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Rolls-Royce Expands Nuclear Operations With US Buyout
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet8 Jan (NucNet): Rolls-Royce Holdings is expanding its nuclear energy operations with the purchase for an undisclosed sum of US engineering company PKMJ Technical Services. …
Chinese Firm Breaks Ground for Domestic 200 MW Gas-Cooled Reactor
Source: NewsConstruction has started on an advanced high-temperature gas-cooled reactor in China – the first new nuclear plant to gain approval since the government's regulatory overhaul after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accidents.
Private Equity Shop Offers to Buy Nuclear Services Firm EnergySolutions
Source: NewsUtah-based EnergySolutions announced Monday that it plans to go private following a $1.1 billion sale to Energy Capital Partners.
China Begins Construction Of First Generation IV HTR-PM Unit
Source: NucNet7 Jan (NucNet): China has broken ground on a three billion-yuan (about 476 million US dollars, 364 million euro) demonstration high-temperature pebble bed modular nuclear reactor (HTR-PM) project, which will form part of what could…
OPG Reports Jan. 1 Fire in Pickering Nuclear Plant Turbine Hall
Source: NewsA fire broke out on New Year's Day in the turbine hall of the Pickering nuclear plant, Ontario Power Generation recently told Canadian media.
SRS Contractors Help Fund S.C. College Expansion
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsA South Carolina technical college near the Savannah River Nuclear Site is closer to realizing its fundraising goal for a new technology center following recent donations from SRS contractors.
Olkiluoto Records Second-Best Production Result For 2012
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet4 Jan (NucNet): Finland’s two-unit Olkiluoto nuclear power plant produced a total of 14.45 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2012, the second best production result in the plant’s operational history, owner and operator Teollisuuden…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFollowing a visit to the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan's newly instated prime minister said he may support the construction of new reactors and remains committed to reviewing his predecessor's goal to phase out…
Reactors Restarted at Korea's Younggwang Plant After Parts Documentation Investigation
Source: NewsBoth reactors taken offline in South Korea following a scandal surrounding faulty parts documentation have restarted.
Nuclenor Ratifies Decision To Shut Down Garoña Over Taxes
Source: NucNet3 Jan (NucNet): The operator of Spain’s Santa María de Garoña nuclear power plant says its board of directors has ratified its decision to shut down the facility in northern Spain. …
Japan’s New PM Says Government ‘Will Endorse’ New Nuclear Plants
Source: NucNet3 Jan (NucNet): Japan’s new Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) prime minister Shinzo Abe has said for the first time that his government will endorse the construction of new nuclear power plants. …
Mac McFarland Takes Over as Luminant CEO
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsOn New Year's Day, Mac McFarland officially took over as CEO of Luminant, the largest power generator in Texas and operator of the two-unit Comanche Peak nuclear plant near Dallas.
Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant Restarts After Generator Problem
Source: NewsThe Fermi 2 nuclear plant has restarted after engineers spent several weeks addressing excess levels of hydrogen in a generator cooling system.
Application Complete for Finnish Spent Fuel Repository
Source: NewsAfter three decades of study, TVO and Fortum have completed their application to build a geologic repository for nuclear waste in Finland.
DOE Plans Uranium Waste Shipment from Oak Ridge to Nev.
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NewsAs part of a $500 million program to dispose of Cold-War era waste stored at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, the Department of Energy plans to move material containing uranium-233, U-235 and U-232…
Xcel Will Hold Green Bay Job Fair This Week for Kewaunee Nuclear Workers
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsAs the Kewaunee nuclear plant prepares to cease power generation, Xcel Energy will hold a job fair for affected workers in Green Bay, Wis., Thursday and Friday.
Finland’s Posiva Submits Construction Application For Final Repository
Source: NucNet31 Dec (NucNet): The nuclear waste management company Posiva has submitted a construction licence application for a final repository that will hold spent nuclear fuel from Finland’s four commercially operational nuclear reactor units as well…
Czech Republic’s Temelín Breaks Electricity Generation Record
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet28 Dec (NucNet): The Temelín nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic has generated more than 13.9 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in one year for the first time in its history with operators saying…
SMR Designer NuScale Hires Fluor Exec as CEO
Source: NewsFluor executive John L. Hopkins will replace NuScale Power co-founder Paul Lorenzini as CEO of the Oregon-based company marketing a small modular reactor.
License for Utah Nuclear Waste Site Will Be Withdrawn
Source: NewsA group of utilities has formally ended its pursuit of a spent fuel storage site on tribal land near Salt Lake City, Utah.