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Extract Resources: Study Outlines World’s Fifth Largest Uranium Deposit at Husab Site in Namibia
Source: NewsExtract Resources released a definitive feasibility study that states that the company's Husab site in Namibia could be developed into one of the world’s largest and most productive uranium mines. The study predicts maiden reserves…
Radioactive Water Leak Reported Fixed at Fukushima Daiichi
Source: NewsWorkers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant appear to have stemmed the flow of highly radioactive water into the ocean, although water with a lower level of contamination continues to enter the environment as engineers…
First International Nuclear Safety Meeting Held Since Japan Reactor Crisis
Source: NewsRepresentatives from the 72 nations that use civilian nuclear power convened in Vienna Monday in a meeting held once every three years to discuss safety. This year’s 10-day gathering of signators to the Convention on…
Contaminated Water at Fukushima Daiichi Drained into Ocean to Free Space for Highly Irradiated Water from Unit 2
Source: NewsEngineers at a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant in Japan have resorted to pumping contaminated water into the sea in a bid to free space to store dangerously radioactive water that is delaying vital repairs to one…
GE CEO Visits Japan, Defends Nuclear Energy
Source: NewsThe head of General Electric, which 40 years ago designed the boiling water reactors at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, met plant operators in Japan Monday and defended the nuclear industry’s safety record. More…
Poll: Majority of Americans Think Nuclear Power is Safe, Opinions Split on New Build
Source: NewsDespite the ongoing reactor crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, a recent Gallup poll indicates a majority of Americans still feel nuclear energy is safe. According to Gallup, 58 percent of those surveyed…
DOE Prepares Bid Document for WIPP Operation
Source: NewsOn Friday the Department of Energy issued a draft request for proposals seeking an operator for its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. The resulting cost-plus-award-fee contract will be worth between $130 million and…
NRC Names Safety Task Force Members
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has assigned several of its senior managers to a task force that will examine U.S. reactor safety in light of the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan. The president called for a…
After German Moratorium, RWE Suit Seeks to Reverse Biblis Plant Shutdown
Source: NewsAfter a 3-month moratorium on nuclear plant operation was enacted in Germany, RWE has appealed to the courts in an attempt to keep its Biblis plant running. In a statement quoted by Bloomberg Friday, the…
Three Nuclear Plants to Receive More NRC Oversight Following Annual Reviews
Source: NewsNuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko told a Congressional panel Thursday that three nuclear plants would receive increased attention from NRC inspectors this year, down from four when the results of annual reports were announced…
DOE Announces Waste Trucking RFP
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy is seeking trucking companies to ship transuranic waste from federal sites to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. Transuranic waste – tools, parts, protective gear, debris and similar items…
TEPCO Chairman Brings Up Decommissioning as Water Removal Efforts Continue at Fukushima Daiichi
Source: NewsAt a press conference Wednesday, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata acknowledged that four reactors at the company’s severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will be decommissioned. According to news reports, he even broached…
EPA Cooling System Rule Could Force Plant Retrofits
Source: NewsAs part of a legal settlement, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule change that could force many nuclear plants to modify their cooling systems in an effort to protect fish. The proposed rule…
Mass. Representative Proposes Nuclear Licensing Moratorium
Source: NewsThe United States nuclear power industry came under further scrutiny this week as Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., proposed a temporary moratorium on reactor construction, and the chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission addressed another nuclear…
Areva CEO Joins Additional Experts in Japan
Source: NewsAt the request of Tokyo Electric Power Co., five additional experts from Areva will help engineers in Japan manage the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Areva personnel, who will join a number…
All Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Now Cooled with Fresh Water as Operators Continue to Fight Radiation Releases
Source: NewsFresh water is now circulating through all three reactors that were operating at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant when a tsunami caused a station blackout two weeks ago. Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency reported…
China to Slow Nuclear Development
Source: NewsChinese state media reported Tuesday that the country, currently undergoing a massive push to generate more electricity from nuclear technology, will scale back its ambitions. People’s Daily quoted a China Electricity Council official as saying…
Smoke Reported in Elevator at New Hampshire Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsSmoke reported in an elevator at the Seabrook nuclear power plant was quickly handled by a fire crew Monday. A plant spokesman told the Associated Press that someone noticed spoke coming from a nearby transformer…
IAEA Calls for Nuclear Safety Conference, Leaders in Russian and the EU Also Examine Industry
Source: NewsDuring a briefing on Japan’s reactor crisis Monday, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano called for a high-level conference on nuclear safety. Before summer, Amano said, international leaders should meet to assess the…
NRC Issues Final EIS for New Vogtle Reactors
Source: NewsOn Friday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced it has found the construction of two new Westinghouse AP 1000 reactors at Georgia’s Vogtle nuclear power plant will have no environmental impacts that preclude the project from…