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Regulator Launches Investigation Into RPV Flaw At Shearon Harris
Source: NucNet23 May (NucNet): The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is launching a special inspection at Duke Energy’s Shearon Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina to assess the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a flaw of…
Scana: New Summer Reactors On Budget While Some Milestones Behind Schedule
Source: NewsScana and its South Carolina Electric and Gas subsidiary continue to make headway in building two new reactors at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant, reporting to state regulators that the project is on budget but…
NRC to Inspect Harris Nuclear Plant RPV Head
Source: NewsRegulators have ordered a special inspection of Duke Energy's Harris nuclear plant after ultrasound testing showed a small weakness in its reactor pressure vessel head.
Oil Pump Fire Interrupts Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Startup
Source: NewsWorkers extinguished a small fire in the turbine hall of Entergy's Pilgrim nuclear plant Monday, interrupting its startup following a refueling outage.
Palisades Nuclear Plant Outage Extended for Tank Repairs
Source: NewsThe Palisades nuclear plant will stay offline until early summer as crews repair the bottom of a water tank.
OSHA Orders Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant Contract Worker Reinstated
Source: NewsThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Enercon Services to reinstate a fired engineer, concluding that the company retaliated against him for reporting an unsafe condition at the Wolf Creek nuclear plant in Kansas.
Algerian Energy Minister Anticipates New Nuclear Plant By 2025
Source: NewsAlgerian authorities have set a new target date to build the country's first nuclear plant.
IAEA Head Calls On Nuclear Plants To Ask For Osart Missions
Source: NucNet21 May (NucNet): Requests by International Atomic Energy Agency member states for Operational Safety Review (Osart) missions “do not appear to have increased” since Fukushima-Daiichi and several countries have still not requested an Osart missions,…
Nuclear Sites Unaffected by Canadian Earthquakes
Source: NewsEarthquakes in northeast Canada rattled buildings in several cities Friday but had no effect on nearby nuclear facilities.
New Technology Holds Potential for Extracting Uranium from Seawater
Source: NewsA recently published study has outlined a technology that could significantly improve the ability to extract uranium from seawater – a process that's far from commercial viability now but could provide future supplies of the…
Belgian Regulator Approves Restart Of Doel-3 And Tihange-2
Source: NucNet20 May (NucNet): Belgium’s nuclear safety regulator has given approval for GDF Suez to restart two nuclear reactors closed last year over safety concerns, it said in a statement. …
Westinghouse and China’s SNPTC Sign MOU to Develop and Deploy Small Modular Reactor Technology
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company and State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. (SNPTC) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a partnership that would enable the two companies to work together to develop a…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe last week in Japan brought positive news at Fukushima Daiichi – where Tokyo Electric Power Co. said an underground tank leak was much smaller than originally thought – and bad news for two other…
Ernest Moniz Confirmed as New Head of DOE
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsThe Senate has unanimously confirmed a former member of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future to head the Department of Energy.
Russia Ready To Finance New Build In Vietnam, Says Rosatom
Source: NucNet17 May (NucNet): Russia says it is ready to offer financial assistance as part of its potential involvement in construction of the first nuclear power plant in Vietnam. …
Economic Recovery Will Lead To More New Build In US, Says NEI Head
Source: NucNet17 May (NucNet): As the US economy rebounds and electricity demand increases, additional nuclear power plant construction can be anticipated beyond the five reactors already being built in Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, the Nuclear…
Duke: Catawba Tritium Release Poses No Health Risk
Source: NewsDuke Energy said tritiated water leaked from its Catawba nuclear plant on Wednesday, reporting the event to regulators but emphasizing tritium levels were within safe limits.
Chinese Companies Pitch Their Reactor Designs for Tentative South African Nuclear Project
Source: NewsChina's nuclear industry is wasting no time in wooing South Africa as it considers building several new reactors to meet its expanding energy needs.
Horizon Signs Design Contract With Hitachi For UK’s Wylfa
Source: NucNet16 May (NucNet): Horizon Nuclear Power has signed “a major contract” with its reactor technology provider and primary contractor, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd, setting the framework for design work to be undertaken for the proposed…
Ruling on SONGS Could Delay Restart
Source: NewsA panel of experts within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ruled plans that could allow a reactor at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to run under reduced power amount to a license amendment requiring…