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Vendors Must Carry Out Supply Chain Due Diligence, Says NRC Chairman
Source: NucNet15 May (NucNet): Nuclear vendors should ensure that the appropriate infrastructure is in place in any country that is considering their technologies and should also carry out “due diligence” on risks associated with the supply…
Environmental Groups Fail In Bid To Halt New Vogtle Units
Source: NucNet14 May (NucNet): Opponents of Southern Company’s plan to build two reactors at subsidiary Georgia Power’s Vogtle nuclear site have failed to persuade a federal appeals court to revoke the construction and operating licences (COLs)…
South Africa Prepares For Final Investment Decision On New Nuclear
Source: NucNet14 May (NucNet): South Africa will continue preparing for the roll-out of a nuclear energy programme, including reaching a final investment decision on procurement for the plants, the energy ministry has said. …
Exciter Vibration Shuts Down North Anna Reactor
Source: NewsOperators bringing North Anna unit 2 out of a refueling outage shut down the reactor again after reports of vibration and arcing in the main turbine.
Westinghouse, China's SNPTC Form AP1000 Supplier Certification Joint Venture
Source: NewsThe companies building the first AP1000 reactors in China announced a joint venture Monday that will further their cooperation and potentially encourage cross-border supplier networks for the reactor's equipment.
GAO Releases More Details on Contested Y-12/Pantex Contract
Source: NewsQuestionable procurement decisions at the National Nuclear Security Administration have emerged with the release of a ruling on a contested contract awarded for management of the Y-12 and Pantex sites.
Turbine Trip Shuts Down Calvert Cliffs Reactor
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsUnit 2 at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant remained offline Friday after a turbine trip shut down the reactor automatically earlier in the week.
UK Launches Call For Evidence In New Bid For National Repository
Source: NucNet12 May (NucNet): The UK government today renewed its “firm commitment” to establishing a national geological disposal facility for higher-activity radioactive waste and called for suggestions on how to make progress choosing a site. …
Interview: Wano Plans For A Post-Fukushima Future
Source: NucNet12 May (NucNet): The World Association of Nuclear Operators (Wano) will begin its biennial general meeting in Russia this weekend with recommendations put forward by its own Post-Fukushima Commission at the top of the agenda.…
UK Regulator Begins Public Consultation On Wylfa Decommissioning
Source: NucNet10 May (NucNet): UK nuclear regulators have launched a public consultation into proposals for the decommissioning of the two-unit Wylfa nuclear power plant on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. …
Kewaunee Disconnected From Grid For Permanent Shutdown
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet10 May (NucNet): After generating 148 million megawatt-hours of electricity during nearly four decades in service, operators disconnected Dominion’s Kewaunee nuclear plant from the grid at 11:00 local time on 7 May 2013. …
Russia Sends First Delegation To NEA Steering Committee Meeting
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet10 May (NucNet): Russia has sent its first delegation to a meeting of the steering committee for nuclear energy, the highest decision-making body at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency, in…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. is drilling wells to divert groundwater around its severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Meanwhile, the company also predicted a slight increase in radiation levels at the plant boundary and the…
Trespassing Y-12 Protestors Await Sentencing
Source: NewsThree anti-nuclear-weapons protesters who defaced the side of the Y-12 highly enriched uranium facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., remained in jail Thursday following their conviction the previous day.
NRC, Southern Co. Settle Investigation into Radiation Exam Cheating at Farley Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsSouthern Co. and federal regulators have reached an agreement to resolve allegations that an employee helped other workers cheat on exams at the Farley nuclear plant in Alabama.
Rosatom Offers EDF Cooperation, Potential Investment in Turkish Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsFrench nuclear firm EDF and Russia's Rosatom are in discussions to work more closely, a French publication has reported, potentially including co-ownership of Turkey's first commercial nuclear plant.
Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Powers Down for the Last Time
Source: NewsAfter generating 148 million megawatt-hours during nearly four decades in service, operators disconnected Wisconsin's Kewaunee nuclear plant from the Midwestern grid at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
ONR Lists ‘Priority Objectives’ For UK In First Annual Plan
Source: NucNet8 May (NucNet): Priority objectives in UK nuclear regulation include reducing hazards at Sellafield and making “lasting improvements” in the country’s preparedness to respond to a nuclear emergency, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has…
First Shipment Leaves China For ITER In France
Source: NucNet7 May (NucNet): The first shipment of components from China to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache, France, has left the Institute of Plasma Physics in Hefei and is scheduled to arrive on…
Operators Shut Down Palisades Nuclear Plant to Find Tank Leak
Source: NewsThe Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan shut down early Sunday morning when water leaking from a tank passed a threshold set earlier by federal regulators.