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NuScale and NuHub to Pursue Small Modular Reactor Development in South Carolina
Source: NewsIn a step designed to accelerate the deployment of modular, scalable nuclear technology and boost economic development, NuScale Power LLC, and NuHub, an economic development initiative in Columbia, SC, will work together to pursue a…
Bulgaria Approves New Reactor at Kozloduy
Source: NewsAfter abandoning plans for a Belene nuclear plant last month, the Bulgarian government approved the development of a new reactor at the country's existing Kozloduy nuclear station. The facility will seek an investor to finance…
UK, Japan Sign Agreement to Cooperate on Nuclear Projects
Source: NewsOn his first official visit to Japan Tuesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron signed an agreement that will lead to cooperation between Japan and the UK. According to the agreement, "Japanese companies' technical expertise in…
Unit 4 At Qinshan Phase II Begins Commercial Operation
Source: NucNet11 Apr (NucNet): Unit 4 at China’s Qinshan Phase II nuclear power plant has begun commercial operation, operator China National Nuclear Corporation has said. …
NRC Dings Turkey Point, Fort Calhoun and Catawba Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsTuesday brought bad news for the operators of three U.S. nuclear plants, with two facing significant regulatory violations and a third undergoing inspections following a power outage last week.Florida Power and Light faces a $140,000…
Russia’s Insurance Pool Agrees To Insure New Units In China
Source: NucNet10 Apr (NucNet): The Russian nuclear insurance pool (RYASP) says it has reached an agreement to insure new nuclear power plants in China. …
Rotor Installed as Repairs at South Texas Project Reactor Near Completion
Source: NewsUnit 2 at the South Texas Project nuclear plant near Houston should be back online soon after crews successfully installed a refurbished rotor in its generator last week.
In China, Turkey’s Prime Minister Signs Agreements to Further Nuclear Power Cooperation
Source: NewsTurkey inked two agreements to facilitate closer work on nuclear technology with China Monday.Earlier, Voice of America reported that Energy Minister Taner Yildiz indicated the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would decide…
Kansai Electric to Spend $2.5 Billion on Safety Upgrades
Source: NewsKansai Electric Power Co. has announced it will spend $2.5 billion on safety upgrades, the company announced Monday. Company president Makoto Yagi said the investment will go toward protecting Kansai's 11 reactors from earthquakes, tsunami…
China Launches New Nuclear Reactor at Qinshan
Source: NewsChina's oldest nuclear power plant – Qinshan – has finished its expansion project with the launch of a new 650-MW reactor Sunday. According to China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), the pressurized water reactor power-generating unit…
Dounreay Completes ‘Destruction’ Of Hazardous Liquid Metal
Source: NucNet9 Apr (NucNet): Workers at the Dounreay nuclear site in Scotland have completed the destruction of one of the most hazardous legacies of Britain’s earliest atomic research. …
Watts Bar 2 Costs to Rise by $1.5-$2 Billion, Bellefonte Project Also Delayed
Source: NewsCompletion of the second reactor at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar nuclear plant will take three more years and an additional $1.5 billion to $2 billion, TVA executives said Thursday.Plans approved in 2007 envisioned…
Areva Subsidiary Transnuclear Announces Organizational Changes
Source: NewsTransnuclear (TN) – a subsidiary of Areva that delivers total system solutions for the transportation and storage of radioactive materials to utility customers – has announced an internal reorganization along with personnel changes. “TN will…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsAnother large water leak at Fukushima Daiichi that may have reached the ocean and further efforts by politicians to restart shuttered Japanese reactors highlighted the nuclear news from Japan last week.Among the recent developments related…
Catawba Nuclear Plant Briefly Loses Offsite Power Wednesday Night
Source: NewsUnit 1 at the Catawba nuclear plant in South Carolina tripped Monday night after offsite power to the plant was cut.The unit shut down normally just after 8 p.m., according to an event report from…
Fort Calhoun Restart Still Months Away, NRC says
Source: NewsPlagued with problems, Fort Calhoun's restart still looks to be several months away, according to the NRC. Troy Pruett, an NRC official who visited the site with other federal regulators Wednesday, said inspections will most…
Indian Nuclear Regulatory Body Becomes MDEP Member
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet5 Apr (NucNet): India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has joined the Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP), becoming the first new member since its establishment in 2006. …
71,000-Square-Foot Plutonium Facility Demolished at Hanford
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy’s Hanford site in Washington recently finished the demolition of the 71,000-square-foot 308 Building used to test reactor fuel, including plutonium, during the Cold War.Years of work to safely bring down the…
NRC Head Schedules Steam Generator Meeting at San Onofre Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said he will visit the San Onofre nuclear plant personally as Southern California Edison grapples with tube wear in relatively new steam generators at both SONGS units.The…
Bulgaria Faces Backlash Over Cancellation of Belene Plant
Source: NewsThe town of Belene is opposing its government's decision to abandon plans to build the 2,000 megawatt Belene nuclear power plant on the Danube River. On Wednesday, all 16 councilors on the town's municipal council…