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ComEd COO Joins Babcock & Wilcox Board of Directors
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: News“She has significant experience in all aspects of the utility industry, which will be invaluable to our board.” The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) has announced that it has named Anne R. Pramaggiore to its…
DCNS Working with AREVA, EDF, and CEA for Undersea Small Modular Reactor Development
Source: NewsFlexblue is compact, sea-transportable power plant that can be installed close to any region where their generating capacity is needed. In response to the challenges of rising global energy demand and renewed interest in nuclear power…
NNSA to Provide Hungry with Mobile Radiation Detectors
Source: News“This agreement represents our shared commitment to keeping dangerous nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists, smugglers and proliferators,” said Anne Harrington, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)…
NuVision Engineering Awarded Contract By Sellafield for Waste Processing System
Source: News“Together with our subcontract partners we are delighted to be supporting Sellafield Ltd on this important project, which addresses one of the most challenging issues in the UK cleanup program today,” NuVision Engineering President and…
Patent Issued for Protective Suit – Respiratory Protection and Cooling
Source: NewsRadium Incorporated (Radium) announced today it has been issued a patent (No. 7,832,396) from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a High Air Flow Powered Air Purifying Anti-Contamination Device / Suit. The suit…
Nuclear Power Delivery UK Signs Agreements with BAE Systems, Doosan Power Systems and Rolls-Royce
Source: NewsNuclear Power Delivery UK (the team established to deliver the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plant to UK customers) has announced that Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) have been signed with three of the biggest names in…
New Algorithms and Discrimination Tools for Low Level / High Level Nuclear Waste Processing
Source: NewsBerkeley Nucleonics Corporation is introducing Eagle+, an algorithm development that provides technology for the scrap metal, recycling and nuclear waste storage industry to address a growing complexity of needs. Onsite management of nuclear materials without…
Westinghouse to Sell Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Equipment to China
Source: News“Westinghouse is committed to conducting business in a 'win-win' manner,” said Joe Belechak, Westinghouse Sr. Vice President, Nuclear Fuel Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it has reached agreement with China Baotou Nuclear Fuel (CBNF)…
SmartHeat Receives Orders for Plate Heat Exchangers From Tian Wan Nuclear Power Station
Source: News“We believe that China's nuclear power market will experience strong demand over the next 10 to 20 years due to favorable government policies intended to accelerate the development of nuclear industry.” Said James Wang, SmartHeat's…
China Valves Technology Passes Nuclear Quality Testing
Source: News"Following the successful tests, we believe we are well-positioned to win orders in the nuclear core island valve market” said Mr. Jianbao Wang, Chief Executive Officer of China Valves China Valves Technology, Inc. (China Valves),…
Westinghouse Extends Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with China for AP1000 Technology
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation signed a two-year extension of a nuclear cooperation agreement that focuses on continued deployment of the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plants in China as well…
Peter P. Sena Promoted to President and COO of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company
Source: NewsPeter P. Sena has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp. Sena, who is currently senior vice president, FENOC Operations, will assume…
TriCityHerald: Hanford Removes the Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor Dome
Source: NewsThe iconic dome of Hanford's Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor just north of Richland no longer stands. The 80-foot-high dome was one of the most distinctive and visible Hanford sights, rising over buildings in the 300…
10 Years Away from Recycling Nuclear Fuel in China
Source: NewsIt will take at least a decade for China to start the large-scale industrial application of spent nuclear fuel reprocessing technology, which may be the solution to the uranium supply shortage, the China National Nuclear…
New Romanian Reactors at Cernavoda To Start Construction in 2012
Source: NewsAccording to news reports, the work on Romania's largest investment project, Units 3 and 4 at the Cernavoda Nuclear Plant are likely to start in 2012, two years later than originally scheduled.
James H. Lash Promoted to President at FirstEnergy Generation
Source: NewsJames H. Lash of Pittsburgh, Pa., has been promoted to president, FirstEnergy Generation for Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp. Lash, who is currently president and chief nuclear officer for FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), will assume…
Bruce Power Pulls out of Bidding for Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
Source: NewsAccording to news reports, plans to sell Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (ACEL) have hit a snag. Bruce Power has pulled out of talks to buy AECL’s troubled Candu reactor business. The reports stated that…
Joint Venture Formed To Bid on New Nuclear Power Plants in Egypt and Middle East
Source: News"Our strategic joint venture with Arab Contractors has created a leading regional consortium qualified to bid on the large flow of nuclear power plant projects expected in the near future” said OCI Construction Group Managing…
Toshiba and IHI Corporation Form JV for Turbine Parts
Source: NewsIHI Corp. and Toshiba Corp. announced today that they have established a joint venture to manufacture steam turbine parts for nuclear power plants for the domestic and overseas markets. The JV is expected to allow…
NRC Issues Final SER for Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant – License Extension Soon
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its final safety evaluation report (SER) for the proposed renewal of the operating licenses for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station’s Units 1, 2 and 3 in Maricopa County,…