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Westinghouse, Curtiss-Wright Form Nuclear Plant Motor Service Alliance
Source: NewsWestinghouse and Parsippany, N.J.-based engineering firm Curtiss-Wright announced an agreement Thursday to collaborate on large motor refurbishments in nuclear plants.
UK to Study MOX-Fueled Candu Reactors
Source: NewsCanadian nuclear manufacturer Candu has announced the UK will study the use of its Enhanced Candu 6 reactor to generate power using MOX fuel.
Additional Research Will Push Back Cost, Schedule Projections for Hanford Vitrification Plant
Source: NewsA recent Department of Energy decision will add further corrosion testing to its vitrification plant planning at the Hanford site, adding time and money while delaying a cost and schedule baseline for the overall project.
Japan Approves Bill To Establish New Regulator
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet28 Jun (NucNet): The Upper House of the Japanese Diet (Parliament) has overwhelmingly passed – by a vote of 206 to 28 –an amended bill to create a nuclear regulatory commission. …
Latest MOX Project Procurement Opportunities
Source: NewsIn 1999, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) signed a contract with a consortium, now called Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC to design, build, and operate a Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility. This facility…
France’s CEA Signs Agreement For Gen-IV Reactor Studies
Source: NucNet27 Jun (NucNet): France’s Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (atomic and alternative energy commission; CEA) and Bouygues Construction have signed an agreement for civil engineering design studies on the Generation IV prototype…
NRC Inspector General Backs Jaczko Bullying Allegations
Source: NewsThe inspector general of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has confirmed a number of allegations of abusive behavior by outgoing chairman Gregory Jaczko.
Jaczko Did Not Exceed Authority On Fukushima Accident, Report Concludes
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet27 Jun (NucNet): An investigation from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s inspector general (IG) found cases in which outgoing NRC chairman Gregory Jaczko failed to support an “open and collaborative work environment”. …
Diablo Canyon Unit 1 Reactor Returns to Service in Power-Hungry Calif.
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsUnit 1 at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant has completed a refueling outage, adding badly needed generation capacity in California where both units of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station remain offline.The 1,151 megawatt Westinghouse…
Condenser Problem Shuts Down Fermi 2
Source: NewsEquipment problems prompted operators to shut down the boiling water reactor at the Fermi nuclear plant Monday.At about 1:30 p.m. its condenser lost vacuum suction, the Monroe Evening News reported. The shutdown proceeded without any…
Rosatom Agreement Could Lead To Nuclear Plant In Ghana
Source: NucNet25 Jun (NucNet): Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has signed an agreement that could lead to the construction of a nuclear power plant in Ghana. …
Union Workers Picket Pilgrim Nuclear Plant After Rejecting Contract Offer
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsAn impasse in labor negotiations continues at Entergy’s Pilgrim nuclear plant in Massachusetts, with union members voting down the latest contract offer and picketing near the plant.The rejected contract proposal is the latest in two…
Areva And Westinghouse Remain Quiet On Horizon Rumours
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNet22 Jun (NucNet): Westinghouse and Areva have both said they will not comment on press reports that they have each teamed up with a Chinese company to bid for the British nuclear power venture Horizon…
Lithuania Parliament Approves Agreement For Visaginas Unit
Source: NucNet22 Jun (NucNet): The Lithuanian parliament yesterday approved the concession agreement for the Visaginas nuclear power plant, a planned 1,350-megawatt Hitachi-GE advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) to be built at the existing Ignalina nuclear site.…
Explosives, No Detonator, Found Near Swedish Nuclear Plant
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsSecurity procedures at a Swedish nuclear plant turned up explosive material in a truck en route to a restricted area Wednesday.Vattenfall, the majority owner of the Ringhals plant, reported the object was found during routine…
Westinghouse Signs Nuclear Agreements In Poland
Source: NucNet22 Jun (NucNet): Westinghouse Electric Company has signed nuclear-related agreements with Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) and the Warsaw University of Technology. …
Diakont and Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. Team to Provide Buried Pipe Inspection Services for Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NewsDiakont announced this month that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. The MoU leverages Structural Integrity’s engineering experience in buried piping and flaw assessment with Diakont’s robotic inline…
Swedish Police Confirm Discovery Of Explosives Near Ringhals
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NucNet21 Jun (NucNet): Swedish police confirmed this morning that a preliminary forensic report shows that explosive was present on a vehicle near the Ringhals nuclear power plant yesterday, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has…
Florida Regulators Reconsider Denial of Ratepayer Funding for Possible Gulf Power Nuclear Plant Land
Source: NewsElectric regulators in Florida are taking a second look at a previously rejected bid by Gulf Power to raise money from ratepayers to help finance land that could potentially be used for a new nuclear…
Minor Leak Shuts Down Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsOperators took a reactor at Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna nuclear plant offline Tuesday to fix a small coolant leak.In a report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the plant described leakage into the drywell as being caused by…