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NRC Approves Exelon-Constellation Merger
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has agreed to transfer plant licenses associated with the proposed merger of Exelon and Constellation Energy. The orders from the NRC, announced by the companies Thursday, are among that last regulatory…
At Plant Vogtle, Energy Secretary Reinforces His Support for Nuclear Power
Source: NewsDuring a speech Wednesday at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the Obama administration is committed to “help jumpstart America’s nuclear industry.” Last week, federal regulators granted the first licenses in three decades…
Proposed DOE Budget Would Reenact Enrichment Cleanup Tax on Nuclear Power Providers
Source: NewsProvoking the ire of the nuclear power industry, the Department of Energy has proposed renewing a tax that expired in 2007 to help pay for the cleanup of DOE uranium enrichment sites. In the proposed…
Proposed DOE Budget Keeps Nuclear Power Funding Intact, USEC Would Receive $150 million
Source: NewsIn the 2013 federal budget proposal released Monday, the Obama administration asked for a temporary reprieve for USEC’s American Centrifuge Project and left funding for the Department of Energy’s nuclear power branch largely unchanged from…
Sequoyah Switchyard Failure Triggers Unusual Event
Source: NewsA small explosion in a switchyard at the Sequoyah nuclear plant triggered an unusual event notification Sunday, but safety equipment was unaffected and both reactors continued to operate at full power. At about 8 a.m.,…
Babcock & Wilcox Announces $600 Million Order Under 2010 Navy Contract
Source: NewsOn Thursday, Babcock & Wilcox announced it received the second order under a $2 billion contract to manufacture nuclear components for the U.S. Navy. The order, worth $600 million and funded last quarter, includes work…
TVA Reassigns Construction Execs in Review of Watts Bar 2 Work
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority has reassigned executives working on the Watts Bar 2 and Bellefonte reactor completion projects following a review of issues at Watts Bar. The later project’s construction vice president, Dave Stinson, was…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. arrested an unexpected rise in temperature at Fukushima Daiichi unit 2 this week and also scheduled the shutdown of the company's last operating reactor. Recent developments at the nuclear plant blacked…
French President Voices Support for Aging Nuclear Plant, Sets Contrast With Election Opponent
Source: NewsReinforcing his support for the future of nuclear power, which has become a key issue in the May elections, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday that he would not shut down the 34- and 35-year-old…
Czechs Downsize Nuclear Power Ambitions
Source: NewsThe Czech industry and trade minister has said his government will likely scale back its proposed nuclear build, aiming to generate about half of the country’s power from reactors, compared to 80 percent in an…
Valinox Nucléaire Announces New Steam Generator Tubing Contract with AREVA
Source: NewsVallourec announced today that Valinox Nucléaire, its subsidiary specializing in the production of tubing for nuclear power plants, has been awarded a contract by Areva to manufacture tubes for the steam generators of two reactors of…
Prairie Island Nuclear Plant Reports Condensate Leak
Source: NewsXcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear plant cleaned up a spill containing a miniscule amount of tritium after a pump circulating condensate failed Friday. An event report filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicated 27 gallons…
New UK Energy Minister Changes Course, Supports Nuclear Build
Source: NewsIn a reversal of his previous political work advocating against nuclear power in the UK, the country’s newly installed energy minister stated he is not opposed to an agreement that envisions new reactors. Ed Davey’s…
TVA: Watts Bar 2 Facing “Challenges with Schedule and Costs”
Source: NewsIn a recent regulatory filing, the Tennessee Valley Authority warned that completion of its Watts Bar 2 project will likely be pushed into 2013 and cost more than expected. Blaming lower productivity and likely regulatory…
Temporary Nuclear Plant Shutdowns May Follow Electricity Surpluses in Canadian Province
Source: NewsRising electricity supplies and short-term lulls in power demand have left grid operators in Ontario, Canada, considering the inopportune step of temporarily shutting down reactors to regulate power supplies. At an industry event, the head…
Worker OK After Falling Into SONGS Reactor Pool
Source: NewsA worker fell into the cooling water of San Onofre unit 2 during a recent reactor pressure vessel head replacement, prompting a review of safety procedures at the California nuclear plant. A Southern California Edison…
Canadian Regulator Issues Favorable Environmental Review for Strateco Uranium Project
Source: NewsTwo Canadian agencies issued approvals for Strateco’s Matoush uranium project last week, paving the way for final approval from the country’s top nuclear regulator. On Thursday the minister of the environment issued a federal environmental…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsA U.N. agency has found the initial health impacts of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi accident to be minimal, while another international body recently gave its approval to the so-called stress tests for the country’s other reactors.…
Extensive Wear Found in Recently Replaced SONGS Steam Generator
Source: NewsJust two years after it was replaced, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has reported significant wear in a steam generator at California’s San Onofre Nuclear Plant. Earlier in the week, San Onofre unit 3 was taken…
China Expected to Restart Reactor Construction Approvals Later This Year
Source: NewsApprovals for new nuclear plants in China are likely to resume later this year, according to an expert from a group affiliated with the government. With more than two dozen reactors under construction, China was…