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EDF Postpones Decision on New UK Reactors
Source: NewsEDF will miss its end-of-year deadline for a decision on building new reactors at the UK's Hinkley Point nuclear plant.
ENC 2012 Interview: ‘Nuclear Phase-Out Will Cost Switzerland Its Prosperity’
Source: NucNet10 Dec (NucNet): In the wake of the March 2011 nuclear accident at Fukushima-Daiichi in Japan, the Swiss Federal Council decided to phase out its five nuclear reactors. NucNet talks to Swiss Nuclear Society vice-president…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsAn accelerated schedule for spent fuel removal, high thyroid doses among workers and more revelations from the early days of the crisis marked the news from Fukushima Daiichi this week.Recent developments at the Japanese nuclear…
Indian Government Grants Preliminary Approval for Six New Areva Reactors
Source: NewsPlans to build six Areva EPR units at a new nuclear plant in India took a step forward Thursday.
Vogtle Asks for Second Extension of Loan Guarantee Negotiations
Source: NewsUtilities building two new reactors at Plant Vogtle will ask for a second extension to complete negotiations on an $8.3 billion loan guarantee.
Russia Delivers Funding for New Nuclear Plant in Turkey
Source: NewsRussia's Rosatom has come forward with the first $700 million in funding to build Turkey's first nuclear plant, the Turkish prime minister announced Monday.
IAEA Head Calls For Ratification Of Nuclear Security Amendment
Source: NucNet6 Dec (NucNet): The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called on member states to ratify the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials, calling it an “important…
Italy’s Enel Pulls Out Of Flamanville-3 EPR Project
Source: NucNet5 Dec (NucNet): Italian utility Enel has pulled out of EDF’s Flamanville-3 European Pressurised Water Reactor (EPR) project in northern France and cancelled plans to build five more nuclear units with the French company. …
Updated Flood Models Provoke NRC Scrutiny at Sequoyah, Watts Bar
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority will face a series of meetings with federal regulators over updated flood projections that now exceed the design limits at two of its nuclear plants.
B&W mPower Small Modular Reactor Control Room Simulator Begins Operations
Source: News“Having the ability to train operators two to three years ahead of commercial operation will keep us on the critical path toward timely development and operation at our Clinch River project by 2021.” said Christofer…
MetalTek Acquires SMCI
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsMetalTek International announced the acquisition of Florida‐based Specialty Maintenance and Construction, Inc., better known as SMCI. SMCI is a provider of close tolerance fabricating and machining services targeting high performance markets including energy.
Clinton Makes Case for Westinghouse Reactors in Czech Republic
Source: NewsDuring a visit to the Czech Republic Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a forceful case for Westinghouse to build two new reactors proposed at the Temelin nuclear plant.
EDF Energy Extends Operating Lifetimes At Two UK Plants
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet4 Dec (NucNet): EDF Energy has announced it will extend the expected commercial operating life of four of its nuclear reactor units at two plants in the UK by seven years. …
Exec: Mitsubishi, Hitachi Open to Nuclear Power Cooperation
Source: NewsIn an interview published Saturday, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries President Hideaki Omiya said a recent partnership with Hitachi may lead to further cooperation on nuclear power.
SONGS: Diesel Generator Problem Suggests Tampering
Source: NewsEngine coolant wound up in the oil system of a diesel generator at San Onofre unit 3, and Southern California Edison believes someone might have tampered with it.
President of Canada's Nuclear Regulator Reappointed
Source: NewsCanada has reappointed the head of the organization that oversees nuclear power in that country.
Nuclear Countries Have More Sustainable Energy Systems, Says WEC
Source: NucNet3 Dec (NucNet): Developed countries such as Sweden, Switzerland and Canada are closest to achieving sustainable energy systems largely because a higher share of their energy mix comes from low carbon energy sources such as…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA bumped valve accidentally increased the amount of water injected into unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi this week, while Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced its response center will be used as a formal reconstruction headquarters.Recent…
Rogers to Retire as Duke Settles Progress Merger Case With N.C. Regulators
Source: NewsDuke Energy and North Carolina power regulators have proposed a settlement resolving an investigation into the abrupt ouster of former Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson after the two utilities merged this summer.
NEA Extends Areva’s Nuclear Plant Safety Research Programme
Source: NucNet30 Nov (NucNet): The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has extended the international nuclear safety research programme carried out at Areva’s primary coolant loop test facility in Erlangen, Germany, until…