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NRC Provides Updates On Vermont Yankee Groundwater
Source: NewsThe NRC has significantly increased its inspection oversight at the site to ensure the plant owner, Entergy, identifies the source of contamination, stops the leak into the groundwater and takes aggressive steps to prevent recurrence…
Argonne’s Californium Rare Isotope Breeder Upgrade Breaks World Record For Efficiency
Source: NewsArgonne's Californium Rare Isotope Breeder Upgrade (CARIBU) project has reached 11.9 percent efficiency with metallic particles of rubidium. The previous metal record was 6.5 percent, using potassium, achieved at Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology…
France And Kuwait Ink Nuclear Power Agreement
Source: NewsAreva and EDF are promoting the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR), a newreactor design that France considers one of the most advanced in the world – By April Murelio – An agreement "to develop the peaceful…
Saudi Arabia Declares City Will Research Nuclear Energy
Source: News“The peaceful use of nuclear energy will enable the state to meet the requirements of society through proper planning,” – By April Murelio – Saudi Arabia has announced the establishment of the King Abdullah Nuclear…
United States And Russia Celebrate The Closing Of Russia’s Last Weapons-Grade Plutonium Reactor
Source: NewsNNSA Program Helps Put An End To All Weapons-grade Plutonium Production in Russia – By Stephen Heiser – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today lauded the imminent shutdown of the last weapons-grade plutonium production…
NRC Augments Review Of Robinson Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsAn Alert was declared that evening at the Robinson plant, which is operated by Progress Energy near Hartsville, S.C., about 26 miles northwest of Florence. An Alert is the next to lowest NRC emergency classification…
AREVA Successfully Dismantles Würgassen Reactor Pressure Vessel
Source: NewsAREVA has successfully disassembled for the first time the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of a commercially operated nuclear power station – By Stephen Heiser – The AREVA dismantling team has cut a 320-ton reactor pressure…
Study Finds Senate Bill Likely To Result In Carbon Price Of $31 Per Ton
Source: NewsPoint Carbon Models US Carbon Market From Upcoming Senate Bill – By Linton Levy – Point Carbon's North American Research division has forecasted a price of $31 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in…
NRC Chairman’s Remarks At Meeting On Assessment Of Debris Accumulation On Reactor Sump Performance
Source: NewsThe Commissioners were briefed today by NRC staff and stakeholders on Generic Safety Issue 191, Assessment of Debris Accumulation on Pressurized Water Reactor Sump Performance – Source NRC – Good morning. The Commission meets this…
NNSA Details Special Tools And Processes For B53 Dismantlement Program
Source: NewsNew process involves Pantex, Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories – Edited by Mark McFadden – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that its Pantex Plant has developed a new process and special…
Mike Duncan Departs TVA Chairmanship; Dennis Bottorff Will Succeed Him
Source: News"The energy industry is changing in profound ways that will require major capital investments and different ways of doing business," Bottorff said. "The new environmental regulations that are being contemplated in Washington will present enormous…
AREVA Announces Signatures Of Two New Contracts For Front-End Business Group
Source: NewsAREVA contracts for nuclear fuel reloads with EON/OKG – By Stephen Heiser – EON/OKG utility just entrusted AREVA with the order of fuel reloads to feed the Swedish reactor of Oskarshamn2 nuclear power plant (between…
NNSA Administrator Highlights Administration’s Role in Implementing Nuclear Posture Review During Congressional Hearing
Source: NewsIn addition to supporting the recapitalization of NNSA’s physical infrastructure, the NPR also recognized the importance of revitalizing human capital across the nuclear security enterprise. Those investments support the full range of NNSA’s nuclear security…
Ukraine Loads U.S. Reactor Fuel Into Power Plant As Part Of DOE-Ukraine Nuclear Fuel Qualification Program
Source: News“The loading of such a significant volume of Western-fabricated nuclear assemblies into a Ukrainian nuclear power plant marks a significant milestone in the development of reliable and diverse international fuel supply efforts" – Edited by…
NRC Publishes New Open Government Plan; Commission Invites Public Input
Source: News“Helping the public to better understand and participate in our regulatory processes strengthens our decision making and supports our health, safety and environmental mission,” said NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko – Source NRC – The Nuclear…
NPPD Will Save Money By Altering Refueling schedule
Source: NewsOver the next year, NPPD will take the actions necessary to transition into a 24-month refueling cycle. Normally, NPPD refuels its nuclear power station every 18 months. The majority of nuclear stations designed like Cooper…
USEC CEO: Nuclear Security Supported by Megatons to Megawatts Program
Source: NewsMegatons to Megawatts on Schedule to Eliminate Equivalent of 20,000 Nuclear Warheads – Edited by Linton Levy – Nuclear Security Conference 2010 – USEC President and CEO John Welch has issued the following statement in…
NACE And ASM Launch Corrosion Analysis Internet Site
Source: News“Corrosion has become a growing concern in the nuclear industry. As many of the current nuclear plants meet or exceed their design life and we demand more from them, corrosion becomes one of the key…
Bloomberg: Nuclear-Fuel Recycling Debated As Obama Summit
Source: NewsNations voice differing opinions on the recycling of spent fuel at DC summit – Edited by April Murelio – According to a report by Bloomberg, debate over the recycling of nuclear fuel by reactor suppliers…
Calypso Inks LOI With Cameco For JV On Calypso’s Argentine Uranium Properties
Source: NewsUnder the terms of the LOI, Calypso has agreed to grant Cameco the option to acquire a 51% interest in EMI in consideration of Cameco investing C$10,000,000 in exploration and development expenses on Calypso's Argentine…