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Costs Rise as Schedule for New Plant Vogtle Reactors Is Pushed Back
Source: NewsSouthern Co. has asked power regulators in Georgia for permission to increase the budget for its share of two new reactors under construction at Plant Vogtle.
Canada To Open Nuclear Laboratories To Private Sector
Source: NucNet1 Mar (NucNet): Canada is to launch a competitive procurement process to restructure the management and operation of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s nuclear laboratories at Chalk River in Ontario and Whiteshell in Manitoba by…
Japan’s PM Promises To Work With Regulator For ‘Safe Restarts’
Source: NucNet1 Mar (NucNet): Japan’s prime minister has told the country’s parliament that idled nuclear power plants will be restarted if it is proven safe to do so. …
Fukushima Cancer Risks Are ‘Low’, Says WHO Expert Report
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NucNet28 Feb (NucNet): The risks of cancer as a result of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan are low and experts do not foresee any increase in cancer rates above baseline rates, says a report…
SONGS Outage Costs Top $402 Million, Edison Looks for Summer Restart
Source: NewsA recent earnings report offered an updated tally of the costs at Southern California Edison's San Onofre nuclear plant, where two reactors have spent a year offline because of steam generator problems.
Mass. Loses Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Relicensing Appeal
Source: NewsAn appeals court has denied an effort by the state of Massachusetts to reopen the decision to grant a license extension to the Pilgrim nuclear plant.
Last Fuel Element Removed Ahead Of Schedule From UK’s Chapelcross
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet27 Feb (NucNet): The last of more than 38,000 nuclear fuel elements has been removed from the decommissioned Chapelcross nuclear plant in Scotland six weeks ahead of schedule, site management company Magnox Ltd has said.…
WANO Appoints Ken Ellis New Managing Director
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet27 Feb (NucNet): The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) has appointed Ken Ellis, executive vice-president of strategic support at Canadian nuclear operator Bruce Power, as its new managing director. …
NRC Adds to Restart Checklist at Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsOn Tuesday, federal regulators added additional requirements to the checklist that Nebraska's Fort Calhoun nuclear plant must complete before it can restart.
Finland's Fennovoima Picks Toshiba ABWR for New Plant But May Solicit Bids for Smaller Reactor Instead
Source: NewsFennovoima announced Monday that it has begun negotiations with Toshiba to build a 1600 megawatt ABWR at its Hanhikivi site, but the company will also consider building a smaller reactor instead.
NRC Alleges Violation of Fire Equipment Rules at Oconee Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsDuke Energy may face penalties for not installing a protected service water system at its Oconee nuclear plant.
Finland’s Fennovoima To Consider Smaller Reactor For Hanhikivi-1
Source: NucNet25 Feb (NucNet): Finland’s Fennovoima today said it had chosen Japan’s Toshiba to take part in “direct negotiations” to build the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear reactor, but left the door open to other bidders should it decide…
European Safety Network Publishes Nuclear Guides For Regulators
Source: NucNet25 Feb (NucNet): The European Technical Safety Organisation Network (Etson), which advises nuclear regulators, has published four safety assessment guides, Etson and its French member, IRSN, have announced. …
DOE Now Reports Six Tanks Leaking at Hanford
Source: NewsThe number of underground liquid waste tanks with suspected leaks at the Hanford site has grown to six.
China Building Domestic Centrifuge Enrichment Plant for Commercial Nuclear Fuel
Source: NewsChina National Nuclear Co. announced last week that it installed a domestically engineered centrifuge at a uranium enrichment plant in Lanzhou.
Governor Confirms Six Hanford Tanks Are Leaking Radioactive Waste
Source: NucNet23 Feb (NucNet): The governor of Washington state has said there are six, single-shell tanks leaking radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear site, but there is “no immediate or near-term health risk”. …
Nuclear Industry ‘Failed After Fukushima’, PIME 2013 Told
Source: NucNet22 Feb (NucNet): The nuclear industry failed to control or substantially influence the media and public information in the wake of Fukushima-Daiichi, despite being aware that the accident was the result of “relatively simple safety…
US Has Made Historic Progress On Nuclear Cleanup, Says Chu
Source: NucNet22 Feb (NucNet): The US Department of Energy (DOE) has made “historic progress” in cleaning up nuclear contamination leftover from the Cold War, reducing the total footprint by nearly 75 percent and permanently cleaning up…
Russia And Turkey Sign First Site Preparation Contract For Akkuyu
Source: NucNet22 Feb (NucNet): Russia’s nuclear construction company Atomstroyexport (ASE) and Turkish construction company Ozdogu have signed the first site preparation contract for the proposed Akkuyu nuclear power plant. …
Southern Exec Expects Loan Guarantee For New Vogtle Reactors By Mid Year
Source: NewsSouthern Co.'s head of nuclear development told an energy conference Thursday that negotiations on a Department of Energy loan guarantee for new reactors at Plant Vogtle have progressed, and that a deal could emerge by…