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UK Confirms Plans To Close Thorp Reprocessing Plant
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet7 Jun (NucNet): The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) confirmed today that it intends to close the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (Thorp) at Sellafield towards the end of 2018, upon completion of existing foreign and…
RPV Lowered Into Place At China’s Fuqing-2
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet7 Jun (NucNet): The reactor pressure vessel has been lowered into place at the Fuqing-2 nuclear unit in China, project general contractor China Nuclear Power Engineering Company said in a statement yesterday. …
Picketing, Lockout at Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Follow Failed Contract Talks
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsUnionized Pilgrim nuclear plant workers returned to the picket line Wednesday after another breakdown in contract discussions prompted Entergy to implement its “contingency staffing plan,” described by union members as a lockout.
Turbine Trip Shuts Down Indian Point 2
Source: NewsThe Indian Point nuclear plant in New York shut down automatically from full power Wednesday following an apparent generator problem.Plant operator Entergy said in a release that the shutdown occurred at about 6 a.m., and…
China Nuclear Company Will Sell Shares To Fund New Build
Source: NucNet6 Jun (NucNet): China National Nuclear Power Company has been given approval by the environment ministry to sell shares to fund 174 billion yuan ($27 billion, 21 billion euro) of projects in the nation’s first…
EPR Reactor Vessel Installed at China’s Taishan Unit 1 Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe construction of the EPR nuclear plant at Taishan in China, coordinated by EDF, CGNPC1 and AREVA, has passed a key stage in its development with the lowering of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) into…
NRC Office of New Reactors Gets New Director
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed a new executive director for its Office of New Reactors following the promotion last month of Michael Johnson to the position of deputy executive director for reactor and preparedness…
Power Industry Honors Southern Co. With Edison Award for New Vogtle Reactors
Source: NewsA trade organization representing 70 percent of the U.S. power industry awarded Southern Co. its highest honor Monday for the new reactors at Plant Vogtle.The Edison Electric Institute gave Southern the EEI Edison Award for…
Study: Climate Change Could Affect Water Availability at Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsResearch published Monday suggests that river flows reduced by climate change could cause problems for nuclear plants in the coming decades.The study in the journal Nature Climate Change modeled future hydrological conditions, water temperatures and…
Court Sides with Utilities in Nuclear Waste Fee Dispute
Source: NewsOn Friday an appeals court ordered the Department of Energy to justify a fee levied to fund a repository for nuclear waste in light of a decision to end work on the Yucca Mountain project…
Retired Executive: 16 New Reactors Planned in India
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsThe Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. has plans to build 16 reactors in the next five years, the organization’s former chairman said last week.
Livermorium, Flerovium Newest Names on the Periodic Table
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NewsTwo new names joined the periodic table this week, with the christening of two elements with names honoring Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.
Graham Corp Awarded Nuclear Contracts for Ejector Systems in China
Source: NewsGraham Corporation, global designer, manufacturer and supplier of components that include raw materials to nuclear energy facilities, today announced that it has been awarded $5.0 million in new orders to construct ejector systems for placement…
Susquehanna Checks Unit 2 Turbine Blades for Cracks
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsOperators shut down Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear plant in Pennsylvania Wednesday to inspect its low-pressure turbine for blade cracking.
GAO Urges NRC To Implement New Assessment Method For Natural Hazards
Source: NucNet31 May (NucNet): The US nuclear regulator should analyse whether operators of nuclear reactors should be required to develop probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs) that address natural hazards, a report says. …
Kurion Acquires GeoMelt Vitrification Technology from Now-Defunct Impact Services
Source: NewsWaste treatment company Kurion has purchased the GeoMelt vitrification business of Impact Services, which filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy Thursday.
IEA Praises UK’s Plans For Market Reform And New Nuclear
Source: NucNet29 May (NucNet): The UK government’s policy that financing for new nuclear reactors has to come from the private sector, including the full costs of decommissioning and their full share of waste management costs, has…
TASC Awarded DHS Nuclear Detection Contract
Source: NewsThe Domestic Nuclear Detection Office within the Department of Homeland Security has awarded Chantilly, Va.-based TASC Inc. task orders worth as much as $54 million to provide systems engineering and other services.
GE Hitachi signs MOU with University of Manchester for Work on PRISM Reactor
Source: NewsGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) announced today that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The University of Manchester, according to a Tuesday release. The university will provide GEH with expert technical knowledge and…
Nuclear ‘Top Contributor’ To Electricity Generation In Spain
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet29 May (NucNet): Spain’s fleet of eight nuclear reactor units produced 19.64 percent of the country’s total electricity production in 2011 – proportionally more than any other single source of electricity, industry group Foro Nuclear…