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Extensions of NRC License, Union Contract Reached at Pilgrim Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe holiday weekend saw two significant developments for Entergy’s Pilgrim Nuclear Plant near Plymouth, Mass.On Friday the company announced it received a 20-year license extension for the plant after six years and the longest relicensing…
Leigh Davis Perry Named Senior VP at Southern Nuclear
Source: NewsA number of C-level leadership changes Southern Co. will place a new vice president at Southern Nuclear, the company announced Thursday.Leigh Davis Perry will replace John L. Pemberton as senior vice president and general counsel…
New Brunswick's Point Lepreau Nuclear Power Plant Reports Second Spill in Six Months
Source: NewsAbout 300 liters of radioactive heavy water spilled at New Brunswick Power's Point Lepreau plant on Monday, making it the second spill at the site in less than six months. The spill occurred during a…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsNew dose estimates for the surrounding population lead the news from Fukushima this week, and a government official said the country’s retreat from nuclear power may not mean the closure of all reactors in the…
Obama Nominates Allison M. Macfarlane for Jaczko’s NRC Post
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsJust three days after Gregory Jaczko announced his resignation as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, President Barack Obama nominated Allison M. Macfarlane as his replacement.Macfarlane, an associate professor at George Mason University since 2006,…
UK Agencies Resolve One Design Issue For UK EPR
Source: NucNet25 May (NucNet): The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency have closed one of 31 generic design issues identified for Areva and EDF's UK European pressurised water reactor (EPR), according to the…
Obama Announces Nomination For New NRC Chair
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet25 May (NucNet): President Barack Obama intends to nominate Allison Macfarlane, an associate professor of environmental science and policy at George Mason University in Virginia, to replace Gregory Jaczko as chair of the Nuclear Regulatory…
Three US Companies Apply For SMR Funding
Source: NucNet25 May (NucNet): NuScale Power, Babcock & Wilcox and Westinghouse have submitted applications for US Department of Energy (DOE) funding to support the initial licensing and construction of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the US.…
Fire on Nuclear Sub Leaves Seven with Minor Injuries
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NewsA fire on a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard has injured seven people, including five firefighters. The sub's reactor, isolated in another part of the sub, had been shut down for a few months and…
Canadian Nuclear Workers Refuse Overtime, Threaten Strike
Source: NewsAs negotiations continue to sour between Candu Energy and the union representing its workers, the Society of Professional Engineers and Associates said Wednesday that its members would refuse overtime and may strike.
Low Vacuum Shuts Down Condenser Work at Pilgrim
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsThe Pilgrim nuclear plant in Massachusetts remained offline Wednesday after a manual shutdown prompted by a degraded vacuum in its main condenser.At 1:11 p.m. Tuesday, the plant was at 35 percent core thermal power for…
Nuclear Underwater Laser Scanner Wins Exelon Second NEI TIP Award
Source: NewsEmployees of Exelon Corporation were awarded the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Top Industry Practice (TIP) award yesterday in the Materials and Services category for their application of new, underwater laser scanning technology to obtain measurements within…
Duke Energy Employees at Oconee Win TIP Award For Digital Conversion Safety Project
Source: NewsDuke Energy employees at the Oconee Nuclear Station in South Carolina have been honored with the B. Ralph Sylvia Top Industry Practice (TIP) Award for completing the first digital upgrades to commercial reactor protection systems…
Russia to Become 31st Member of the NEA
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsRussia will become the 31st member country of the NEA effective January 1st 2013, according to a release today by the agency. The news comes after an official exchange of letters between OECD Secretary-General Angel…
Exelon Wins NEI TIP Award for Deployment Of A Fuel Alignment Measurement System
Source: NewsExelon Nuclear has claimed the Nuclear Energy Institute's Top Industry Practice (TIP) Award for innovation in the Maintenance Category following introduction of a fuel alignment measurement system at three generating stations: Byron, Braidwood and Three…
Office For Nuclear Regulation Clarifies Rumours On UK Lifetime Extensions
Source: NucNet23 May (NucNet): Britain’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) says it is content for nuclear plants to continue to operate subject to satisfactory periodic safety reviews (PSRs) being carried out and as long as the…
Sandia’s Brayton-Cycle Turbine Research Moves Toward Demonstration Plant with Applications for SMRs
Source: NewsAfter several years of promising research into efficient, Brayton-cycle turbines for power generation, scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are close to beginning the conceptual design phase for a 10 megawatt demonstration plant.The lab has been…
Mitsubishi Nuclear Officially Opens North Carolina Office, Projects Job Growth
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsMitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems announced the official opening of its new office in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday as company leadership predicted further hiring in the years to come.
‘Incentives’ Will Be Needed For New Nuclear, Says UK Energy Secretary
Source: NucNet22 May (NucNet): Incentives will be needed if new nuclear power plants are to be built in the UK, but there will be no “blank cheque” for operators and nuclear will need to be price-competitive…
Fourteen Arrested at Pilgrim Protest
Source: NewsA protest opposing the relicensing of Massachusetts’ Pilgrim nuclear plant ended with the arrest of 14 activists who walked through the gate attempting to deliver a letter to a plant vice president.