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France’s CEA Signs Agreements On Decommissioning
Source: NucNet16 Jan (NucNet): France’s Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (atomic and alternative energy commission; CEA) has signed a general agreement with Veolia Environnement SA on cooperation in the field of the decommissioning…
Veolia to Branch Into Nuclear Remediation Business After Water Treatment at Fukushima
Source: NewsParis-based conglomerate Veolia Environment announced an agreement Tuesday with a French government agency to remediate nuclear sites.
EDF Energy’s UK Plants Produce Highest Output For 7 Years
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet15 Jan (NucNet): EDF Energy’s 15 nuclear reactor units in the UK produced their highest output for seven years in 2012, enough to power half of the country’s homes, the company has said. …
Duck Hunters Trigger Unusual Event at Pilgrim Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsSecurity personnel at a Massachusetts nuclear plant responded to the sound of gunfire Saturday morning, only to learn later that the shots came from duck hunters on adjacent land.
US Energy Department Announces Plans For Repository By 2048
Source: NucNet14 Jan (NucNet): The US would begin operating a deep geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste and used nuclear fuel by 2048 under a new strategy announced by the Department of Energy (DOE). …
DOE Announces New Timeline for Interim, Permanent Nuclear Waste Disposal
Source: NewsThe Obama administration is preparing to present a new plan for spent nuclear fuel to Congress that envisions an interim storage site opened by 2025.
Rail Car Mishap Delays Arrival of New Vogtle Nuclear Plant RPV
Source: NewsA problem with a rail shipment recently held up delivery of a reactor pressure vessel en route to Georgia's Plant Vogtle construction site, but Southern Co. maintains that it won't delay the project.
NASA ‘A Step Closer’ To Mars Missions Using Nuclear Rocket Fuel
Source: NucNet11 Jan (NucNet): Advanced propulsion researchers at NASA say they are a step closer to solving the challenge of safely sending human explorers to Mars and other solar system destinations using nuclear thermal rockets capable…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA new roof for Fukushima Daiichi unit 4, a new nuclear research center for Fukushima Prefecture and an investigation into shoddy decontamination work in areas surrounding the plant highlighted the recent news from Japan.
Transnuclear Buys N.C. Nuclear Manufacturer Columbiana Hi Tech
Source: NewsOn Thursday, the Transnuclear subsidiary of French multi-national Areva purchased custom fabricator Columbiana Hi Tech.
Westinghouse Installs Simulators At China’s Sanmen And Haiyang
Source: NucNet11 Jan (NucNet): Westinghouse Electric Company has successfully installed AP1000 full-scope plant reference simulators at China’s Sanmen and Haiyang nuclear power plants. …
Hungary’s Paks-1 Licence Renewed With Conditions
Source: NucNet11 Jan (NucNet): Hungarian regulators have renewed the operating licence of the Paks-1 nuclear reactor for an additional 20 years on condition that a number of conditions and safety requirements are met. …
Cameco Completes Acquisition Of Germany’s Nukem
Source: NucNet11 Jan (NucNet): Canada-based Cameco Corporation has obtained all required regulatory approvals and completed the acquisition of Nukem Energy GmbH, a German trader and broker of nuclear fuel products and services. …
NRG Nuclear Inspection Team Receives ISO Certificate
Source: NucNet11 Jan (NucNet): The In-Service Inspections team at the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG), which operates the High Flux Reactor (HFR) at Petten in the Netherlands, has received an ISO/IEC 17025 certificate from the…
Nuclear Energy Industry Is At ‘A New Crossroads’, Says NEA
Source: NucNet10 Jan (NucNet): The nuclear energy industry is at “a new crossroads” that could mark the start of a new renaissance or a slow decline as existing nuclear reactors are gradually retired, the Nuclear Energy…
Switchyard Fire Trips Reactor at South Texas Project
Source: NewsFire in a main transformer resulted in a reactor trip and an unusual event declaration at a reactor near Houston Tuesday.
Fish and Wildlife Service Buys Land from Former Conn. Nuclear Plant for Refuge
Source: NewsThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently purchased 38 acres from the Connecticut Yankee to expand a national refuge.
NNSA Hires Bechtel-Lockheed Team to Manage Y-12, Pantex
Source: NewsThe National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded a consortium led by Bechtel National and Lockheed Martin Services a contract worth upwards of $709 million to take over management of nuclear weapons facilities that include Y-12…
Rolls-Royce Purchases U.S. Nuclear Firm PKMJ Technical Services
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsThe nuclear division of Rolls-Royce has expanded its presence in the U.S., announcing the purchase of PKMJ Technical Services Tuesday.
More Than 50% Of Local Leaders Back Japan Nuclear Restarts
Source: NucNet8 Jan (NucNet): More than half of the communities in Japan that host nuclear power plants are in support of reactors being restarted as long as their safety is assured by the government, a newspaper…