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NS Exclusive Interview With Daniel Ben-Ami, Author of "Ferraris for All: In Defence of Economic Progress"
Source: NewsThe following is an exclusive Nuclear Street interview with British journalist and author Daniel Ben-Ami. Ben-Ami is the author of Ferraris For All: In Defence of Economic Progress. Ben-Ami currently writes and debates on economics…
Dominion Reaffirms Commitment to Third North Anna Reactor After ODEC Pulls Out
Source: NewsOld Dominion Electric Cooperative announced it will no longer join Dominion Virginia Power in building a third reactor at Virginia’s North Anna power plant. The companies will still share ownership of the plant’s existing two…
Bill Gates Invests in Small Reactor Technology, Wall Street Journal Takes Notice
Source: NewsMicrosoft founder and innovation-chasing entrepreneur Bill Gates has turned heads with his investment in TerraPower, a small startup seeking a home for a prototype traveling-wave reactor that could go 50 years without refueling. The Wall…
New Executives at Hyperion, Entergy
Source: NewsOn Monday Hyperion Power Generation Inc. named longtime Duratek leader Robert Prince as the small reactor company’s new CEO. Prince joins Hyperion after 22 years at Duratek and its predecessor GTS – a leader in…
Iran Pulls Fuel From Bushehr Plant Just Before Power Project Scheduled to Go Online
Source: NewsIranian authorities have decided to pull the fuel from the country’s first commercial nuclear reactor a week before it was scheduled to go online. Last week, Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency it would…
German Suit May Determine Lifespan of Country’s Reactors
Source: NewsSeveral German states filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn a decision by German Prime Minister Angela Merkel to extend the lives of the country’s 17 nuclear power plants. The center-left Green and Social Democrat…
Iowa Joins States Eyeing Easier Capital Funding for Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsTwo bills in the Iowa General Assembly would promote the development of nuclear plants in the state and allow utilities to charge ratepayers for their construction before project completion. As the legislative process begins to…
Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Extends NRC License 20 Years
Source: NewsOn Thursday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed the operating license for Dominion Resources’ Kewaunee nuclear plant near Green Bay, Wis. The renewal extends its license until 2033. First licensed in 1973, the plant on the…
New Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Plans Announced
Source: NewsJapan’s Chubu Electric Power Co. announced Thursday that it plans to build a new 3,000-to-4,000-megawatt nuclear plant by 2030. The announcement dovetails with the Japanese government’s plans for the country to generate 70 percent of…
Merger Would Change Ownership of Utah Uranium Mines
Source: NewsA friendly takeover of Australian mining firm White Canyon by Canada’s Denison mines would transfer ownership of five uranium projects in Utah, according to a Denison release. The deal would include the Daneros-Lark Royal mine…
Invensys and Emerson Take Home Chinese Nuclear Component Contracts
Source: NewsTwo American companies announced contracts to provide parts for new nuclear plants in China on Thursday. Invensys Operations Management will install safety and distributed controls at units 3 and 4 of the Fujian Fuqing Nuclear…
NEI Poll Indicates Broad Public Support for Nuclear Energy
Source: NewsA recent Nuclear Energy Institute-sponsored poll of 1,000 American adults indicates wide support for nuclear power as the nation looks for non-carbon energy sources. When asked how important they think nuclear power will be to…
Central Colorado Developer Proposes New Nuclear Plant Site
Source: NewsWinning a recommendation from the local zoning board, a Colorado developer has taken the first steps toward developing Colorado’s first nuclear power plant. At a meeting Tuesday night, the Pueblo County Planning Commission voted 5-3…
NRC Accepts GE-Hitachi Application to Renew ABWR Certification
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted GE-Hitachi’s application to extend the design certification of the companies’ Advanced Boiling Water Reactor. Its current certification ends next year, and a renewal would extend it for 15 years.…
Areva and Mitsubishi Submit ATMEA1 Reactor Design to Canadian Regulators
Source: NewsLast week Areva and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries submitted their new ATMEA1 reactor design to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for a pre-project design review. According to a company release issued Tuesday, the ATMEA1 is being…
USEC Reports Progress on American Centrifuge Plant, But Completion Still Hinges on Loan Guarantee
Source: NewsAs USEC Inc. reported its latest earnings Tuesday, the company also issued an update on efforts to acquire loan guarantees for its American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon Ohio. A company earnings release was blunt about…
University of Maryland, NRC and Nuclear Industry Leaders Team Up for Plant Cybersecurity Workshop
Source: NewsNuclear security and IT managers take note: The University of Maryland has announced experts from academia, industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will lead a workshop on nuclear plant cybersecurity this spring. The workshop May…
French Council: Areva to Spin Off Uranium Mining, Work with EDF on Reactor
Source: NewsAreva Group will spin off its uranium mining unit in a deal between Areva and Electricite de France (EDF) brokered by France’s nuclear policy council. The French government owns 80 percent of EDF and about…
San Onofre Unit 3 Back Online After Steam Generator Replacements
Source: NewsSouthern California’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station completed the replacement of two steam generators in its Unit 3 reactor and resumed operation Friday. Repairs began in early October, according to CNBC. They follow similar steam…
DOE Official at Platts: Agency Won’t Sidestep NRC in Developing Small Reactors
Source: NewsAfter contractors proposed that the Department of Energy alone oversee construction of reactors at a federal site, a DOE official on Monday sought to clarify that the agency does not plan an end run around…