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Forged Documentation Forces Two Korean Reactors Offline, Head of KEPCO Resigns
Source: NewsUnits 5 and 6 at South Korea's Yeonggwang nuclear plant will remain shut down until at least the end of the year as Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. replaces thousands of components with suspect…
Unpaid Holiday Furloughs Announced for SRNS Workers
Source: NewsMuch of the Savannah River Nuclear Solutions workforce will face weeks of unpaid leave in the coming months as the company deals with a budget shortfall of as much as $175 million for the coming…
Agreement Gives Canada Access To India’s Nuclear Industry
Source: NucNet7 Nov (NucNet): An agreement between Canada and India will provide access for members of Canada's nuclear industry to India’s expanding nuclear market and facilitate the exploration of joint commercial ventures and research and development,…
Agreement Reached on Canadian Uranium Exports to India
Source: NewsBreaking a two-year impasse, heads of state from India and Canada have announced a deal that will allow the export of Canadian uranium to the subcontinent.
Vogtle Cost Dispute Escalates to Lawsuit
Source: NewsSouthern Co. disclosed Friday that a dispute surrounding licensing delays and design changes to new reactors at Plant Vogtle has moved from mediation to a U.S. District Court.
Russia And Ukraine Sign Agreement On VVER Servicing
Source: NucNet6 Nov (NucNet): Russia’s Rusatom Service has signed an agreement with Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear plant operator Energoatom for the maintenance and servicing of Russian VVER nuclear power plants. …
FitzPatrick, Palisades Nuclear Plants Shut Down Sunday
Source: NewsOne Entergy reactor tripped and another was shut down to investigate a steam leak Sunday.
All Reactors Shut Down by Sandy Now Back Online
Source: NewsOn Friday government agencies confirmed that all of the nuclear plants shut down because of last week's extreme weather on the East Coast are now back online.
Xcel to Scrap Prairie Island Nuclear Plant Uprate
Source: NewsMinnesota power regulators have given Xcel Energy preliminary approval to abandon an uprate project at its Prairie Island nuclear plant.
Jacques Regaldo Is New Chairman Of WANO
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet2 Nov (NucNet): The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) has elected Jacques Regaldo, formerly operating senior vice-president of the generation and engineering division at EDF Group, as chairman. …
Its Temelin Reactor Bid Rejected, Areva Considers Legal Action
Source: NewsAfter being dropped from contention to build two new reactors in the Czech Republic, Areva has said it will appeal to the Czech government and the European Union.
DOE IG Reports Improper Distribution of Exam Answers Among Y12 Security Officers
Source: NewsThe contracted security force at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility is facing more heat from the Department of Energy after the agency's inspector general concluded that answers to a knowledge test had been distributed beforehand.
WANO Selects EDF Exec and CENG Board Member as New Chairman
Source: NewsEDF executive Jacques Regaldo will assume the chairmanship of the World Association of Nuclear Operators in March, the organization announced Wednesday.
US Nuclear Plants ‘Prove Resilience’ During Hurricane Sandy
Source: NucNet31 Oct (NucNet): Thirty-four nuclear reactor units responded “well and safely” to Hurricane Sandy’s passage, proving their resilience against severe natural hazards, the US Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has said. …
ASN Reclassifies Incident At Areva Fuel Facility As INES Level 2
Source: NucNet31 Oct (NucNet): France’s nuclear safety authority ASN (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire) has upgraded to Level 2 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) an incident at a nuclear fuel assembly manufacturing facility…
Sandy Leaves Behind Ongoing Alert at Oyster Creek, Three Tripped Reactors at Other Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsThe 24 hours following Sandy's landfall brought widespread blackouts and conditions that resulted in shutdowns at three reactors, as well as the continuation of an alert at Oyster Creek.
Hitachi Reaffirms New Nuclear Build in UK After Horizon Purchase
Source: NewsHitachi formally announced it will buy Horizon Nuclear Power from RWE and EON, committing the Japanese company to build as many as six new Advanced Boiling Water Reactors in the UK.
Alert Declared at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant, Indian Point Shut Down After Hurricane Sandy
Source: NewsHigh water from Hurricane Sandy prompted an alert at Exelon's Oyster Creek nuclear plant Monday night, while one unit at Entergy's Indian Point shut down and a total of ten plants along the Eastern Seaboard…
Former Westinghouse CEO Aris Candris Joins Kurion Board
Source: NewsAris Candris, who retired in March as CEO of Westinghouse, has joined the board of waste treatment technology company Kurion.
IAEA Mission Calls On Finland To Strengthen Regulator’s Independence
Source: NucNet29 Oct (NucNet): Finland’s government should strengthen the legislative framework by “embedding in law” the country’s nuclear regulatory body to ensure it is separate from “entities having responsibilities or interests that could unduly influence its…