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Concrete Basemat Poured at New V.C. Summer Reactor
Source: NewsAt about 10 a.m., Monday, crews completed the basemat for the first new unit at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant – a milestone for the reactor that will be among the first to come on…
NRC Releases Mitsubishi Reports On San Onofre Steam Generator Tube Wear
Source: NucNet11 Mar (NucNet): The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made public two redacted reports that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries prepared as part of an effort to determine what caused the unusual tube wear found in nearly…
Safety Has Advanced Since Fukushima-Daiichi, Says IAEA Chief
Source: NucNet11 Mar (NucNet): Efforts to improve global nuclear safety have advanced since Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi disaster struck exactly two years ago, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has said, vowing to help make nuclear…
DTE Donates $1 Million to Mich. Center for Career Training, Including Nuclear
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsThe owner of the nearby Fermi nuclear plant has donated $1 million toward the construction of a new Career Technology Center at a Monroe County, Mich., community college.
Head of Utah PSC: State's Energy Planning Should Consider Nuclear
Source: NewsUtility regulators have clarified that Utah's energy plans must consider the possibility of new nuclear power – a positive development for a company planning to build the first commercial reactor in the state.
STUK Director-General Gets IAEA Safeguards Post
Source: NucNet8 Mar (NucNet): Tero Varjoranta, who heads the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has been appointed deputy director-general for safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Finnish government and STUK said in…
Obama Nominates MIT Physicist Ernest Moniz As Energy Secretary
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet8 Mar (NucNet): Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Ernest Moniz, a proponent of nuclear energy, has been nominated as the next US energy secretary by President Barack Obama. …
New Initiative On Mühleberg Shutdown As Bern Calls For Negotiations
Source: NucNet7 Mar (NucNet): The government of Switzerland’s canton of Bern has proposed to negotiate with owner-operator BKW-FMB Energie AG (BKW) on the permanent shutdown of the 373-megawatt Mühleberg boiling water reactor as soon as possible…
Hanford News: Possible WIPP Shipments for Waste as More Tank Leaks Suspected, Furloughs Announced
Source: NewsAs it confronts potential leaks in waste tanks at the Hanford site, the Department of Energy has proposed sending some of the material to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico.
IAEA Board Reappoints Amano as Director General
Source: NewsYukiya Amano has been appointed to a second term as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency. If his appointment by the organization's board of governors is approved at the IAEA's general conference in…
Amano Re-Appointed For Second Term As IAEA Director-General
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet7 Mar (NucNet): The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency has re-appointed the current director-general, Mr Yukiya Amano, to a further term of office for four years, from 1 December 2013 to…
2,000 Workers Face Reduced Hours at Savannah River Site, Furloughs Anticipated
Source: NewsSweeping federal budget cuts that took effect Friday have led the largest contractor at the Savannah River Site to announce cutbacks affecting thousands of employees in the coming weeks.
Obama Energy Secretary Nominee Supportive of Nuclear Power
Source: NewsOn Monday the president nominated a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and former member of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future to serve as the next secretary of energy.
Areva Will Relocate U.S. Headquarters to Charlotte, N.C., and Add Jobs
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsAreva will move its U.S. headquarters from suburban Washington to Charlotte, N.C., while adding positions over the next four years.
Canada Announces Funding To Develop New Isotope Supply Technologies
Source: NucNet5 Mar (NucNet): Canada’s government has announced three recipients of millions of Canadian dollars of funding to develop new sources of isotope supply in a moved also aimed at diversifying the supply chain. …
UK Urged To ‘Pay A Reasonable Price’ For Hinkley Point Reactors
Source: NucNet4 Mar (NucNet): The politician heading a UK committee that has been researching new nuclear build has called on the government to “pay a reasonable price” for new reactors and warned that negotiations over market…
Duke Promotes Chief Nuclear Officer in Leadership Reorganization
Source: NewsAfter reporting its earnings Thursday, Duke Energy also announced it will appoint Dhiaa Jamil as president of Duke Energy Nuclear.
Work Accident Kills Two at French Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsTwo workers were killed and another seriously injured at the Cattenom nuclear plant in France Thursday.
UK Parliament Committee Warns On Urgent Need For New Nuclear
Source: NucNet4 Mar (NucNet): The UK government needs a “plan B” on nuclear power because of the danger that new reactors will not be built in time to avoid energy shortages and possible blackouts, an influential…
Nuclear Street Supports the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium
Source: NewsVirginia’s Nuclear Energy Consortium (NEC), signed into law this week by Gov. McDonnell, intends to make the state a hub for research and development of safe and available nuclear power. The Consortium will build on…