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Canadian Government Plans Significant Nuclear Liability Cap Increase
Source: NewsThe Canadian government has proposed a more than tenfold increase in the liability cap applied to producers of nuclear power.
NuScale Issued US Patent for Steam Generator Flow By-Pass System
Source: NewsNuScale Power, LLC, announced today it has received US patent #8,437,446 for its Steam Generator Flow By-Pass System which relates to a system for removing decay heat from its reactor.
IEA Calls For Action On Increasing Share Of Low-Carbon Technologies
Source: NucNet10 Jun (NucNet): The share of low-carbon energy technologies, including nuclear, would need to increase eight percent by 2020 under a new scenario designed to “keep the door open” to limiting the average global temperature…
Scana Pushes Back Completion Date for New Units at Summer Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsTwo reactors under construction at South Carolina's V.C. Summer nuclear plant will come online later than expected, Scana executives said last week.
SCE to Permanently Shutdown San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS)
Source: NewsSouthern California Edison (SCE) has decided to permanently retire Units 2 and 3 of its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). “SONGS has served this region for over 40 years,” said Ted Craver, Chairman and…
Doel-3 Resumes Operation, Tihange-2 Now Scheduled For Restart Today
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet7 Jun (NucNet): GDF Suez’s Belgian subsidiary Electrabel successfully restarted the Doel-3 nuclear reactor at approximately 18:00 local time on Monday 3 June and was planning to restart Tihange-2 today. …
Areva Signs Cooperation Agreements On Fukushima And Rokkasho
Source: NucNet7 Jun (NucNet): French and Japanese companies have signed agreements that will see them cooperating on the rehabilitation of the Fukushima nuclear site and the start of commercial operations at the Rokkasho used fuel reprocessing…
US Orders Additional Improvements To BWR Containment Venting Systems
Source: NucNet7 Jun (NucNet): US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has ordered additional improvements to containment venting systems at most boiling water reactors, further strengthening a requirement that was first issued last year in response to the…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsU.S. regulators have completed new requirements for hardened vents at boiling water reactors in response to the Fukushima Daiichi accidents, while in Japan the plant reported another small tank leak and surveys found reduced doses…
Contamination Under Bird Nest Stops Work on Hanford Vit Plant Buildings
Source: NewsThe discovery of radioactive material beneath a bird's nest stopped work at parts of the Hanford vitrification plant Wednesday.
Harris Nuclear Plant To Restart Following RPV Nozzle Repair
Source: NewsThe Shearon Harris nuclear plant in North Carolina is preparing to restart following repairs related to a reactor pressure vessel head flaw.
NRC Comes Down on TVA for Flood Plans at Two Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsRegulators have cited the Tennessee Valley Authority for several violations related to the federal utility's Tennessee River flood preparations.
Hitachi And Areva To Install Filtered Venting Systems At Japan’s BWRs
Source: NucNet5 Jun (NucNet): Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy and Areva have said they will work together to install filtered containment venting systems (FCVS) at boiling water reactors (BWRs) in Japan. …
MidAmerican Drops Iowa Small Modular Reactor Proposal
Source: NewsMidAmerican Energy has decided that a proposal to build some of the country's first small modular reactors in Iowa is too far ahead of its time.
Nozzle Welding Innovation at Calvert Cliffs Earns Nuclear Plant Top Industry Award
Source: NewsNuclear power's biggest trade group in the U.S. has announced its yearly honors for leaders in the industry, with Constellation Energy's Calvert Cliffs plant earning high praise for an innovation that cuts nozzle installation time…
Doel-3 Resumes Operation, Tihange-2 Scheduled For Restart
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet4 Jun (NucNet): GDF Suez’s Belgian subsidiary Electrabel successfully restarted the Doel-3 nuclear reactor at approximately 18:00 local time yesterday and is preparing to restart Tihange-2 tomorrow morning. …
IAEA And Kazakhstan In Discussions On LEU Bank
Source: NucNet4 Jun (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has held a number of meetings with Kazakhstan to negotiate a host state agreement and supporting technical agreements for a multinational low-enriched uranium (LEU) bank project,…
NRC: Rebar Issue in New V.C. Summer Reactors Less Serious Than First Thought
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined a rule violation related to rebar at new V.C. Summer reactors is less severe than inspectors first thought.
73 May Lose Jobs at Westinghouse's Windsor Fuel Components Facility in Conn.
Source: NewsWestinghouse has plans to shutter part of a former Combustion Engineering facility producing nuclear fuel components in Connecticut.
EU Energy Commissioner: Nuclear Essential to Meeting Continent's Climate Goals
Source: NewsThe head of energy policy for the European Union said recently that the continent will not be able to reach its climate goals without nuclear energy.