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Edison Estimates SONGS Reactors Will Be Back in Service at End of Year
Source: NewsIn projections for state power regulators, Southern California Edison recently suggested reactors at the San Onofre nuclear plant could be back in service in November and December.Units 2 and 3 have been offline since premature…
NRC Awards Funds to Universities in Colorado, Idaho
Source: NewsTwo schools announced funding awards totaling $749,000 from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tuesday to benefit nuclear education programs.Colorado State University announced grants worth about $600,000. According to a release from CSU, a grant will be…
Japan To Establish Nuclear Emergency Response Organisation
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NucNet31 Jul (NucNet): Japan’s Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) will establish a nuclear emergency response organisation whose job will include responding to incidents at nuclear power stations and monitoring radiation. …
Nuclear Plant Builder The Shaw Group to be Acquired by Chicago Bridge & Iron
Source: NewsIn a $3 billion deal announced Monday, Chicago Bridge and Iron will purchase The Shaw Group, which holds construction contracts for four new reactors at the Vogtle and V.C. Summer nuclear plants.
Protestors Deface Secure Building at Y-12 Site
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsThree protesters were arrested at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility in Tennessee Saturday, accused of cutting through multiple security fences and entering a secure area.Two men and an 82-year-old nun and peace activist remained in…
Small Amount of Cs-137 Lost in Office of Canadian Nuclear Regulator
Source: NewsIn what appears to be an embarrassing breach of its own rules, the Canadian agency that oversees nuclear safety lost a sample of cesium-137 in its downtown Ottawa office building for three weeks.
Switchyard Problem at Byron Prompts NRC Bulletin
Source: NewsFollowing switchyard problems that led to the momentary loss of the reactor coolant pumps at the Byron 2 reactor, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting information from U.S. nuclear plants regarding a potential design vulnerability.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsAn investigation into dosimeter tampering and the selection of a potential leader for Japan's new nuclear regulatory agency highlighted the recent news from Fukushima Daiichi.Developments related to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. plant damaged following…
Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Labor Contract Reached
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsNextEra Energy and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 204 announced they've agreed to a three-year contract for workers at the Duane Arnold nuclear plant.
US Companies Sign Agreement For SMR Studies
Source: NucNet27 Jul (NucNet): US energy company FirstEnergy Corporation and a subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox have agreed to carry out studies of the possible construction and operation of B&W's mPower small modular reactor, the companies…
Areva Joins World Association Of Nuclear Operators
Source: NucNet27 Jul (NucNet): Areva is joining the World Association of Nuclear Operators, following approval of its candidacy by the WANO governing board this week in Paris, the French company said in a statement. …
Mo. Governor Finds Ample Local Support for Callaway SMR Proposal
Source: NewsSince Westinghouse teamed up with Ameren to compete for federal funding supporting small modular reactor development, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has found no shortage of local support for the potential project at the Callaway nuclear…
Uranium Could Last Thousands Of Years With Advanced Reactors, Says ‘Red Book’
Source: NucNet26 Jul (NucNet): The deployment of advanced reactors and fuel cycle technologies could conceivably make the total identified uranium resource base sufficient for “thousands of years”, according to a new report by the OECD Nuclear…
Babcock & Wilcox and FirstEnergy Announce MOU for Potential mPower Small Modular Reactor Deployment
Source: NewsThe Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) and FirstEnergy Corp. announced today that FirstEnergy and a B&W subsidiary, Generation mPower LLC (GmP), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding studies on the potential deployment of the…
Regulator Approves Restart Of Unit 1 At Canada’s Bruce A
Source: NucNet25 Jul (NucNet): The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has given permission for Bruce Power to restart unit 1 of the Bruce A nuclear power station in Ontario. …
42 Workers Exposed to Radiation from Tritium at Indian Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsAn Indian nuclear plant has reported 42 workers were exposed to radiation recently in two incidents. While all have returned to work, two received doses roughly equal to India's yearly regulatory limit.
Westinghouse Offers Ontario Power Detailed AP1000 Plans for Darlington Project
Source: NewsAs one of the companies under consideration to build a pair of new reactors near Toronto, Westinghouse announced Monday that it is preparing a range of detailed information for Ontario Power Generation to make the…
Offsite Power Loss Shuts Down Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Monday
Source: NewsLoss of offsite power tripped the reactor at New Jersey's Oyster Creek nuclear plant early Monday morning.At 3:29 a.m., safety systems functioned as designed and automatically shut down the reactor from full power, according to…
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Allows Point Lepreau to Restart
Source: NewsToday, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced its decision authorizing New Brunswick Power Nuclear (NBPN) to begin activities to restart the Point Lepreau Generating Station. At this stage, the station will not produce electricity,…
UK Billionaire Richard Branson Urges Obama to Help Develop Fast Reactors
Source: NewsAlong with the president of the American Nuclear Society, Virgin Records founder and serial entrepreneur Richard Branson is urging the Obama administration to fund research into integral fast reactors.