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St. Lucie, North Anna Nuclear Plants to Face Tighter Federal Oversight
Source: NewsUnplanned reactor trips at St. Lucie and a generator malfunction during last year’s earthquake at North Anna will result in additional inspections at the plants, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Monday.Florida Power and Light’s St.…
Cameco Offers $136 Million for Nukem Energy
Source: NewsCameco, the world’s largest publicly traded uranium producer, has made a deal to further its resources, offering $136 million for Germany-based Nukem Energy.In buying Nukem from private equity firm Advent International, Canada-based Cameco will acquire…
Japan Local Assembly Votes to Restart Ohi Nuclear Reactors
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsThe local assembly in a Japanese town that hosts Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi plant agreed on Monday it was necessary to restart two offline reactors, its chairman said. With power shortages looming, the Japanese government…
L-3 MAPPS to Simulate Major Beznau Nuclear Power Plant Updates
Source: NewsL-3 MAPPS announced today that it will proceed with two projects to update the full scope simulator at Axpo’s Beznau nuclear power plant located in Döttingen, Switzerland. The projects involve NEXIS and AUTANOVE updates being…
RWE Applies to Decommission Biblis Nuclear Power Station
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NewsGerman utility RWE will apply to the authorities in the coming months to decommission two idled nuclear power reactor blocks at the Biblis site, the first step in a lengthy process likely to take many…
Local Authority Gives Go-Ahead For Ohi-3 And -4 Restart
Source: NucNet14 May (NucNet): A local authority has given the go-ahead for the restart of two units at the four-unit Ohi nuclear power plant in Japan. …
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsNew leadership at Tokyo Electric Power Co. and progress in the capital toward a new regulatory regime highlighted the recent news from Japan.Developments related to the Fukushima Daiichi reactors severely damaged following last year's earthquake…
Kudankulam Reactor Prepares for Fuel Load
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsIndia's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board on Thursday gave the Kudankulam nuclear plant project the go-ahead to remove dummy fuel from unit 1. The move by Indian regulators signifies one of the last steps before loading…
AREVA to Expand Lynchburg Virginia US Technical Center
Source: NewsThe Virginia Tobacco Commission and Campbell County, Va. Awarded AREVA two grants to aid the continued development and construction of the U.S. Technical Center in Lynchburg, Va. AREVA has broken ground on a new, state-of-the-art…
Ensreg Forms Task Force To Study Peer Review Proposals
Source: NucNet11 May (NucNet): The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (Ensreg) has formed a task force that will formulate “concrete tasks” based on proposals put forward following stress tests on nuclear plants in Europe. …
CEZ Seeks Partner for Multi-Billion Dollar Temelin Nuclear Plant Expansion
Source: NewsCzech Republic utility CEZ says it is considering joining forces with a strategic partner in a multibillion-dollar project to build two more nuclear reactors at Temelin nuclear power station. CEZ says more than 10 energy…
Sandvik Opens New Mill For Steam Generator Tube Production
Source: NewsSandvik has announced the opening of a new mill for the advanced manufacture of stainless steel and high nickel alloy tubes for use in nuclear power plant steam generators at its facility in Sandviken, Sweden,…
Brazil Shelves Nuclear Power Plant Plans
Source: NewsBrazil has announced it has shelved plans to build new nuclear power stations in the coming years, citing last year's disaster at Fukushima disaster in Japan as a factor behind the decision.The previous government had…
Business Group Calls On Japan To Restart Reactors
Source: NucNet11 May (NucNet): A group representing small and medium businesses in Japan has asked the government to restart the nation’s nuclear reactors to ensure a steady power supply and avoid the possibility of significant increases…
NRC to Hold Workshop for Nuclear Vendors Serving New Reactor Projects
Source: NewsMulti-billion-dollar projects bringing new reactors into service at facilities like Georgia’s Plant Vogtle and South Carolina’s V.C. Summer nuclear plant will offer a range of opportunities to contractor companies that serve the industry.New build also…
Obama Pushes Reappointment of Svinicki to NRC Despite Objections from Key Senate Democrats
Source: NewsAs promised in April, President Barack Obama has nominated Kristine Svinicki for a second term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission despite opposition from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democrats in Congress.The White House…
B&W Receives $130 Million Contract to Build Nuclear Components for Navy Submarines
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsBabcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group (B&W NOG) has received a $130 million contract for nuclear reactor components to be used on the U.S. Navy's Virginia-class submarines, according to a Wednesday release. Work will begin…
Japan Provides TEPCO with $12.5 Billion
Source: NewsJapan’s government has approved a 1 trillion yen ($12.55 billion) bailout for Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant. In exchange, TEPCO has announced its new management and pledged to cut…
Japanese Government Approves Temporary State Takeover Of Tepco
Source: NucNet9 May (NucNet): Japan’s government today approved a restructuring plan for Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) that puts the operator of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant under temporary state control and aims to restore profitability within…
NRC Gives Davis-Besse Shield Building Clean Bill of Health
Source: NewsIn a report issued Monday, federal regulators formally closed their inspection of shield building cracking discovered at the Davis-Besse nuclear plant during a reactor pressure vessel head replacement in October.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it…