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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsThe last several days at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant severely damaged in Japan's March earthquake and tsunami brought reports that the Japanese government may effectively nationalize plant owner Tokyo Electric Power Co. Recent developments…
Car Crashed Into LaSalle Nuclear Plant Gate Results in Arrest, Possible DUI
Source: NewsA driver police suspect was drunk crashed into the front gate of Illinois' LaSalle nuclear plant Monday. WMBD news reported a 22-year-old man somehow collided with the plant just after 1 a.m. He was arrested…
2012 Federal Budget Boosts Funding for Nuclear Power Research
Source: NewsWhile below its 2010 peak, funding for nuclear power research within the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy increased modestly in a 2012 budget bill recently passed by Congress. The office will be funded…
Turbine Problem Trips Reactor at Louisiana’s River Bend Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe reactor at the River Bend nuclear plant in Louisiana shut down automatically after an issue in the turbine caused safety systems to trip. According to an event notification report filed with the Nuclear Regulatory…
The Household Cost of Abandoning German Nuclear Power: Electric Bills May Increase by 20 Percent
Source: NewsElectric bills in Germany could increase by 20 percent as the country decommissions its nuclear plants, the German Energy Agency (Dena) reported. Following the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan, German legislators approved measures that would…
NRC Upholds Relicensing Requirement for Indian Point Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied Entergy's appeal of an earlier decision that would require it to conduct additional safety studies before acquiring a license extension for the Indian Point nuclear plant. Entergy submitted an…
Nuclear Safety Associates and EPM Announce New Venture For Seismic Risk Evaluations of Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsTwo firms in the nuclear industry, Engineering Planning and Management (EPM) and Nuclear Safety Associates (NSA), are combining their expertise in nuclear safety analysis, risk assessment and regulatory compliance to offer advanced services and solutions…
NRC Certifies Westinghouse AP1000 Reactor Design
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted to approve a rule certifying an amended version of Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactor design for use in the United States. The amended certification, which will be incorporated into the NRC’s…
Justice Department OKs Exelon-Constellation Merger
Source: NewsA deal that would create the largest civilian power reactor fleet in the country took another step forward Wednesday as the Justice Department approved the merger between Exelon and Constellation Energy. The DOJ's antitrust division…
Taiwan to Complete Lungmen ABWRs
Source: NewsTwo near-finished reactors near Taipei will be completed, the Taiwanese government announced Tuesday. Two GE-Hitachi Advanced Boiling Water Reactors at Taipower's Lungmen plant are more than 90 percent complete, but a series of problems during…
Missouri’s Callaway Nuclear Plant Applies For License Extension
Source: NewsThe owner of Missouri's sole power reactor has applied for a license extension that would allow the plant to operate until 2044. The current license for Ameren Missouri's Callaway plant expires in 2024. “We’re confident…
EcoSys Wins Software Contract for Constellation Nuclear Fleet
Source: NewsEcoSys announced Tuesday that it will provide cost management software for Constellation Energy Nuclear Group's five reactors at the Calvert Cliffs, Ginna and Nine Mile Point nuclear plants. The utility, which is in the advanced…
Report Outlines Challenges of Mining Large Va. Uranium Deposit
Source: NewsA report by the National Academy of Sciences suggested it would take five to eight years to develop the regulatory framework to allow uranium mining in Virginia, home to potentially the largest undeveloped deposit in…
Rolls-Royce Wins €250 Million French Reactor Instrumentation Upgrade Contract
Source: NewsRolls-Royce will help update instrumentation and control systems at 20 French reactors under a €250 million contract announced Monday. As part of the French reactor modernization program, the latest Rolls I&C technology will be installed…
Unidentified, Possibly Living, Substance Found in Savannah River Spent Nuclear Fuel Tank
Source: NewsA wispy white substance has been discovered clinging to submerged racks of spent fuel assemblies stored at the Savannah River Site. On Friday the Augusta Chronicle noted a report to federal regulators describing a white,…
UK Grants Tentative Approval for AP1000, EPR Reactor Designs
Source: NewsAs Westinghouse celebrated pending approval of the AP1000 in the U.S. last week, both the Toshiba subsidiary and Areva also marked tentative approval in the UK for their latest reactor designs. The British Office for…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsToday, Japan's prime minister is expected to announce that the severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has achieved cold shutdown status.That news and other recent developments at the plant blacked out by the March 11…
Regulators in New York, Maryland and City of Baltimore Approve Constellation/Exelon Merger
Source: NewsExelon and Constellation Energy announced further steps toward regulatory approval of their merger. The New York State Public Service Commission ruled Thursday the merger does not require further review. “It is a positive step that…
AP1000 Reactor Wins Majority NRC Commission Support
Source: NewsWestinghouse's modified AP1000 reactor design seems poised for regulatory approval after the third of five Nuclear Regulatory Commission members voiced his support for approval Wednesday. Commissioner William Magwood IV said he voted to approve the…
L-3 MAPPS to Upgrade Pilgrim Simulator and Provide New Classroom Simulator
Source: NewsL-3 MAPPS announced today that it is has been awarded a contract from Entergy Nuclear to upgrade the existing Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) full scope simulator and to equip the plant with an additional…