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B&W Receives $510 Million in Defense Contracts
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox announced nuclear component contracts worth more than $510 million Tuesday, including $65 million awarded under a new contract for fiscal year 2013.
NEA Report Details Lessons Learned From Fukushima Compensation
Source: NucNet6 Feb (NucNet): The March 2011 accident at Fukushima-Daiichi in Japan shows that countries with nuclear energy need to be prepared by establishing a “clear and comprehensive” legal framework to deal with the compensation due…
Westinghouse Partners with Burns & McDonnell to Develop Small Modular Reactor
Source: NewsAs it endeavors to be the first firm in the U.S. to license a small modular reactor, Westinghouse on Monday announced a partnership with Kansas City, Mo.-based engineering firm Burns & McDonnell to support its…
Progress Energy to Close Crystal River Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsProgress Energy Florida's Crystal River 3 nuclear plant will not return to service, the company announced Tuesday. The reactor has languished offline since crews discovered damage to its containment building after a 2009 steam generator…
Sweden Must Prepare For ‘Significant Hurdles’ Over New Nuclear Investment
Source: NucNet5 Feb (NucNet): Sweden must develop “post-2030 scenarios” for nuclear generating capacity in its future energy mix, taking into account the “significant hurdles” that new nuclear investment will face in a liberalised market, the International…
China Planning Exports of CAP1400 Reactor Based on Westinghouse AP1000
Source: NewsBy the end of the year, Chinese companies will begin international marketing of a 1,400 megawatt power reactor based largely on the Westinghouse AP1000.
DOE Chief Steven Chu to Step Down
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsSteven Chu announced Friday that he will relinquish his post as head of the Department of Energy.
Judge: Government Must Pay for Decommissioned Rancho Seco Nuclear Plant Waste Storage
Source: NewsIn line with the results of similar lawsuits filed by other nuclear plant owners, a judge ruled Thursday that the federal government must compensate the Sacramento Municipal Utility District for spent fuel storage costs at…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe last week saw Japan's new prime minister promise to reconsider plans to abandon nuclear power, and new statistics indicate travelers visited the country last year at levels near those before the 2011 earthquake and…
Standardisation Is Key To Reducing Up-Front Costs, Says NEI Head
Source: NucNet31 Jan (NucNet): The standardisation of new nuclear units being planned for the US will be the most significant factor in reducing up-front costs for reactors, the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) president and chief executive…
Graphene Oxide Could Help With Radioactive Remediation, Say Researchers
Source: NucNet31 Jan (NucNet): Graphene oxide, a two-dimensional material that contains pure carbon, has “a remarkable ability” to quickly remove radioactive material from contaminated water and could be used in cleaning up contaminated sites such as…
Westinghouse Adds Local Steel Agreements As Reason It Should Build Czech Reactors
Source: NewsWestinghouse has sweetened the pot in its bid to build two AP1000 reactors in the Czech Republic, announcing agreements this week that would source the majority of steel for the project from Czech suppliers.
NRC Licenses New Transnuclear Waste Cask With Highest Capacity of Its Kind
Source: NewsTransnuclear has won a key regulatory approval for its new waste cask that will allow larger shipments and can accommodate fuel from Areva's EPR plant design.
UK Repository Setback As Cumbria Votes ‘No’
Source: NucNet30 Jan (NucNet): The UK government says it will embark on “a renewed drive” to find a community to host a deep geological repository for radioactive waste after a local authority in northwest England voted…
NGNP Awarded DOE Contract for High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) Technologies Analysis and Studies
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $1 million to the NGNP Industry Alliance Limited for a 50/50 cost shared contract (plus follow-on options) to continue business and economic analysis for using HTGR technologies and…
President of B&W Nuclear Energy to Retire
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox announced Tuesday that Michael D. Lees, the head of its nuclear energy business unit, will retire in March. Taking his place will be Westinghouse Americas Region President Joseph A. Zwetolitz.
Second Consortium Challenges DOE's Y-12/Pantex Contract Award
Source: NewsAnother bidder has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office after the National Nuclear Security Administration awarded a Bechtel-Lockheed Martin consortium an extensive contract to manage security sites.
ASN Finds ‘Serious Deficiencies’ In La Hague Documentation And Maintenance
Source: NucNet29 Jan (NucNet): France’s nuclear safety authority ASN (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire) has ordered Areva NC to comply with regulations on pressurised nuclear equipment at its La Hague nuclear fuel reprocessing facility after inspections last…
Report Warns of Adversarial Relationship Between DOE, SRS Salt Waste Facility Contractor
Source: NewsRelations have soured between the Department of Energy and construction contractor Parsons at the Savannah River Site, a recent department report suggests, with the company alleging DOE favoritism toward other contractors and both parties citing…
Uncertainty In Bulgaria After Pro-Nuclear Referendum Result
Source: NucNet28 Jan (NucNet): Bulgarians have voted in favour of the construction of a new nuclear power plant, but the low referendum turnout – yet to be officially confirmed – might not enough to overturn government…