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TVA And B&W Sign Contract To Proceed With SMR Development
Source: NucNet21 Feb (NucNet): US utility the Tennessee Valley Authority will pay nuclear equipment company Babcock & Wilcox to complete extensive design work and apply for permission to build a small modular reactor (SMR) at a…
B&W, TVA Sign Agreement on Clinch River Small Modular Reactor
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox is a step closer to building the country's first small modular reactor at Tennessee's Clinch River site after announcing an agreement Wednesday with the Tennessee Valley Authority to pursue licensing of the…
Xcel Energy Appoints Chief Nuclear Officer
Source: NewsXcel Energy announced Wednesday that it will allow its interim chief nuclear officer to make the job permanent.
Grid Operator OKs Closure of Kewaunee Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsA Midwest grid operator has approved the permanent shutdown of the Kewaunee nuclear plant in Wisconsin.
Leak Suspected in Hanford Waste Tank
Source: NewsSludge levels in a buried single-shell tank at the Hanford site in Washington are dropping at a rate of 150 to 300 gallons per year, the Department of Energy acknowledged Friday.
Report Adds $2 Billion to Cost Estimate for SRS MOX Plant
Source: NewsIn its recurring review of "high-risk" government programs, the Government Accountability Office on Thursday noted that the cost estimate for Savannah River's Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility recently increased by $2 billion.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe last week at Fukushima Daiichi brought an inspection of dislodged debris that fell deeper into unit 3's spent fuel pool, as well as a promise by Japan's nuclear regulator to reopen an investigation into…
Areva Opens New Ariz. Office to Support STARS Alliance
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsAreva formally opened a new office in Goodyear, Ariz., this week focused on providing services to the STARS Alliance of nuclear plants.
Belene Project Needs Strategic Investor, Says Nuclear CEO
Source: NucNet14 Feb (NucNet): The project to build a new nuclear plant consisting of two reactors at the Belene nuclear site in Bulgaria could be “unfrozen” if a strategic investor can be found, the chief executive…
Westinghouse to Lay Off 5 Percent of Its Workforce
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsIn a video circulated among employees Tuesday, Westinghouse CEO Daniel Roderick announced the company will cut jobs amounting to roughly five percent of its global workforce.
Police Investigate Bones Found in Cook Nuclear Plant Intake
Source: NewsDivers cleaning the water intake at Michigan's D.C. Cook nuclear plant recently pulled out what they believed could be human remains.
Russia Considers Construction Of Medium-Sized VVER-600 Reactor
Source: NucNet13 Feb (NucNet): The joint scientific and technical board of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and nuclear plant operator Rosenergoatom have accepted for consideration proposals for a new two-loop nuclear reactor presented to them by…
Report Explores Options for Powering 66 Percent of UK With Nuclear by 2050
Source: NewsA report by leading scientists advising the UK's government suggests that the country turn to fast reactors, small modular reactors and other advanced technologies if it wants to meet an ambitious framework for phasing out…
L-3 MAPPS’ Power Systems and Simulation Business Celebrates 40 Years of Leadership
Source: NewsL-3 MAPPS announced today that it is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the power plant simulation business. To commemorate this important milestone, L-3 MAPPS has released a limited edition, 112-page book for its employees and…
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Offline After Snow Storm, Power Outages
Source: NewsEntergy's Pilgrim nuclear plant remained offline Monday after a weekend that brought extreme winter weather and two separate power outages at the Massachusetts nuclear plant.
Exelon CEO: Wind Subsidies Could Threaten Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsIn an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Exelon's CEO warned that continued subsidies for wind generation could affect power markets in ways that lead to the premature closure of nuclear plants.
Calif. OKs Initiative That Would Shutter SONGS, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsCalifornia's attorney general has announced that the man who led a successful drive to shut down the Rancho Seco nuclear plant in 1989 can begin gathering signatures for an initiative that would close all of…
Nuclear Accident In France Could Cost More Than EUR 400 Billion, Says IRSN
Source: NucNet8 Feb (NucNet): A nuclear accident similar to the one at Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi would cost France more than 400 billion euro (about 535 billion US dollars), or 20 percent of its economic output, French Institute…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA worker's error at Japan's sole operating nuclear plant and another outlay from a government compensation fund highlighted the news surrounding Fukushima Daiichi this week. Recent developments related to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. plant…
NRC Issues Positive EIS for New Fermi Reactor
Source: NewsA new reactor proposed at the Fermi nuclear plant in Michigan moved a step closer toward approval Thursday with the issuance of a final environmental impact statement by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.