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Aveva opens news offices in Charlotte, Korea
Source: NewsIn a press release Tuesday, Aveva announced the opening of a new office in Charlotte, NC to support the growing global nuclear energy market. The company also recently opened a new office in Seoul, Korea.
Fukushima Workers Presumed To Have Died In Turbine Building Basement
Source: NucNet28 Feb (NucNet): Two workers who died during the tsunami at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan were killed after they went to the unit 3 turbine building basement to check on the level of…
Oak Ridge Maps Every Potential Nuclear Plant Site in Contiguous US
Source: NewsEver wondered how much power nuclear plants could generate if one were built at every suitable location in the country? According to a project researched by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the answer turns out to…
DOE Inspector General: Savannah River Contractors Overpaid $7.7 Million in Stimulus Funds
Source: NewsDepartment of Energy cleanup efforts at the Savannah River site compensated temporary contractor employees more than was required, the agency’s inspector general found in a recent report.As part of the economic stimulus bill passed in…
EnergySolutions Awarded Major Contract in the UAE
Source: NewsEnergy Solutions, an international nuclear services company, has been awarded a four-year contract to design and supply waste management systems for the UAE nuclear energy program. The company will supply liquid waste processing equipment, including…
Poll Shows U.S. Support for Nuclear Power Remains Strong
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsNearly a year after a tsunami and station blackout devastated four reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, public support for nuclear power in the U.S. remains strong, with two thirds of respondents…
Rejected by NRC, Vogtle Opponents Challenge COL in Court
Source: NewsSoon after it granted a combined license for Southern Co. to build two new reactors at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission also dismissed a petition by environmental groups aimed at stopping the project.They…
Plans for Belarus Nuclear Power Plant Moving Forward
Source: NewsEnergy Minister Alexander Ozerets reports that plans for the nuclear power plant in Belarus are moving ahead, with parties expected to sign the general contract in June 2012 and the the contract for the implementation of…
Canadian Scientists Announce Isotope Production Breakthrough
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNet24 Feb (NucNet): Scientists in Canada have announced the successful production of the key medical isotope technetium-99m (Tc-99m) on existing cyclotrons – compact particle accelerators – in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. …
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. will try to stabilize contaminated soil in the Fukushima Daiichi’s manmade harbor, while in the U.S. the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made its first recommendations for new plant…
New Reactors Connect to Grid in South Korea
Source: NewsKorea Electric Power Co. has hooked two new reactors up to the grid.World Nuclear News reported Thursday that Shin Kori 2 and Shin Wolsong 1 were connected to the grid last month and will enter…
UK Nuclear Reactors May Receive Lifetime Extensions, Energy Minister Says
Source: NewsDuring a conference in London Tuesday, UK energy minister Charles Hendry hinted that several of the county's reactors could have their lives extended into the mid-2020's. The ageing plants had been scheduled to be shut down during the…
Lightbridge Fourth-Quarter Update Highlights New Advisory Board, Irradiation Testing
Source: NewsLightbridge Corportion, developer of next generation nuclear fuel technologies and provider of nuclear consulting services, has announced its fourth-quarter results.
Florida Approves Progress Rate Settlement That Refunds Some Crystal River Costs
Source: NewsThe Florida Public Service Commission signed off on a rate settlement between Progress Energy and a group of consumer advocates Wednesday. Among its provisions, the settlement provides a refund for replacement power costs associated with…
STP CEO Hired to Oversee Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsPacific Gas & Electric Co. announced Wednesday that it has hired Edward Halpin — chief nuclear officer and CEO since late 2009 at the South Texas Project — to head California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant.…
Work Starts On Cementing Fukushima Seabed
Source: NucNet23 Feb (NucNet): Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) says it will begin cementing the seabed near the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent radioactive materials from spreading at sea. …
U.S. Nuclear Plants Voluntarily Add Portable Safety Equipment
Source: NewsA group representing the nuclear power industry announced its members unanimously agreed to purchase a list of portable equipment to improve preparedness for extreme events following last year’s Fukushima Daiichi crisis in Japan.The Nuclear Energy…
State Appeals Vermont Yankee Court Decision
Source: NewsIn a statement Saturday, the state attorney general announced he has appealed a recent court decision that supports relicensing of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. On Jan. 19, a federal district court judge ruled in…
UK and France Pledge Nuclear Cooperation as Areva, Rolls-Royce and EDF Announce Deals
Source: NewsAs the UK makes plans for new reactors at eight potential sites around the country, it pledged to increase cooperation with France on nuclear development and to foster construction deals among companies that include Areva,…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA faulty thermometer in unit 2, radioactive gravel and a frank mea culpa from a Japanese nuclear safety chief highlighted the news from Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant last week. Recent developments…