant leak shut down an Ohio reactor last weekend, one month after an earlier refueling outage.
CO2 Causes Beaver Valley Turbine Building Evacuation
Source: NewsCO2 alarms forced workers to temporarily evacuate a turbine building at Pennsylvania's Beaver Valley nuclear plant Friday morning.
European Nuclear Industry Raises Concerns Over Revised Nuclear Safety Directive
Source: NucNet17 Jun (NucNet): The nuclear industry is in favour of any legislation that can contribute to improving nuclear safety, but proposed revisions to the European nuclear safety directive are too technically detailed and risk undermining…
Japan To Cooperate On Nuclear With Four Central European Nations
Source: NucNet17 Jun (NucNet): Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe has agreed with leaders of four central European nations to increase cooperation in the energy sector in an attempt to boost exports of nuclear reactors. …
Farley Reactor Back Online
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsUnit 1 at Plant Farley returned to service early Friday morning after an unplanned shutdown earlier in the week.
Weld Crack Found in Hope Creek Reactor RHR Line After Unplanned Shutdown
Source: NewsAfter pump issues forced Hope Creek 1 to shut down last week, a walkdown of the plant Thursday revealed a small leak in the residual heat removal system.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsIn response to the Fukushima Daiichi accidents, the European Union recently put forth new reactor safety rules, while in Japan Tokyo Electric Power Co. has revised its schedule for removing fuel from damaged reactors.Recent developments…
EDF to Install Software from Chicago-Based InStep at 58 Reactors
Source: NewsEDF, one of the largest utilities in Europe, will equip its French nuclear plants with American software that can prevent problems by detecting subtle changes in equipment behavior.
Second Stage Of Lifting Begins For Chernobyl Confinement
Source: NucNet14 Jun (NucNet): The second stage of lifting for the arched New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant has begun. …
Areva To Supply Fuel Elements For Germany’s FRM2 Research Reactor
Source: NucNet14 Jun (NucNet): Areva of France has signed a contract for several million euros with the Technical University of Munich in Germany to supply fuel elements for the FRM2 (also known as FRM II) research…
New Director General Of Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority Appointed
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet14 Jun (NucNet): Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has appointed Gyula Fichtinger as the new director-general of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA). …
TVA to Cut Budget, Jobs at Bellefonte Reactor Project
Source: NewsIn October, the Tennessee Valley Authority plans to cut its budget for completion of a reactor at the Bellefonte nuclear plant by nearly two-thirds, dismissing 400 workers in the coming months.
Regulator Says ‘Organisational And Human Factors’ Contributed To Fukushima
Source: NucNet13 Jun (NucNet): Organisational and human factors, including the lack of an independent national nuclear regulator, contributed to the severity of the March 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi accident in Japan, a safety conference heard yesterday. …
Lockheed Inks I&C Development Deal for Chinese Reactors
Source: NewsLockheed Martin on Wednesday announced a deal to help develop instrumentation and control systems for indigenous Chinese reactors.
Spanish Consortium Signs Contract For Critical ITER Safety System
Source: NucNet12 Jun (NucNet): A Spanish consortium comprising Empresarios Agrupados AIE and Instalaciones Inabensa SA has signed a contract with the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organisation for the design, qualification and supply of a critical…
Exelon Cancels Delayed Uprates at LaSalle, Limerick Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsExelon announced Tuesday that it will cancel extended power uprates that had been deferred at four of its reactors.
Russia And UK To Cooperate On Peaceful Nuclear Energy
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet11 Jun (NucNet): Russia and the UK have agreed to create a joint working group on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy between state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom and the UK’s Department of Energy…
Russia Ready To Invest In Brazil’s Nuclear Energy Programme
Source: NucNet11 Jun (NucNet): Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom is ready to build a nuclear power plant in Brazil and would be willing to take part in any project as a major investor. …
Valve Issue Prompts Reactor Trip During Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Restart
Source: NewsOperators aborted a reactor restart at the Susquehanna nuclear plant last week after a problem with the unit's turbine bypass valves, according to a report filed with regulators.