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Siemens Expands Its Share In Shanghai Electric Fossil And Nuclear JV
Source: NewsThe joint venture provides power generation products and solutions for coal-fired and gas-fired power plants as well as for the conventional part of nuclear power plants – By Chris Smith – Siemens Energy is to…
Shaw Gets Environmental Radiation Remediation Services Contract From U.S. Navy
Source: NewsShaw will perform radiological investigations, surveys and remediation work in support of the Navy’s environmental programs, including Base Realignment and Closure. This radiological work supports environmental investigations that focus on possible radioactive contamination; remedial and/or…
Canada And India Sign Landmark Nuclear Power Deal
Source: NewsWelcoming the signing of the agreement after bilateral talks held here, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said in a statement that it "reflects the change in international realities and will open new doors for…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seeks Public Comment On Draft Policy Statement On Protection Of Cesium Chloride Radiation Sources
Source: NewsCesium chloride sources are used in blood irradiation, bio-medical and industrial research, and calibration of instrumentation and dosimetry. They have received special attention because the cesium chloride powder is highly soluble and dispersible, presenting security…
AREVA Issues Update On Income Outlook
Source: NewsThe group’s backlog at June 30, 2010 is expected to reach more than 43 billion euros, largely due to buoyant installed base business, and has risen by 1 billion euros year-on-year and by 500 million…
Westinghouse: First Concrete Pour For Haiyang Unit 2 Nuclear Plant Completed in Record Time
Source: NewsA Total Of Four Westinghouse AP1000 Units Are Now Under Construction In China – By Linton Levy – Westinghouse Electric Company, its consortium team member The Shaw Group Inc., China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC),…
Cameco Inks Supply Agreement With China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation
Source: NewsALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN CDN $ (UNLESS NOTED)/CNNC, currently China's largest nuclear generator, operates seven reactors with 5,100 megawatts (MW) capacity and has 10 reactors under construction totalling 9,100 MW capacity. By 2020, CNNC…
NRC Delivers Confirmatory Action Letter To Davis-Besse
Source: NewsThe NRC’s confirmatory action letter is designed to address issues that contributed to the March 12 discovery of cracks and leakage in multiple Control Rod Drive Mechanism (CRDM) nozzles. The CRDM nozzles guide the control…
Cameco Pursues Strategic Relationship With China Guangdong Nuclear Power
Source: NewsALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN CDN $ (UNLESS NOTED)/CGNPC, China's largest clean-energy enterprise, with the largest number of nuclear power plants under construction in the world, needs uranium to fuel its four existing reactors and…
NuCrane Manufacturing Now Making Cranes For Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NewsNuCrane – a joint venture between Westinghouse Electric Company subsidiary PaR Nuclear, Inc. of Shoreview, Minn., and Hutchinson Manufacturing, Inc., (HMI) of Hutchinson, Minn. – was formed in September 2009 to manufacture large cranes primarily…
Alstom Opens Fossil Fuel And Nuclear Power Turbine Manufacturing Facility
Source: NewsAlstom opens in Chattanooga, USA, a state-of-the art turbine manufacturing facility to address the North American power generation market – By Stephen Heiser – On 24 June 2010, Alstom inaugurated a new production facility for…
National Nuclear Security Administration Signs Memorandum With Kuwait To Increase Cooperation on Nuclear Safeguards
Source: NewsKNNEC was formed in 2009 by an Amiri Decree to explore Kuwait’s options in the deployment of peaceful nuclear energy for electricity generation and water desalinization to meet the country’s rising demands – By Stephen…
AEHI Files Final Approval Paperwork For New Nuclear Power Plant In Idaho
Source: NewsOverwhelming Support Expected Based on Prior Unanimous Commissioner's Vote – By Linton Levy – Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (AEHI) has entered the final stage of gaining local approval to build a nuclear power plant after…
Dresser Masoneilan Gets $10 Million In Control Valve Contracts For CPR-1000 Nuclear Power Plants In China
Source: NewsDresser Masoneilan will provide the four nuclear power plants with Variable Resistance Trim (VRT) control valves, offering high controllability, extended valve life and maximum cavitation protection. The alternating plate segments in the VRT control valve…
Lightbridge Creates New Transformational Nuclear Fuel Technology
Source: NewsCompany's Proprietary All-Metal Fuel Assembly to Significantly Advance Expansion and Increase Competitiveness of Nuclear Power Versus Fossil Energy Sources for Carbon Free Electricity Generation – By Stephen Heiser – Lightbridge Corporation, a leading developer of non-proliferative…
DOE Will Host Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies Program Workshop
Source: NewsThe mission of the NEET program is to develop crosscutting technologies that directly support and complement the Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) development of new and advanced reactor concepts and fuel cycle technologies; and encourage…
National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Addresses Next Generation Of Computational Scientists
Source: NewsThe CSGF conference overlaps with NNSA’s Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (SSGF) conference. NNSA officials are speaking at both events, were administered by the Krell Institute. Both events feature presentations by fourth-year fellows, thought-provoking keynote and policy…
NRC Chairman Jaczko To Keynote Fuel Cycle Information Exchange
Source: NewsNRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko will Keynote Fuel Cycle Information Exchange June 29 – July 1 In Bethesda, Md. – Source NRC – Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko will deliver the keynote address at…
FirstEnergy Will Replace Davis-Besse Reactor Head Next Year
Source: NewsDavis-Besse is currently preparing for restart following a scheduled refueling where 24 of 69 control rod nozzles were modified using an industry-proven method to ensure their structural integrity. Installing the new head with nozzles made…
Westinghouse Steam Generator Cleaning Technology Improves Performance at Seabrook Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsThe ASCA cleaning at Seabrook was the twenty-fifth application of the technology for Westinghouse or its licensees since 2002. The ASCA cleaning agents are designed to loosen hardened deposits from the in-bundle areas of the…