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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Relicensing Temporarily Delayed
Source: NewsA temporary staffing shortage at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will delay the relicensing of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Commission staff were scheduled to issue the renewal last Thursday, but the agency’s attention in…
UPDATE 2 – Japanese Spent Fuel Pool Dry, NRC Head Says
Source: NewsUPDATE 2:50 P.M. EST — NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko had been quoted as saying that the spent fuel storage at Fukushima Daiici unit 4 is dry, and that high radiation levels around the unit could…
Downed Nuclear Plants Contribute to Rolling Blackouts in Japan
Source: NewsJapan has lost a fifth of its nuclear power generating capacity, forcing utilities to impose periodic blackouts and electricity rationing in much of the country. Nuclear plants provide 30 percent of Japan’s electricity, according to…
NRC, IAEA, U.S. Military Offer Help to Japan
Source: NewsBoth the Nuclear Regulator Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency Announced Monday that they would send experts to assist Japanese authorities struggling to cool earthquake-damaged nuclear plants. Two NRC officials with boiling water reactor…
Nuclear Industry, Uranium Stocks Fall Monday
Source: NewsJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average plunged 6.2 percent Monday and another 13 percent by midday Tuesday, and nuclear industry stocks worldwide took a big hit following earthquake-triggered emergencies at several reactors in Japan. Nuclear services and…
NS Book Review by Randy Brich – "Power Hungry: The Myths of ‘Green’ Energy and The Real Fuels of The Future" by Robert Bryce
Source: NewsSince Nuclear Street focuses on nuclear energy, it’s fitting that my last monthly book review takes a comprehensive look at the U.S. energy pie and the piece that nuclear power provides. Robert Bryce’s second book,…
Rolls Royce and Areva Form Partnership for New Reactor Construction
Source: NewsRolls Royce announced Friday that the company will supply components for new reactors in the United Kingdom and potentially at projects around the world. The partnership was formed as EDF and Centrica plan to build…
NRC Accepts Uprate Application for Turkey Point Reactors
Source: NewsFlorida Power and Light has cleared the first hurdle in its request for a 15 percent uprate of its reactors at the Turkey Point power plant. On Friday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced the company…
Senators Propose DOE Small Modular Reactor Project
Source: NewsA bill under consideration in the Senate would instruct the Department of Energy to design and demonstrate two small modular reactor designs within six years. On Tuesday, Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee chairman Sen.…
Emerson Process Management Wins $17 Million Reactor Controls Contract in China
Source: NewsEmerson Process Management has brought home yet another large contract amid China’s boom in nuclear plant construction. The company recently announced contracts worth $17 million to install Ovation control technology at the Sanmen plant in…
NRC Annual Assessment Gives Reactors Clean Bill of Health
Source: NewsOf 104 commercial reactors in the United States, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given 98 its top two safety ratings in annual assessment letters. According to an NRC release, 89 reactors performed at the highest…
GE-Hitachi’s ESBWR Receives Final Design Approval from NRC
Source: NewsA new reactor design from GE-Hitachi just cleared two crucial licensing hurdles, with a final design certification from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission possible as early as this fall. GEH announced Wednesday that its Economic Simplified…
Judge Dismisses Indian Point Nuclear Plant Suit
Source: NewsA U.S. District Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that pertained to exemptions to fire insulation rules the agency granted the Indian Point nuclear plant near New York City.…
Westinghouse and Spanish Utility Endesa Share AP1000 Reactor Design Information
Source: NewsWith an eye to potential projects in Spain and South America, Westinghouse has entered an agreement with Spanish firm Endessa to share design information on the AP1000 reactor. In a release issued Tuesday, Westinghouse president…
After Five Years and Congressional Complaints About the Delay, Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Relicensing Faces Final Hearing
Source: NewsAfter five years of contentious meetings, regulatory delays and mounting impatience on the part of plant owners and pro-nuclear politicians, the Pilgrim nuclear plant’s relicensing may see its final hearing Wednesday night. First licensed in…
Chinese Company Plans Takeover of Kalahari Minerals Plc. To Secure Namibian Uranium Deposits
Source: NewsChina Guangdong Nuclear Power Group has made a tentative offer to buy Kalahari Minerals in a move seen as driven by the firm’s stake in a significant uranium project in Africa, Bloomberg reported Monday. CGNPG…
Upstate New York Takes a Fresh Look at Nuclear Power
Source: NewsAt the urging of a local congressman, the town of Easton, N.Y., will study the feasibility of building a new nuclear plant in upstate New York. Last week, officials in the town of roughly 2,000…
Executives Named in Bechtel/Babcock & Wilcox Project to Develop Small Modular Reactor
Source: NewsA partnership between Bechtel and Babcock & Wilcox that hopes to deploy a small modular reactor in the next decade has chosen several executives to lead the project. The joint company, called Generation mPower, announced…
Final EIS Moves New South Texas Reactors Forward
Source: NewsSouth Texas Project investors moved a step closer to building two new reactors at the power plant near Houston after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a favorable final environmental impact statement Wednesday. In a release,…
Politicians Protest SAFSTOR Plans for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsIn a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Vermont legislators lodged their opposition to a long-term waste-storage plan known as SAFSTOR at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. The Vermont Yankee’s license expires in 2012, and…