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UniPure Delivers Water Processing Equipment to Fukushima Nuclear Power Station
Source: NewsOn May 4, 2011 UniPure airlifted three oil water separators to the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Each UniPure SPC-250 Slant Plate Coalescer processes up to 250 gallons per minute. The units are being used…
NRC Inspects Pilgrim Nuclear Plant After Unexpected Reactor Trip
Source: NewsA May 10 reactor trip at the Pilgrim nuclear plant resulted in a special inspection from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the agency announced Monday. According to an NRC release, operators at the Plymouth, Mass., plant…
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Wins Award for Nuclear Fuel Rod Testing System
Source: NewsTennessee Valley Authority employees at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant have been honored by the Nuclear Energy Institute for co-developing a monitoring system to improve nuclear fuel rod performance. The TVA team won the institute's B.…
TEPCO Rethinks Containment Flooding Strategy
Source: NewsLong-awaited assessments of a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have cast doubt on Tokyo Electric Power Co's plans to flood its containment. Initially, TEPCO said it would inundate the containment vessel of…
Indian Point and Arkansas Nuclear One Receive NEI Awards
Source: NewsThe 2011 Top Industry Practice awards were given by the Nuclear Energy Institute in Washington D.C. with Entergy garnering national recognition in two categories: excellence in plant operations by the Indian Point Energy Center in…
TEPCO: Fuel Completely Exposed in Core-Damaged Fukushima Reactor, Water Likely Leaking
Source: NewsCrews fixing gauges inside Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 discovered water levels in the reactor were much lower than originally thought – likely 5 meters below the top of the 4-meter-long fuel rods.Workers were not able…
Babcock & Wilcox Ohio Facility Receives ASME N-Stamp Certification
Source: NewsThe Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced today that its Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. manufacturing facility in Euclid, Ohio, has received N-Stamp accreditation from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The certification…
Pit Plugged at Fukushima Daiichi after Radioactive Water Leaks Into Sea
Source: NewsTokyo Electric Power Co. discovered more radioactive water leaking into the sea Wednesday at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and quickly cemented a nearby pit. According to a TEPCO release, one of the workers tasked…
NRC Orders Inspection at Browns Ferry after Valve Malfunction
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission reported that a valve malfunction at a Browns Ferry reactor left the unit susceptible to core damage in some highly unlikely, but possible, accident scenarios. By categorizing the safety issue as…
South Texas Project Completes Refueling Outage and Returns to Service
Source: NewsThe South Texas Project (STP) Unit 1 reactor is back on-line and operating at full power after a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. The unit returned to 100 percent power on Tuesday, May 10. “Through…
Gauge Calibrated at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1
Source: NewsThe second group of workers to enter the reactor building of unit 1 since successive hydrogen explosions rocked the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March calibrated a crucial water-level gauge, Japanese regulators reported Tuesday. Fixing…
Areva Halts Construction of Virginia Reactor Component Plant
Source: NewsCiting unfavorable market conditions, Areva announced on Monday that it will indefinitely suspend construction of the Areva Newport News manufacturing facility. The plant was to supply heavy parts like reactor vessels and steam generators for…
Reactor Shuts Down Unexpectedly at Prairie Island Nuclear Plant Monday
Source: NewsUnit 2 of Minnesota’s Prairie Island nuclear plant shut down automatically Monday morning, according to Nuclear Street sources. Safety systems for the reactor tripped at 7:22 a.m., sources indicate. The unit shut down safely, the…
Cracked Turbine Blades to Keep Susquehanna Unit Down for Another Six Weeks
Source: NewsA reactor at Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna nuclear plant will be shut down longer than expected after cracks were found in turbine blades.On Thursday a PPL spokesman told the Standard Speaker newspaper that the metal fatigue’s discovery…
Duke Energy Remains Firmly Committed to Nuclear Power
Source: News"Nuclear energy must remain a key part of our existing generation fleet, and we remain firmly committed to building new nuclear reactors.” said Jim Rogers, Duke Energy CEO CEO Jim Rogers told the company's shareholders…
USEC, B&W Form Manufacturing Company to Support American Centrifuge Plant
Source: NewsOn Tuesday USEC and Babcock & Wilcox announced they’ve set up a new company to handle spare parts and maintenance for USEC’s uranium enrichment plant under construction in Ohio. USEC and B & W subsidiary…
Merrick & Nuclear Safety Associates Partner to Serve Nuclear Industry
Source: NewsMerrick & Company (Merrick) and Nuclear Safety Associates (NSA) have announced a joint marketing agreement between the two firms to serve the North American and global nuclear market. Merrick/NSA will provide the nuclear industry…
Truck Catches Fire On Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Grounds
Source: NewsA truck delivering hydrogen to the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa caught fire Tuesday, burning for several hours but posing little threat to the plant’s reactor.At about 1:30 p.m CST a semi delivering multiple…
L-3 MAPPS to Add Value to Embalse Refurbishment with Digital Control Computer Systems
Source: NewsL-3 MAPPS has been awarded a contract from Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A. (NA-SA) to replace the Embalse nuclear power plant’s Digital Control Computer (DCC) systems hardware. Four DCC systems will be delivered to NA-SA under the…
Newspaper: German Government May Shut Down Nuclear Plants Early
Source: NewsA German newspaper reported on Monday that Germany’s governing coalition may shut down the country’s commercial nuclear plants earlier than expected. German business newspaper Handelsblatt, quoting unnamed senior government officials, said Chancellor Angela Merkel is…