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Qualico Steel Certified for NQA-1 Nuclear Power Plant Steel Fabrication
Source: News– By Chris Reed – Qualico Steel Company Incorporated of Webb, Alabama is pleased to announce certification to furnish materials under the NQA-1 Program, Levels QL-1, QL-2, QL-3 and QL-4. This upgraded certification is preparatory…
Westinghouse Completes Final Design Review and Testing of AP1000 Squib Valves
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company LLC announced today that it has successfully completed the Final Design Review of the AP1000 squib valves. Representatives from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AP1000 utility customers were in attendance…
EnergySolutions Wins Second Major Contract For A Site Radioactive Treatment Facility in China
Source: NewsNew processing facility will provide efficient and cost effective disposition of operational wastes from 8 new Westinghouse AP1000 reactors. – Edited By Tom Lamar – EnergySolutions, Inc. (NYSE: ES) announced today that it has been…
Loan Agreement to be signed with Russia for Khmelnytsky Units 3 & 4 Nuclear Plant Construction
Source: NewsAdvanced Reactors of the VVER-1000 (V-392B) type (equivalent to the PWR-type) are proposed. – By Tom Lamar – Ukraine's Fuel and Energy Ministry hopes to sign a loan agreement with Russia on financing the construction…
Russia Signs New Uranium Deal with South Africa
Source: NewsRussia agreed on Friday to supply more low-enriched uranium to South Africa's only nuclear power station, a contract that will give Russia's uranium trader nearly half of Africa's biggest market for enrichment services. By Tom…
NRC Requests Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Definition of Construction for Material Applicants
Source: News-Source NRC – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on proposed changes to its regulations for nuclear materials licenses that would change the meaning of "construction" and "commencement of construction" and allow applicants…
Bloomberg: German Nuclear Plants Needed Until 2042, Lawmaker in Merkel’s Party Says
Source: NewsGermany must keep its nuclear power plants operating for two decades beyond a planned phase-out in 2022 to buy time for developing substitute renewable energy sources, a lawmaker in Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said. – Edited…
Duke CEO Says Coal, Nuclear Power Plants Need Carbon Rule
Source: NewsThe absence of clear carbon emissions rules in the United States will prevent power companies from building new coal or nuclear power plants for the next several years, the head of Duke Energy Corp said Tuesday. –…
USEC Submits Update to Loan Guarantee Application
Source: NewsUSEC Inc.has submitted a comprehensive update to its application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program to help finance construction of the American Centrifuge Plant. The ACP is a more than "shovel-ready"…
International Nuclear Safety Experts Conclude IAEA Peer Review of China’s Regulatory System
Source: News"I witnessed myself the very intensive work of the team and correspondingly commitment of the Chinese Government to achieve a high level of safety against a background of massive expansion of the nuclear energy programme."…
Entergy Nuclear’s Earnings Increased From Higher Generation Due To Fewer Planned And Unplanned Outage Days
Source: NewsEntergy Nuclear's earnings increased as a result of higher net revenue resulting primarily from higher generation due to fewer planned and unplanned outage days and the absence of significant impairments associated with decommissioning trusts recorded…
Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Returns to Service
Source: News"While the unit was shut down, we made repairs to the circulating water system and assessed the equipment in the turbine building basement," said Jeff Helsel, PPL's Susquehanna plant manager. …
Nuclear Power Delivery UK Sign Preliminary Contract With Horizon Nuclear Power Ltd. For The AP1000
Source: News"This is a welcome demonstration from Horizon that they are progressing the option for building new nuclear plants in the UK, starting at Wylfa in North Wales." said by Managing Director of Nuclear Power Delivery…
L-3 MAPPS Awarded Embalse Full Scope Simulator Project
Source: News"With L-3 MAPPS' global leadership in nuclear power plant simulation and demonstrated know-how with CANDU* plants, L-3 MAPPS is the best choice for NA-SA," said Rubén Semmoloni, Embalse NPP life extension project director, NA-SA. By…
Uranium Resources, Inc. Presents Plans for NRC License Renewal
Source: NewsThe Company's license allows for production of up to one million pounds of uranium per year for the initial project, after which it must demonstrate certain restoration parameters and can then move forward to produce…
Weather, Economy Improve TVA Power Sales
Source: News"TVA will continue to maintain its infrastructure and invest in new power assets to provide reliable service for our customers." Chief Financial Officer John Thomas said. – SOURCE Tennessee Valley Authority – Warmer-than-normal weather in the spring…
Constellation Energy Cuts Spending on AREVA Reactor Venture For Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsChief Executive Officer Mayo Shattuck said in a conference call Wednesday that Constellation cannot move forward on the project without a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy. – By Mark McFadden – Constellation…
San Miguel Corp Eyeing Nuclear Power Business
Source: NewsMr Ramon Ang president of SMC said that the company is looking at nuclear power as part of the company's generation portfolio over the long term period. – Edited by April Murelio – Manila Standard…
European Union Agrees With New Funding and Schedule For Nuclear Fusion Project
Source: NewsThe European Union and six states backing a multi-billion-dollar nuclear fusion project said Wednesday they had reached a deal on the financing and timetable for the experimental reactor. – By Chris Smith – An explosion…
Judge Throws Out Fed Decision For a Nuclear Spent Fuel Storage Facility in Utah
Source: NewsThe Skull Valley Goshute Indian Tribe and a group of utility companies may revisit their plan to develop a commercial spent fuel storage facility in Utah's west desert, a federal judge ruled. – By Linton…