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Babcock & Wilcox Awarded $2 Billion Naval Nuclear Reactor Components Contract
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsThe Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced today that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. (B&W NOG) has been awarded a contract totaling approximately $2.0 billion, including options. The base portion of…
Kazakhstan is Embracing Nuclear Power
Source: News"As industrialization continues we need every type of energy source available on the planet. Nuclear provides important base load generation for the world. It's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, unlike many…
NRC Focused on Solving Potential Containment Building Sump Clogging Issue
Source: News“Nuclear power plants have installed larger sump strainers and taken steps to eliminate materials that could end up in the sump. We’re confident these first steps provide for continued safe operation, but we need to…
Transnuclear Receives ISO 14001 Certification
Source: NewsTransnuclear, Inc., an AREVA company, has announced that its environmental management system has been certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 14001:2004. The three-year certification took effect in December. “ISO 14001:2004 certification assures customers that…
Larsen and Toubro Delivers First Casks to Transnuclear
Source: NewsLarsen and Toubro (L&T) an engineering and construction company said today that it has delivered its first four dry shielded canisters for Transnuclear Inc as part of orders for three American nuclear power plants. These…
USEC Working to Extend the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant By Enriching Depleted Uranium
Source: News"Re-enrichment would reduce DOE's decontamination and decommissioning costs while generating revenue for the federal government and maintaining 1,200 good, local jobs.” said Steve Penrod, Paducah plant general manager and USEC vice president. USEC Inc. announced…
NNSA Helps Recycle Contaminated Machine Tools from Sandia National Laboratories
Source: News“The removal of the surplus machine tools has generated significant savings to Sandia, NNSA and the American taxpayers,” said Ken Powers, NNSA’s Associate Administrator for Infrastructure and Environment. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and…
Ross Ridenoure Joins Parsons as Vice President of Nuclear Energy Initiatives
Source: NewsParsons announced that Ross Ridenoure has joined the firm as Vice President of Nuclear Energy Initiatives. In this role, Mr. Ridenoure will be responsible for supporting Parsons' business expansion into domestic and international nuclear energy…
Cameco and Purepoint Enter Joint Venture for the Smart Lake Uranium Project
Source: NewsPurepoint Uranium Group Inc. has announce that it has entered into a definitive joint venture agreement with Cameco Corporation for the ongoing exploration of the Smart Lake uranium project in the Athabasca Basin pursuant to…
Hamon Thermal Europe Wins Cooling Tower Order for China’s Xianning Site
Source: NewsBelgium-based Hamon Thermal Europe has won an order from China Nuclear Power Engineering (CNPEC) for design, supply and erection of two natural draft cooling towers for the Hubei Xianning Inland Nuclear Power Plant. This nuclear…
NRC’s Regulatory Information Conference – No Cost to Attend /Register
Source: News“The annual Regulatory Information Conference provides an excellent opportunity for stakeholders and interested members of the public to learn more about the NRC’s safety, security and environmental protection activities,” said NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko.…
Duke Energy and Progress Energy to Merge
Source: News"Our industry is entering a building phase where we must invest in an array of new technologies to reduce our environmental footprints and become more efficient," said Jim Rogers, chairman, president and chief executive officer…
Crystal River Nuclear Plant Scheduled Restart Late March
Source: NewsCrystal River is scheduled to restart in late march after an extended outage to repair the containment building. The unit has been shut since September 2009 to refuel and replace the giant steam generators, work…
Reactor Head Tensioning Experience at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsOne of the most expensive aspects of operating a nuclear power station is taking it offline for regular maintenance or refueling. The cost of maintenance generally pales behind the income lost from not supplying power…
Electronic Control Security, Inc. Receives $850,000 in Orders for DOD, Nuclear Power Stations & Department of Energy Sites
Source: NewsElectronic Control Security, Inc. (ECSI), a perimeter security systems company, today announced that it received purchase orders for Department of Defense (DoD), nuclear power station and Department of Energy (DoE) projects to secure highly strategic…
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Receives International Habitat Conservation Award
Source: News“Congratulations to Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station for their dedication and leadership in creating a healthy and biodiverse planet.” said Robert Johnson, Wildlife Habitat Council President. Employees at Exelon’s Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station were…
Shaw Receives Favorable Ruling in the Lungmen Nuclear Plant Case
Source: NewsThe Shaw Group Inc. received a favorable ruling from the Taiwan High Court yesterday related to Taiwan Power Company’s Lungmen Nuclear Power Project. Shaw received formal notice of the High Court’s ruling Jan. 5, 2011,…
eXtremeDB Embedded Database Adds Safety and Efficiency In Nuclear Waste Processing
Source: NewsBaltic Information Systems (BIS), a Lithuanian company founded to provide safety-related IT systems for nuclear power plants, has developed a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) product called BISMARC that relies on the eXtremeDB® In-Memory…
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission Votes Yes for Expansion
Source: NewsThe Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission voted in favor for allowing 36 other states to dispose of their LLW at the Waste Control Specialists (WCS) site in Texas. The 5-2 vote by the…
NIAEP Partners With Intergraph to Develop a Solution for Nuclear Power Plants Design and Construction
Source: NewsNizhny Novgorod Engineering Company – Atomenergoproekt – (NIAEP), a Russian nuclear power plant engineering, design and construction company, and Intergraph will jointly develop a specialized solution for nuclear power facilities design and construction management. NIAEP…