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New Fukushima Report Says Officials ‘Ignored Risk Of Accident’
Source: NucNet23 Jul (NucNet): Japanese and Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) officials ignored the risks of a nuclear accident because they believed in the “myth of nuclear safety”, a government panel’s report on the Fukushima-Daiichi accident…
Execs: Handling of Crystal River Info Played Role in Ouster of Progress CEO Following Merger With Duke
Source: NewsInformation surrounding the damaged containment building at the Crystal River nuclear plant has become a point of contention in regulatory hearings following the ouster of former Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson shortly after its merger…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsWorkers successfully removed the first fuel from a storage tank at Fukushima Daiichi, while at the Ohi plant a second reactor has come back online.Recent developments related to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. reactors damaged…
Construction Begins On First Unit At UAE’s Barakah Site
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet20 Jul (NucNet): Construction of the United Arab Emirates’ first nuclear unit officially began this week with first safety concrete poured for Barakah-1, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said. …
Uprate to Make Grand Gulf Most Powerful US Reactor
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsThe boiling water reactor at Entergy's Grand Gulf nuclear plant is set to become the most powerful commercial reactor in the country following an uprate approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ohi-4 Becomes Second Japanese Unit To Restart After Fukushima
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet19 Jul (NucNet): Japan's Ohi-4 restarted yesterday at 21:00 local time and is expected to reach 100 percent power on July 25, the plant operator Kansai Electric Power Company (Kepco) announced. …
Final Approval Granted for New Nuclear Plant in the United Arab Emirates
Source: NewsThe United Arab Emirates granted the first construction permit for a commercial nuclear plant in an Arab country Wednesday, greenlighting a project planned to encompass four reactors producing 5.6 gigawatts.
Stanford Study Estimates 130 Deaths From Fukushima-Daiichi Radiation
Source: NucNet18 Jul (NucNet): About 130 deaths and 180 non-fatal cases of cancer may eventually result worldwide from radiation released during the Fukushima-Daiichi accident in Japan, Stanford University researchers said in a study published yesterday. …
Lithuania To Hold October Referendum On Visaginas
Source: NucNet17 Jul (NucNet): Lithuanian lawmakers have approved a proposal to hold a referendum in October on whether to go ahead with construction of the planned Visaginas nuclear station. …
Further Delays Announced at Olkiluoto Nuclear Plant EPR Project
Source: NewsOlkiluoto 3, the flagship European project for Areva's Generation III+ pressurized water reactor, will not enter service in 2014 as originally hoped, Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj announced Monday.
TVA Reports Brief Fire in Browns Ferry Control Room in Jan.
Source: NewsA report made public by nuclear regulators last week detailed an annunciator panel failure at Brown's Ferry unit 3 in January.According to a filing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, plant personnel noticed flames and smoke…
TVO Announces Further Delay To Olkiluoto-3
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet16 Jul (NucNet): Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) has announced another delay to the scheduled commercial operation of its Olkiluoto-3 European Pressurised Water Reactor, saying it will not begin electricity production in 2014. …
DOE Approves New U-233 Processing Plan at Oak Ridge
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NewsThe Department of Energy has approved a new plan to deal with a stockpile of uranium-233 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for an estimated $511 million.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFurther details emerged this week about the conditions faced by workers in the aftermath of the accidents at Fukushima Daiichi, and it was revealed TEPCO may pay $12.5 billion for the first efforts to clean…
DOE Officials: End of Year Earliest to Expect Final Vogtle Loan Guarantee Approval
Source: NewsFinal approval of an $8.3 billion loan guarantee for the construction of two new reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia won't materialize until the end of the year, at the earliest, Department of Energy officials…
Allison Macfarlane Sworn In As New NRC Chairman
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet13 Jul (NucNet): Allison Macfarlane has been sworn in as 15th chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). …
Areva Signs Contracts To Supply Fuel Assemblies To Germany
Source: NucNet13 Jul (NucNet): Areva has signed three contracts to supply fuel assemblies to German utilities RWE and EnBW. …
Kepco Confirms Plans To Restart Ohi-4 Next Week
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet12 Jul (NucNet): Kansai Electric Power Company (Kepco) said it aims to restart a second reactor at the four-unit Ohi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, next week. …
Westinghouse, Areva and Rosatom Submit Their Bids for New Czech Reactors
Source: NewsThree companies formalized their bids to build two new reactors in the Czech Republic last week: Toshiba subsidiary Westinghouse, France-based Areva and a consortium led by Russia's Rosatom.
Palisades Nuclear Plant Back Online After Refueling Tank Leak
Source: NewsThe Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan has returned to service following an unplanned outage to fix a water leak.The 778 megawatt pressurized water reactor was operating at 22 percent power Wednesday, according to the Nuclear…