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NRC: No Restart at North Anna Nuclear Plant Before Oct. 21 Meeting
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission remains undecided as to when it will allow electrical generation to resume at North Anna, but on Friday the agency indicated the Virginia nuclear plant will remain offline at least until…
Southern Appoints New Chief Nuclear Officer
Source: NewsDanny G. Bost, an engineer who's held executive positions at several nuclear plants operated by Exelon, Entergy and Southern Co., will become chief nuclear officer for Southern Nuclear, the company announced Monday. Starting Oct. 17,…
South African Newspaper: Six-Reactor Construction Project Worth $125 billion
Source: NewsCiting unnamed sources, South Africa’s Mail and Guardian newspaper reported Friday that the country is preparing to solicit bids to build and possibly operate six new reactors. The paper reported the estimated value of the…
Water Level Drop in Steam Generator Causes Shutdown at Seabrook Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsSafety systems shut down New Hampshire’s Seabrook nuclear plant Thursday when water levels in a steam generator dropped during maintenance. Just after noon, the reactor shut down automatically after one of two main steam generator…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsRecent days have seen the easing of evacuation orders and an IAEA mission dispatched to assist with remediation of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident in Japan. Developments this week include: Evacuation Order Lifted in…
Reactor Project Announced in Finland, First Since Fukushima Accident
Source: NewsPlans for a new nuclear plant have been announced in Finland – the first since Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi accident in March caused a slowdown in reactor construction worldwide. Fennovoima said Wednesday that it will begin…
New Build: Regulators Schedule Hearings for Proposed Reactors at V.C. Summer and South Texas Project Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a mandatory hearing on the combined licenses for two proposed reactors at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant – one of the final steps in the regulatory process. On Oct.…
Entergy Resolves Issues at Palisades, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsThe Vermont Yankee and Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plants powered back up over the weekend following mechanical problems at both locations Sept. 25. The Vermont Yankee spent most of last week at 44 percent power after…
NRC Extends Construction Permit For Revived Bellefonte Reactor Project
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the construction permit for Bellefonte unit 1, a reactor project brought back to life by the Tennessee Valley Authority this summer more than two decades after it was abandoned.…
NRC: Further Steps Required Before Post-Earthquake Restart at North Anna Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission will push for more data on the effects of a recent earthquake at Virginia’s North Anna nuclear plant before it will be allowed to come back online. On Friday, an NRC…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. announced some welcome news this week, as the temperature within the last of three damaged reactor vessels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant fell below boiling. Meanwhile, the Japanese government offered…
DOE Promotes Nuclear Power in Eastern Europe
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy continues to expand its efforts encouraging nuclear development and research in the Czech Republic and Poland. On Thursday, DOE announced it will join the Rez Nuclear Research Institute in the Czech…
USEC to Transfer Remainder of Portsmouth Enrichment Plant to DOE
Source: NewsUnited States Enrichment Corp. has completed one of the final steps in transferring the 1950s-era Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant back to the Department of Energy. On Wednesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced it approved USEC’s…
EDF Ordering 44 Steam Generators from AREVA and Westinghouse
Source: NewsThe EDF Board has approved an order for 44 steam generators, to be installed in its 1300 MW nuclear power plants. Areva and Westinghouse are to undertake the supply of 32 and 12 generators respectively,…
NRC Begins Hearing on New Vogtle Reactors
Source: NewsOn Tuesday the Nuclear Regulatory Commission began the first mandatory hearing for a new nuclear power reactor since the 1970s. Southern Nuclear Operating Co. submitted its application to build two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at its…
NRC Safety Committee Signs Off On AP1000 Reactor Design Changes
Source: NewsThe Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design has passed one of the final steps toward regulatory approval, the company announced Monday. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has agreed with NRC staff that changes…
Unintended Coolant Drainage During Refueling Prompts Inspection at Washington Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsWhile the Columbia Generating Station’s reactor was shut down for refueling, operators inadvertently drained water from it three times. And although conditions at the plant did not threaten public safety, the mistakes have drawn a…
GSE Systems Will Provide Simulator for mPower Small Modular Reactor Development
Source: NewsBabcock & Wilcox recently tapped GSE Systems to develop a simulator for B&W’s mPower small modular reactor design. The real-time, high-fidelity simulator will be used to validate plant systems, as well as to assist with…
Washington’s Columbia Nuclear Plant Returns to Service After Extended Outage
Source: NewsThe reactor at the Columbia Generating station achieved criticality Monday and should return to the grid Saturday following a longer-than-expected outage. Energy Northwest powered down the plant in April for a scheduled refueling outage and…
South Africa, Nigeria Revive Proposals For New Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsAfter plans for new reactors among a number of African governments stalled following the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan, projects in Nigeria and South Africa are again gaining momentum. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan asked the…